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McMaster University in Canada: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Engineering Education |
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bridges vol. 15, September 2007 / Institutions & Organizations
by Peter Mascher
McMaster University, located in Hamilton, Ontario, at the western tip of Lake Ontario, has established itself as one of the most research-intensive universities in Canada. At the same time, it is recognized for innovative educational programs and a student-centered approach to learning and discovery. Its Faculty of Engineering is a key contributor to this strong reputation and is nationally and internationally recognized for excellence in research and quality of engineering education. The cornerstones of McMaster's engineering programs are a multidisciplinary approach, a strong integration of research and teaching, and close partnerships with industry.
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The PIN for Successful Negotiations: The Processes of International Negotiations (PIN) Program |
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bridges vol. 15, September 2007 / Institutions & Organizations
by I. William Zartman
The Summer Palace of Empress Maria Theresia at Laxenburg, Austria, is the home of a unique experiment in international negotiations. The Processes of International Negotiation (PIN) Program is a group of international scholars whose secretariat is based at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). The purpose of the PIN group is to conduct and organize research on a broad spectrum of topics related to the processes of international negotiation. Its objectives include disseminating new knowledge about negotiation as widely as possible, developing networks of scholars and practitioners interested in the subject, and generally advancing the improved study and practice of negotiation internationally.
The PIN Steering Committee is composed of seven scholars and practitioners from seven different countries and seven different disciplines:
Rudolf Avenhaus Statistician and game theorist from the German Armed Forces University of Munich
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Franz Cede International lawyer and Austrian Ambassador to Brussels
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Guy Olivier Faure Sociologist from the Sorbonne University
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Victor A. Kremenyuk
Political historian from the Russian Academy of Sciences
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Paul W. Meerts Political scientist and diplomatic trainer from the Netherlands Institute of International Relations
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Gunnar Sjöstedt Political economist from the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and the University of Stockholm
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I. William Zartman Political scientist from the Johns Hopkins University
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The Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies in Canada: Wirth its Weight in Gold |
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bridges vol. 15 September, 2007 / Institutions and Organizations
The Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies, located at the University of Alberta , Edmonton, Canada, is a fairly young institution, but it stands just as strong as any other pillar in North America for the study of Austrian or Central European culture and history. Established in 1998, the principal mandate of the Wirth Institute is to raise the profile of Central Europe and Central European Studies in Canada and to provide leadership in this field for a network of cooperation with other Canadian universities. The Institute sponsors and organizes lectures, conferences, artistic festivals, symposia, concerts, exhibitions, and other scholarly and cultural events with an Austrian and Central European theme.
of the Institute's objectives is to assist in establishing the University of Alberta as the leading center for Central European Studies in Canada and in the larger academic community. It works with the University of Alberta libraries and the embassies of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia to maintain and enhance the quality of the facility for the use of scholars throughout Canada and the United States.
The Austrian government agreed to provide the University of Alberta with funding for major multi-year library acquisitions and library-building, and to establish and subsidize a new full-time academic position for a visiting Austrian scholar, as well as a postdoctoral fellowship whose recipient would be a paid Intern at the Institute. The University of Alberta agreed to house the Institute on its campus, to finance a new full-time academic position for a senior Canadian scholar to be appointed director of this Institute, and to contribute an annual operational budget. The scholar chosen as the first, and current, director of the Wirth Institute was Dr. Franz Szabo , professor of Austrian and Habsburg history at the University of Alberta.
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