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Argentina
 University of Salvador – Member
(Institution)
The University of Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina will be the host of
the forthcoming “International Congress on Higher Education
Accreditation”. This is an event which is being organized by the
International Association of Universities (IAU) and the University of
Salvador. The event is also being sponsored by the Inter-American
Organization for Higher Education (IOHE) and the Italian University
Consortium of Argentina. In light of the commemoration of the
Bicentenary of the Argentina Republic, the afore-mentioned educational
bodies are pleased to announce that this exciting event will be held
from September 27-29, 2010.
http://oui-iohe.org/blogoui/en/?p=1970
Belgium
Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) -
Member (Affiliate)
The 26th in the series “European Policy Seminars” of the ACA, titled
“World-class: the brave new world of global higher education and
research”, will take place in Brussels on 15 October 2010. This one-day
seminar aims to familiarise participants with the state-of- the-art
thinking on what constitutes a ‘world-class university’ and what it
takes to build one.Among a host of highly qualified speakers to this
seminar are Dirk van Damme (OECD), Gero Federkeil (CHE), Peter van der
Hijden (European Commission, DG Research), and Philip Altbach (CIHE),
Boston College, and Jamil Salmi (World Bank).
http://www.aca-secretariat.be/index.php?id=433
Canada
– Unites States of
America
The Canadian Bureau for
International Education (CBIE)/ Inter-American Organization for Higher
Education (IOHE) - Members ( Organisation)
The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE), the Consortium
for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) and the
Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE), with funding
support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Canada (DFAIT) will organize the Annual Conference of the Americas on
International Education (CAIE), this first ever hemisphere-wide meeting
of minds will take place October 20 to 23, 2010, in Calgary, Alberta,
Canada.
http://caie-caei.org/2010/?page_id=181&lang=en
Europe
European Centre for
Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU) – Member (Affiliate)
Register is now open for the Dean Annual Conferences 2010, titled: “Out
of the crisis into sustainable recovery? Maintaining quality at a time
of constrained resources”, that will be held in Barcelona on 15-16
November 2010, and will be followed by EU-Drivers Conference on
Regional Innovation, on 17th November 2010.
http://www.eu-drivers.eu
European centre for
Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU) - Member (Organisation)
The EU-DRIVERS conference will take place in Barcelona on Wednesday, 17
November 2010. Conference theme: "Universities leading Regional
Innovation: New Partnerships at a time of economic crisis".
Registration is open from: May 19, 2010 - Nov 16, 2010.
http://www.eu-drivers.eu/
Germany
Kassel University – Member
(Institution)
International Centre for Higher Education Research (INCHER-Kassel) will
organise an international conference on "Employability and Mobility of
Bachelor Graduates in Europe" (EMBAC2010) on September 30 and October
1, 2010, in Berlin.The conference will be funded by the German Federal
Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and supported by the German
Rectors’ Conference (HRK). For further information, please see the
attached flyer and visit the conference website: http://www.embac2010.de
International
The Association of
Commonwealth University (ACU) – Member (Organisation)
ACU's 4th Human Resource Management Network Conference, "Successful
Universities in a Changing World: HR Drives the Future", will take
place on Monday 22 - Wednesday 24 November 2010 at The Sebel Albert
Park, Melbourne, Australia.
http://www.acu.ac.uk/conferences/acu_and_acu-related_events
Kazakhstan
Al Farabi Kazakh National
University – Member (Institution)
Eurasian Association of Universities, Lomonosov Moscow State University
and Al Farabi Kazakh National University invites you to participate in
the International Scientific and Education Congress “Science of the
Future” that they organize, which will be held in October 2010 at the
Al Farabi Kazakh National University.
Contact: Gauhar.Ramazanova@Kaznu.kz.
http://conf.kaznu.kz/ISECSF-2010
Senegal
Cheikh Anta Diop University
of Dakar (UCAD) – Member (Institution)
The Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD) in collaboration with
The Community University Partnership Programme (CUPP) at the University
of Brighton and the Sub-Saharan Africa Participatory Research Network
(REPAS) are organizing a one and half day conference on Community
University Partnership. This will take place on 25-26 March 2011, in
UCAD II Conference Center, Cheikh Anta Diop University Dakar, Senegal.
More information will be made available both at UCAD website
www.Ucad.sn and the CUPP University of Brighton website http://www.cupp.co.uk.
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Publications
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Africa
Association of African Universities (AUA) – Member (Organisation)
The Center for International Higher Education, Boston College and
Association of African Universities jointly published: “Higher
Education in Africa: The International Dimension.”
http://www.aau.org/announce/detail.htm?ai=191
Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) - Member
(Organisation)
SARUA has published the following study series: 1/ Towards a Common
Future – Higher Education in the SADC Region.2/ Mainstreaming Higher
Education in National and Regional Development in Southern Africa.3/
Opening Access to Knowledge in Southern African Universities. PDF
versions of these studies are now available online.
http://www.sarua.org
Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) - Member
(Organisation)
The Southern African Regional Universities Association has just
released the SARUA Handbook 2009 – a Guide to the Public Universities
of the SADC.
To download a free pdf version of the Handbook, please follow the link
below: http://www.sarua.org/?q=content/sarua-handbook-2009-guide-public-universities-southern-africa
Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) – Member
(Organisation)
SARUA has released the Leadership Dialogue Series Vol 1, Number 3
(2009) titled: “Development and its implications for Higher Education
in Southern Africa”. A pdf version is available online.
http://www.sarua.org/?q=content/volume-1-number-3-2010-development-and-its-implications-higher-education-southern-africa
Belgium
European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU) –
Member (Organisation)
Esmu has just released a “Practical Guide - Benchmarking in European
Higher Education”. With a review of the literature on benchmarking and
a step by step approach to benchmarking in higher education, this guide
is a tool for those new to benchmarking and those willing to take their
benchmarking activities a step further.
Contact ESMU: Anja Busch (programmes@esmu.be)
http://
www.esmu.be; www.education-benchmarking.org
Canada
Association
of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) – Member (Organisation)
AUCC released online the third volume of its report “Trends in higher
education - Volume 3: Finance”, which examines the structure and
sources of university funding in Canada, draws a comparison with U.S.,
U.K. and Australia, and questions evolution perspectives. Main outcomes
reveal a drop in the overall revenues in favour of teaching and
research per student at Canadian universities since the 1980s and a
stagnation since 2000.
http://www.aucc.ca/_pdf/english/publications/trends_2008_vol3_e.pdf
Europe
Academic
Cooperation Association (ACA) – Member (Affiliate)
Aca has released a Handbook of International Associations in Higher
Education, a Practical Guide to 100 Academic Networks World-Wide. The
publication is supported by the Asia-Europe Foundation through the ASEM
Education Hub (AEH).
http://www.aca-secretariat.be/handbook2009.htm
Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) –
Member (Affiliate)
ACA is proud to announce the publication of a new book in the series of
ACA Papers on International Cooperation in Education: International
Student Support in European Higher Education. Needs, Solutions, and
Challenges by Maria Kelo, Tim Rogers (with Laura E. Rumbley). Detailed
information about the book is readily available via the ACA website.
http://www.aca-secretariat.be
European University Association – Member (Organisation)
EUA has released a Survey of Master degrees in Europe by Howard Davies.
A free electronic version of this report is available through http://www.eua.be
Hong Kong
University
of Hong Kong – Member (Institution)
The International Journal of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
(IJCELL) has been launched by The Centre for Research in Continuing
Education and Lifelong Learning of the School of Professional and
Continuing Education of The University of Hong Kong. IJCELL will be
published twice a year in November and May.
The electronic version of IJCELLis available at:
https://w5.hkuspace.hku.hk/journal/index.php/ijcell
Contact: Helen Lau (helen.lau@hkuspace.hku.hk)
http://research.hkuspace.hku.hk
University of Hong Kong – Member (Institution)
Su-Yan Pan a research assistant professor in the Faculty of Education,
from the University of Hong Kong has just published a book titled:
University Autonomy, the State and Social Change in China. Her research
interests include higher education and social change, education policy
and legislation, and China education policy studies. http://www.hkupress.org/Common/Reader/Products/ShowProduct.jsp?
Pid=1&Version=0&Cid=16&Charset=iso-8859-1&page=-1&key=9789622099364
Corvinus
University of Budapest – Member
(Institution)
The Corvinus University of Budapest released its own Evaluation Report
as prepared by the European University Association. The English version
is available at the following address.
http://www.uni-corvinus.hu/fileadmin/user_upload/hu/kozponti_szervezeti_
egysegek/nemzetkozi_iroda/files/Hirek/CUB_Final_Report_07092008-1.pdf
International
Association
of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) – Member (Organisation)
The ACU and EducationGuardian.co.uk have just launched a Commonwealth
universities news page, with features and news stories from
institutions throughout the Commonwealth.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/commonwealth
The Association of Commonwealth University
(ACU) – Member (Organisation)
The Africa Unit has published a guide for those who are interested in
forming partnerships between educational institutions, but are unsure
what is involved or how to go about starting the process. 'Good
Practices in Educational Partnerships Guide: UK-Africa Higher &
Further Education Partnerships' is available online to download. For a
hard copy, please email: partnerships@acu.ac.uk
http://www.acu.ac.uk/view_news?id=47
Japan
Kobe University – Member (Institution)
The 2010-2011 edition of International Researchers’ Handbook is now
available for download in a pdf file (3.5MB) contains information on
what to do ‘before coming’, ‘while in Japan’ and ‘before returning
home’.
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/info/topics/t2010_04_16_01.htm
Lebanon
Global
University – Member (Institution)
Global University has launced its first issue of “Outlook at Global” an
educational and entertaining magazine.
http://www.gu.edu.lb/outlook_magazine/
Mexico
National Association of Universities and
Institutions of Higher Education (ANUIES) - Member (Organisation)
To inform and provide a sample of their new publication the ANUIES
participated at the XXXI International Book Fair of Palacio de Mineria
organized by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
(UNAM), one of its 154 member institutions. For more information about
the new publications released by ANUIES please visit their website.
http://www.anuies.mx/secciones/noticias/index2.php?clave=936
Sweden
Lund
University – Member
(Institution)
The Head Office of the Lund University Libraries launched a call for
membership applications to its Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
in order to help maintain this service. DOAJ lists over 3600 full
texts, quality controlled, open access journals from over 2000
publishers in 91 different countries, and aims to cover all scientific
subjects and all languages.
http://www.doaj.org
A list of current members is available online: http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=membership
Contact: Anna-Lena Johansson (anna-lena.johansson@lub.lu.se)
United States
AIFS Foundation / Institute of
International Education (IIE) – Member (Affiliate)
“Higher Education On The Move: New Developments In Global Mobility”, is
the second in a new series of Global Education Research Reports
published by the Institute of International Education with support from
the AIFS Foundation. The first book in this series was: “U.S.-China
Educational Exchange: Perspectives on a Growing Partnership”. The book
is available for purchase on IIE's online bookstore.
http://www.iiebooks.org
American
Council on Education (ACE) –
Member (Organisation)
- A Guide to Internationalization for Chief Academic Officers, a
publication derived from four years of engagement with chief academic
officers, this publication presents ways to assess and advance the
institutional context for internationalization.
http://store.acenet.edu/showItem.aspx?product=311914&session=AF76FECB20B2469F8F6D7A316978AAAB
- On the Ground Overseas: U.S. Degree Programs And Branch Campuses
Abroad a publication profiling a variety of diverse efforts by U.S.
colleges and universities to establish campuses and programs abroad.
http://store.acenet.edu/showItem.aspx?product=311883&session=AF76FECB20B2469F8F6D7A316978AAAB
American Council on
Education (ACE) – Member (Organisation)
Gender Equity in Higher Education: 2010 analyzes data from the U.S.
Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Education. This publication is
available for purchase as a PDF for $20.00 via the ACE web site at http://www.acenet.edu/genderequity2010.
Institute of
International Education (IIE) - Member (Affiliate)
International India is the third book in a series of publications from
IIE and the AIFS Foundation. The first book, on U.S.-China educational
exchange, has been well received as a policy resource on this timely
topic, and the second book, which investigates new developments in
global mobility, recently received the 1st Annual Best Book Award from
the Comparative and International Education Society. The fourth book,
to be published in May, will focus on building the knowledge economy in
the Middle East. International India is available for purchase at: http://www.iiebooks.org
Institute of
International Education (IIE)
- Member (Affiliate)
With over 500 hundred grant and scholarship listings, Funding for
United States Study is the most comprehensive directory on finding
funding for study in the United States.An invaluable resource for
advisers and international students worldwide.
http://www.iiebooks.org/funforunstat.html
The Institute of
International Education (IIE) - Member (Affiliate)
The Institute of International Education has release on 16th November
the findings from Open Doors 2009, the annual report on student
mobility.
http://www.iiebooks.org/propdo20.html
The Institute of
International Education (IIE) - Member (Affiliate)
The Institute of International Education (IIE) and Freie
Universität Berlin has released a new publication: Joint and
Double Degree Programs: An Emerging Model for Transatlantic Exchange.
The new book examines academic collaboration between the U.S. and
Europe.
http://www.iiebooks.org
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Grants and Programmes
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Canada
York University – Member
(Institution)
December 14, 2009 - York University has been awarded a grant to
establish a European Union Centre of Excellence (EUCE). Recognized for
the excellence, breadth and depth of its EU studies and scholarly
activities, York will receive funding of $480,000 over three years to
integrate the University’s existing research, teaching, outreach, and
networking activities on Europe and the European Union (EU) and
introduce and facilitate new activities on the EU and EU-Canada
relations.
http://www.yorku.ca/mediar/archive/Release.php?Release=1796
Germany
University
of Cologne – Member (Institution)
University of Cologne supports students from emerging and developing
countries with 885,000 €. Thereby, up to 30 scholarships can be offered
starting from this winter semester to support talented young academics.
Contact: Dr. Stefan Bildhauer, Head of the International
Office, University of Cologne
E-Mail: s.bildhauer(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
http://www.pressoffice.uni-koeln.de/
International
Association of Commonwealth University
(ACU) - Member (Institution)
10-12 grants are available each year to support joint research in the
Social sciences, arts, and humanities between staff at ACU member
institutions in the UK and other Commonwealth countries.
ACU. Bullettin, N° 170, May 2010
Macao, China
University of Macau (UM) – Member
(Institution)
On 9 February 2010, the University of Macau Development Foundation
(UMDF) received from Wu Yee Sun Charitable Foundation Ltd a donation of
HKD150 million, the largest single benefaction since UMDF’s inception
in December last year.
http://isw.umac.mo/nrs/faces/pub/viewItem.jspx?id=6702&locale=en_US
University of Macau (UM) – Member
(Institution)
In the 2010/2011 academic year UM will launch the following new
programmes, namely Master of Science (Accounting) Programme, Master of
Social Sciences (Clinical Psychology) Programme, and a new stream for
the Bachelor of Social Science in Government and Public Administration
Programme, namely International and Public Affairs.
http://isw.umac.mo/nrs/faces/pub/items.jspx;jsessionid=6c31b3e7478d22b60c7d870574
bc1e6a1f9741111c2d18661f695da442a874a8.e38QahiSb3qSaO0SaxmPa3qOchz0pQaOozXIq
BbtnR9Jrl0?type=news&categoryId=1000&year=2010&itemId=6476&v=1
University of Macau (UM) –
Member (Institution)
UM held the launching ceremony for Future Studies and Placement Centre
(FSPC) and the Future Studies and Placement Advisory Committee (FSPAC)
on 11 June 2010.The purpose of establishing FSPC is to encourage
students to pursue further study and to provide assistance to students
in their job-hunting process. FSPAC will provide UM students with
advice on career planning so as to further increase their
competitiveness on the job market. http://isw.umac.mo/nrs/faces/pub/items.jspx;jsessionid=6e2fa6210299c92714af9e3c32a
782a186ae4760e4f51e8413b72ebd04d43d40.e38QahiSb3qSaO0SaxmPa3qPa3f0pQaOozXIq
BbtnR9Jrl0?type=news&categoryId=1000&year=2010&itemId=9204&v=1
United States
Institute of International
Education
(IIE) – Member (Affiliate)
Institute of International Education announces winners of the 2010
Andrew Heiskell awards for innovation in International Education. The
awards were established to promote and honor the most outstanding
initiatives in international higher education among the members of
IIENetwork, IIE's membership association of more than 1,000
institutions. http://www.iie.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Pressroom/PressReleases/Heiskell_Awards_2010.htm
The Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA) – Member (Organisation)
The winners of the 2010 CHEA Award for Outstanding Institutional
Practice in Student Learning Outcomes are Capella University (MN),
Portland State University (OR), St. Olaf College (MN) and the
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (AR) College of Education. All of
these institutions and programs provide excellent examples of
institutional practice and effective approaches to the use of student
learning outcomes.
http://www.chea.org/pdf/Chea-Chronicle_Feb2010.pdf
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Ghana
University of Ghana – Member (Institution)
Ernest Aryeetey, Professor of Economics was yesterday inducted into
office as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana in a solemn
yet captivating ceremony in the Great Hall of the University. Professor
Ernest Aryeetey succeeds Professor C.N.B. Tagoe who retired as
Vice-Chancellor at the end of July 2010.
http://www.ug.edu.gh/index1.php?linkid=291&archiveid=559&page=1&adate=Aug.%2003
Hong-Kong, China
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) – Member (Institution)
Professor Ng Ching-fai retired from the office of the President and
Vice-Chancellor after 25 years of service ay HKBU. Professor Albert
Chan joined in July 2010 as the new President and Vice-Chancellor.
HKBU New horizons, 2009/2010, issue 3
International
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) – Member
(Organisation)
The Association of Commonwealth Universities is delighted to announce
that Professor John Wood has been appointed Secretary General.
Professor Wood, currently Senior International Relations Adviser to
Imperial College London, will take up the post on 1 July 2010.
http://www.acu.ac.uk/view_news?id=32
Lithuania
Mykolas Romeris University
Mykolas Romeris University announces international competition for
Rector's Position. Detailed information about the competition is
available on the Mykolas Romeris University website:
http://www.mruni.eu/en/naujienos/detail.php?el=74588§ion=393
Nigeria
University of Ilorin -
Member (Institution)
Application is invited from a qualified candidate for sabbatical
position tenable at University of Ilorin, Nigeria. All application must
be made electronically and should be forwarded to: The Director, Centre
for International Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Contact:
cie@unilorin.edu.ng
For more information and to download the application form please visit
their website:
http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/CIE_website/sabatical.htm
Spain
University of Salamanca -
Member (Institution)
Geometry Professor Daniel Hernandez Ruipérez has been elected
rector of the University of Salamanca (USAL) with 58.05 percent of the
votes in the second round of elections held on 1 December 2009.
http://www.crue.org/
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New Study Programs or
Special Courses
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Latin
America
Union of
Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean (UDUAL) – Member
(Organisation)
UDUAL invites your institution to participate in the Latin American
University Evaluation Diploma course - 2010. For further information,
please contact: contacto@udual.org
http://www.udual.org
Spain
Pompeu Fabra University –
Member (Institution)
In it’s meeting on 18th June, the IDEC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra Boards
of Rectors approved the constitution of Pompeu Fabra University’s
Barcelona School of Management (BSM). The BSM is due to start operating
in the 2010-2011 academic year as an independent business unit within
the Idec foundation
http://www.idec.upf.edu
Uganda
Makerere University – Member (Institution)
A new pan African Master of Arts in Gender-Aware Economics is being
offered at Faculty of Economics and Management at Makerere University.
The first of its kind in Africa, it is an intensive one year programme
starting in August 2010. For further information on admission process,
please see: http://www.fema.mak.ac.ug
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Call for Papers/ Call for Application
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Belgium
Ghent University – Member
(Institution)
Ghent University invites European Bachelor and Master to apply for a 2
year International Masters of Science In Rural Development program
jointly organized by 6 EU and 2 US leading institutes in agricultural
economics and rural development. Contact: Evelien Vandevelde,
Scientific and Policy Advisor. IMRD - ATLANTIS Secretariat.
http://www.imrd.UGent.be
– http://www.transatlantis.ugent.be
Europe
European Centre for
Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU) – Member (Affiliate)
European Higher Education Study Tours for Higher Education Leaders in
Latin America will take place October 3-9, 2010. The study tour will
last one week, starting in Brussels (Belgium) and ending in Paris
(France). During the week participants will travel to Valencia (Spain)
and Glasgow (United Kigndom). To apply please log on ESMU’s website at:
http://www.esmu.be/studytours/latinamerica.html
Italy
University of Bologna –
Member (Institution)
This call for papers invites scientific staff, (young) researchers and
administrators from higher education institutions who have experience
with developing and managing joint programmes at doctoral level to
submit papers to the JOIMAN group working on joint doctorates. The
paper should highlight key issues of joint doctoral programmes on
policy as well as development and management level and serve as a key
resource to institutions, administrators and scientific staff
presenting and analyzing the impact of joint programmes at doctoral
level for EHEA and other parts of the world.
Contact=Francesco Girotti (francesco.girotti@unibo.it)
International Relations Officer; Coordinator of the JOIMAN Network
http://www.joiman.eu
Nigeria
University of Ilorin -
Member (Institution)
University of Ilorin offers scholarship opportunities for International
Students in any field of their interests. The offer is opened to both
undergraduate and graduate students up to Master level. All
applications must be submitted on or before 17th September, 2010.
Please visit the following link to download the application form:
www.unilorin.edu.ng./CIE_website/scholarship.htm
Contact: The Director, Centre for International Education, University
of Ilorin
P. M. B. 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria; E-mail: cie@unilorin.edu.ng
University of Ilorin -
Member (Institution)
The University of Ilorin offers a variety of Research Fellowships to
qualified scholars of all other nationals to carry out research that is
of relevance to development. The fellowship is tenable in the
following disciplines: Applied Sciences (Engineering and Technology,
Medicine, Agriculture); Science (Science, Communication and Information
Sciences, Physiology and Anatomy) and Humanities (Arts, Business and
Social Sciences, Education and Law).
For more information and to download the application form, please visit
following link: www.unilorin.edu.ng/CIE_website/pdoctoral.htm.
Contact: The Director, Centre for International Education, University
of Ilorin
P. M. B. 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria; E-mail: cie@unilorin.edu.ng
Rwanda
National University of
Rwanda (NUR) – Member (Institution)
NUR welcome paper submissions for the 3rd International Scientific
Research Conference “Enhancing Food & Nutrition Security and
Integrated Pest Management in Developing Countries”, that will be held
on 2-4 November 2010 at Butare Main Campus, National University of
Rwanda. The deadline for receiving abstracts is 13th September 2010.
Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts in electronic (DOC
or PDF) format to nurconference2010@nur.ac.rw. (Download Brochure).
For further information, please contact: Prof Verdiana Grace Masanja,
Director of research, National University of Rwanda. E-Mail:
research@nur.ac.rw, vmasanja@nur.ac.rw
http://www.conference.nur.ac.rw
Sweden
Stockholm University –
Member (Institution)
The Institute of International Education/Department of Education at
Stockholm University announces 3 PhD student positions within the PhD
Program in International and Comparative Education.
Contact: Zenia Hellström. Director of studies.
http://www.su.se under
Vacancies and http://www.interped.su.se
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Partnerships and Cooperation
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Africa/Canada
Association of African Universities (AAU) -
Member (Organisation)
The AAU, in partnership with the Association of Universities and
Colleges in Canada (AUCC) under a CIDA grant, is calling for proposals
from African and Canadian Universities to partner to strengthen
stakeholder relations in higher education institutions in Africa.
http://www.aau.org/aucc/partnership.htm
Australia
Monash University – Member
(Institution)
Monash University and the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay
(IITB) have opened a new chapter in Australia-India relations with the
formal launch of a joint-venture research academy
http://www.monash.edu.au/news/newsline/story/1377
China-Macao
University of Macao – Member (Institution)
An Honorary Professorship has been conferred upon UM Rector Wei Zhao by
Suzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Science and
Technology of China (USTC) and Soochow University (SU), in recognition
of his remarkable contributions and achievements in research and
teaching in the field of computer science.
China/West Indies
The University of the West
Indies, Mona – Member (Institution)
The University of the West Indies, Mona and the Government of the
People’s Republic of China have signed an agreement to establish a
Confucius Institute at Mona. The Institute will be the first of its
kind in the English-speaking Caribbean.
http://myspot.mona.uwi.edu/proffice/newsroom/entry/3450
Denmark/Russia
University of Copenhagen –
Member (Institution)
On 28th April 2010, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits Green
Lighthouse at the University of Copenhagen. The house is Denmark's
first public carbon neutral building. In connection to the official
Russian state visit in Denmark, Rector Ralf Hemmingsen signs an
exchange agreement between the Faculty of Life Sciences at the
University of Copenhagen and the Russian university Kuban State
Agrarian University in Krasnodar.
http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2010/2010.4/medvedev/
Europe/Africa
European Univesity Association (EUA) - Member (Organisation)
EUA it has been awarded a new project from the European Commission
Erasmus Mundus Action 4 (actions for ‘Enhancing Attractiveness’ of
European higher education). This project is entitled ‘Access to
Success: Fostering Trust and Exchange between Europe and Africa’ and
will strive to deepen European cooperation with African university
partners.
http://www.eua.be/eua-news/view-item/article/682
Finland/Vietnam
University of Turku - Member
(Institution)
The University of Turku and the Hanoi University of Technology are
jointly developing the university education for engineers in Vietnam.
Source: UTU.fi, Annual 2010
Ghana/Nigeria
Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology (KNUST) - Member (Insitution)
The KNUST has plaid host to a team of Participants and Facilitators
from the Consultancy Services Unit of the Bayero University,
Kano-Nigeria, who offered programmes on public speaking, speech writing
and report writing after which they visited KNUST.
http://www.knust.edu.gh/pages/news.php?siteid=knust&id=220
Germany/Tanzania
University of Bayreuth -
Member (Institution)
A new “Tanzanian-German Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Law” has
been established at the Faculty of Law, University of Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania. The Centre offer a postgraduate study programme in law (LL.M.
and Ph.D.) to be conducted in close cooperation between the
Universities of Dar es Salaam and the University of Bayreuth http://www.ias.uni-bayreuth.de/en/centre_of_excellence/index.html
Japan/Australia
Kobe University – Member
(Institution)
A delegation of eight, led by the Honorable Grant Woodhams, MLA of the
Parliament of Western Australia, arrived at Kobe University on April 8.
They came for a meeting with President FUKUDA Hideki, Vice President
/Director of International Exchange NAKAMURA Chiharu and other members
of Kobe University. The Honorable Grant Woodhams referred to the
history of exchanges between Japan and Australia and expressed his wish
to develop an even stronger relationship between the two countries.
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/info/topics/t2010_04_23_01.htm
Japan/Germany
University of Cologne –
Member (Institution)
Former rector Professor Dr. Dres.h.c. Peter Hanau, emeritus director of
the (Research Institute for Social Law) of the University of Cologne,
has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, by
the Japanese government last november 2009. http://www.pressoffice.uni-koeln.de/1651+M56b87c7bf5c.html
Japan/Indonesia
Tokyo University of Science
– Member (Institution)
The Tokyo University of Science concluded an agreement related to a
graduate school Master's double degree program with the Institut
Teknologi Bandung in Indonesia.
http://www.sut.ac.jp/en/
Kenya-USA
Colorado State University
/ The University of Nairobi – Member (Institution)
The University of Nairobi will partner Colorado State University to
develop a Regional Dry lands Centre based at the Nairobi institution.
The Centre will not only link the two partners but also universities
elsewhere in Kenya and in Malawi and Tanzania, the International
Livestock Research Institute, local community groups and African
scientists in the diaspora.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090626120747772
Macao, China/Mozambique
University of Macau/
Eduardo Mondlane University- Member (Institutions)
Lições de Processo Civil I, a law text book published by
the University of Macau (UM), has been adopted by the Eduardo Mondlane
University in Mozambique as teaching manual for its faculty of law
students.
http://isw.umac.mo/nrs/faces/pub/viewItem.jspx?id=7438&locale=en_US
Mexico/Brazil
National Association of
Universities and Institutions of Higher Education in Mexico (ANUIES) –
Member (Organisation)
Within the framework of the First Meeting of Brazilian and Mexican
Rectors, which was jointly organized by the National Association of
Universities and Institutions of Higher Education in Mexico (ANUIES)
and the COIMBRA Group of Brazilian Universities, the Rector of the
University of Veracruz (UV) Mexico and President of the IOHE Dr. Raul
Arías Lovillo, made a proposal to promote student and academic
mobility between HEI from both countries.
http://oui-iohe.org/blogoui/en/?p=1920
Netherland/India
Tilburg University – Member (Institution)
A group of 16 students from Tilburg University belonging to different
academic disciplines visited Dehli Technological University (DTU)
campus as a part of their study visit to India. The students were
pleased to learn that DTU is working toward becoming a self-sufficient
campus by generating one-third of its energy requirement through solar
energy.
Source: Association of Indian University; Univerity News.Vol. 48 n°
22, May 31-June 06, 2010. p.31
Palestine
Birzeit
University (BZU) – Member
(Institution)
BZU Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Spanish Agency for
International Development Cooperation aimed at supporting Spanish
studies-language, culture an literature at BZU.
http://www.birzeit.edu/news/19079/news
Islamic University of Gaza (IUG) – Member
(Institution)
The IUG Faculty of Engineering initiates a cooperation with the
Ministry of Information Technology that aims at linking the faculty
with the local market in order to give the chance to the IUG students
to have a role in serving and developing society.
http://www.iugaza.edu.ps/en/Media/News.aspx?NewsId=4872
Pakistan/ Scotland
National University of
sciences and Technology (NUST) – Member (Institution)
National University of sciences and Technology, Islamabad Pakistan has
established The Centre for Trauma Research and Psychosocial
Interventions (CTRPI). The Centre, has been founded in collaboration
with the Aberdeen Centre for Trauma Research, Robert Gordon University,
Aberdeen, Scotland. The Centre was conceived to deal with the huge
burden of psychosocial consequences of the Pakistan-Kashmir Earthquake
of 2005.
Contact: Muhammad Ismail.E-mail:dqa@nust.edu.pk
Russia/Switzerland
Russian State University for
the Humanities (RGGU) /University of Lausanne – Member (Institutions)
General Agreement between the Russian State University for the
Humanities and the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) has been signed.
http://rggu.com/
Rwanda
National University of
Rwanda – Member (Institution)
The National University of Rwanda has joined the Consortium for
Advanced Research Training in Africa, CARTA. The consortium aims to
foster multidisciplinary research capacity in population and public
health by teaming African universities, African research institutes and
northern partners.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100820150316155
Saudi Arabia/China
King Saud University –
Member (Institution)
King Saud University in Riyadh signed a research cooperation accord
with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for its Nano Technology
Center.
http://corp.gulfinthemedia.com/gulf_media/full.php?module=view_article_en_same&free=1&id=474214
King Abdulaziz University
–Member (Instituttion)
Osama Tayeb, president of King Abdulaziz University in Riyadh, signed
three accords in alternative medicine and geology as well as to
establish a joint research center with Chinese institutions of Higher
learning.
http://corp.gulfinthemedia.com/gulf_media/full.php?module=view_article_en_same&free=1&id=474214
Sudan /Norway
University of Juba – Member (Institution)
The foundation stone for the Library and Information Science Training
Centre at the University of Juba was unveiled by the Norwegian Consul
General in Juba H.E. Ms Ingrid Ofstad. On March 10th 2010 the
university cooperation between Sudan and Norway was celebrated in an
event organized by the University of Juba, the Royal Norwegian
Consulate General in Juba and SIU. The Vice Chancellor of University of
Juba, Professor Aggrey L. Abate acknowledged the Norwegian government’s
willingness to support higher education in Sudan.
http://www.siu.no/en/Conferences-and-publications/News-articles-2010/Celebrating-cooperation-between-Sudan-and-Norway
USA/Africa
Twenty US
universities and 20 institutions in 15 African countries have won
Africa-US Higher Education Initiative Planning Grants of US$50,000 each
for capacity-building partnerships. There were nearly 300 applications
for the grants that pair US and African higher education institutions
and are supported by USAID and the US-based Higher Education for
Development. 4 out of those 20 institutions from African countries are
IAU members: Kigali Institute of Science &Technology, Rwanda;
University of Malawi; Makerere University, Uganda; Université
Gaston-Berger, Senegal.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090626120747772
USA/Australia
Washington College of Law /
Monash University (Member Institution)
Monash University’s Faculty of Law has established a dual degree
program with American University’s Washington College of Law (WCL) in
an Australian-first agreement with a US law school.
http://www.law.monash.edu/jd
United States/Haiti
Institute of International
Education (IIE) – Member (Affiliate)
The Institute of International Education (IIE) has created an emergency
grants program to help students from Haiti on U.S. campuses whose home
country support has been seriously affected by the January 2010
earthquake in Haiti.
http://www.iie.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Pressroom/PressReleases/Haiti-EAS_Emergency_Assistance.htm
United States
The Council for Higher
Education Accreditation (CHEA) – Member (Organisation)
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) has sent a letter
to the Governors, Attorneys General and Secretaries of Education of all
50 States, as part of CHEA’s ongoing effort to combat degree mills. http://www.chea.org/news/NR_2008.11.12.htm
Institute of International
Education (IIE) - Member (Affiliate)
The Institute of International Education is pleased to announce the
launch of their new
Get a Passport: Study Abroad campaign, and to invite you to join them
as a Partner Campus. The goal of this campaign is to encourage more
students to study abroad.
Contact: Jessica Angelson (jangelson@iie.org)
http://www.iie.org/passport
United States/South
Africa
American Council on
Education (ACE) - Member (Organisation)
The American Council on Education (ACE) and the American Association of
Community Colleges (AACC) announced a new international partnership
aimed at strengthening curriculum and expanding work force development
programs at a dozen colleges in South Africa. The initiative is a
three-year, $6.7 million program funded by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) Southern Africa Mission.
http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Press_Releases2&CONTENTID=32016&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm
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Australia
Deakin University – Member (Institution)
Deakin University has recently been recognised again as an Employer of
Choice for Women by the Federal Government’s Equal Opportunity for
Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA). The award acknowledges Deakin's
achievements in improving working conditions for women
http://www.deakin.edu.au/news/2009/270309employer-of-choice.php
University of Wollongong - Member
(Institution)
The University of Wollongong has been ranked first for overall
satisfaction among Australian university students in a new independent
survey released in February by Melbourne-based Sweeney Research who
surveyed 5000 students from 30 Australian universities.
Belgium
Faculté polytechnique de Mons and the Université de
Mons-Hainaut – Member (Institutions)
Two of our members have merged: Faculté polytechnique de Mons
and the Université de Mons-Hainaut (Belgium) and are now called
Université de Mons.
http://portail.umons.ac.be/FR/Pages/default.aspx
Denmark
The University of Copenhagen - Member (Institution)
The University of Copenhagen is ranked as the best university in
Scandinavia by the 2009 THE/QS ranking of top universities. Besides the
University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University (Denmark), Lund University
(Sweden) and Uppsala University (Sweden), all of them IAU members are
in the top 100.
http://www.ku.dk/english/news/
Finland
Hanken School of Economics –
Member (Institution)
This year showed an increased interest in studies at Hanken School of
Economics compared to the previous year. This spring, there were 892
applicants (814 in 2009, and 744 in 2008) to the five-year Integrated
BSc and MSc programme in Swedish, where the students are accepted to
study towards both the Bachelor’s and the Master’s degrees.
http://www.hanken.fi/public/en/News/Item/item/1511
University of Eastern Finland – Member
(Institution)
The newly established University of Eastern Finland was placed in the
rank range of 401-500th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities
published recently by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Other Finnish
universities in the same rank range include Aalto University and the
University of Jyväskylä. Among Finnish universities, only the
University of Helsinki was placed among the top 100 universities in the
world and was ranked 72nd.
http://www.uef.fi/uef/uutiset1?p_p_id=101_INSTANCE_7cS6&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=
normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_count=3&_101_INSTANCE_7cS6_
struts_action=%2Fasset_publisher%2Fview_content&_101_INSTANCE_7cS6_urlTitle=20101908
university-of-eastern-finland-among-the-top-500-universities-in-the-world&_101_
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Hong-Kong, China
The University of Hong-Kong
– Member (Institution)
The University of Hong-Kong has launched a University Distinguished
Teaching Award. This year, two faculty members were honoured for their
exemplary performance in teaching with the newly launched University
Distinguished Teaching Award. They are Professor Lung-sang Chan of the
Department of Earth Sciences, and Mr. Richard Anthony Glofcheski of the
Department of Law.
http://www.hku.hk/press/news_detail_6100.html
Iran
University of Tabriz - Member (Institution)
The University of Tabriz has obtained the honor of being selected as
one of the top 10 universities in Iran, and has ranked first among all
the Iranian universities participating in the comprehensive exhibition
of the thirty-year achievement of the Iranian Ministry of Science,
Research and Technology.
Japan
Shigakkan University - Member (Institution)
Chukyo Women's University has changed its name. Now it is called
Shigakkan University. Reorganization has been made: the Department of
Child Studies is integrated into the Faculty of Wellness and the
Department of Asian Studies does not accept applications for admission
any more.
Contact: m_gakuch@sgk.ac.jp
Macao, China
University of Macau (UM) – Member (Institution)
Over the years, the University of Macau (UM) has paid special attention
to environmental protection and energy saving issues. The new campus
under construction in Hengqin Island will incorporate the green
concept, being a quiet pedestrian-dedicated campus, with few cars. UM
is also committed to reducing carbon emissions in the new campus, to
create a comfortable living and learning environment for the teaching
staff and students.
http://isw.umac.mo/nrs/faces/pub/viewItem.jspx?id=7440&locale=en_US
University of Macau – Member
(Institution)
On 14 June 2010, the University of Macau (UM) held Forum on
Institutional Advancement and Fundraising: Community Partnership for
Excellence, the first of its kind in UM’s history. The purpose of the
forum was to strengthen UM’s ties with domestic and foreign
universities and to provide a platform for attendees to exchange
experience in institutional advancement and fundraising activities.
http://isw.umac.mo/nrs/faces/pub/items.jspx;jsessionid=6e2fa6210299c92714af9e3c32a782a186a
e4760e4f51e8413b72ebd04d43d40.e38QahiSb3qSaO0SaxmPa3qPa3f0pQaOozXIqBbtnR9Jrl0?type=
news&categoryId=1000&year=2010&itemId=9244&v=1
Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico –
Member (Institution)
IAU has the honor to announce that Alejandra Bravo: Professor at the
Institute of Molecular Microbiology of the Universidad Nacional
Autonoma in Mexico, an IAU member institution is one of the five women
laureates who received the 12th Annual l’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards For
Women in Science 2010, for her work on a bacterial toxin that acts as a
powerful insecticide.
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-
URL_ID=46707&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Tecnológico
de Monterrey – Member
(Institution)
The Tecnológico de Monterrey, the FEMSA Foundation, and the
Inter-American Development Bank joined forces to create the Water
Center for Latin America, an Organisation seeking to contribute to a
more responsible and sustainable management of this vital fluid in
Latin America and the Caribbean through research, training, and
knowledge transfer.
http://www.itesm.edu/wps/portal/english/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0v
M0Y_QjzKLd4kPdQPJgFghzvqRaCJOcJEgfW99X4_83FT9AP2C3NCIckdHRQD3OmbL/
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WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/ITESM.en/Tecnol%C3%B3gico+
de+Monterrey/News/Not%2826nov08%29Centro_Agua
Universidad Autonoma de
Mexico (UNAM) – Member(Institution)
UNAM wants to inform us about the changing of their domain name.
The old name is: http://www.unam.mx
The new name is: http://www.eduunam.com/
New Zealand
University of Otago – Member (Institution)
The University of Otago has an international reputation for research
excellence and leads the latest PBRF ranking. The PBRF
(Performance-Based Research Funds) is the New Zealand Government’s
formal tertiary institution research performance assessment. The next
PBRF round is due to take place in 2012.
http://www.otago.ac.nz/research/pbrf/index.html
Romania
National University of Physical Education
and Sports of Bucharest – Member (Institution)
National Academy of Physical Education and Sports of Bucharest in
Romania has changed its name and becomes: National University of
Physical Education and Sports of Bucharest.
IAU new member
We
are pleased to welcome new IAU Members:
Institutions
- Russian State
University for the Humanities, Russia, http://rggu.com
- Southern Federal
University, Russia, http://www.sfedu.ru
- St. Kliment Ohridski
University, Macedonia, http://www.uklo.edu.mk
- Najran University,
Saudi Arabia, http://www.nu.edu.sa
- Applied Science
University, Bahrein, http://www.asu.edu.bh
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