CENTRE FOR GEOINFORMATICS SALZBURG International Cooperation for GIScience Education International Academic Cooperation Z_GIS Experiences with South &

CENTRE FOR GEOINFORMATICS SALZBURG

International Cooperation for GIScience Education

International Academic CooperationZ_GIS Experiences with South & Southeast Asia

Dr. ShahnawazDirector (South & Southeast Asia)

UNIGIS InternationalCentre for Geoinformatics

University of Salzburg, AUSTRIA


ZENTRUM FÜR GEOINFORMATIK SALZBURG

Contents

General Introduction Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS) Centre for Geoinformatics (Z_GIS)

Cooperation with S & SE Asia European Union programmes Austrian programmes

e-Learning / Online Distance Education UNIGIS Online Distance Education in GIScience



PLUS

Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg University located in the city of Salzburg

founded by Archbishop Paris Lodron in 1622 re-established in 1962 the biggest educational institution in the

state of Salzburg more than 11,000 students more than 1,600 employees



www.uni-salzburg.at/zgis



Z_GIS: Core Competence

EducationEducation

ConferencesConferences

AGITAGIT

UNIGISUNIGIS

MScMSc

profprof

SeminarsSeminars

GeographyGeography

ConsultingConsulting

ResearchResearch

EduEdu

AppliedAppliedResearchResearch EUEU

ContractsContracts

SWSWDev‘lDev‘l

G IScienceG IScience



Z_GIS: Activities



International Cooperation for GIScience Education

developingstandard GIS

CURRICULUM

TRAININGteachers andstudents ofall partners

2003 - 2005



REVIEWof existingcurricula

assessingGIS NEEDS oftarget groups

implementing theCOURSES

Summer School 3(teachers &Students)

SA &EU-STATUS

(TtT workshop-1)in GIS

Summer School1 & 2 (teachers &

Students)

DESIGN,DISSEMINATE& PROMOTE

QUALITYASSURANCE

Management Processes Main Objectives Contributing Processes Learning/Training Events

Market PotentialAssessment

developingstandard GIS

CURRICULUM

TRAININGteachers andstudents ofall partners

InterGIS

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

TtT workshop-2

KICK-OFFMEETING

INTERMEDIATEMEETING FINAL

MEETING &

TtT workshop-2



InterGIS Partners - EU

University of SalzburgCentre for Geoinformatics (Z_GIS)

University of GironaSIGTE - GIS & RS CenterGirona, Spain

Free University of AmsterdamSPINlab, IVM (FALW / FEWEB)Amsterdam, the Netherlands VU



University of JaffnaDepartment of GeographyJaffna, Sri Lanka

Goa UniversityDepartment of Earth SciencesGoa, India

Jawaharlal Nehru University Centre for the Study of Regional DevelopmentNew Delhi, India

InterGIS Partners - SA



Environmental Management with GIScience

2005 - 2007



emGIS Partners - EU

Centre for GeoInformatics (Z_GIS)University of SalzburgAUSTRIA

Institute of Geog. & Spatial Management

Jagiellonian University (UJAG), Krakow POLAND



Department of Geography and EnvironmentUniversity of RajshahiBANGLADESH

Department of Geography EducationTribhuvan University, Kathmandu NEPAL

Royal Bhutan Institute of TechnologyRoyal University of BhutanBHUTAN

emGIS Partners - SA



Centre for the Study of RegionalDevelopment Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew DelhiINDIA

GIS for Social Sciences

Train-the-Trainer WorkshopJan - Feb, 2008

32 Participants from6 Universities in India



GIScience Educationfor Understanding and Managing the

Planet Earth

Department of GeographyUniversity of Indonesia, Jakarta

Train-the-Trainer WorkshopJuly 2008

21 Participants fromIndonesia and Malaysia



Geo-Informatics for Mountain Env. Management

Train-the-Trainer WorkshopAug. – Sep. 2008

28 Participants fromNepal, Bhutan, India, Russia and Austria



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Train-the-Trainer WorkshopSep. - Oct. 2008

> 40 Participants from18 Countries in Asia, Africa and Europe



Natural Resource Management with

Giscience

Department of GeographyUniversity of Indonesia, Jakarta

Train-the-Trainer WorkshopJuly - August, 2009

25 Participants fromIndonesia, Malaysia and Philippines



Integrated Water Resource Management

Department of GeographyUniversity of Madras, Chennai

Train-the-Trainer WorkshopFebruary 2010

29 Participants fromIndia, Nepal, Bhutan and Austria



Faculty Development WorkshopKuala Lumpur, Jul. – Aug. 2010



Faculty Development Workshops, 2011

Tribhuvan University, NEPAL, Feb. University of Madras, INDIA, Feb-Mar Kurukshetra University, India, July University of Philippines, Aug. & Oct in Kula Lumpur, Malaysia, Sep. in Thailand Sep. National Water Commission, Sudan, Sep-Oct Royal University of Bhutan, Oct-Nov ….!!!



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MSc. GIScience & Systems

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8 Collab.Project

E1

ISSMScThesis

E3

E2

weekly workload of 25+ hours.120 ECTS points, 1 Module = 6 ECTS10 compulsory modules (1, 2, 3… 9)4+ elective modules (E1, E2, E3)Summer Schools (SS)Master Thesis

Elective modules may be covered by doing software training, workshops, summer schools, practical / collaborative projects etc.



Professional Diploma

weekly workload of 25+ hours.60 ECTS points, 1 Module = 6 ECTS7 compulsory modules (1, 2, 3… 7)3+ elective modules (E1, E2, E3)Summer Schools (SS)Practical Project

Elective modules may be covered by doing software training, workshops, summer schools, practical / collaborative projects etc.

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Practi.Project

E1

WSE3

E2SS



UNIGIS in South & Southeast Asia

Panjab University



THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Dr. Shahnawaz

Director (S & SE Asia), UNIGIS International

Centre for Geoinformatics (Z_GIS)

University of Salzburg , AUSTRIA

[email protected]

www.unigis.net

www.unigis.net/india

www.unigis.net/ait_bangkok

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