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Our very own Virginia Lawrence, IPP Project Manager, Assisting C.E.O., Commuications Technology Director, and Webmaster has been participating to a small degree in submitting internet research to the Sub-Saharan Africa Low Bandwidth / High Bandwidth project that has been ongoing in Bournemouth, England. Her involvement though limited is also an invitation to other IPP fellows and board members to reach out and join in the fun. Start helping other people in and outside of the IPP framework. During February 2008, an IPP Board member featured a training workshop on Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Management at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Vikram Pattarkine, a Board member with IPP, conducted an international training workshop on wastewater treatment and environmental management in February 2008 at Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital. Adroit Environment Consultants Ltd., a local consulting firm, organized the program. Attendees included senior government officials, industry leaders, engineers, and wastewater treatment plant operators. Dr. Pattarkine was the lead faculty, supported by Dr. Nasir Uddin Khan Adroit. Topics covered included: •
Wastewater treatment fundamentals The training was greatly appreciated by the attendees, who learned about modern biological wastewater treatment techniques. One of the attendees, Md Julfikar Sheikh, remarked: "It was indeed a very nice opportunity for me to have attended a summary training program conducted by you. It was really exciting to learn about some of the new technologies which you introduced." Bangladesh has an immediate need for textile effluent treatment; the workshop served as an important first step in capacity building in the country. Vikram Dr. Carolyn Hodges is inviting IPP members to Participate in the ICT and Networks group: January 2008 I have just returned from a meeting of our university International Development Group. We talked about a project we are developing which requires us to research access to low bandwidth internet, cell phones and landline telephones in Sub-Saharan Africa. I would like to get in touch with IPP colleagues to see whether they might be able to point us in the direction of appropriate source material. Thanks and best wishes, Carrie Dr
Caroline Hodges Bournemouth
University 
IPP Board Member Rajendra
Kurup
Chaired last year's International Sustainable Engineering
Conference held in Oct. and Nov. 2007
Our own Rajendra Kurup,a Board Member, of the International Professors Project, chaired the International Conference on Sustainable Engineering, this past October and November. The conference was sponsored by the Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering and supported by funds from the Perth government and local businesses. This conference was held in Perth, Western Australia between 31st October and 2 November 2007. Sustainability has arrived as the major driving force for innovation and development in the twenty-first century. This conference was a showcase, for the role, of engineering, in delivering sustainable outcomes. Last year's conference was an outstanding program, of international and local speakers, presenting solutions, to some, of our most pressing problems. Keynote speakers did present examples, of international best practice, on topics including: Impacts
of Climate Change IPP is a Google Grant Recipient: The International Professors Project has been awarded a Google Grant for service in using technology to assist in the development of higher education in low-income countries. We are now able to spend $10,000 a month on adverts with Google's strategic assistance.
Debbie Rabina Presented IPP at The annual conference of ALISE (Association of Library and Information Science Educators) held this January in Seattle, had as its theme Habits of Mind and Practice: Preparing Reflective Professionals. The International Education SIG presented a panel of five speakers that spoke about Optimizing Teaching Experiences Abroad. The panel was well attended and the audience had an opportunity to hear, most for the first time, about IPP and the type of people IPP seems to attract, many young people with academic credentials that are choosing an alternative to the traditional academic track route. Other panelists included someone from Fulbright, and three individuals that told their personal story of teaching abroad in Indonesia, American Samoa, and India. Wikipedia defines an "International Professor"... Wikipedia has added a new flavor to the definition of a "professor" and given it a whole new meaning to include that of an "international professor". You can open Wiki and by locating the search box on left-hand side type in "professor" or click on this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor
Brinjac Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Vikram Pattarkine as the latest member of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) of the Chesapeake Bay Program. Dr. Pattarkine will provide expertise in wastewater treatment technologies and water quality management, which are currently very high priority subjects in efforts to improve environmental conditions in the Bay and its watershed. Dr. Pattarkine will provide his expertise to answer technical questions arising from management and policy debates on these issues. He will also lend his perspective and professional opinion to the much broader array of issues that STAC considers. STAC is composed of approximately three dozen scientists and engineers from a wide range of disciplines. Collectively this group provides technical advice and recommendations to the state and federal agencies comprising the Bay Program. The STAC membership also serves as a link to the larger scientific community in the region, working to insure that all management and policy decisions are based on the best available information. Dr. Pattarkine will serve as a valuable link between STAC and the Water Environment Federation, where he actively participates in technical committee activities.
The
purpose of this paper is to examine the new pattern of academic
mobility and knowledge production across international borders as part
of the twenty-first century geography of higher education. To find out
more click
here to download the abstract and you can also
view details of the seminar series by clicking here.
(Harrisburg, PA) – Brinjac Engineering, one of Pennsylvania's largest and a leading engineering firm in the Mid-Atlantic region, is pleased to announce Dr. Vikram M. Pattarkine as the firm’s Senior Vice President responsible for expanding its environmental practice. Dr. Pattarkine is a specialist in biological wastewater treatment, particularly biological nutrient removal, which is of critical concern in the Chesapeake Bay watershed... (click for full story) Linde-Laursen is a New International Professor
Professor Anders Linde-Laursen (above, with students, outside the Nordic Center at Fudan U., China) teaches Anthropology and International Studies in the School of World Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has ongoing teaching projects at Fudan University,Shanghai, and at VCUQ, VCU's art and design campus in Education City, Doha, Qatar. (read more)
IPP
Fellows ~ Professors Rick Wilk
and Anne Pyburn,
anthropologist and archaeologist, both of Indiana University, are here
shown conducting a seminar for social science professors.They were each
teaching this summer in Kazakhstan. The professors studying with them
are from universities in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan,
Usbekistan and Tajikistan. Rick's mission was to introduce the idea of
applied anthropology and culturally-appropriate development. The
Seminar for Central Asian Social Science Professors was funded by the
Soros Foundation. In addition to her work in Kazakhstan, Anne spent
time in Brazil this summer teaching ethics and public archeology to
Brazilian university faculty. She also has been working on a project
designed to help Central Asian countries prepare to deal with looting
of cultural property, and managing heritage in ways that do not promote
ethnic rivalry and conflict.
In July, Hanoi University of Foreign Studies President Vang and HUFS were honored by receiving the noble award, the Order of Independence from the President of Vietnam for outstanding achievement. Only the Order of Ho Chi Minh medal is a greater honor. HUFS' International Relations Department is rapidly developing, and a new IT Department is now established, through which all courses will be taught in English. Details of English learning via IT will be sent to IPP as the program progresses.
IPP Fellow Dr. Terri Kim and Board Member Rui Yang have just published IPP-relevant papers; Rui was one of the editors of the publication: International Education in the Asia- Pacific Region, in which we note Terri's "Internationalization of Higher Education in South Korea: Reality, Rhetoric and Disparities in Academic Culture and Identities," and Rui's "Internationalization, Indigenisation and Educational Research in China."
Board Members and Fellows needed! Two of our board members have ended their terms this year. We are seeking qualified and interested candidates to help steer our organization. If you are interested in learning more, please email us today. We are continually seeking IPP Fellows. If you are a college, university professor, or business professional interested in joining our project, please email us for more information. IPP accepts online donations The International Professors Project is now accepting donations online through the Network for Good. From anywhere in the world, donors can now make contributions using a credit card.
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IPP
Board Director Dr Vikram Pattarkine
has launched a firm, PEACE
USA, to provide environmental stewardship strategies and solutions
worldwide. The firm is based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. For more
information, click on http://mysite.verizon.net/pattarkine.
