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The 8th Conference on Global Health and Vaccination Research in Bergen, Norway

bjorn-andersen — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:32:01 +0000

24 Apr 2013

The 8th Conference on Global Health and Vaccination Research and the 25th Anniversary of the Centre for International Health at The University of Bergen will take place in the middle of beautiful Bergen 16-17 October 2013.

The conference will present Norwegian and international implementation- and health systems research. The key question at the conference is how to improve health service delivery in low and middle-income countries. The conference aims at bringing together Norwegian and international researchers, students, health professionals, policy makers, representatives from biotech, and others with an interest in global health. Several prominent speakers from Africa, Asia, Europe and the US have been invited.

CUHK Invites Applications to the "Chinese Studies as a Major Area" Funding Scheme

shallyfan — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:11:19 +0000

11 Apr 2013

Filling the education gap

nicholas-haskins — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:43:05 +0000

8 Apr 2013

WUN Chief Executive talks to China Daily News about trends in higher education.

The following article, featuring an interview with WUN Chief Executive, Professor John Hearn, appeared in the China Daily News on 5 April, 2013.

Once upon a time, traditional university education was a remote, ivory tower whose scholars pursued knowledge simply for the sake of knowledge. At the other end of the spectrum stood the vocational schools, whose objective was to immediately prepare students for their first jobs.

Balancing the best of East and West

nicholas-haskins — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:53:23 +0000

8 Apr 2013

WUN Chief Executive talks to China Daily News about cultural differences from East to West.

The following article, featuring an interview with WUN Chief Executive, Professor John Hearn, appeared in the China Daily News on 4 April, 2013.

University network chief says more teachers are needed

John Hearn, a British-Australian, was born in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad in 1943, and grew up in the subcontinent. He first went to Australia in 1969 to do his PhD, after which he worked in India, China, Thailand, Brazil and elsewhere.

University of Leeds Appoints Next Vice-Chancellor

louise-heery — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:26:13 +0000

25 Mar 2013

The Council has appointed Sir Alan Langlands as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University.

The University of Leeds Council has appointed Sir Alan Langlands as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University. He succeeds Professor Michael Arthur, who is leaving Leeds at the end of August to take up appointment as President and Provost of University College London.

University of York appoints new Vice-Chancellor

nicholas-haskins — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:41:54 +0000

18 Mar 2013

The University of York announces the appointment of Professor Koen Lamberts as its new Vice-Chancellor.

WUN member university, the University of York, today announced the appointment of Professor Koen Lamberts as its new Vice-Chancellor.

CUHK Hosts APAIE Conference and Exhibition 2013 'An Ascendant Asia-Pacific: International Higher Education in the 21st Century' Largest International Education Conference Ever Held in the Region

shallyfan — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:15:27 +0000

12 Mar 2013

Hosted by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) as part of its golden jubilee celebration, the annual Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition is being held for the first time in Hong Kong. With the generous contribution from The Lanson Foundation, Dr. Alex K Yasumoto and a number of other sponsors and supporting organizations, CUHK is hosting the largest ever international education conference in the region from 11 March to 14 March 2013 at the AsiaWorld-Expo, bringing the territory into the spotlight in the global education arena.

Australia's Prime Minister launches new University of Sydney Centre for Carbon, Water and Food

sallyblair — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:00:56 +0000

7 Mar 2013

Australia's first multidisciplinary research centre dedicated to tackling the nation's and region's biggest food security and environmental challenges, through the integrated study of carbon, food and water, has been launched today by Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Can Latin American higher education go global without English?

sallyblair — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:11:57 +0000

7 Mar 2013

The following article was written by Professor Leandro Tessler, Professor of Physics at the University of Campinas in Brazil, and member of the WUN Academic Advisory Group. It appeared in The Guardian on 5 March 2013.

Source: The Guardian

Nobel Prize-winner delivers University of York lecture

harriet-cross — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:45:29 +0000

20 Feb 2013

The impact of the recession across Europe was the subject of the University of York’s James College Annual Lecture delivered this year by Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Sir James Mirrlees from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

In his lecture, titled The Trouble in Europe, Sir James outlined the causes and consequences of the current European recession including the need for countries to cede from the Euro currency. He also highlighted the problems of unemployment in Europe, particularly for young people.