The VC attended the Executive Committee meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) hosted by the JF Oberlin University and Osaka University of Commerce. Discussed were membership development plan, which emphasis on regional support to reach out for more universities, reciprocal partnerships agreements, academic chairs for Africa proposal, the result of the global survey of CEOs of Universities. The survey’s objective is to get a clear picture of what a University President thinks about the global issues and on the role of higher education, to disseminate and significance of IAUP to other non-member universities. There were also briefings from regional and other working committees. The plan for the next IAUP triennial in New York on June 17-20, 2011 was presented together with the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha, Qatar on Dec. 7-9, 2010.
A farewell dinner cruise was hosted on June 21, 2010.
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