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"The Association of Pacific
Rim Universities (APRU) is a consortium of 36 leading universities
from 16
economies in the Pacific Rim. Formed in 1997, it aims to foster
cooperation in education, research and enterprise
thereby contributing to the economic, scientific and cultural advancement
in the Pacific Rim."
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APRU
Research Symposium on Prediction and Prevention of
Earthquake and Tsunami Disasters
An APRU research symposium on
'Earthquake Hazards around the Pacific Rim - Prediction and
Disaster Prevention' will be held at Kyoto University from
August 31 to September 2, 2005.
Following the recent earthquake and tsunami in Asia, this
symposium which was already being planned for prior to the
catastrophe, will be
timely in addressing an important
global issue that the world is facing today. As the number
of mega-population centers around the Pacific Rim increases,
every city faces a certain level of earthquake risk.
Understanding the implications involved, the symposium will
focus on monitoring and prediction of earthquakes and how
seismic hazards can be mitigated.
The symposium will provide
participants with a platform to share information on aspects
like evaluation methods of such hazards and counter-measures
in various countries. It will also serve as a portal
of useful information for worldwide benchmarking of
counter-measures implemented in various countries.
Further updates will be available in due course.
Please
check the
APRU
website for updates.
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AAU-APRU Presidents
Roundtable and APRU 9th Annual Presidents Meeting in
Singapore
A
Presidents Roundtable jointly held by APRU and the
Association of American Universities (AAU) will take place
at the National University of Singapore from June 30 to July
1, 2005.
This meeting will focus on the theme of globalization and
its impact on developments in higher education. Issues of
geo-strategic importance will also be discussed. Highlights
include a dialog with Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding
Minister and current Minister Mentor.
APRU's 9th Annual Presidents Meeting will be held
back-to-back with the AAU-APRU Presidents Roundtable on July
2, 2005. This meeting brings together presidents of member
universities to address issues relating to APRU's governance
and strategy.
Further updates will be available in due course. Please
check the
APRU
website for updates.
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2004 APRU Fellows Program (AFP) Collaborative Research Paper
Award
An APRU Fellows Program Collaborative Research Paper Award was
awarded to the paper entitle, "A Tale of Three Cities:
Globalization's Impact on Air Environment in Santiago, Water
Environment in Osaka, and Soil Environment in Shanghai" for
the year 2004.
Stemming from the 2004 APRU Fellows Program, whose theme was
"Globalization and the Environment: Multidisciplinary
Perspectives", the award aims to encourage long term
multi-disciplinary research collaboration and provide
recognition to cross-national teams formed to collaborate
based on the core theme of the program. Please click
here to find out more information on the winning paper and
the Fellows Program.
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Updates on the 5th Distance Learning and the Internet (DLI)
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DLI
Conference 2004 in Tsinghua
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The 5th Distance Learning and the Internet (DLI) Conference
was successfully hosted by Tsinghua University from 11 to 13
October 2004 in Beijing, China. Over three days, 80
delegates from universities, corporate organizations and
institutions across 13 countries met and shared their
peculiar sets of knowledge, experiences and organizational
practices under the overarching theme, 'Distance Learning -
Benefiting All'.
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2nd Senior Staff Meeting at University of Auckland in March 2005
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The 2nd Senior Staff Meeting will be hosted by the University of
Auckland in New Zealand from March 21 to 23, 2005. The Meeting
will encompass a review of APRU programs and updates on upcoming
activities in 2005. The two APRU working groups on
Student Mobility and Thematic Conferences will also be presenting
their recommendations at the meeting. Please check
here to find out more
about the meeting.
University of Oregon to host the 6th Doctoral Students
Conference (DSC)
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The University of
Oregon will be hosting the 6th Doctoral Students
Conference from August 7 to 12, 2005. The theme for this conference
will be centered on 'Moving Toward a Sustainable Future:
Multidisciplinary Perspectives from the Pacific Rim'.
DSC provides doctoral students with an excellent international
platform to present their research findings to their peers from
other research universities before the final submission of their
papers. This year's participants can also look forward to
five-days of free accommodation as well as a field trip to the
Oregon coastline.
The call for
abstracts is now open and the deadline for submission is March
15, 2005. Please click
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Bridging of
Minds at the 6th APRU Fellows Program
The 6th
APRU Fellows Program will be co-hosted by the University of
British Columbia and University of Malaya from August 14 to 27,
2005.
The theme for
this year is 'New Directions in Asian Studies: Ethnicity and
Nationalism Before and After the Digital Age'. Bringing exemplary
junior faculty members of multi-disciplinary backgrounds from APRU
universities together, the program will provide participants with
the opportunity to develop their professional capacity and
knowledge of the Pacific Rim in a multi-disciplinary setting.
Please click
here
to find out more about the program.
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6th APRU
Distance Learning and the Internet (DLI) Confe rence
at Far Eastern National University
The sixth in
its series, the theme for this year's conference is 'Linking
People through Information Technology Education'. It will be
hosted by the Far Eastern National University at Vladivostok,
Russia from October 4 to 7, 2005.
The
sub-themes for the conference this year are: content development
in distance and blended learning; infrastructure, technology
trends and challenges; cultural exchanges through distance
learning; and student issues in
distance learning and the Internet.
The call for papers is now open
and the deadline for submission of abstracts is March 15, 2005. Please click
here to find out more about the conference.
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APRU Distance
Learning Partnership Project (DLPP)
Arising from
the last APRUNet DLPP meeting held in Beijing in October 2004, a
series of planned teleconferences for the DLPP on marine and ocean
biology has commenced.
This project seeks to encourage high school
students to collaborate with faculty members from various APRU
institutions on projects of global significance at the
international level. Please click
here
for a summary of the first teleconference held in November 2004.
APRUNet
Student Graphics Competition
An APRUNet Student Graphics Competition has
been jointly organized by APRUNet, Nanyang Technological University
(Singapore) and National Grid Office (Singapore).
All undergraduate and postgraduate students from APRU universities
and other universities are welcome to participate and register
their interest with APRUNet. Please click
here for more details on the competition. For enquiries, please contact APRUNet Coordinator Dr. Zita Wenzel
at: zita@isi.edu.
For more news on APRUNet, click
here for the APRUNet Newsletter.
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Dr Roman elected
as the 19th President of the University of the Philippines (UP)
With effect from February 10, 2005, Dr Emerlinda R. Roman will
assume presidential leadership from President Francisco Nemenzo
for a term of six years
in
the University
of the Philippines. Dr. Roman is the first woman president
of UP.
Besides serving as Chancellor of UP Diliman
from 1991 to 1993, 1999 to 2002, and 2002 to the present, Dr.
Roman's past
appointments include Vice-President for Administration,
University Secretary, Vice-Chancellor for Administration and
member of the Board of Regents.
Professor
McCutcheon takes over as Vice-Chancellor of University of
Auckland
On January 1, 2005, Professor Stuart McCutcheon assumed the position
of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland. He succeeds Dr John
Hood, who has taken on a new leadership role as Vice-Chancellor of
Oxford University.
In addition to being the Vice-Chancellor
of Victoria University of Wellington for the period of November
2000 to December 2004, Professor McCutcheon has also previously
held senior positions at Massey University, where he became the
Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 1999.
Professor
Hiroshi Komiyama elected as New President of the University of
Tokyo
With effect from April 2005, Professor
Hiroshi Komiyama will assume presidential leadership at the
University of Tokyo, taking over from Professor Takeshi Sasaki.
He will serve as President for a term of four years from 2005 to
2008.
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University of
Malaya: International Meeting on Frontiers of Physics 2005
The Malaysian Institute of Physics and the
Physics Department, University of Malaya will be holding the 2nd
International Meeting on Frontiers of Physics 2005 from July 25
to 29, 2005 at the University of Malaya.
The meeting will provide a forum for
interaction involving world-renowned researchers as well as to
explore and review the scientific status at the frontiers of the
various fields of physics.
The call for papers is now open and the
deadline for submission of abstracts is March 15, 2005. Please click
here
to find out more about the program.
University of Auckland: 4th Korean Studies Association of
Australasia (KSAA) Biennial Conference
The 4th KSAA Biennial Conference will be held from July 14 to 15,
2005 at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Since its biennial conferences in 1999, this is the first time
KSAA is holding the conference in New Zealand.
The
theme for this year's conference is 'Intellectual Engagements with
Korea: Diverty in Korean Studies in Australasia'. Topics
related to Korea from a variety of disciplinary perspectives in
the humanities and social sciences are welcome. Interested
applicants can send in their applications by February 25, 2005 and
submit their papers by June 1, 2005. Please click
here
to find out more about the program.
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welcome.
Please send them to the APRU Secretariat at apru@apru.org.
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