Annual Report 2011
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CROSSLINK_CONNECT_COMPREHEND Annual Report 2011 Eurasia-Pacific Uninet is a network which aims at establishing contacts and scientific partner- ships between Austrian universities, universities of applied sciences, other research institu- tions and member institutions in East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia and the Pacific region. With its member institutions, the network promotes multilateral scientific cooperation, joint research projects, conferences, faculty and student exchange. Eurasia-Pacific Uninet supports the concept of Austrian higher education policy with its focus on excellence. Preface The Eurasia-Pacific Uninet has successfully estab- lished contacts and collaboration with universities in East, Central and South Asia. It has been growing fast since its beginning in the year 2000. The importance of this unique international project lies in its ability to bridge gaps: The Eurasia-Pacific Network is the larg- © BMWF/L. Hilzensauer est university network of its kind. It is a platform of in- ternational exchange successfully linking Austria with the partner regions. The network fosters cooperation in higher education and research, which also benefits cultural and economic relations. Scholarships, summer schools and individual projects are the three main fields of activities of the network. The Eurasia-Pacific Uninet offers students and re- searchers the opportunity to expand their knowledge and to gain intercultural competence. Getting to know different cultures is an enriching asset deepening mu- tual understanding and promoting individual personal growth. The large number of projects carried out each year within the network is the basis for long-lasting contacts and future collaboration. While the network’s administration is now strategically positioned within the Austrian Agency for International Mobility and Cooperation in Education and Research thus ensuring continuity within the Eurasia-Pacific Uni- (OeAD), the Eurasia-Pacific Uninet will continue to act net. I am convinced that the past fruitful development as a strong and autonomous university network. of the network has paved the way for a rewarding fu- ture. I am confident that Professor Brigitte Winklehner In October 2012 Professor Brigitte Winklehner, the will continue to share her expertise and contribute to founder of the Eurasia-Pacific Uninet, will hand over the network’s success. the presidency of the network to her successor. As Fed- eral Minister for Science and Research of the Republic of Austria I would like to take this opportunity to thank her for her commitment and for accompanying all the o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Töchterle structural changes of the network in the past years, Austrian Federal Minister for Science and Research ANNUAL_REPORT_2011 Table of Contents A_INTRODUCTION Editorial ..........................................................................................................................................................................A_2 About Eurasia-Pacific Uninet ..........................................................................................................................................A_4 Outline Map of Eurasia-Pacific Uninet Member Institutions ............................................................................................A_5 Member Institutions of Eurasia-Pacific Uninet ................................................................................................................A_6 The Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education & Research (OeAD-GmbH) ..........................................A_10 The Team of Eurasia-Pacific Uninet .................................................................................................................................A_11 B_NETWORK OFFICES AND LECTORATES IN EPU MEMBER COUNTRIES Network Offices of Eurasia-Pacific Uninet .......................................................................................................................B_3 EPU Network Office Beijing .............................................................................................................................................B_4 Austrian Centre at Fudan University ...............................................................................................................................B_5 Network Office in Mongolia ............................................................................................................................................B_6 Austrian Lectorates in Cooperation with Eurasia-Pacific Uninet ......................................................................................B_9 Austrian Lecturer Programme at Fudan University ..........................................................................................................B_10 Austrian Lecturer Programme at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST) ......................................B_12 C1_CHINA_CENTRES, JOINT SCHOOLS & PROJECTS Austrian Centre Shanghai ...............................................................................................................................................C1_2 Austrian-Chinese Music University..................................................................................................................................C1_25 C2_CHINA_RESEARCH_CENTRES The Sino-Austrian Centre for Media and Marketing ........................................................................................................C2_3 Sino-Austrian Biomarker Research Centre ......................................................................................................................C2_6 Sino-Austrian Research Centre for Environmental Protection..........................................................................................C2_8 Sino-Austrian Collaborating Centre for Chinese Medical Sciences ..................................................................................C2_9 Austria-China Research Centre on Tunnel and Underground Engineering .......................................................................C2_11 China-Austria Research and Innovation Centre on Logistics, Information Flow, Supply Chain Management and Material Flow (CARC)................................................................................................................................................C2_12 Sino-Austrian Diagnosis and Research Centre for Cardiovascular Diseases ....................................................................C2_15 C3_CENTRAL_ASIA_RESEARCH_CENTRES Austria – Central Asia Collaborating Centre for GIScience, ACA*GIScience .....................................................................C3_3 D_JOINT EPU-PROJECTS, CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS Project “Energy Base International: Development of an Energy Efficient Modular University Building” ..........................D_3 Project “How Does Organisational Structure Influence Performance through Learning and Innovation in Austria and China” ......................................................................................................................................................D_4 Workshop on Tourism Education in Hainan, China ..........................................................................................................D_6 GIS “Train-the-Trainer” Staff Development Workshop.....................................................................................................D_8 Conference “Development of Yeast-based Biological Tests for the Efficacy of Substances Isolated from Traditional Chinese Medical Plants for Treating and/or Preventing Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury (IRI) and Their Application in Organ Transplantation and Other Fields of Geriatric Medicine”.................................................D_10 EURASIA_PACIFIC_UNINET Adapting the Urban Poor to Abrupt Climate Change in China: A Case Study of Xi’an ......................................................D_12 5th Central Asia GIS Conference – GISCA’11 “Geo informatics: Managing Environment, Resources and Risk” ................D_14 Symposium „Research and Clinical Application of Traditional Medicine in Xinjiang and Neighboring Countries – Development and Status of Traditional Medicines in the Silk Road Countries in the Past and Present” ..........................D_16 Symposium “Final Evaluation Meeting: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Age-Related Diseases” .................................D_18 International Symposium “Assessment of Quality and Safety of Herbal Drugs and Herbal Medicinal Products as Challenges for the Future” ..........................................................................................................................................D_20 International Tax Law Lectures: How Europe and China Can Learn From Each Other .......................................................D_21 Project “Keeping the Best – Fringe Benefits and Loyalty of Chinese Co-Workers in Sino-American and Sino-European Companies in China, the United States and Europe” ........................................................................D_23 Vienna Academy of Music ...............................................................................................................................................D_25 Project “Independence and Research Networks: Building Institutional Collaborations between Austrian and Mongolian Academic Institutions” 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