News from Partners

• Students Map Out Asia-Pacific Future by ANU News July 2011
  
  The future of our region and its potential to radically reshape the world was the focus of a four-day conference taking place at ANU this week. Asia Pacific Week 2011 saw 100 of the world's top university students engage with leading thinkers on Asia and the Pacific through a series of themed panels and interactive sessions.
  
  Also see Q & Asia: Where is Asia Headed by ANU News 7 September 2011


• Students Receive Awards for Study at The University of Tokyo by the University of California, Berkeley 23 May 2011
  
  Three UC Berkeley students have received awards for study at The University of Tokyo for summer 2011. Lisa Bohn, Kristin Low, and Melissa Milder are participants on the Global Summer Program at The University of Tokyo and recipients of the Friends of Todai, Inc. (FOTI) International Leadership Award. The goal of the FOTI International Leadership Award is to develop future leaders committed to international academic collaboration through an exchange of students between the University of Tokyo and universities in the United States.

Partners' Highlights 

• Berkeley 2011 - The Year in Pictures by UC Berkeley News Center 22 December 2011
  


• ETH Strategy for 2012-2016: Sustainable Growth as the Guiding Theme by ETH Life 20 December 2011
  Every four years, ETH Zurich publishes its strategy brochure: the strategy for 2012 to 2016 focuses on sustainable growth in education, research and the provision of services as well as on a university culture that supports innovative research and work and enables creative ideas to become reality.
  
• Commemorating 10th Year of Master's Program in Environmental Management by NUS Newshub 19 December 2011
  The NUS School of Design and Environment (SDE) held a conference themed "Sustainable Environmental Management in Urban Asia" on 15 and 16 December 2011 in conjunction with the 10th anniversary celebration of the multi-disciplinary Master of Science in Environmental Management (MEM) program. 
  
• A Look Back at Yale Campus and Community News in 2011 by Yale News 16 December 2011
  
• University of Copenhagen Creates New Super Faculties by KU News 15 December 2011
  
  REFORM. University of Copenhagen has decided to merge four of the University's eight faculties into two. This is done to create better synergy between research and education.
  
• UC Berkeley Launches Groundbreaking Middle-Class Financial Aid Plan by UC Berkeley News Center 14 December 2011
  
  Chancellor Robert Birgeneau announced today (Wednesday, Dec. 14) a new financial aid program to help middle-class families pay for the growing cost of an undergraduate degree.
  
• PKU Delegation Visits Yale University by Peking Global News 7 December 2011
  
  Peking University （PKU） Council Chairman Zhu Shanlu and his delegation paid a visit to Yale University and held talks with President Richard Levin and Vice President Linda Koch Lorimer of Yale University. Yale President Richard Levin welcomed PKU delegation saying that PKU was one of the most important partners for Yale in China and that the PKU-Yale Joint Undergraduate Program had been fruitful.
  
• ETH Board Backs the Call for More Resources to be Invested in the Education at ETH Zurich by ETH Life 2 December 2011
  
  At its final meeting of the current term of office, the ETH Board clearly backed the call for more resources to be invested in the education of excellent professionals at ETH Zurich and at EPFL. In order to safeguard the quality of teaching, however, the ETH Board is no longer able to rule out cutbacks in other areas.  
  
• Education Leaders Share Insights at Second China-India-Singapore Dialogue by NUS Knowledge Enterprise December 2011
  
  The Second China-India-Singapore Dialogue on Higher Education was held on 21 October 2011 at the NUS University Hall. Focusing on the topic "Models of Public and Private Higher Education", this year's Dialogue featured six distinguished education leaders from China, India and Singapore. 
  
• Barry Halliwell Receives Ken Bowman Research Award by NUS Knowledge Enterprise December 2011
  
  NUS Deputy President (Research and Technology) Prof Barry Halliwell received the Ken Bowman Research Award at the 13th Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences (ICS) Awards held on 15 October 2011 in Winnipeg, Canada. He was recognised for his significant contributions to the understanding of the role of free radicals and antioxidants in cardiovascular disease. 
  
• Obesity In Their Sights: AIM Could Transform Our Understanding of Diet by Todai Research News 9 November 2011
  
  A research team under Professor Toru Miyazaki at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Medicine has determined the key protein that triggers many of the problems associated with obesity.  Ten years ago, Miyazaki discovered the protein AIM (apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage), and he showed in 2010 that AIM triggers the breakdown of fat in fatty tissue. By using a range of genetic engineering and traditional techniques, both in vitro and in vivo, Miyazaki's team has now shown that AIM is the trigger for inflammation and the health problems associated with obesity.
   
• Sainsbury Laboratory Wins World's Best Learning Building Award by Oxford News 8 November 2011
  
  The Sainsbury Laboratory has been acclaimed as the World's Best Learning Building 2011 at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona.  Completed earlier this year and officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen in April, the Sainsbury Laboratory will eventually accommodate 120 world-leading scientists studying plant development and diversity in state-of-the art laboratory facilities. 
• Lord Rees Explores "Limits of Science" in Romane Lectures by Oxford News 3 November 2011
  
  Lord Rees explored the limits of our current understanding of science, whether there are intrinsic limits to our scientific understanding, and the factors limiting how science is applied, at Oxford's Romanes Lecture.  
  
• NIHA Forum discusses issues in fighting chronic diseases in Asia by NUS News Portal 2 November 2011
  
  The focus on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) for this second NUS Initiative to Improve Health in Asia (NIHA) Forum is an apt and timely choice, considering the severe challenge posed by NCDs to societies. Singapore Minister for Health Mr Gan Kim Yong was speaking at the NIHA Forum themed "Combating Chronic Disease in Asia – Gaps and Innovations" organised by NUS on 1 November 2011. 
  
• PKU International Cultural Festival Kicks Off by PKU News 23 October 2011
  
  The 2011 Peking University (PKU) International Cultural Festival (ICF) has come out since late September. The theme of this year's ICF is going to be "Creativity and Our Future". In the following two months, there will be a series high-profile activities coming up on campus. 
  
• Health of UK Research Base at Risk, VC Warns by Oxford News 4 October 2011
  
  Speaking in the Divinity School in the Bodleian Library, Professor Hamilton warned that the health of the UK research base is at risk from cuts to government funding of higher education.  He said: 'It is dispiriting to say the least to learn that the share of GDP the UK spends on higher education has fallen to 1.2 per cent, thereby pushing it still further down the OECD index, and further behind the international average. And this is while public expenditure on universities elsewhere is expanding. When other governments are ramping up investment in higher education, particularly for research, treading water will not be enough. 
  
• Cambridge Ranked Best in the World by Cambridge News 5 September 2011
  
  The University of Cambridge has been ranked number one in the world for the second year running in the 2011 QS World Ranking of universities.  The rankings assess factors including reputation, graduate employability, research and staff-student ratios.  They are compiled from surveys of more than 33,000 global academics and 16,000 graduate employers, the largest ever conducted.