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Asia Monitor
UNU e-Newsletter
Issue 20. March 2007
Asia News: UNU-AIT Signing
Ceremony and Joint Working Group held on 27 and 28 March, 2007
Asian Institute of Technology will co-host with UNU a signing ceremony to
become an associated institute of the UNU. The collaborated research work
will focus on the following four identified themes.
1. Urban futures and mega cities;
2. Water management;
2a. Mekong basin and GMSARN research networking
2b. Center of Excellence on Persistent Organic
Pollutants
2c. Water Research and applications
3. Online education and information dissemination.
4. Biodiplomacy Initiative
Associated
Institution Signing Ceremony between UNU and AIT
27-28 March, 2007
At Asian Institute
of Technology, Thailand
27-28 March, 2007, At Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
27
March (Tuesday)
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09:00-09:15
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Welcome
speech by AIT President
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09:15-09:30
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Opening
address by UNU Rector
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(UNU
Rector and AIT President
will include relevant points in their presentations on respective
institutional missions for the press attending the meeting)
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09:30-10:45
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Congratulatory
remarks (6-8 organizations) and Signing Ceremony between UNU-AIT
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10:45-11:10
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Coffee
Break
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11:10-12:40
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Collaborating theme description and
Q&A
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11:10-11:30
Urban futures and
mega cities – Hans van Ginkel, UNU Rector
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11:30-11:50 Water management (Srikantha Herath, Ajit Ajit Annachhatre)
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11:50-12:10
Biodiplomacy (Balakrishna Pisupati, Sudip Rakshit)
12:10-12:20
On-line learning (Brendan
Barrett, Peter
Haddawy)
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12:20-12:40 Q/A
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12:40-14:00
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Lunch
Break
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14:00-15:30
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Keynote
Lectures (30 min + 10 min discussion each)
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14:10-14:50
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Water
Issues in Asia - Prof. Kaoru
Takara,
Kyoto University
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14:50-15:30
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Urban
Issues in Asia - from AIT
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15:30
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Closing
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28th
March (Wednesday)
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9:30-15:
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Working
groups on the four themes will hold meetings in parallel where the
following activities will take place
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1) Presentations from
UNU highlighting:
(I) Expectations from
this cooperation
(II) Possible joint
activities
(III) Possibilities and efforts
needed for tapping various funding sources
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2) Presentations from AIT highlighting:
(I) Expertise
available and
(II) Experience with
similar activities
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3)
Brainstorm session to operationalize the program targeting:
(I) Identification of
joint activities to be undertaken and efforts needed thereof
(II) Identification of
funding sources to be pursued
(III) Finalization of
activities and timetable
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15:30-17:
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Joint
summary statements of the UNU-AIT collaborations
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