1. International Academic Cooperation
Z_GIS Experiences with South & Southeast Asia
Dr. Shahnawaz
Director (South & Southeast Asia)
UNIGIS International
Centre for Geoinformatics
University of Salzburg, AUSTRIA

2. Contents General Introduction Cooperation with S & SE Asia
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

3. 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

5. Z_GIS: Core Competence
AGIT
Consulting
Edu
Conferences
SW Dev‘l
Geography
Applied Research EU
Seminars
Education
Contracts
UNIGIS
prof
Research
MSc
G IScience

6. Z_GIS: Activities

7. International Cooperation for GIScience Education
developing
standard GIS
CURRICULUM
TRAINING
teachers and
students of
all partners

8. GIS Inter InterGIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT KICK-OFF MEETING INTERMEDIATE
FINAL
MEETING &
TtT workshop-2
REVIEW
of existing
curricula
TtT workshop-2
assessing
GIS NEEDS of
target groups
SA &
EU-STATUS
(TtT workshop-1)
in GIS
developing
standard GIS
CURRICULUM
TRAINING
teachers and
students of
all partners
Market Potential
Assessment
Summer School
1 & 2 (teachers &
Students)
InterGIS
implementing the
COURSES
Summer School 3
(teachers &
Students)
DESIGN,
DISSEMINATE
& PROMOTE
QUALITY
ASSURANCE
Management Processes
Main Objectives
Contributing Processes
Learning/Training Events
GIS
Inter

9. InterGIS Partners - EU University of Salzburg
Centre for Geoinformatics (Z_GIS)
Free University of Amsterdam
SPINlab, IVM (FALW / FEWEB)
Amsterdam, the Netherlands VU
University of Girona
SIGTE - GIS & RS Center
Girona, Spain

10. InterGIS Partners - SA
Jawaharlal Nehru University Centre for the Study of Regional Development
New Delhi, India
Goa University
Department of Earth Sciences
Goa, India
University of Jaffna
Department of Geography
Jaffna, Sri Lanka

11. Environmental Management with GIScience

12. emGIS Partners - EU Centre for GeoInformatics (Z_GIS)
University of Salzburg
AUSTRIA
Institute of Geog. & Spatial Management
Jagiellonian University (UJAG), Krakow POLAND

13. emGIS Partners - SA Royal Bhutan Institute of Technology
Royal University of Bhutan
BHUTAN
Department of Geography Education
Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu NEPAL
Department of Geography and Environment
University of Rajshahi
BANGLADESH

14. Train-the-Trainer Workshop
GIS for Social Sciences
Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Jan - Feb, 2008
Centre for the Study of RegionalDevelopment Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi
INDIA
32 Participants from
6 Universities in India

15. GIScience Education for Understanding and Managing the Planet Earth
Train-the-Trainer Workshop
July 2008
Department of Geography
University of Indonesia, Jakarta
21 Participants from
Indonesia and Malaysia

16. Geo-Informatics for Mountain Env. Management
Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Aug. – Sep. 2008
28 Participants from
Nepal, Bhutan, India, Russia and Austria

17. Train-the-Trainer Workshop.
Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Sep. - Oct. 2008
> 40 Participants from
18 Countries in Asia, Africa and Europe

18. Natural Resource Management with Giscience
Train-the-Trainer Workshop
July - August, 2009
Department of Geography
University of Indonesia, Jakarta
25 Participants from
Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines

19. Integrated Water Resource Management
Train-the-Trainer Workshop
February 2010
Department of Geography
University of Madras, Chennai
29 Participants from
India, Nepal, Bhutan and Austria

20. Faculty Development Workshop
Kuala Lumpur, Jul. – Aug. 2010

21. 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
….!!!

23. UNIGIS:

24. MSc. GIScience & Systems
weekly workload of 25+ hours.
120 ECTS points, 1 Module = 6 ECTS
10 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. 1 3 4 5 6 2 7 9 8
Collab. Project E1
ISS
MSc Thesis E3 E2

25. Professional Diploma 1 3 5 6 2 4 7 E1 WS E3 E2 SS Practi. Project
weekly workload of 25+ hours.
60 ECTS points, 1 Module = 6 ECTS
7 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. 1 3 5 6 2 4 7
Practi. Project E1 WS E3 E2 SS

26. UNIGIS in South & Southeast Asia
Panjab University

27. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Dr. Shahnawaz
Director (S & SE Asia), UNIGIS International
Centre for Geoinformatics (Z_GIS)
University of Salzburg , AUSTRIA