UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY
THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
UNIVERSITY OF MANDALAY
Founded 1958 as separate university. Formerly a college of the University of Rangoon, originated as an intermediate college 1923, and an Agricultural College 1938. Recognized 1964 and Faculties of Medicine and Agriculture detached as separate institutions. Financed by the Central Government and responsible to the Ministry of Education.
Vision
To strive towards the emergence of a leading National Research University
Mission
Promoting high quality teaching based on ethical, professional and principled approaches, creating dynamic teaching/learning scenarios
Training and developing new generations of academicians and professionals
Developing a sound infrastructure capable of providing strong support for advancement of academic and research activities
Conducting state-of-the –art research which can be applied for the benefit of society
Increasing collaborative engagement with local and global communities in response to the changing needs of the society in which we live
Contributing to the advancement of knowledge for the benefits of all stakeholders in the region and the nation
CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY
Chiang Mai University was founded in January 1964, under a Royal Charter granted by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
CMU was the first institution of higher education in the north, and the first provincial university in Thailand.
Vision
Chiang Mai University is a Leading University with Academic Excellence in International Standards, focusing to become a research-oriented institution of higher education and producing graduates with high moral and ethical standards, equipped to practice good governance under the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy and Sustainable Development.
Mission:
Five-fold Mission addresses the challenges our nation faces amidst a globalizing world.
1. Provide higher education and high level professional education emphasizing academic excellence and quality of graduates with high moral and ethical standards under the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy.
2. Conduct research in various fields to support standards of teaching, learning and technology transfer for the social and economic development of the region and the country.
3. Provide academic services to the national community in line with the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, particularly for Northern Thailand.
4. Preserve and nurture our religious and cultural heritage, and develop the resources of the unique natural environment of Northern Thailand.
5. Develop the Universitys administration systems and management under the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy while aiming at Sustainable Development.
INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Overview
The Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) was formed in June 1999, through the integration of the Institute of Geology, CAS and the Institute of Geophysics, CAS. In 2004, the Ionosphere Research Room of the Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences was also integrated into the IGGCAS. Since this integration, IGGCAS has become one of the most important and well known geoscience research institutions in China.
IGGCAS is strategically positioned to "establish a brand new international research center with the qualities of "theoretical innovation, technical development, achievement transformation and sci-education integration”, aiming at global technology front, national vital demands, national economic fields, and the main direction of solid Earth sciences. Original breakthroughs have been made in research on global Earth sciences to develop the theory of Earth sciences. IGGCAS’s focuses are major scientific issues in the fields of national resources, energy and environment, so as to support national strategic needs and serve economic and social development. In recent years, IGGCAS has been committed to the transformation of research concepts, organization structure, management model and innovation systems. From a global perspective, IGGCAS has conducted scientific research on Tethys tectonic domain evolution and energy resource effect, craton destruction and massive metal mineralization, the Earth’s interior structure and process, comparative planetology, and other disciplinary frontier matters, and has achieved important progress. At the same time, IGGCAS focuses on the strategic needs of national resource exploration to conduct integrated research on advanced deep resource exploration technology and independent equipment development with key breakthroughs. At present, IGGCAS has actively implemented the "Pioneering Act” plan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to construct the "Earth Science Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences”, in part with Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, CAS and the Institute of Geochemistry, CAS. IGGCAS strives to be a leader in deep resource exploration equipment and development of frontier technology, a demonstrator and practitioner of new resource theory and innovation technology industrialization, the world’s leading provider of deep resources technology solutions, and a cultivator of high-end geo-science talent.
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS
Indian Institute of Technology Madras is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research. In 1956, the German Government offered technical assistance for establishing an institute of higher education in engineering in India. The first Indo-German agreement in Bonn, West Germany for the establishment of the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras was signed in 1959.
The Institute was formally inaugurated in 1959 by Prof. Humayun Kabir, Union Minister for Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs. The IIT system has sixteen Institutes of Technology. The first of these to be instituted are at Kharagpur (estb. 1951), Mumbai (estb. 1958), Chennai (estb. 1959), Kanpur (estb. 1959), Delhi (estb. 1961), Guwahati (estb. 1994) and Roorkee (estb. 1847, joined IITs in 2001).
IIT Madras is a residential institute with nearly 550 faculty, 8000 students and 1250 administrative & supporting staff and is a self-contained campus located in a beautiful wooded land of about 250 hectares. It has established itself as a premier centre for teaching, research and industrial consultancy in the country.
The Institute has sixteen academic departments and a few advanced research centres in various disciplines of engineering and pure sciences, with nearly 100 laboratories organised in a unique pattern of functioning. A faculty of international repute, a brilliant student community, excellent technical & supporting staff and an effective administration have all contributed to the pre-eminent status of IIT Madras. The campus is located in the city of Chennai, previously known as Madras. Chennai is the state capital of Tamilnadu, a southern state in India.
A General Charter
The Goals and Objectives were derived from the Sarkar Committee Report and embodied in the IIT Act. In addition to the Sarkar Committee report, the IIT act and the Statutes of the IITs indicate the lines along which IITs should develop. According to these documents IITs are expected
to be higher technical institutions and research in some branches of Engineering on the lines of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – better known as MIT;
to provide for instruction and research in some branches of Engineering and Technology, Science and Arts for the advancement of learning and dissemination of knowledge in specific branches.
The two broad objectives which emerge from the above line of development are
the advancement of knowledge through education and research, in both Pure and Applied Science, in engineering, Social science and Humanities;
service to the community and nation (which are referred to as Extension activity) through the use if their resources both intellectual and material, particularly through Continuing Education for professionals working in Industry.
RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1900, Ritsumeikan University (RU) is a private university offering 13 undergraduate and 19 graduate disciplines across four campuses in Kyoto, Shiga, and Osaka. RU accommodates more than 32,000 undergraduate and 2,900 postgraduate students. Globalization is one of the key components across all academic disciplines, and RU sends more than 1,800 students abroad and hosts 1,100 international students annually.
WASEDA UNIVERSITY
Inheriting tradition, creating an era, nurturing knowledge. Located in the heart of Tokyo and founded in 1882, Waseda University is well known as one of the most prestigious and liberal private universities and for keeping its long tradition alive while developing new ideas and cultural thought. With a student population of more than 50,000 from Japan and 100 countries worldwide, Waseda university strives to become a truly global university.