Annual Report 2009
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CROSSLINK_CONNECT_COMPREHEND Annual Report 2009 EURASIA-PACIFIC UNINET is a network which aims at estab lishing contacts and scientific partnerships between Austrian universities, universities of applied sciences, other research in- stitutions and member institutions in East Asia, South Asia, Central 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 been growing fast since its beginning in the year 2000 and has become an im- portant factor in establishing contacts with universi- ties and higher education and research institutions in East, Central and South Asia as well as in the Pacific © Christian Jungwirth Region. This network is by far the largest university network in Europe and a platform of international ex- change in the fields of science and research success- fully linking Austria with this economically important Asian region. Moreover, cooperation related to educa- tion, culture and economics is fostered as well. Scholarships, summer schools and projects are the three main fields of activities of the network. For stu- dents and researchers the Eurasia-Pacific Uninet offers the opportunity to enhance their knowledge not only in their scientific fields of interest but also in terms of intercultural experience. Working and studying abroad is an important contribution to mutual understand- ing and promotes individual personal development. By now, more than 1,500 participants have attended these annual summer schools and have profited from such an academic and intercultural experience. The annual report 2009 provides an excellent over- view of the different projects in several fields. There are remarkable examples of fruitful cooperation and outstanding scientific projects, of interest not only for of the Eurasia-Pacific Uninet, its successful projects, Austria, but for all of Europe. and I also want to thank the whole team for their com- Encouraged and promoted by the Federal Ministry of mitment and excellent work. I am sure the Eurasia-Pa- Science and Research, the Eurasia-Pacific Uninet has cific Uninet will continue on its successful path in the without doubt become an important instrument for years to come! the internationalisation of Austrian higher education and research cooperation. As Federal Minister for Science and Research I congrat- Dr. Beatrix Karl ulate the president of the Association for the support Austrian Federal Minister for Science and Research ANNUAL_REPORT_2009 Table of Contents A_INTRODUCTION E_SCHOLARSHIPS Editorial ........................................................................................................................................................................... A_2 China – Ph.D. Scholarships 2009 ..................................................................................................................................... E_4 About Eurasia-Pacific Uninet ........................................................................................................................................... A_4 China – Post-Doc Scholarships 2009 ................................................................................................................................ E_9 Outline Map Eurasia-Pacific Uninet Member Institutions ................................................................................................ A_5 China – Music Scholarships 2009 .................................................................................................................................... E_12 Member Institutions of Eurasia-Pacific Uninet ................................................................................................................. A_6 China – On-Place Scholarships......................................................................................................................................... E_13 Association for the Support of Eurasia-Pacific Uninet ...................................................................................................... A_10 China – Prolongued Ph.D. Scholarships 2009 .................................................................................................................. E_26 The Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education & Research (OeAD GmbH) ........................................... A_11 Mongolia – Post-Doc Scholarships 2009 .......................................................................................................................... E_27 The Team of Eurasia-Pacific Uninet .................................................................................................................................. A_12 Mongolia – On-Place Scholarships 2009 .......................................................................................................................... E_28 B_NETWORK OFFICES AND LECTORATES IN EPU MEMBER COUNTRIES Scholarships for other EPU Member-Countries ................................................................................................................ E_30 Network Office Beijing ..................................................................................................................................................... B_4 Alumni Meetings .............................................................................................................................................................. E_31 Austrian Center at Fudan University EPU-Liaison Office - Staff ......................................................................................... B_5 Short Term Guest Professorships – Incoming ................................................................................................................... E_32 Network Office in Mongolia ............................................................................................................................................. B_6 Short Term Guest Professorships – Outgoing ................................................................................................................... E_35 Austrian Lectorates in cooperation with Eurasia-Pacific Uninet........................................................................................ B_8 F_DELEGATIONS Austrian Lecturer Program at China Conservatory ............................................................................................................ B_10 Delegation of the Austrian Federal Minister for Science and Research, Dr. Johannes Hahn, to China and Japan .............. F_3 Austrian Lecturer Program I at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology ....................................................... B_11 Delegation of Austrian Representatives to Nanjing .......................................................................................................... F_5 Austrian Lecturer Program II at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology ...................................................... B_12 Delegation of Austrian Representatives to Xinjiang ......................................................................................................... F_8 Austrian Lecturer Program at the University of Pune ........................................................................................................ B_13 Delegation of Austrian Representatives to Tajikistan ....................................................................................................... F_9 C1_CHINA_CENTERS, JOINT SCHOOLS & PROJECTS Delegation from Royal University of Bhutan to Austria .................................................................................................... F_10 Austrian Center, EPU-Liaison Office ................................................................................................................................. C1_3 Delegation of Representatives from Dhulikhel Hospital at Kathmandu University to Austria ........................................... F_12 Austrian–Chinese Music University .................................................................................................................................. C1_16 Delegation from Shaanxi Provincial Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs to Austria ................................................... F_13 C2_CHINA_RESEARCH_CENTERS Delegation from Jilin University, Changchun, to Austria ................................................................................................... F_14 The Sino- Austrian Center for Media and Marketing ......................................................................................................... C2_3 Delegation from China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences to Austria ........................................................................ F_15 Sino-Austrian Biomarker Research Center ....................................................................................................................... C2_6 Delegation from Fudan University, Shanghai, to Austria .................................................................................................. F_16 Austria–China Research Centre for Environmental Protection .......................................................................................... C2_7 Delegation from State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China, to Austria ...............................................