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A Sampling of Recent Visits
University academics and administrators from South Korea
Thirteen seniors administrators and academics from Korea Advanced Institute
of Science and Technology, South Korea, came to Stanford and met with their
counterparts from more than seven departments from the School of Engineering
and from other offices on-campus that are related to the School of Engineering.
They shared best practices with their Stanford counterparts.
Student affairs administrators from Taiwan
A delegation of twelve staff members from the Student Affairs division
at National Taiwan University met with their colleagues from the Vice-Provost
for Student Affairs here and also with representatives from the Career
Development Center, the Judicial Affairs Office and Residential Education
to learn about the structure of VPSA and to exchange ideas about new services
to students.
Brazilian visitors interested in the future of biofuels
A delegation from Brazil, whose visit was sponsored by the Department
of State's International Visitors Leadership Program, met with Stanford
experts to discuss the status of biofuels. It included researchers, a key
political supporter of biofuel and a representative of the Brazilian biofuel
industry.
French government official
An Academy Rector and Chancellor of the Universities (Chief Education
Officer) from one of the 30 regional education authorities in France came
to Stanford and met with representatives from OTL, SPRIE and the Stanford
Genome Technology Center. In France, the Rector is appointed by a decree
of the President of the French Republic on the recommendation of the Council
of Ministers and he is the direct representative of the French Minister
for 'National Education, Higher Education and Research' in his/her region.
He/She is charged with overseeing the entire range of academic programs,
including budget and personnel, for one of the academic regions. The purpose
of the visit was to acquire a greater awareness of the strength and breadth
of research and development in U.S. universities and corporations.
Visitor from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A visitor from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with Hoover
Institution experts to exchange thoughts on the current political situation
in the Middle East and North Africa.
Academic from a university in Namibia
A Professor of Law and Human Rights from University of Namibia came to
Stanford to meet his counterparts at the Law School to exchange best practices
and discuss possible cooperation.
Delegation from a Finnish university
A delegation
from University of Jyväskylä, Finland, met with
colleagues from the Stanford Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational
Research (SCANCOR) and several faculty members from their respective
areas of interest/focus. They also met with a few senior Stanford administrators
to discuss multidisciplinary research and research funding
issues.
Government officials and academics from Kazakhstan
The Dean of the International Relations Department of Al-Farabi Kazakh
National University and two government officials from the Ministry of Education
in Kazakhstan came to Stanford to discuss issues in the areas of academic
integrity, faculty development, curriculum development and the role of
our University Registrar.
Chinese university senior administrators and academics
A delegation of government officials, senior administrators and professors
from China's most prestigious universities met representatives from the
Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Research and Graduate Policy, the
Office of Sponsored Research, and the Office of the President to discuss
research administration and multi-disciplinary research efforts at Stanford.
They also visited the Ginzton Laboratory, where they met with several staff
members and students who presented their current research projects and
gave the delegation a tour of the facilities.
