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92 internAtionAL UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS (not including ERASMUS program and departmental cooperations*) stAte uniVersity egypt Ain Shams University, Cairo Helwan University, Cairo Minia University, Minia Algeria Ecole Nationale Polytechnique, Algiers Université M´Hamed Bougara de Boumerdes, Boumerdes Argentina Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMP), Mar del Plata Australia Australian National University (ANU), Canberra bangladesh University of Dhaka, Dhaka brazil Universidade Federal do Parana (UFPR), Curitiba Chile Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano, Santiago Universidad de Chile, Santiago France Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne Ghana Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi united Kingdom Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), Manchester University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen india Anna University, Chennai Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai indonesia Universitas Brawijaya, Malang iran Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan Shiraz University, Shiraz israel Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva japan ochanomizu University, Tokyo osaka Institute of Technology, osaka osaka Prefecture University, Sakai-Shi Shizuoka University, Shizuoka-shi Canada Bishop’s University, Sherbrooke, QC Kyrgyzstan American University - Central Asia, Bishkek Kyrgyz State National University Bishkek, Bishkek Arabaev Kyrgyz State Pedagogical University, Bishkek Korea Soonchunhyang University, Asan Cuba Instituto Superior de Diseno (ISDI), Havana Morocco Université Mohamed V – Agdal, Rabat *ERASMUS is one of the main pillars of university education within the framework of the EU’s Lifelong Learning Program (LLP). In 2009-2010 UW had 130 ERASMUS partnerships with 99 European universities. For a complete list visit k www.<strong>international</strong>es.uni-wuppertal.de/outgoing/erasmus/partnerhochschulen/ Mexico Universidad Autónoma de Quéretaro, Querétaro Peru Universidad de Lima, Lima Poland Wroclaw University of Technology, Breslau State School of Higher Professional Education, Legnica russia Baltic Fishing Fleet State Academy, Kaliningrad Kaliningrad State University of Technology (KSTU), Kaliningrad Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow State University of Printing Rostov State University of Civil Engineering St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance (FINEC), Ural State University (USU), Yekaterinburg switzerland Hochschule für Technik, Zürich Université de Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne Züricher Hochschule der Angewandten Wissenschaften (ZHAW), Winterthur singapore National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore slovakia Technical University of Kosiše (TUK), Košice spain Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao south Africa University of Stellenbosch, Matieland ukraine National Technical University of Ukraine (NTUU), Kiev Ukrainian Academy of Printing (UAP), Lviv usA East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU), East Stroudsburg University of Cincinnati (UC), Cincinnati, oH uzbekistan Tashkent Institute of Textiles and Light Industry (TITLI), Tashkent PrC Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication (BIC), Beijing Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing Beijing Normal University (BNU), Beijing Central South University of Technology (CSU), Changsha China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), Xuzhou Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (GUCAS), Beijing Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan Hubei University of Technology (HBUT), Wuhan Jianghan University (JHU), Wuhan Peking University (Beida), Beijing Wuhan University (WHU), Wuhan belarus Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (BSUIR), Minsk 05_UW_INTERNATIoNAL 93
94 partner Universities UniversiDaD De granaDa Since January 2011 UW students have been able to study in the heart of Andalusia (southern Spain), thanks to a cooperation agreement concluded Located at the geographical center of Sweden, 500 km north of Stockholm, the within the framework of the ERASMUS program between UW’s School of Civil Engineering and the University of Granada’s miDsWeDen University young MidSweden University is spread over three campuses: Härnösand, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos. Founded in 1531, the Uni- versity of Granada now has almost 80,000 students at its four campuses in the city and its dependencies in Ceuta and Melilla. Its annual intake of some 1500 exchange students makes it Europe’s most popular ERASMUS destination. Almost 240,000 people live in Granada. The city has definite student flair, with pubs, discos, and, of course, tapas bars in almost every street, as well as many parks. Whether skiing in the Sierra Neva- Sundsvall, and Östersund. Today it offers a wide range of subjects from the humanities and social sciences, but its pre-history as an HE institution goes back through 150 years of teacher training in Härnösand. The university counts some 15,000 students, who attend campus for intensive teaching phases lasting several weeks, and for the rest of the time study on their own using material available online or otherwise. UW’s School of Education concluded a university partnership and ERASMUS exchange agreement with MIDSweden University in fall 2010. Initial joint projects da or exploring the Alhambra or the Carthusian monastery La Cartuja in the north of the city, you will find plenty to do in your free time in Granada. kwww.ugr.es tiP from Jaouad El Aasmi: It’s advisable to brush up your Spanish before going to Granada, as Andalusian Spanish takes some getting used to – the endings of most words are swallowed and people speak very fast. have been applied for, and student and faculty exchanges are already possible. kwww.miun.se esCola sUperior Desenho inDUstrial (esDi) in rio De janeiro Established in 1963, the Escola Superior de Desenho Indus- Inaugurated in 1997 by Hillary Clinton, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) trial (ESDI) in Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s (and South the ameriCan University of Central asia in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, counts some 1200 students. Set in pleasant America’s) oldest design school. The degree program in design takes five years and covers graphic as well as product design. Since 2005 a one year master’s in design has also been offered. ESDI is situated at the center of Rio’s pulsating downtown, near the historic Lapa district. The compact campus contains research units, teaching rooms, photography and computer studios, and metalworking, woodworking, and printing, as well as model building workshops. ESDI labs provide facilities for practical projects. Longstanding contacts between Prof. Dr. Brigitte Wolf of UW’s School of Industrial parkland surroundings, it offers degree programs in the humanities and social sciences, economics, political science, journalism and communication, as well as software engineering. Around 90% of the courses are held in English. Dating from winter semester 2010-2011, UW’s <strong>international</strong> partnership with AUCA is based on close relations in the field of childhood research built up by Prof. Dr. Doris Bühler-Niederberger of UW’s School of Social Sciences. The partnership enables advanced UW students with good achievement levels to apply to AUCA for their se- Design (uwid) and ESDI faculty members have given rise to a continuous exchange of students and staff as well as intensive research collaborations. kwww.esdi.uerj.br/english kwww.facebook.com/pages/Esdi-Escola-Superiorde-Desenho-Industrial mester abroad. Help with enrollment and visa formalities, as well as with accommodation, will be provided by AUCA’s International Student Center. The intensive academic life of the American University is complemented by a stimulating campus scene – including a Black Forest bakery. kwww.auca.kg 05_UW_INTERNATIoNAL 95
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