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U.S. university joins 15 Asian colleges in new global education program ST. LOUIS (AP): Washington University said Wednesday it is joining with 15 Asian universities on a new global education and research program, the McDonnell International Scholars Academy. The academy will enroll exceptional graduate and professional students from the partner schools across all graduate disciplines. About 20 scholars will begin work at the academy next fall. While the first students are from Asia, the school envisions others will come from throughout much of the world. The Asian universities participating are: Peking University in Beijing, University of Tokyo, Fudan University in Shanghai, Tsinghua University in Beijing, Yonsei University in Seoul, Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, China Agricultural University in Beijing,National University of Singapore, University of Indonesia, Seoul National University, University of Hong Kong, Korea University in Seoul, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and National TaiwanUniversity in Taipei. The U.S. school has received a $10 million endowmentcommitment from John F. McDonnell, retired chairman of McDonnell Douglas Corp., and the JSM Charitable Trust founded byMcDonnell's father, the late aerospace pioneer James S. McDonnell. The program has received support from nine multinational corporations, other foundations and individuals for the St. Louis-based program, school officials said. They will have all expenses paid, including tuition, room, board and travel. The academy will teach them in their degree areas but also work to prepare them as future leaders with knowledge about the United States, other nations and international issues. The program includes participation in leadership training, cultural events and sessions in Washington, D.C., with government policy-makers and grant administrators. Each scholar will be paired with a faculty member, serving as a mentor. The faculty member will also travel with the scholar to the scholar's school, building relationships between Washington University and the partner university. "Research universities outside the United States are improving at a rapid pace, especially those in Asia," said the university's chancellor Mark Wrighton in a statement. He said to make more progress on world problems related to the environment, energy, disease, conflicts and poverty, the school is expanding its partnerships with international universities and corporations. (**) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/uTGrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
