The Confucius Institute Courses and Workshops - Enrol now!
The University of Sydney Confucius Institute is the first Confucius Institute established in New South Wales. It operates under an agreement between The University of Sydney and the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) in China, in partnership with Fudan University in Shanghai. The Institute launch ceremony was held in the courtyard of the Old Teachers’ College on June 17, 2008.
The role of the University of Sydney Confucius Institute is to provide Chinese language and culture classes and programs of the highest academic standards to the greater Sydney community. As cultural and business ties between Australia and China become ever more important, there is an increasing need to provide the Australian public with more opportunities for understanding the long cultural history of China as well as the rapidly changing and complex society of modern day China. The Institute will help open doors in China, for Australians wishing to establish more mutually beneficial connections between Australia and China.
The Institute provides a unique insider’s view of Chinese culture and traditions and enhances the ability of businesspeople and the general public to communicate effectively with their Chinese counterparts, both linguistically and culturally. The Institute will deliver three workshops and one language course in 2008. These include “Mapping Modern Chinese History”, “China's Legal Revolution” and “Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine”.
For further information, please visit the Confucius Institute website: Courses and Workshops Enrol now! We are looking forward to you joining us!
Sport Knowledge Australia – Executive Sport Management and Elite Sport Coaching Upcoming Residential Programs
Sports Knowledge Australia is Australia's International Centre of Excellence in Sports Science and Management defined by its development and delivery of premium sport knowledge products and services. The Academic Programme division provides practical professional education courses and seminars in Australia and abroad.
There are two upcoming residential programmes – For more information see Executive Sport Management and Elite Sport Coaching
Deputy Vice-Chancellor International, Professor John Hearn speaks at the Guardian Higher Education Summit, London 2007
The first annual Guardian Higher Education Summit for leaders and senior managers in UK higher education examined the global, financial, research, educational and civic challenges facing higher education in the UK.
The summit provided an integrated and comprehensive update on the latest policy and insight into future developments, and set out how the leading higher education institutions in the world are tackling the changes in higher education and research. It also examined the solutions they are developing, the consequences for public policy, and the future shape and sustainability of higher education institutions in the UK.
Speakers included:
- Bill Rammell MP Minister of State for Further and Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
- David Willetts MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education
- Boris Johnson MP, Shadow Minister for Higher Education
- Professor David Eastwood, Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Professor John Hearn, Deputy Vice-Chancellor International and Professor of Physiology was the only speaker from Australia, discussed the global international higher edcuation challenge. To watch the video and full proceedings of the conference, click here.
VC Speaks on Management and Governance in Modern Research Universities
Professor Gavin Brown, Chairman, Association of Pacific Rim Universities, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The University of Sydney addressed the APRU Forum on Benchmarking Asia Pacific Universities in the Global Era: Competition and Collaboration. The forum was held at the National Taiwan University on 13 March 2007.
Copy of full speech
VC speaks at Public Services Summit 2006 Nobel Week
‘Economic Growth from Universities – Reality or Illusion’, this was the title of Professor Gavin Brown, Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney speech for the Public Services Summit 2006 (Hosted by the City of Stockholm and Cisco Systems) Nobel Week. Professor Brown noted that countries whose economies are growing fast are investing heavily in universities, while more mature economies are exhibiting caution. Based on his analysis of the evolution of the university in different countries, Prof Brown raised the question: Does a new global economy change conditions fundamentally and require different strategies based on networking and connectedness?. Copy of full speech
University of Sydney joins the Worldwide Universities Network
The University of Sydney has signed an agreement with The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) becoming a WUN partner. The WUN is a global strategic alliance that brings together a peer group of research-led institutions committed to innovation in research and education. Members of the WUN recognise that international collaboration is the most effective way to assemble the full range of diverse expertise and resources required to meet today's world educational and research challenges and enhance capability. Current WUN members include: Nanjing University, The Pensilvania State University, University of Bergen, University of Bristol, University of California, San Diego, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Leeds, University of Manchester, University of Oslo, University of Washington, Seattle, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, University of Wiscosin, Madison, University of York, Utrecht University and Zhejiang University. For more information see WUN.