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Text version of the above letter
FINNISH NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Helsinki, 20 September 2001
Mr Koichiro Matsuura
Director-General
UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy
F-75352 Paris 07 SP
Mr Director-General,
On behalf of the Finnish National Commission for UNESCO, I take pleasure in submitting to you a proposal by the University of Tampere concerning the establishment of UNESCO Chair on "Global E-learning with applications to multiple domains" within the framework of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs programme.
In line with the Guidelines for the Submission of Project Proposals, the enclosed project proposal has been distributed to and discussed by the Finnish National Commission for UNESCO, which met on 13 September 2001. I am pleased to inform you that the National Commission gives its full support to the project proposal.
I enclose the application of the University of Tampere with a letter from the Rector, Professor Jorma Sipila as well as the CV of the proposed Chair holder, Professor Tapio Varis.
We look forward to the technical evaluation by the Secretariat of UNESCO and to a formal approval of the proposal.
Yours sincerely,
Zabrina Holmstrom
Secretary -General
cc:
Mr K. Seddoh, Division of Higher Education
Professor Jorma Sipila, Rector of the University of Tampere
Professor Tapio Varis
Ministry of Education, University Division
Permanent Delegation of Finland to UNESCO
Finnish National Commission for Unesco / Ministry of Education, International Relations
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Letter from
the University of Tampere
Text version of the above letter
UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE
Tampere 13 September 2001
Mr. Koichiro Matsuura
Director-General of UNESCO
Dear Sir,
It is my great pleasure to propose you the establishment of a UNESCO Chair on "Global E-learning with applications to multiple domains" within the framework of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs programme to the University of Tampere in Finland. Please find enclosed the formal application, the statement of the Finnish National Commission of UNESCO, and the c.v. of the proposed Chair holder, Professor Tapio Varis.
Professor Varis who has been UNESCO Chair already in Barcelona and participated in the programme also in Madrid, Mexico City and Bogota, has prepared the proposal with the representatives of the Open University in the U.K. and the Global University System (GIS -- This should be GUS -- noted by T. Utsumi, 10/4/01) with whom the Chair will cooperate, and they have also discussed proposal with Mr. Seddoh and Mr. Beridze in UNESCO. He is available for further discussions if necessary.
Yours very sincerely,
Professor Jorma Sipila
Rector
33014 University of Tampere
Finland
encl.
- Proposal for the Chair
c.v. of professor Tapio Varis
Statement of the National Commission of UNESCO will be sent later.
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FIN-33014 UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE
Finland
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