IV Conferència Internacional de Barcelona sobre Educació Superior

Educació superior: nous reptes i rols emergents per al desenvolupament humà i social

31 de març, 1 i 2 d'abril de 2008
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
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GUNI - Global University Network for Innovation

Konrad Osterwalder (United Nations University, Japan) || IV Conferència Internacional de Barcelona sobre Educació Superior

Konrad Osterwalder

Japan


Rector, United Nations University


Títol de la presentació:

United Nations University: its contribution to higher education

Curriculum Vitae:


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Konrad Osterwalder was born in Switzerland in 1942. He studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule; ETH) in Zurich, where he earned a diploma (1965) and a doctorate (1970) in theoretical physics. After working for one year at New York University, he joined Harvard University, eventually becoming Associate Professor of Mathematical Physics (1976). In 1977, he returned to Switzerland as a full Professor of Mathematical Physics at ETH Zurich. He served as Head of the ETH Department of Mathematics (1986–1990) and Head of the Institute's Planning Committee (1990–1995); in 1995, he was appointed Rector of ETH, a post he held for 12 years. On August 31 2007, Professor Dr. Konrad Osterwalder assumed the rectorate of United Nations University.




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Conference supported by:
Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia Secretaria d'Afers Exteriors. Generalitat de Catalunya Ajuntament de Barcelona