Activities abroad

2012

2011

2010

• October 11^th to 14^th
  Pécs (Hungary)
  International Rector's Conference "Expanding Europe" at the University of Pécs; Keynote Speaker
• September 18^th to 22^nd
  Santiago and Valparaíso (Chile)
  Promotion Tour Bavarian Universities in contact with German Schools in Latinamerica
• September 15^th to 18^th
  Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  Promotion Tour Bavarian Universities in contact with German Schools in Latinamerica
• September 11^th to 14^th
  Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (Brazil)
  Participation in the DAAD Promotion Tour Brazil 2010
  Promotion Tour Bavarian Universities in contact with German Schools in Latinamerica
• June 18^th to 19^th
  Klagenfurt (Austria)
  Participation in the 40th anniversary celebration of the Alps-Adriatic-University Klagenfurt
  
• April 26^th to 30^th
  Beijing and Qingdao (China)
  Member of the delegation of the Bavarian Prime minister Horst Seehofer China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
  Beijing University
  Meeting with the assistant minister Guo Yezhou, central committee of the communist party
  Meeting with the governor of the province of Shandong, Jiang Damin, and his delegation
  Qingdao University
• March 10^th to 12^th
  Budapest (Hungary)
  Corvinus University Budapest
  Meetings with the dean of the faculty of Economics and the rector; underlining a memorandum of understanding and negotiation about a double-degree- contract in European Economic Studies
  Andrássy University Budapest
  Meeting with the rector and the dean of the faculty for International Relations
  German School Budapest – Thomas Mann Secondary School
  Meetings with the rector, teachers and the next scholarship holder of the bavarian support initiative for international schools

2009

• October 21st to 25th
  Beijing University, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Chinese Academy of Science and Ministry of Higher Education (China)
  Member of the delegation of the Bavarian State minister for Science, Research and Arts, Wolfgang Heubisch; meetings with the University Boards and Vice-Minister Hao Ping

• September 02nd to 03rd
  Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungary)
  Participation in the 9th European Doctoral Seminar and Keynote Speach: Ten years Bologna Process

• August 30th to 31st
  Akaki Tsereteli State University Kutaisi (Georgia)
  Meetings with the Rector, Deputy Rectors, Head of Administration and Head of International Office

• August 28th to 29th
  Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia)
  Meetings with the Rector, Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and with the teachers of German Language
  Meeting with the German Ambassador, Dr. Patricia Flor

• June 15th to 16th
  Vanadzor State Pedagogical Institute Hovhannes Tumanjan (Armenia)
  Meetings with the Rector, Pro-rectors and Deans; roundtable about Bologna-Process, Evaluation and Accreditation
  Meetings with teachers and student of German language

• June 7th to 10th
  International Conference of Distance Education – Maastricht (Netherlands)
  Theme: “Flexible Education for All: Open – Global – Innovative”

• March 29th to April 5th
  Universities and political organizations for Higher Education (South Africa)
  Participation in the information journey of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

• March 09th to 11th
  Samarkand State University (Uzbekistan)
  Meetings with the Rector Prof. Dr. Temur Shirinov and the head of the International Office, Dr. Muhtor G. Nayrov
  Uzbek Academy of Science
  Meeting with the Director of the Institute of Archaeology, Shakirdjan Pidaev

• March 07th to 09th
  State Museum and Architecture Preservation Area Buchara (Uzbekistan)
  Meeting with the Director General, R. V. Almeev
  Research project "Public and Private Architecture in Buchara", a joint German-Uzbek undertaking

• March 05th to 07th
  German Embassy in Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
  Meetings with the German Ambassador, Matthias Meyer, and the 1st Sekretary, Michael Novak
  General Office of Scientific Production for Preservation and Utilization of Objects of Cultural Heritage
  Meetings with the Deputy Minister, Ravshanbek A. Mansurov, and the Pricipal Architect Abdusafi R. Rakhmonov

• January 15th to 17th
  University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  Meetings with Rector Prof. Caklovica, Dean Prof. Trivun and other members of the University of Sarajevo

2008

• November 24th to 26th
  International Conference of Distance Education – Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
  Theme “Current Challenges of Virtuality”. Theme of the Lecture: Human resources and competences. Accelerated development through Open Distant Learning

• October 8th to 11th
  Tbilisi State University (Georgia)
  Participation in the 90th anniversary celebrations. Meetings with the Rector Prof. Dr. Giorgi Khubua and members of the University.

• October 7th to 8th
  Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU in Brussels (Belgium)
  Founding ceremony of the European Network of Networks for Higher Education Online (EuNeOn)

• August 5th to 7th
  Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth (South Africa)
  Meetings with Vice President Prof. van Loggerenberg and the Head of International Office, Dr. Nico Jooste, with Prof. Peter Cunningham (Governmental and Social Sciences), Prof. Hendrik Lloyd (Economic Development and Tourism) and Prof. Miemie Struwig (Management Sciences)

• August 4th
  Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
  Meetings with Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof. H. Russel Botman, Vice-Rector Prof. Arnold van Zyl, Prof. Christo Boshof (Chairperson Department of Business Management), Prof. Johan Hattingh (Vice-Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) and the head of International Office, Samantha Walbrugh-Parsadh

• July 30th and 31st
  German Embassy in Abidjan and German Institutions (Ivory Coast)
  Meetings with the German Ambassador, Rolf Ulrich, with the Minister for Higher Education and scientific research, Bacongo Ibrahima Cisse, and the Director for International cooperation, Dr. Kaddy Kamate; also informal meetings in the Goethe-Institute Abidjan and the German Society for Technical Cooperation (GTZ)

• July 30th to August 1st
  University of Cocody, Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
  Meetings with President Prof. Gokou Celestin Téa and the Deans; Underlining a Partnership-Contract with the University of Cocody

• July 16th and 17th
  German Embassy and Albanian Parliament (Albania)
  Meetings with the German Ambassador, Bernd Borchardt, with the President of the Parliament, Jozefina Çoba Topalli, members of the commission for Higher Education (chairperson: Valentina Leskej, assistant chairperson: Prof. Dr. Dezim Karapici) and with the and former minister of finance and minister of commerce Dr. Arben Malaj

• July 15th to 17th
  University of Tirana (Albania)
  Participation in the 90th anniversary celebrations. Meetings with Rector Prof. Dhori Kule and other members of the University of Tirana

• May 31st to June 7th
  German Embassy in Skopje (Macedonia)
  Meetings with affiliates of the German Embassy in Macedonia, the chairman of the DAAD- and Humboldt-Foundation Alumni-Club and affiliates of the University of Skopje

• May 31st to June 7th
  South East European University Tetovo (Macedonia)
  Meetings with the Rector, Prof. Dr. Alajin Abazi, Prorector Prof. Dr. Abdylmenaf Bexheti and the head of the International Office, Luan Eshtrefi

• May 31st to June 7th
  University Sv. Kliment Ohridski Bitola (Macedonia)
  Meetings with Rector Prof. Dr. Zlatko Zoglev and the lecturer for German as foreign language, Valentina Ilieva, also President of the Society for Macedonian-German Friendship Bitola

• May 9th to 10th
  University of Klagenfurt (Austria)
  Rectors' Conference of Alps-Adriatic Universities

2007

• October 3rd to 5th
  International Conference of Distance Education – Toluca (Mexico)
  Theme: La Metarmorfosis de la Educación a Distancia en el Tercer Milenio. Instituciones, Programmas, Tecnologías, Roles... Theme of the Lecture: The Bavarian Virtual University. Structural Configurations and Key Success Factors

• September 21st to 22nd
  Dunhuang Academy (China)
  Meeting in the Key Scientific Research Base of Conservation of Ancient Mural (Dunhuang Academy) State Administration for Cultural Heritage

• September 18th to 20th
  Jiaotong University Xi'an (China)
  Meetings with representatives of the University and Xi’an Municipal Institute of Archaeology and Preservation of Cultural Properties and with the research departments of the Han Yangling Museum and the Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang

• September 16th to 18th
  Tainan National University of the Arts (Taiwan)
  Meetings with the Graduate Institute of Conservation of Cultural Relics and the Rector; underlining of a frame contract and an International Exchange Agreement with the Tainan National University of the Arts

• May 25th to 26th
  University of Pecs (Hungary)
  Rectors' Conference of Alps-Adriatic Universities