IV Conferencia Internacional de Barcelona sobre Educación Superior

Educación superior: nuevos retos y roles emergentes para el desarrollo humano y social

31 de marzo, 1 y 2 de abril de 2008
Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC)
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GUNI - Global University Network for Innovation

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

Konrad Osterwalder

Japan


Rector, United Nations University


Título de la presentación:

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