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This week in the International Relations Office
Upcoming Visits
During the week commencing Monday 25 August, the International Relations Office will host the following visitors:
- Mr Tony McKittrick from the Canadian Education Centre,Canadian High Commission on Wednesday,27 August
- Dr Ian Goldin from the James Martin 21st Century Schoo,University of Oxford on Friday, 29 August
For further information regarding visits to the University, please contact our International Liaison Officers; Bridget Tee on extension 40464 or Christine Eckhardt on extension 44557.
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Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
The University of Melbourne has been admitted as the 37th member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU). The main objective of APRU is to promote scientific, educational and cultural collaboration among Pacific Rim economies.
Melbourne is the third Australian member, along with the Australian National University and the University of Sydney.
The International Relations Office has created a new web page dedicated to providing the University community with up to date information on the activities of APRU. In addition the site also provides information on the University's participation in the various activities. The APRU web page is located at: http://www.iro.unimelb.edu.au/iro/international_networks/apru
A full list of members is available from the APRU website.
Further information: http://www.apru.org
Endeavour Programme
The Endeavour Programme is an Australian Government initiative, bringing together under the one umbrella all DEST international scholarships. A prestigious scholarship program aimed at showcasing the excellence of Australia's education, science and training sectors, up to 10,000 scholarships will be offered from 2007-2011. The Programme aims to bring high achieving students, researchers and professionals from the Asia-Pacific region and other regions to Australia to undertake short or long term study, research and professional development in a broad range of disciplines. It also encourages Australians to do the same abroad.
For further information regarding the Endeavour Programme please visit: http://www.endeavour.dest.gov.au/.
Erasmus Mundus
The European Union's Erasmus Mundus (EM) program, launched in 2004-05, encourages students and staff from 'third countries' (including Australia) to study and work in European universities. Funding for the program is significant: 230m euros for 2004-2008. This funding is attached to selected EM Masters courses, offered by consortia of European universities and leading to the award of a joint degree. Some 57 EM courses have been implemented to date.
Details of this program are on the following website:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html
For further information please contact Dr Carolyn O'Brien, Senior Policy Advisor on extension 49960.
Melbourne Research Office: Grants
The Melbourne Research Office (MRO) offers grants to foster international research. For further information regarding these grants please visit the MRO website http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/grantsbulletin/