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Internationally mAKIng a Differenceinternationally mAKIng a DifferenceGlobal futures: makinga diFFErence worldwiDEWith a thriving internationalstudent community, expertacademics from around the worldand global collaborations withpartner institutions, we are a trulyinternational university.InternationalpartnershiPSWe’re forging links across theworld, developing internationalpartnerships and workingwith international experts andinstitutions to enrich life andstudy at DMU.We have more than 90 activepartnerships with universitiesaround the globe, including NanjingUniversity (ranked 120th in theworld by the Times Higher) andLiaoning University in China,Chaoyang University in Taiwan andDaly College in India. DMU hasdeveloped links with a number ofhigh profile Japanese institutionsand is providing support to studentsof Tohoku University in Sendaiwho were personally affected bythe March 2011 earthquake andtsunami. From improving lives inother countries, to strengtheningrelations with the UK, ourpartnerships are making areal difference.Supporting theglobal communityFrom saving lives in Africa throughour research into waste water,to advising on social reform andsupporting Fairtrade farmers, wecontinue to share our knowledgewith the world around us, using ourexpertise to improve lives and makea difference.Jennie Fleming and Dr HellmuthWeich from DMU’s Centre forSocial Action are helping to reformsocial services in Moldova as part ofan initiative to reduce poverty andprotect vulnerable groups in theEastern European country.DMU has been awarded Fairtradestatus for its commitment tousing and supporting Fairtradeproducts. In 2010 two Ghanaiancocoa farmers were invited to theuniversity to show how Fairtradehas helped to transform the lives oftheir families and community.International careersFrom international courses inbusiness and corporate governance;entrepreneurship, finance andHR management; interreligiousrelations and intercultural businesscommunications; to projects thatsee you travelling the world, oroverseas employment opportunities,a degree from DMU can give youthe chance to explore the world.Our postgraduates work for someof the biggest international names,including Ford, IBM and Nike, andare responsible for some of theworld’s most iconic architecture,such as the Elements shoppingmall in Hong Kong and Yas Islandin Abu Dhabi.International exchangesOur students get to experiencelife and study around the globe atour international partner institutionsas far afield as Eastern Asia andthe USA.Media student Elizabeth Daviespent three weeks in Chinastudying Mandarin, Chinesecalligraphy and art, Taichi and theChinese economy at the East ChinaNormal University in Shanghai.International academicsFrom international visitingprofessors to resident academics,DMU attracts a wealth of expertisefrom around the globe, openingup new ways of thinking to theuniversity.Medicine bottles that alert youwhen a prescription needs updatingand computer screens that canbe rolled up to fit in a briefcaseare a step closer due to researchat DMU into gold nanoparticlesby Indian researcher Dr SashiPaul. Combining the nanoparticleswith small molecules, Dr Paul hasbeen able to create carbon-basedmicrochips which are easy to makeand so flexible they can be used inpaper and clothing.Nigerian academic Dr KamilOmoteso helped to set up abook donation scheme to helpuniversities and polytechnics inAfrica and, to date, has been able toprovide 50,000 books and journals,worth more than £1million.International studentsWe have a thriving internationalcommunity, a democraticallyelected International StudentRepresentative in our Students’Union and a variety of clubs andsocieties set up and run by ourinternational students.Our international students areaward winners, taking homeprizes like the BT Essence ofthe Entrepreneur Award, theD&AD Future of Mobile PhonesAward and the KPMG BestStudent Award.Find out more atdmu.ac.uk/international16DMU PostgRADUATe and professional prospecTUS 2013