Dr. Shaw discussed collaboration opportunities with Prof. Anders
Hederstierna, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Ihsan Zakri, Project Coordinator
at External Relations, Dr. Stefan Sjödahl, Acting Deputy Dean of ING,
and Ms.Tamara Connell, Programme Director of the Master in Strategic
Leadership towards Sustainability Programme.
Hederstierna, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Ihsan Zakri, Project Coordinator
at External Relations, Dr. Stefan Sjödahl, Acting Deputy Dean of ING,
and Ms.Tamara Connell, Programme Director of the Master in Strategic
Leadership towards Sustainability Programme.
A memorandum of understanding was drafted, outlining the intent to
collaborate further on joint Master’s programmes and short professional
courses in the sustainability arena. Dr. Shaw’s visit was a follow-up
of earlier meetings held in Shanghai and Bangkok over the past few
months.
collaborate further on joint Master’s programmes and short professional
courses in the sustainability arena. Dr. Shaw’s visit was a follow-up
of earlier meetings held in Shanghai and Bangkok over the past few
months.
For BTH, the collaboration with AIT offers an exciting opportunity to
develop understanding and awareness of sustainable development needs in
the Asian context. AIT attracts students and faculty from all across
the globe, and has offices and focal points in Indonesia, Nepal,
Vietnam, and China. With these locations and their excellent industry
partners, it promises to be an excellent destination for exchange
students to get immersed in the Asian context.
develop understanding and awareness of sustainable development needs in
the Asian context. AIT attracts students and faculty from all across
the globe, and has offices and focal points in Indonesia, Nepal,
Vietnam, and China. With these locations and their excellent industry
partners, it promises to be an excellent destination for exchange
students to get immersed in the Asian context.
For AIT, the collaboration is attractive due to BTH’s strong
reputation in engineering education for sustainable development, which
has earned it the top ranking in Sweden and the number three rank in
Europe. “We are looking forward to partnering with BTH to develop
programmes that build on our respective strengths. When we first looked
at the Master in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability programme,
we recognized immediately the relevance of the programme and the
connection to what we are doing at AIT,” stated Dr. Shaw.
reputation in engineering education for sustainable development, which
has earned it the top ranking in Sweden and the number three rank in
Europe. “We are looking forward to partnering with BTH to develop
programmes that build on our respective strengths. When we first looked
at the Master in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability programme,
we recognized immediately the relevance of the programme and the
connection to what we are doing at AIT,” stated Dr. Shaw.
Both institutes are excited about the future opportunities, and have
already starting working on tangible steps forward, officials said. The
first collaborative offering will be a one-week executive development
programme in leadership for sustainability, to be hosted at the main
AIT campus in Thailand in December 2011.
already starting working on tangible steps forward, officials said. The
first collaborative offering will be a one-week executive development
programme in leadership for sustainability, to be hosted at the main
AIT campus in Thailand in December 2011.
The visit of Dr. Shaw was also featured on the BRH website at this
link.