Arts reach out
The Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New South
Wales, Australia made a reciprocal visit to affirm links between the
two Institutions. The University of Ulster and the China National
Academy of Fine Arts, Hang Zhou, renewed its exchange agreement for a
further three years. Professor An Bin from the Academy registered for
doctoral studies. Professor Wei Qian, China Central Normal University
joined the School as a self-funded Visiting Scholar.
Exchange
International student links in History, Philosophy and Politics
were enhanced, with students from Magee and Jordanstown visiting the
United States and international students being welcomed on all
campuses. A Colmcille Semester was mounted for students from the
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. A symposium on the themes of
‘Crossings’ was organised in July 2001 with colleagues in American
Studies from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
International language
The School of Languages and Literature developed research links with
Emory University, Atlanta, in drama; Harvard University in Celtic
Studies; Gdansk and Lódz Universities in Poland in British and Irish
Studies; the Universities of Toronto and Guelph (Canada) and Virginia
Techology College (US) in Ulster- cots Studies; and a consortium of
Chinese Universities in English language teaching.
Business to business
The Faculty of Business and Management staff were active on
international duty. Dr Paul Humphreys returned from a three-year leave
as an Associate Professor at Hong Kong University, and Dr Jimmy Hill
from a career break as Associate Professor at Notre Dame University in
the United States.
Boring not boring
Dr Keith Day of the School of Biological and Environmental Studies
chaired a European Forest sector COST project on Bark and Wood-Boring
Insects of Living Trees. This is the largest international project in
the sector and brings together 22 countries, 90 institutions and 175
scientists to determine the economic costs of these insect pests and
the best ways in which to manage them.
Engineering links
Students from the School of the Built Environment participated the
Network for Environmental Projects in Technology, United Europe
(NEPTUNE) project in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. total of six
European universities were represented. Two weeks were spent on a
project examining sustainability principles urban planning.
Dr. Marius Caraiman from the
Technical University, Iasi, Romania, visited the University for three
months to work on the ambient pressure dielectric barrier discharge
plasma processing of surfaces, including textiles.
Professor Stanley McGreal was a
member of the International Advisory Committee of the 4th Sharjah
Urban Planning Symposium and Professor Alastair Adair a member of the
scientific committee of the 8th European Real Estate Society Meeting
in Alicante. Dr Berry co-ordinated the University of Ulster's input
into the First Harvard-Ireland conference. Professor McGreal also
delivered a presentation at the Central European Initiative Economic
Summit Forum in Budapest.
Networking
The Faculty of Informatics established a Chinese Office to support
recruitment strategy. Applications from Chinese students have
subsequently increased for both taught courses and research studies.
The BSc Hons in Mathematics, Statistics and Computing was franchised
to be delivered at from the South China Agricultural University. This
will be a four-year programme, including one year English language
training by CELT and final year study at University of Ulster.
Visiting professor
Internationalisation of our research in Nursing was strengthened
through collaborative working with Visiting Scholar Professor Margie
Sandelowski of the University of Northern Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Professor Sandelowski is an expert in qualitative research methods.
Care in Russia
Professors Pat McCoy and Pam Eakin were awarded funding DFID to work
with NICare to enhance the capacity of Russia train professionals in
Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. Daphne Millar was supported to
work with NICare on a Russian project to develop primary care nursing.
First graduate
Dr Hsiu Yueh Hsu was the first Taiwanese student to graduate with DNSc.
The project which earned this award was a study of the quality of care
in nursing homes in Taiwan.
Cities at work
A major INTERREG IIC project enabled collaboration with the
universities of Groningen, the Netherlands, and Hagen, Germany. The
Cities at Work, includes a European workshop in Belfast.
Radiography links
Through a SOCRATES exchange programme students from the Czech
Republic, Holland, Norway, Portugal and Malta came to the University.
Each partner offers a specific speciality and our contribution is in
research methodology.
Cancer collaboration
Through Visiting Scholar Professor Bill Kaufmann, Professor Stephen
Downes has continued productive collaboration with Lineberger Cancer
Center, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill: this has
involved a student exchange, and visits by UNC staff to Coleraine.
Social Policy exchange
The BSc Social Policy and Administration had an exchange of students
under Socrates with Merseburg in Germany and Hame Polytechnic in
Finland.
Duquesne
In January 2001 a group of 17 educational professionals began a
collaborative Masters course in Education Technology following the
signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the School of
Education at the University of Ulster and Duquesne University in
Pittsburgh.
Social work
Social Work hosted a major international conference in Brasov, Romania
which addressed the theme Models of Social Work Education. The event
attracted delegates from all over Eastern Europe and was part of the
dissemination of a European Tempus Project at the University of
Transylvania which was co- rdinated by the University. Professor David
Bamford was appointed Honorary Professor of the University of
Transylvania in recognition of his work in developing social work
education in Romania.
School of Law
Professor Colm Campbell was appointed to the Scientific Committee of
the Human Rights Centre, Sportello dei Diritti Umani, University of
Pisa. Dr Venkat Iyer was a Visiting Scholar at the Aoyama Gakuin
University, Tokyo. Professor Barry Fitzpatrick continued his role as a
Visiting Professor at the University of Bremen and Professor Fionnula
Ni Aolain continued as a Visiting Professor at Columbia University,
New York. Professor David Wipmann made a second visit as a Visiting
Scholar and an exchange programme with Cornell University based on a
research programme into Gender, Sexuality and the Family was brought
to fruition with the visit of the Director of the programme, Professor
Martha Feldman.
Transitional justice
The first seminar in the ESRC-sponsored Transitional Justice seminar
series involved speakers from Cornell University, Yale University, New
York University and the University of Tel-Aviv.
Historical memory
Dr Patricia Lundy has been working through the local Ardoyne community
with the Trust Commission and Recovery of Historical Memory Project (REMHI)
organised by the Catholic Church in Guatemala. The Ardoyne Project was
funded (£50,000) by the Rowntree Foundation, and by the Department for
International Finance and Development.
Sex research
Dr Richard Ekins presented a paper on ‘Configurations of Ungendering
and the Emergence of Gender- egating Identities’ at the XVII Harry
Benjamin International Symposium on Gender Dysphoria, Galveston,
Texas. He was elected to the prestigious International Academy of Sex
Research for contributions as an ‘outstanding scientist’ in the field.
Applied Psychology
Student opportunities on the PGDip/MSc Applied Psychology course were
boosted by a new formal collaborative arrangement with The City
University of New York. Professor Julian Leslie led this initiative
through which students will develop the skills necessary to provide
therapy for children with behavioural problems such as autism and
hyperactivity. |
