T.I.M.E www.time-association.org
The T.I.M.E Association is a network of 53 leading Engineering Schools and Faculties and Technical Universities which offers, through a system of voluntary bilateral agreements between its members, promotion and recognition of academic excellence and relevance to the international labour market in the form of Double Degrees in engineering and in related fields. Students, chosen from amongst the best in their respective Universities, study for a total of between five and six years and are awarded two Master-level Degrees from two different countries at the end of their study. Through its double degree activities, T.I.M.E. promotes highquality engineering education and produces graduates who are able to work trans-nationally and in trans-cultural environments.
T.I.M.E.’s values include a strong commitment to ‘long-cycle’ engineering studies, high scientific quality based on research, high quality of teaching and active partnership with the industrial sector. The main role of T.I.M.E. as a network is to facilitate bilateral agreements for exchange of students between its members, leading to Double Degrees of the ‘long cycle’ type (i.e. at the Master’s level), with a prolongation of study of no more than one academic year. Other roles determined in the Statutes are: fostering exchanges in other areas such as continuing education and research and facilitating contacts with institutions which for various reasons may not be T.I.M.E. members.
For its students, T.I.M.E. develops qualities of (intellectual and physical) mobility, adaptability, openness and awareness of other cultures and realities, as well as giving an in-depth engineering education.
Russell Group http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/
The Russell Group is a member organisation supported by a small team and led by Dr Wendy Piatt, Director General & Chief Executive Officer. The Director of Policy is Alex Thompson. The Russell Group represents 24 leading UK universities which are committed to maintaining the very best research, an outstanding teaching and learning experience and unrivalled links with business and the public sector.
Aims and Objectives:
Russell Group universities play an important part in the intellectual life of the country and have a huge impact on the social, economic and cultural well-being of their regions. Our aim is to ensure that our universities have the optimum conditions in which to flourish and continue to make this impact through their world-leading research and teaching.
International Alliance of Research Universities http://www.iaruni.org/
The International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) was launched on 14 January 2006 as a co-operative network of 10 leading, international research-intensive universities who share similar visions for higher education, in particular the education of future leaders. At the launch the presidents elected Australian National University Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb as chairman for 2006-2009. His successor, Professor Tan Chorh Chuan from the National University of Singapore, is the chairman for 2009-2011.
Its Presidents meet annually at a host university venue to discuss joint initiatives under the following categories: 1) Global Education Initiatives, which includes the flagship Global Summer Program, 2) Institutional Joint Networking, 3) Grand Challenge, and most notably its Campus Sustainability, and 4) Research initiatives.
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