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| Scholarships |
 Bangladesh, Islamic University of
Technology
Fazli Ilahi:
The University offers two scholarships for eligible candidates of the
area of Aceh, Indonesia to pursue any undergraduate engineering
programme of the Islamic University of Technology for four years
starting in the academic year, 2005-2006.
For more information, contact the Registrar tel: 9800960 fax: +880 2
9800970/
http://www.iutoic-dhaka.edu
(external link)
Lebanon, Notre Dame
University of Louaize
Edgar Merheb-Harb:
The University offers to receive free of charge and provide
accommodation for five students of the tsunami-affected region.
For more information, contact eharb@ndu.edu.lb
Lithuania, Mykolo Romerio
Universitetas
Alvydas Pumputis:
The University will provide complete funding for 5 students from the
affected region to study under the programme of Masters of Law
delivered in the English language.
For more information, please visit the website: http://www.mruni.lt/english/enframes/i_s.html
(external link)
Contact: Mrs. Giedrè Račienè, Director of the Centre for
International Relations and Studies (trsc@mruni.lt)
People's Friendship
University of Russia
Dr. G.G. Sokolov
Vice-Rector for
International Relations:
The Peoples' Friendship University of Russia is offering 20
scholarships (5 full scholarships to each country of the
tsunami-affection region (Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand))
for full-time degree programmes as from September 2005.
Scholarships cover the costs of tuition fees, medical service and
accommodation, but exclude travel and other personal expenses.
Miklukho-Maklaya Str. 6
Moscow 117198
Russia
bilibin@adm.pfu.edu.ru
Website: http://www.pfu.edu.ru/
(external link)
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Australia, Edith Cowan University
Millicent Poole:
She supports the ideas of a conference and of bidding funds, both in
partnership with UNESCO to rebuild the intellectual infrastructure.
Pakistan, Sir Syed
University of Engineering and Technology
The University proposes to provide guidance and support to redevelop
the educational system/programmes.
United Kingdom, Open
University
Brenda Gourley:
The University proposes to offer course materials and expertise if
necessary in the disciplines that would be specified by the higher
education institutions of the affected region. |
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| LOCAL INITIATIVES |
India
Association of Indian Universities
The Association suggested that IAU might adopt
some
higher education institutions in the affected area.
Source: Dayanand Dongaonkar,
Secretary General
Indonesia,
University
of Indonesia
The University
of Indonesia (UI) first concentrated its efforts to help Tsunami
victims in
Aceh and Northern Sumatra by providing medical support and building a
rescue
center. The tuition fee of students from Aceh was waived and the
University of
Indonesia took in students from Syiah Kuala University. UI is now
planning the
rehabilitation of Aceh.
Thailand, Bangkok
Chulalongkorn
University
From the first day of the catastrophe, the University reacted by
dispatching medical teams, organizing a press conference to explain the
phenomenon, mobilizing university students, dispatching a forensic
physician team, offering a telephone inquiry service and setting up
competent teams to assess the damages and prepare the rehabilitation.
The University also provided a proposal
on social and economic restoration and rehabilitation of the
Tsunami-ravaged communities in Phang-gna Province.
Source: Khunying
Suchada
Kiranandana, Chulalongkorn University President
Contact person : Dr. Kua Wongboonsin: kua@chula.ac.th
Thailand,
Songkhla
Prince of Songkla
University
Prince of Songkla University (PSU) provided
immediate
assistance to the disaster affected areas by dispatching medical teams
and
sending medical and other supplies. PSU Phuket Campus, luckily
unaffected
became a relief centre and provided interpreters. The Student Union of
Hat Yai
Campus collected money for the people in the affected region.
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