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Prof receives medal honouring work in Vietnam
B I RMI N G H AM C I T Y
A professor from Birmingham City University has been honoured with a prestigious award from the Vietnamese Ministry of Health for her contribution to the health of the people of Vietnam. Joy Not er, Professor of
Community Health at the University’s Faculty of Health, was awarded the ‘Campaign Medal for Services to Health’, which is the highest honour that can be bestowed on a non- Vietnamese citizen. In 2005, Not er embarked on a
joint project aimed at improving the quality of nurse training at college and university level in Vietnam. Not er was presented with her award
at a ceremony in Vietnam. On receiving the award, she said: “It is an honour and a privilege to receive such recognition from the Vietnamese government and people, I never dreamt that this would happen to me.”
Lincoln College signs deal in Saudi Arabia
Lincoln College has offi cially signed the £250m contract to establish three technical and vocational training colleges in Saudi Arabia. In total, 100 colleges are being set up
across Saudi Arabia as part of its Colleges of Excellence programme, aimed at improving education and training. Lincoln College was one of 12 education
providers from across the globe selected to operate 26 colleges in this latest wave of bidding. Each provider has been off ered an initial
fi ve-year contract to deliver vocational training and employment-related skills to Saudi men and women. Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise,
Mat hew Hancock, has been keen to underline the UK government’s support for the UK bids. He said: “These deals are a vote of confi dence in the UK’s improving education system. “Exporting helps companies grow and
is a vital part of the government’s long-term economic plan to create jobs and reduce the defi cit.”
L I N C O L N C O L L E G E U N I V E R S I T Y
Closer Australian-Japanese ties boost
Universities Australia is backing the push by the Federal Government to accelerate university education and research links with Japan. Chief Executive of Universities Australia,
Belinda Robinson, is travelling with the Prime Minister, Tony Abbot , as part of a trade delegation to Japan and China.
Robinson said that while Australian
universities have long had close relationships with their counterparts in Japan, a new strategy was needed to broaden and deepen higher education engagement between the two countries. The New Colombo Plan includes Japan
as one of four participant nations and is aimed at fostering broader and closer ties between Australia and the region. Robinson said that Australia and
Japan were both looking at encouraging graduates who have the requisite knowledge, skills and work experience to be globally competitive citizens employable anywhere in the world. “Australian universities have a long
history of engagement with Japan, but we cannot stand still, we must renew and reinvigorate the relationship. Australia must lift the number of students studying in Japan and encourage greater numbers of Japanese students to study in Australia,” said Robinson.
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