International Network of Universities (INU)INU Newsletter - October 2009
Inside this issue:
INU Council Meeting - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan
INU Academic Committee on Global Citizenship Update
Research Steering Committee update
INU Student Seminar and Master's Summer School 2009, Hiroshima
University Libraries Special Interest Group Update
INU Get Together at EAIE Madrid
Council Meeting - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
The tenth annual INU Council meeting was held 20-22 September at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy. Members met for two days to discuss a wide variety of issues.
The Council meeting included a presentation on current national and local issues from each member university and reports on all the INU activities and events during the last 12 months. The Council also considered future projects for 2010. Main tasks for the INU are to invite more members to the network and to attempt to secure more external funding for research. Initiative to organize more joint research workshops was also called for and currently one workshop is planned for 2010. Another priority is to update and make INU’s website more user-friendly and interactive.
Reports from the fourth INU Students Seminar and the inaugural INU Master’s Summer School in Hiroshima were presented to the Council. Student Francesca Benigno gave a much appreciated presentation on her experiences from the Seminar. In connection with these reports, the winner of the Henry Fong Award 2009 was presented to the Council. The Council meeting was preceeded by an Executive Committee meeting on the afternoon of 20 September and concluded by a Research Steering Committee meeting on 22 September. In addition the International Officers’ Special interest group had a workshop on 22 September.
The Minutes from the meetings in Milan have been sent out to members.
A warm thank you to Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore for a well arranged meeting and great hospitality.
INU Academic Committee on Global Citizenship Update
The Structure of the Academic Committee
At present, the Academic Committee is chaired by Associate Professor Andrew O'Neil from Flinders University. The Research and Curriculum Sub-Group and the Administrative Sub-Group are chaired by Dr. Pauline Stoltz, Malmö University, and Mr. Tony Pearson, University of Leicester, respectively.
At the Executive Committee Meeting in Milan on 20 September, the Executive supported the proposed organisation of the Academic Committee i.e., the Committee consists of two sub-groups: The Administrative Sub-Group and the Research and Curriculum Sub-Group. A Steering Group consisting of the two sub-group chairs plus an overall chair and a representative from Hiroshima University will handle operations during the year.
It was decided at the Council meeting on 21 September that each university shall appoint a professor to the Research and Curriculum Sub-Group and an administrator to the Administrative Sub-Group, and report the names and contact information to the Secretariat. New chairs for the Academic Committee and its Sub-Groups will be elected among those representatives appointed by the universities.
The role of the Administrative Sub-Group shall e.g. be to support in questions regarding credit transfer, collect information on courses and disseminate information within the home university on the Master’s Summer School and the Student Seminar in Hiroshima and select student participants for the events.
Master's Summer School 2010
The INU Academic Committe has during the past year been working on developing the Master's Summer School as part of the INU joint master program on global citizenship and given the course a well balanced academic content. Judging from the Students' Evaluations, following the course, it was work very well done.
At the Council meeting in Milan on 21 September it was agreed that all member universities should send teachers to the Academic Committee meeting in February 2010 and particularly those who will teach at the Master’s Summer School and Student Seminar in Hiroshima in 2010. If possible, the teachers sent should teach subsequent years at Hiroshima in order to strengthen the continuity. Dr Pauline Stoltz pointed out at the meeting, that it would be beneficial for the organisation of the Master’s Summer School and the Student Seminar if the Academic Committee and the Secretariat are informed of the names and contact information of those selected to teach at Hiroshima already by the end of 2009. The Secretariat will contact all member universities in this matter.
Academic Committee Meeting im Malmö, March 2010
The INU Academic Committe will hold a meeting in Malmö in conjunction with an INU Workshop on Humanitarian Intervention on 4 March 2010.
Research Steering Committee update
The Research Steering Committee held its third meeting on 22 September in conjunction with the INU Council Meeting in Milan. At the meeting it was noted that the Master’s Summer School on Global Citizenship and Peace is a successful way of bringing researchers together.
The INU Research Plan was also discussed and it was concluded that the highest prioritized areas for INU supported Research Workshops shall be as decided at the meeting in Liverpool on 15 June 2008:
- Peace, Cultural Heritage and the Global Citizen
- Health Informatics
- Sustainable Environment
As some of the members of the Research Steering Committee are no longer active, all member universities will be contacted by the INU Secretariat, and if needed the universities have to appoint a new member to the Research Steering Committee.
At the meeting in Milan the Chair noted three target areas for the INU Research Steering Committee for 2009/2010, to be recommended to the INU Executive at its next meeting:
- Ideas for further INU workshops and Research Collaborations
- Exploration of the services PricewaterhouseCoopers might provide to the INU and an action plan in accordance with their suggestion.
- An active Research Managers Special Interest Group to support, and collaborate with, the Research Steering Committee.
Workshop - Humanitarian Intervention
A workshop on the theme Humanitarian Intervention is going to take place in Malmö on 4 March 2010. The workshop is open for researchers from all INU member universities, and researchers outside of the network will also be invited to submit papers. Documents will be ready in November and can be sent to those who are interested. For further infomation, please contact the INU Secretariat.
Student Seminar and Master's Summer School 2009
A very successful fourth INU Student Seminar on Global Citizenship and Peace was held in Hiroshima in August 2009. This year's theme was Migration, Refugees and Peace. At the same time, the first ever INU Master's Summer School on Global Citizenship and Peace, an intensive course for Master students, was also held in Hiroshima. The development of the INU Master's Summer School, which is a part of the INU Joint Master's Program on Global Citizenship) has been made possible by a kind donation by the Riady family.
Both events were generously hosted by Hiroshima University.
Participants of the INU Master's Summer School and INU Student Seminar 2009 respectively.
The two events had separate programs, but students from the two met up in Hiroshima on 5 August to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and listen to the personal acount of A-Bomb Survivor and INU President Awadee, Mr. Keijro Matsushima. On 6 August all students met up again to attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony in the Peace Memorial Park.
The Atomic Bomb Dome. Photographs by Georg Därendinger and Laura Scheeler.
Students evaluations showed very high ratings for both events and students' comments were very appreciative. The following is a comment from a student participating in the Master's Summer School: “Amazing... from the seminars to the size of the class, as well as the accommodations and the built in events such as going into Hiroshima, this was a life changing course.”
The full report from the INU Masters Summer School on Global Citizenship and Peace 2009 can be found here.
The full report from the INU Student Seminar on Global Citizenship and Peace 2009 will be published on the website soon.
A truly big thank you to Hiroshima University for their generosity and excellent organization!
Henry Fong Award Winner 2009
The recipient of the 2009 Henry Fong Award is Carla Oey van Kerkvoorden, student of Financial Management and Management Information Systems at Universitas Katolik Parahyangan in Indonesia. Carla was singled out from a number of very good submissions from the students who participated in the 2009 INU Student Seminar on Global Citizenship in Hiroshima.
The INU congratulates Carla on being the fourth student awarded the Henry Fong Award for Contributing to Global Citizenship. An e-interview with Carla and the winning contribution can be found here.
New INU Secretariat in Malmö
The new INU Secretariat, located in Tornhuset at Malmö University, is up and running since the beginning of September. Ms. Gilla Carlecrantz serves as INU Operations Manager parttime on behalf of the INU President and is overall responsible for the Secretariat. New INU Project Manager is Ms. Anna Hatziantoniou who has served as International Coordinator for fourteen years at Örebro University. The INU Administrative Coordinator is Ms. Kajsa Werlestål who was recruited from the International Office at Malmö University.
The new members of the Secretariat got a head start at the meetings in Milan where they met with many members of the Network and both Anna and Kajsa want to extend their thanks to the participants for their warm welcome.
Contact information for the INU Secretariat:
Operations Manager, Gilla Carlecrantz
Parttime, overall responsible for the Secretariat
gunilla.carlecrantz@mah.se
+46 40 665 75 36
Project Manager, Anna Hatziantoniou
Fulltime, responsible for development of projects as decided by Council
anna.hatziantoniou@mah.se
+46 40 665 82 63
Administrative Coordinator, Kajsa Werlestål
Fulltime, responsible for all administrative issues of the INU and the Secretariat.
inu@mah.se
+46 40 665 82 62
INU Secretariat
inu@mah.se
Malmö University
S- 205 06 Malmö
Sweden
INU Staff Shadowing Program
Staff Shadowing round 2009/2010
Ten staff members from different INU members are participating in the 2009/2010 round of the INU Staff Shadowing Program. The statistics for this years round can be found on the INU website.
Mr. Jason Farren to Malmö
Mr. Jason Farren, Associate Director of Finance at Flinders University, Australia, went to Malmö University for a Staff Shadowing visit in May 2009. Mr. Farren was hosted by Mr. Carl-Henrik Bonde, Financial Manager at Malmö University and seems very happy with his visit:
"I am confident that the insights gained and the contacts made during the course of the program have greatly assisted my professional development and also stand me in good stead to make meaningful contributions to the future development of Flinders University on a number of issues. I would recommend without hesitation this program to any who were considering the opportunity."
Read the report from Jason Farrens Staff Shadowing here.
Professor Ulla Gertsson to Leicester
Professor Ulla Gertsson, Director of Administration at the Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Sweden, went on a Staff Shadowing visit to University of Leicester in the beginning of October 2009. She was hosted by Mr. Nigel Siesage, Director of Administration at the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology. The following is taken from Professor Gertsson's report from her Staff Shadowing visit to Leicester:
"My stay in Leicester clearly met the general objective of the shadowing program to provide opportunities for administrators to study, discuss and compare administration and governance systems across the network. Furthermore the visit contributed to my professional development through new knowledge and ideas that might be implemented in the administration of the Faculty of Health and Society."
Read the report from her shadowing here.
Next round
The application deadline for the 2010/2011 round is 29 March 2010. Guidelines, application form and more can be found here.
Welcome with your application!
University Libraries Special Interest Group Update
Senior librarian Lotta Wogensen and Library Director Jette Guldborg Petersen, both Malmö University, visited James Madison University Library 18-20 May 2009. The aim of the study visit was to look at and get inspired by James Madison University Library’s work with the library organization and staff development, and to look closer at the library’s public service and teaching. You can find the report from the visit here.
Left: Lotta Wogensen with
Ralph Alberico, Dean of Libraries and
Educational technologies. Right: Ralph Alberico and Jette Guldborg Petersen on mountain hike.´
Librarian Hanna Wilhelmsson from Malmö University will be visiting James Madison University Library from 24 October-1 November 2009 with the INU Staff Shadowing Program. Hanna is working with a course for faculty (teachers) at Malmö University and expect to get inspiration and good ideas with her back home, as James Madison University has an interesting and well developed department for Faculty Innovation, working closely with the university library.
More about the University Libraries Special Interest Group.
INU Get Together at EAIE Madrid
On Thursday 17 September 20 INU members attending the EAIE Conference in Madrid met for a Get Together luncheon hosted by the INU.
Participants enjoyed catching up with INU colleagues while nibbling on Spanish fingerfoods.