Martin Henson

Visit by the Education Attache of the Indonesian Embassy ...

We were pleased to host Mr Fauzi, Education Attache from the Embassy of Indonesia in London, on the Colchester Campus. Mr Fauzi, is himself an academic and began his placement in the UK in December 2010. He met, among others, Dr David Smith, from the Department of Biological Science to discuss Essex's work on Coral Reefs, and a group of students who are currently studying with us for a PhD.

We discussed a number of way in which Essex and universities in Indonesia might usefully cooperate in future.

Visit from the Universitas Islam Indonesia ...

We were pleased to host a delegation from the UII in Yogyakarta -- a city I like very much. Pictured here is the Vice Chancellor of UII, Prof Edy, with our deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof Rob Massara. We're involved in several interesting projects in Yogyakarta, including PhD training and research visits.

 

Visit to Universitas Gadjah Mada

An excellent few days spent in the company of colleagues at the Universitas Gadjah Mada, one of the most important universities in the region. I gave three talks, two of them informal – to faculty members and to students. I also gave a keynote presentation "The Strategic Management of Research — an international perspective" at the International Conference on Higher Education Management, that took place between 14 and 15 October.

We later discussed many issues of mutual interest, including educational and research opportunities between our two universities, and we are looking forward to welcoming colleagues from UGM to Essex in the near future.