The IAUP Executive Committee, at its recent meeting in Tokyo approved the creation of an International Faculty Achievement Award that will recognize extraordinary achievement in curriculum development, service, and teaching to prepare world citizens.

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Doha, Qatar

Members of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) played major roles in planning and presenting the 2010 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE).

Organized by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Social Development, the WISE event assembled more than one thousand thought and opinion leaders across all sectors of education and from every corner of the world.  Meeting in Doha for three days, December 7 – 9, 2010, the second annual WISE event focused on “improving existing educational structures and exploring innovative trends” through plenary and breakout sessions, as well as a variety of “spotlight” sessions, hands on workshops, and demonstrations.

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Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou China

The annual North East Asia Conference was held in the city of Hangzhou, China on November 26-29, 2010. Development Tendencies of Higher Education in North East Asia and the cooperation between Universities were the core themes. Hu Jian Maio, President of Zhajiang Gongshang University and Chair of the NE Asia Council, reported on progress and prospects on Internationalization of Higher Education.

A very informative report was made by Khajiddusuren Nyamaa, President of Orkhon University, on the structure of the Higher Education in Mongolia and the International Cooperation of Universities and Colleges.

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The Executive Committee and Council of Senior Advisors Meeting of the IAUP was held in Tokyo, Japan, hosted by President Toyoshi Satow of the J.F. Oberlin University and President Ichiro Tanioka of the Osaka University of Commerce, at the Hotel Nikko Tokyo. This meeting brought together a good number of IAUP representatives from around the world, and some special invited guests, to discuss important issues related to present and future activities of our Association, from the perspectives of their respective institutions, countries and regions.  See photos here.

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IAUP President-elect, J. Michael Adams, represented IAUP as a featured speaker at the III World Forum of Alliance of Civilizations in Rio de Janeiro, May 27-29, 2010. Dr. Adams joined the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, Director-General of ISESCO in Saudi Arabia, and Malaysian Crown Prince Raja Nazrin Shah in the plenary session, “Education for an Intercultural Citizenship,” co-organized with UNESCO.

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