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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
ANNUAL REPORT TO SENATE
January - December, 2002
1.
INTRODUCTION
The Senate Committee on International Activities (SCIA) is a Standing Committee (Reporting
Category "B") established under terms of the University Policy on International Activities (GP
23). The terms of reference and composition of the Committee are attached as Annex A, and can
be found on the following web page: http://www.reg.sfu.calSenate/SenateComms/SCIA.html
In 2002, SCIA met ten times. This Annual Report highlights the issues dealt with by the
Committee over the course of the year. For Senators wishing more detailed information
concerning SCIA's deliberations, the approved minutes of the meetings can be found on the
following web page: http://www.reg.sfu.ca/Senate/SenateComms/SCIA/index.html
A complete list of current student exchange relationships, field schools, institutional linkages,
projects/programs and alumni representation is attached as Annex B, SFU's International Profile.
Detailed information on each of these activities can be found by searching SFU's International
Activities Database, located at the following website: http://www.sfu.ca/intemational/
Senators may also wish to contact the Committee's Secretary, Ms Mimi Maung, by telephone:
604.291-4494 or by email: mkmaung@sfu.ca for further information.
1.1
SCIA Members
Committee membership changed significantly during the course of the year. From January
through May 2002, Committee members included:
•
• Jon Driver
• John Waterhouse
• Valerie Dunsterville
• Paul McFetridge
• Larry Weldon
• Margaret Jackson
• Nello Angerilli
• Lorena Jara
• Jack Chang
President, or designate (chair)
Vice-President, Academic (Ex-officio)
Senator (at large)
Faculty Senator (chair of ISEC)
Faculty Senator
Faculty Senator
Executive Director, SFU International (ex-officio)
Student Senator (graduate, at large)
Student Senator (undergraduate, at large)
SCIA membership from June - December 2002 comprised:
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Jon Driver
John Waterhouse
Valerie Dunsterville
Paul McFetridge
Larry Weldon
Cohn Jones
Nello Angerilli
Clement Apaak
Taira Poletz
• Catherine Price
• Mimi Maung
1.2
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President, or designate (chair)
Vice-President, Academic (Ex-officio)
Senator (at large)
Faculty Senator (chair of ISEC)
Faculty Senator
Faculty Senator
Executive Director, SFU International (ex-officio)
Student Senator (graduate, at large)
Student Senator (undergraduate, at large) *June..July*
Associate Director, International Cooperation
(secretary, non-voting) **from January - September**
Program Assistant, SFU International
(secretary, non-voting) * *from October - December* *
Dates of SCIA Meetings in 2002
• February 19, 2002
• March 19, 2002
• April 16, 2002
• May 14 2002
• June 11, 2002
• July 9, 2002
• September 17, 2002
• October 15, 2002
• November 19, 2002
• December 10, 2002
Current SCIA membership and dates of meetings can be found on the following web page:
hup://www.reg.sfu.calSenate/SenateComms/SCIA.html
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2.
APPROVALS
2.1
China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and
Development - Phase Ill
• SCIA approved, in principle, SFU's involvement in Phase III of the China Council for
International Cooperation on Environment and Development project presented by Earl Drake
during February SCIA general meeting. The CCICED-Phase III goal is to assist China in
developing integrated, coherent policies that recognize the critical linkages between environmental
sustainability, and economic and social development. The total value of Canada's
contribution to the CCICED-III is $8 million.
• Further information on the CCICED can be found on the website:
http://www.harbour.sfu.caldlaml
2.2
New Student Exchange agreements
SCIA approved two new student exchange agreements.
• Australia National University (Canberra, Australia).
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Madrid, Spain).
2.3
Department of Archaeology field school in China, and related MOU's with
Peking University and Institute of Archaeology (Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences)
2.4
Geography 497 field study program (U.K.)
2.5
Thomas Merton program (Humanities)
2.6
MOU with Istitute d'Etudes politigues de Lille (France)
2.7
Graduate Liberal Studies travel program
2.8
REM 663 field trip (Mexico)
3.
RECEIVED FOR INFORMATION
3.1
Delivery of Object Technology Program in Singapore. (Continuing
Studies)
3.2
Development of Letter of Intent for CIDA funded Tier 1 competition.
(Continuing Studies)
•
3.3
Report from International Student Exchange Committee.
Student exchanges
The International Student Exchange Committee (ISEC), a sub-committee of SCIA, is responsible
for making recommendations on the establishment of any new student exchange agreements and
selecting candidates for exchange programs. Information on ISEC can be found on the following
web page: http://www.reg.sfu.calSenate/SenateComms/ISEC.html
In 2001/02, ISEC selected 97 students to participate in the University's international bilateral
and multilateral undergraduate exchanges. A detailed report is included as Annex C.
The following chart illustrates the trend in the number of students who have participated in
international exchanges since 1992/93.
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Field Schools
SFU International reported that the following field schools were completed during May-July,
2002:
• China (Jilin University, Changchun): 7 participants; led by Z McRobbie, Linguistics
• Fiji Linguistics (University of South Pacific, Suva): 10 participants; led by P McFetridge
• Fiji Archaeology (University of South Pacific, Suva): 20 participants; led by D Burley
• France (Univ Francois Rabelais, Tours): 17 participants; led by P Wrenn, French
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• Greece (Argostoli, Kefalonia): 13 participants; led by R Panchasi, History
• Czech Republic (Charles Univ, Prague): 20 participants; led by J Zaslove, Humanities
• SE Asia (Vietnam/Thailand): 18 participants; led by M Howard, Sociology/Anthropology
3.4
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CIDA has approved remaining EIUDP contingency funds to be used to
support dialogue between Moslem and Christian communities in Ambon.
Indonesia.
in Driver, Chair
Committee on International Activities
20, 2003
SCIA 's 2002 Annual Report to Senate: Annex B
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL PROFILE
BILATERAL EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIPS: undergraduate students
Location
Argentina
Australia
Chile
China
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
England
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
-
(Buenos Aires)
(Canberra)
(Adelaide)
(Melbourne)
(Perth)
(Melbourne)
(Perth)
(Sydney)
(Santiago)
(Shanghai)
(Changchun)
(Havana)
(Prague)
(AarhUs)
(Copenhagen)
(Quito)
(Bath)
(Brighton)
(Leeds)
(Norwich)
(Suva)
(Jyvaskyl)
(Paris)
(Lille)
(Nice)
(Köln)
(Athens)
Hong Kong
Japan
Korea
Mexico
Netherlands
(Osaka)
(Tokyo)
(Taejon)
(Seoul)
(Seoul)
(Guadalajara)
(Mexico City)
(Monterrey, &
other campuses)
(Puebla)
(Groningen)
(Amsterdam)
(Utrecht)
University I Institution
Discipline
Universidad de Belgrano
Australian National University
Flinders University
Monash University
Murdoch University
Swinbume University of Technology
University of Western Australia
University of Western Sydney
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
East China Normal University
Jilin University
Universidad de la Habana
Charles University
Aarhus University
Copenhagen Business School
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
University of Bath
The University of Sussex
The University of Leeds
The University of East Anglia
University of the South Pacific
University of Jyvaskylä
Foundation Nationale des
Sciences Politiques (ScPo)
Institute de Science Politiques
Universite Nice Sophia Antipolis
Universität zu KOln
National & Kapodistrian University of
Athens
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Baptist University
University of Hong Kong
Kansai Gaidai
Meiji Gakuin Daigaku
Korean Advanced Institute for Science
& Technology (KAIST)
Seoul National University
Yonsei University
Universidad de Guadalajara
Instituto Tecnológico AutOnomo
de Mexico (11AM)
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios
Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)
Universidad de las Americas (UDLA)
Hanzehogeschool Groningen
Universiteit van Amsterdam (ISHSS)
Universiteit Utrecht
Spanish, All disciplines
Various disciplines
Various disciplines
Various disciplines
Various disciplines
Business & Communication
Various disciplines
Various disciplines
All disciplines
Chinese Language & Culture
Chinese Language & Culture
Arts
East & Central European Studies
English
Business
All disciplines, Spanish
Science & other disciplines
Arts, Science
Majority of disciplines
Arts, Biology, History
All disciplines
All disciplines
French, Political Science,
History
Political Science
All disciplines
Arts, Social Sciences
Various disciplines
All disciplines
All disciplines
All disciplines
Asian/Japanese Studies
Asian/Japanese Studies
Engineering, Computer Science
All disciplines
Asian Studies, Business
Business Administration
Business, Social Sciences
Spanish, Other disciplines
Business, Spanish
Business
Business
Various disciplines
C',.
New Zealand
Norway
S
Philippines
Scotland
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
USA
(Auckland)
(Oslo)
(Sandvika)
(Manila)
(Manila)
(Dundee)
(Edinburgh)
(Glasgow)
(Dundee)
(Cape Town)
(Madrid)
(Gothenberg)
(Lund)
(Uppsala)
(Basel)
(Taipei)
(Taipei)
(Bangkok)
(Bangkok)
(Istanbul)
(Boston)
(San Diego)
(Orono)
(Bellingham)
(Albuquerque)
University of Auckland
University of Oslo
Norwegian School of Management
Dc la Salle University
University of the Philippines
The University of Dundee
Heriot-Watt University
Strathclyde University
University of Dundee
National University of Singapore
University of Cape Town
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Chalmers Univesity of Technology
Lund University
Uppsala University
UniversitAt Basel
National Taiwan Normal University
National Taiwan University
Chulalongkorn University
Thammasat University
Koç University
Northeastern University
San Diego State University
University of Maine
Western Washington University
University of New Mexico
All disciplines
All disciplines
Business
All disciplines
Various disciplines
Arts
Business, Economics
All disciplines
Various disciplines
Various disciplines
Various disciplines
Various disciplines
Engineering, Physics
All disciplines
All disciplines
English, Other disciplines
Chinese Language & Culture
Chinese Language & Culture
Business
Asian Studies, Other disciplines
All disciplines
Arts, Sciences
Business, Arts, Science
Most disciplines
Can Studies, All disciplines
All disciplines
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BILATERAL EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIPS: graduate students Location
.
Argentina
Australia
Chile
Denmark
England
France
(Belgrano)
(Sydney)
(Santiago)
(Copenhagen)
(Manchester)
(Grenoble)
Germany
Korea
Taiwan
(Cologne)
(Seoul)
(Taipei)
(Taipei)
University I Institution
Discipline
Universidad de Belgrano
University of Western Sydney
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Copenhagen Business School
Manchester Business School
Groupe Ecole Supérieurede Commerce
(ESC) Grenoble
Universitat des Kaiserslautern
Seoul National University
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan Normal University
Various
Various
Various
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Chinese Language & Culture
Mandarin Training Centre
I
I CONSORTIUM EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIPS
Consortium Name I Location
University I Institution
National Student Exchange (NSE)
over 80 public American universities across the USA
+ three universities in Puerto Rico
Discipline
All disciplines
European Union-Canada Consortium for Management of Technology
European Community
Helsinki University of Technology
(Otakaari)
Finland
Politecnico di Milano
(Milano)
Italy
Chalmers University of Technology
(Goteborg)
Sweden
Applied Sciences
North American Design Institute (NADI)
(Guadalajara)
Mexico
(Monterrey)
Engineering
USA
(Detroit)
(Santa Clara)
Universidad de Guadalajara
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios
Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)
University of Detroit Mercy
Santa Clara University
Education
Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education
McGill University
Canada
University of British Columbia
Universidad AutOnoma del Estado de Morelos
Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma del Mexico, Facultad de Psicologia
Universidad Pedagogica Nacional
University of New Mexico
University of California Los Angeles
USA
Arizona State University
IFIELD SCHOOLS
Location
China
(Changchun)
(Beijing)
Czech Republic (Prague)
(Tours)
France
Ghana
(Legon)
(Kephalonia)
Greece
Mexico
(Oaxaca)
South East Asia Thailand/Vietnam
(Suva, Fiji)
South Pacific
Various Latin American countries
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University I Institution
Discipline
Jilin University
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences &
Peking University
Charles University
University of Tours
University of Ghana
Chinese Studies
Archaeology &
Paleoanthropology
Arts, Humanities
French Language & Culture
West Africian Music & Dance
Hellenic Studies
Education
Sociology/Anthropology
Archaeology; Linguistics
Spanish/Latin American Studies
Benito Juarez University
University of the South Pacific
I INSTITUTIONAL LINKAGES / SPECIAL INITIATIVES
University / Institution
Location
Australia
Bangladesh
Chile
China
Cuba
Czech Republic
France
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Hong Kong
Indonesia
(Sydney)
(Dhaka)
(Concepción)
(Beijing)
(Beijing)
(Beijing)
(Shanghai)
(Shanghai)
(Shanghai)
(Harbin)
(Havana)
(Prague)
(Nice)
(Legon)
(Bogor)
(Bandung)
(Manado)
(Pekanbaru)
(Yogyakarta)
Israel
(Jerusalem)
Japan
(Kushiro)
Korea
I
(Osaka)
(Miyazaki)
(Incheon)
University of Western Sydney
International University of Business, Agriculture and Technology
Universidad de ConcepciOn
Beijing Broadcasting Institute
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Peking University
East China Normal University
Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Shanghai Teacher Education Institute
Harbin Normal University
University of Havana
Charles University
EduFrance
France-Canada Research Foundation
University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
University of Ghana
University of Patras
Ministry of Education, Greenland
Hong Kong Baptist University:
I. David Lam Institute for East-West Studies
2. Wing Lung Bank Intl Institute for Business Development
3. Shenzhen Virtual University Park
Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) - Bogor Agriculture Institute
Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
Universitas Sam Ratulangi (UNSRAT)
University of Riau
Universitas Gadjah Mada (13GM)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hokkaido University of Education
Kushiro Public University of Economics
Kushiro Institute of Technology
Otemon Gakuin University
Miyazaki International College (MIC)
Inha University
S
(Seoul)
(Seoul)
(Taejon)
.
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
Philippines
(Tijuana)
(Amsterdam)
Singapore
(Botswana)
(Bangkok)
(Bangkok)
(Chiang Mai)
(Hat Yai)
(Khon Kaen)
South Africa
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Vietnam (Hanoi)
(Hanoi)
(Hanoi)
(Ho Chi Minh)
(Nhu Trang)
Dongduk Women's University
Seoul National University
Korean Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST)
National Institute of Educational Management
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF)
Vrije Universiteit
Colombo Plan Staff College for Technical Education
University of The Philippines
Temasek Polytechnic
SEAMO Regional Language Centre (RLC)
National University of Singapore
TMC Centre for Advanced Education
University of Botswana
Kasetsart University
Ministry of University Affairs
Chiang Mai University
Prince of Songkla University
Khon Kaen University
Rajabhat Institutes of North East Thailand
University of the West Indies
Hanoi Agricultural University
Hanoi University of Education
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy
University of Fisheries
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PROJECTS/PROGRAMS
.
Donor
Location
Project
Brazil
China
Instituto de Technologica do Paraná (TECPAR)
CIDA
China Council for International Cooperation on
Environment and Development
Distance Education Program in Career Counselling
Jilin University Chinese Language Master's Degree program
CIDA
Eastern Indonesia University Development Project
CIDA
Secondary School Teacher Education Project
CIDA
Building Community Economic Development
Capacity in Latin America
CIDA
Women, Poverty & Education in Mexico
China
China
Indonesia
Malawi
Mexico
-
Mexico
SFU Unit
CPROST
David Lam Centre
Distance Education
David Lam Centre
Science
Distance Education
Community Economic
Development Centre
Arts & Continuing Studies
I
ALUMNI Representation
Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, & Western
Europe
http://www.sfu.calinternational
March 2003
SCIA 's 2002 Annual Report to Senate: Annex C
Outgoing Student Exchanges: Sept 2001-Aug 2002
W/D = withdrew; N/A = not approved; SEM = semester;
# of students who went per sem; does not include C/O
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