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  • May 20, 2003: IPA To Lead An International Delegation To Japan In July - Faculty and staff members from TAMU will join museum and media colleagues from across the nation on a trip to Japan designed to promote public understanding of research.
  • November 15, 2001: Visit of Korean Consul General. See Picture
  • October 15, 2001: Mr. Yansheng Ma, Chief of Education Office, Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Houston.
  • September 7, 2001: IPA Recieves Grant For China Project  - The Institute for Pacific Asia (IPA) at Texas A&M University has received a $150,000 grant from the U.S. State Department to carry out a 12-month technology-information-exchange project with China.
  • August 22, 2001: From Earth and Soul Art Display - An exhibition that features more than 50 examples of Asian ceramics.
  • July 21-August 17, 2001: Summer Session of Asian Studies Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan - For 40 years Sophia University's Summer Session of Asian Studies has provided the opportunity for both students and teachers to study and reflect on the relation of Japan, Asia, and the world.
  • July 8, 2001: About 100 guests from around the state of Texas attended a roundtable discussion and panel on the Indonesian Constitution. Important and historically significant proposed changes were discussed, all in Bahasa Indonesian. The Indonesian Students Association, Consulate General of Indonesia in Houston and IPA hosted the event cooperatively.
  • July 8, 2000: Indonesian Constitutional Changes; Proposed by Student Group Organized by Indonesia Student Association
  • Mid-June to August 2001: Research Opportunities in Japan, Korea and Taiwan for U.S. Graduate Students in Science and Engineering. The Monbusho Summer Program in Japan, the Summer Institute in Korea and the Summer Institute in Taiwan provide graduate students in science and engineering first-hand experience in Japanese, Korean and Taiwan research environments.
  • June 5, 2001: Institute for Pacific Asia funding project from the U.S. State Department Higher Education intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer Delegation from china to visit the U.S. to meet with counterparts from University of Hawaii, University of CA-San Diego, Texas A&M and MIT.
  • May 16, 2001: Institute for Pacific Asia organized Research & Development visit to south Korea on Biotechnology (by invitation of Korean Research Institute on Bioscience Biotechnology ) to develop cooperative research and plan for a bioethics workshop co-sponsored by National Science Foundation and Korean Science Engineering Foundation involving Seoul National University, Michigan State, Rutgers and Texas A&M.
  • May 12, 2001: Bryan Teacher Receives Fulbright Scholarship - Deborah Parker of the Bryan Independent School District is the first recipient of the Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholarship sponsored by the Institute for Pacific Asia (IPA) at TAMU. Details..
  • April 16-21, 2001: Korea-America Week. See Pictures: 1 2 3
  • March 2001: Korean Jade Exhibition Stark Gallery, MSC- Contains large pieces of jade sculpted into beautiful works of art. On special loan from Kyonggi University in Korea, this collection is being shown in the United States for the first time. Pictures 1 2
  • March 14, 2001: US-INDONESIA Higher Education Partnerships Meeting, Jakarta
  • February 21, 2001: Institute for Pacific Asia and the science Museum of Minnesota co-organized US-Japan 4th Bilateral Meeting on Public Understanding of Research at National Academies of Science (NSF) involving  the International Ocean Drilling Program.
  • February 20, 2001: American Association Advancement Science Annual conference in Washington, D.C. Texas A7M Institute for Pacific Asia and the science Museum of Minnesota co-organized Symposium on Japan -US Public Understanding of Science and Technology.
  • February 10, 2001: Nagoya University, Japan, Technology Transfer Office visit to TAMU Technology Commercialization Center for discussing cooperation for TAMU technology development in Japan.
  • February 3, 2001: Association University Technology Managers Conference, Phoenix, AZ. TAMU Technology Commercialization Center staff and Institute for Pacific Asia developing capacity for international engagement.
  • December 12, 2000: Korean Scholarships-The Association of Former Students is pleased to announce the arrival of 3 scholarships in the amount of $3000 each to be awarded to 3 Korean students studying here at Texas A&M. The scholarships are for the Fall 2000 and Spring 2001 academic year and are provided by the Seoul and Tae-Geon branches of Korean Aggie Clubs. The recipients are Mrs. Koeun Lee and Mr. Hojoon Chi enrolled in the new School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center and Mr. Jaehwan Baik in General Studies. Pictures of Recipients 1 2
  • Asiaweek.com Asia's Best Universities 2000 Overall Ranking  - Data from 1999 questionnaires supplemented by updated numbers from other sources were used for these universities.Details..
  • Japan-U.S. Initiative Program-Texas A&M University has been selected in a nationwide competition under the auspices of the American Association of Colleges and Universities. The AAC&U sponsors this as part of the Japan-U.S. Initiative program to develop reciprocal exchange programs with top-ranked Japanese universities.
  • New NSF Grant Approved-The National Science Foundation has approved a $100,000 grant to fund a project on the Public Understanding of Science. The initiative is a cooperative partnership between China, Japan and the United States.
  • Dr. Bednarz Received Grant from Austrilan Studeis Association-In collaboration with the Institute for Pacific Asia, Assistant Professor of Geography Dr. Sarah Bednarz applied for and received a unique national-level planning grant. The funds will be used for a workshop for social studies educators focusing on Australia. The grant came from the Australian Studies Association of North America.

 

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