Prepared by Ihor Bogdan Katerniak
(See also the original mission statement.)
BASIC ACTIVITY DATA Establishment of Global University System for Ukraine
Dr. Ihor Bogdan Katerniak (1) brief description of proposed activities: The Goals of Electronic Distance Education Development in Ukraine and NIS are to: (2) problem or opportunity to be addressed (or issues to be addressed): Development opportunities that become possible are (3) the anticipated outcome: The main directions of Distance Learning activities: b. Total Activity Cost (in $US): STATISTICAL DATA (Underlined is the chosen one.) (Underlined is the chosen one.) (Underlined are the chosen ones.) (Underlined are the chosen ones.) European Community, Ukraine and other Newly Independent States (NIS)
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION The problem is a serious and widespread lack of awareness of market oriented approaches by Ukrainian professionals, which partially explains the slowness of change of the economic system in the Ukraine. In this activity, we have an opportunity to begin to solve that problem. Our proposed solution involves a new and different approach to business education, using distance learning through the INTERNET, to provide wider and cheaper access, more rapidly and efficiently, to usable knowledge. We shall use our approach to help to train a core group of business people, which will guarantee the promotion of marketing reform in Ukraine and the NIS. We shall evaluate our approach, particularly as the basis for a sustained, countrywide Ukrainian system for distance learning through the INTERNET. The local network and management infrastructure, and technological base, will be provided by the Technology Promotion Center (TPC), which was created in April 1996 through the partnership of Philadelphia University City Science Center (UCSC) and Lviv Institute of Management for the promotion of new technologies in the following systems: TPC assists universities, schools and businesses to use multimedia, telecommunications, and networking technologies to enhance their programs and services. The Goals of Electronic Distance Education Development in Ukraine and NIS are: The main directions of activities: (1) Education The project is based on an existing network of business schools in the CEE. Resources of five leading business schools (LIM, IMI-Kyiv, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv Financial Institute and Dnipropetrovsk Business School) known as the "L'viv Initiative" will be used as a base for VBS. Geographically they cover Ukraine from east to west. The business school of Jagellonian University (Krakow, Poland), Lublin Business School (Poland), CEU (Budapest, Hungary) and Economic University (Prague, Czech) will represent Central Europe. (2) Knowledge Transfer and Business Development There is the need for a sustained, countrywide Ukrainian system for technology commercialization, distance learning and consulting on the information base of INTERNET technologies which are necessary as for scientists as for entrepreneurs from technology oriented businesses. Closer integration of the scientific and business communities and the development of technology-based small businesses result in the need for additional business knowledge for companies in Ukraine's transitional economy. Immediate access to medical databases Health care institutions in Ukraine can use computer systems to store their medical records and databases electronically. Doctors can retrieve information about their patients when it is necessary, print out prescriptions to their patients and keep their electronic records. Ukraine is approaching the top 20 most visited countries in the world. In spite of the complicated economic situation Ukraine finds itself in, the tourism sector reported a profit in 1998, returning Hr 3.2bn to the state budget (according to State Tourism Committee, Feb. 17, 1999). L'viv is a city of outstanding monuments of architecture and works of art. This activity is a community development approach, firstly with non-profit organizations and secondly with for-profit organizations, thus all applicable groups are inclusive. This activity is to be a model replicable to other localities and regions, as leading the use of the advanced Internet in various sectors of societies. The higher educational institution selected in the locality will have the broadband Internet satellite earth-station, and will become the major Internet Service Provider (ISP) to the local community of non-profit organizations. The higher education institution will then provide teacher training to secondary and elementary schools, and also act as facilitators and technical supporters to other non-profit organizations.
ACTIVITY OPERATIONS This subject will be determined on a case-by-case basis along with the formation of local coalition members. PROPONENT DATA Ukraine. European Union Tapio Varis is currently Professor and Chair of Media Culture and Communication Education at the University of Tampere Finland (Journalism and Mass Communication and Department of Teacher Education), consultant on new learning technologies for the Finnish Ministry of Education and advisor to several international organizations. In 1996-97, he was UNESCO Chair of Communication Studies at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain. He has also been a faculty member of the European Peace University, the University of Art and Design in Helsinki and Communication and Media Scholar at the University of Helsinki. USA
Activity ID number: (to be completed by infoDev)
1. Activity Title (one line only)
2. Date of Proposal.
3. Name of participating organization serving as grantee.
4. Participating organizations, with contact information. Include email addresses when available. (Note that letters of commitment may be required before award of a grant.)
Director
Lviv Institute of Management-LIM
Technology Promotion Center
57 V.Chornovil Ave.
Lviv 79058 Ukraine
Tel: +380-322-52 2681
Fax: +380 322-52 2682
Fax: +380-322-52 4463
ik@litech.net
http://www.lim.lviv.ua/
P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D, Professor
Acting President, Global University System
Chairman, GLOSAS/Finland
Professor and Chair
Media Culture and Communication Education
Hypermedia laboratory
University of Tampere
P.O.Box 607
FIN-33101 Tampere
FINLAND
Tel: +358-3-215 6110
GSM: +358-50-567-9833
Fax: +358-3-215 7503
tapio.varis@uta.fi
http://www.uta.fi/~titava
Dr. Paul Lefrere
Senior Lecturer
Institute of Educational Technology
Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +44-1-908 65 33 88
Fax: +44-1-908 67 28 02
P.Lefrere@open.ac.uk
http://www-iet.open.ac.uk/
Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E.
Chairman, GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A. (GLOSAS/USA)Founder of Consortium for Affordable and Accessible Distance Education (CAADE)
President Emeritus and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of Global University System (GUS)
43-23 Colden Street
Flushing, NY 11355-3998
U.S.A.
Tel: 718-939-0928
Fax: 718-939-0656 (day time only--prefer e-mail)
utsumi@columbia.edu
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/
5.a. Activity summary: please limit this to Half A Page only.
c. Funding Requested from infoDev (in $US):
6. infoDev Program Objective? (see guidelines for explanation):
Please choose ONE of the following:
1. Creating market-friendly environments.
2. Reducing poverty and exclusion of low-income countries or social groups.
3. Improving education and health.
4. Promoting protection of the environment and natural resources.
5. Increasing the efficiency, accountability and transparency of governments.
7. infoDev Strategic Activity? (see guidelines for explanation):
Please choose ONE of the following:
1.Consensus building and awareness raising.
2. Telecommunications reform.
3. Information infrastructure strategies.
4. Pilot projects.
8. Sector of Proposed Activity?:
1. Agriculture/Industry
2. Commerce/Trade
3. Education
4. Environment
5. Forum
6. Government
7. Health
8. Infrastructure
9. Internet Connectivity
10. Telecom/Policy
9. Grantee Organization Type?:
1. Academic/Research
2. Non Governmental Organization
3. Private Sector
4. Government
5. Regional and Bilateral Organizations
6. United Nations
7. World Bank Group
10. Geographic Location of Activity? (Specific country, or region if a regional project)
11. What is the problem or opportunity that this activity addresses?
To explain this further, the problem is becoming acute, on the verge of the next millennium, since processes of economic globalization are developing rapidly and are closely connected with science-consuming high-tech production, knowledge transfer, advanced management and the development of modern telecommunication and information technologies.
The scientific and technological potential in Ukraine and other NIS countries, the great number of well-educated and talented personnel, the capacity of developing countries' markets and the unique opportunities for the introduction of investment projects requires intensive use of telecommunication technologies.
This is important for the development of international partnerships both in science and in business, as well as in cultural understanding, and exchange (including tourism). The priorities in research and development are aircraft and rocket construction, biotechnology and medicine, information technologies and new materials. Big international projects such as Sea Launch have successfully demonstrated the value of those technologies. Nevertheless, there are many R&D results that are still not commercialized due to the lack of information and experience in business.
The market of modern technology is developing now but there are only a few Ukrainian professional consulting groups experienced in technology commercialization fields, and they are concentrated in densely populated centers such as Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv. There is also the need for a sustained, countrywide Ukrainian system for technology commercialization, distance learning and consulting on the information base of INTERNET technologies, which is necessary both for scientists and for entrepreneurs in technology-oriented businesses.
The slow change of economic systems in the NIS is partially explained by a lack of professionals with market oriented thinking. But in most cases business education is not available for talented people in Ukraine and the NIS countries because it is too expensive and there are no existing credit mechanisms. A new and different approach to business education will help to train the necessary initial number of business people, which will guarantee the promotion of the marketing reform in Ukraine and the NIS.
Right now there is a possibility of implementing the Ukrainian Project by using the UARNet existing channels of satellite connection with the overall capacity of 1M/512Kbps (Nordudent/Stockholm). However, this connection is too overloaded today and is not fast enough to be used in telemedicine. The development of educational, business and cultural activities together with the TeleMedicine will make it possible to share substantial expenses. For instance, real-time transfer of X-ray photographs with high resolution (600-1200dpi) requires broad-band Internet via digital satellite channels, which is too expensive.
Business, Medical, and Telecommunication Coalition/Ukraine:
The Ukrainian Coalition for Information Infrastructure in Education and Health Care "Business, Medical, and Telecommunication Coalition/Ukraine (BMTC/UA)" was created in 1998 by the initiative of Dr. Takeshi Utsumi (Chairman of the GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A., President of Global University in the U.S.A.), and Dr. Ihor Katernyak (Director of the Technology Promotion Center-LIM, Ukraine).
Today the Coalition unites representatives from business and medical schools, hospitals, specialized secondary schools, and technical experts in telecommunications from various regions of Ukraine as well as representatives of the highest authorities and international donor's programs.
The mission of "BMTC/UA" is to promote the ideas related to the use of broadband technologies for distance learning, knowledge transfer and collaboration through the international partnership in business and medicine.
The main tasks of the Coalition are:
The first actual step of Ukraine entering the International Coalition for Global Information Infrastructure (GII) in Education and Health Care was the participation and presentation of BMTC/UA (Dr. I. Katerniak with technical assistance from Dr. A. Saban) "Global Lecture Hall (GLH)" videoconference on NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND DISTANCE EDUCATION from Manaus, Amazona, Brazil (October 21, 1998) and Emerging Electronic Distance Education (EEDE) in Ukrainian Interactive Workshops and Demonstrations in Lviv, Ukraine (October 22, 1998). There was a face-to-face meeting for discussion with people from various regions of Ukraine who can benefit most from our next step of development (the web-site is located at http://www.uar.net/conference/ ). It was an extraordinary historical event; panelists are located from Tokyo, Japan to Lviv, Ukraine, spanning almost 18 time zones. BMTC/UA's participation in the Internet Active Conference has attracted great interest on the part of business circles in the U.S.A., UK, Spain, Italy and Germany in adjusting partnership relations in distance learning development. It was sponsored by the Science and Technology Management Association (Dr. George Gamota, President).
Hence, today we have talented Ukrainian experts experienced in Computer-Mediated Multimedia Systems (CMMS) [e.g., ShareVision, NetMeeting, etc.] through telecom media [e.g., TCP/IP-oriented Internet, etc.] and established international relations which ensure practical implementation of broadband technologies for expanding distance education in Ukraine.
12. What is the anticipated outcome of the activity? (who will benefit, what type and magnitude of benefits)
13. What specific activities will the activity undertake? (That is, what will the activity produce, such as training, databases created, policy dialogue, etc. These are the actions that will have the impact described in question 11.)
A purpose of this project is to explore the educational potential of the Internet in Ukraine. Traditional and formal methods of higher education have much merit, but there are many limitations as well. Our hypothesis is that the Internet enables a different kind of learning - more interactive, less exclusive, less expensive, more flexible, and perhaps more creative and fun. In the conditions of economic reform in Ukraine, the specialties related to professional development and establishing close international partnerships are in greatest demand, such as management of organizations, medicine and engineering. But in most cases business education is not available for talented people in Ukraine and the NIS countries because it is too expensive and there are no existing credit mechanisms.
Virtual Business School (VBS)
The economic situation in the region and the level of business education development are the rationale for the creation of the global educational system (virtual business school - VBS). The reasons are:
Through cooperation by the group of the five institutes, joint curriculum and teaching materials will be developed. Each school will contribute from the strongest parts of its program.
The important role of supervising will be up to the American universities that are currently cooperating with LIM and IMI - Wayne State University and Carnegie-Mellon University. Both American schools have well-developed systems for distance learning and will play the role of technical and methodological tutors. The telecommunication industry of the CEE countries will be evaluated jointly in relation to instructional delivery.
The question is how international knowledge and experience can be successfully applied in Ukrainian legal and economic environment. Business Incubation adapted to Ukrainian conditions is successfully operating in Kyiv and Kharkiv in the framework of the Business Incubator Development Program (BID/USAID) (http://www.itri.loyola.edu/BID/) and is expanding its activities to other cities. Availability of teleconference and web-based learning technologies, and well-developed information networks can assist in establishing partnerships and in business growth in Ukraine, and may become the foundation for the development of such projects as Cyber Business Incubator (distance-learning and consulting, information support and electronic commerce) in partnership with BID. The Cyber Business Incubator can extend its development to the hinterlands.
BID manager staff presented the Cyber Business Incubator concepts at the 13th International Conference of the National Business Incubator Association (NBIA) in Chicago, USA on March 22, 1999 and to the UN Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva, Switzerland on June 3-6,1999.
Tele-conferencing technologies will permit clients to organize conferences involving venture capital, multimedia meetings of shareholders, which are of special interest in Ukraine today during the processes of privatization and post-privatizational management.
(3) Health Care and Telemedicine
This direction of the Coalition's activities is guided by the regional office of American International Health Alliance at L'viv Institute of Management, L'viv Regional Clinical Hospital, L'viv Railway Clinical Hospital, the Specialized Secondary School for children with heart diseases, L'viv Medical University, Galytska (regional) Psychiatric Association, and the Association of Private Medicine, which has its departments in all regions of Ukraine. Two modern centers of women's healthcare (which provide breast cancer screening (mammogram), and neonatology services have begun providing service. The expansion and broadening of the activity in neonatology in other cities of Ukraine (Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odessa, and Donetsk) has been planned.
Accumulated experience and established contacts in the sphere of Health Care could and should be used and disseminated in Ukraine through the system of Electronic Distance Education (Interactive Medical Workshops and Conferences) and telemedicine.
The Health Care Activity has been mainly focused on medical diagnosis, consulting, data transfer (e.g., EKGs, X-rays, heart sounds) and some medical education programs. Today telemedicine can apply telecommunications and medical technologies to support information exchange between a physician and a patient or between two physicians in geographically separated locations and to facilitate the exchange of information for medical, healthcare, research and educational purposes.
The Internet enables us to practice telemedicine and it can be of equal potential value for more developed and newly developing economies. The growth of Internet access and use now means that patients, medical professionals and organizations can jointly benefit from the available information and support.
The Internet can be used for:
Tele-consultation and training:
The telemedicine network will offer an opportunity for consulting between doctors and other medical professionals in health care (via telephone, email, videoconferencing, etc.). Distance education can also involve a small rural hospital, whose doctors/nurses are able to "attend" consultations conducted by a professor at a larger teaching hospital (special and important for Trans-Carpathian region of Ukraine).
Telemedicine services are able to offer an opportunity for training and education. It is also apparent for us that an efficient and effective health care infrastructure requires not only access to expertise, but it should also provide health care professionals and the public with medical training programs focused on prevention of illnesses, hygiene, and other basic requirements for a physically healthy society.
Although much of the more sophisticated technologies such as virtual reality are still expensive, the cost of some technologies is dropping, so that telemedicine will become more affordable to more people, regions and countries than ever before.
In the present critical conditions of economic transformation and budget deficit, we have identified the necessity to develop managerial skills in the system of health care and its reformation. L'viv Institute of Management arranges seminars and workshops for managers and doctors of medical institutions in Health Care Management, Privatization in accordance with the acting legislation and exchange of experience on the regular basis.
Telemedicine has many social and economic benefits; it can generate new sources of revenues for service providers and equipment suppliers and can optimize the use of available human and capital resources in Ukraine. Such applications as telemedicine should be of interest to telecom operators since they generate additional traffic over existing networks and offer the opportunity to extend limited networks.
The impact of telemedicine on health care structures in Ukraine can be significant. It also raises regulatory issues concerning legality, liability, confidentiality, competition, etc.
(4) Culture and Tourism
Last year (1998) the ensemble of the historical center of L'viv was inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage Cities. A great number of foreigners are eager to visit L'viv (both for business and pleasure) and it is essential for them to better know the city facilities. Virtual City-L'viv Project may be of great help for them in finding all necessary information and in giving the general vision of the city. So, using the up-to-date possibilities of information technologies we can start implementing the "Virtual City-L'viv" Project with 3 dimensional (3D) rotating image of glittering cathedrals, picture galleries, museums, the opera theater, hotels, restaurants, business centers, etc. The web can be made in HTML and VRML techniques and therefore being available worldwide via the Internet.
(5) International Workshop and Conference on Emerging Global Electronic Distance Learning-2001, Ukraine
For promoting distance education, tele-healthcare and tele-medicine in Ukraine and the NIS, we propose the organization of a conference and demonstration workshop on Emerging Global Electronic Distance Learning-in May 2001 in Ukraine. During the workshop we will present existing low-cost teleconferencing technologies, fully functional, all-HTML web course delivery platforms and advanced web-teaching materials. The goals of the conference will be to introduce the Global University System, to discuss the role of telecommunications in the global information society and to promote in Ukraine and the NIS the role of broadband INTERNET technologies in the future of global tele-education.
We plan to have a small workshop at Open University to prepare for this workshop/conference in 2001, and if possible, to construct more detailed plan for Europe Group, e.g., feasibility study, design of infra- and administrative structure, selection of coursewares, etc. Expected results: (a) Outline of programs of the workshop/conference in 2001 in Ukraine, (b) Fund raising proposal for the workshop/conference in 2001, (c) Detailed pilot project (or "Concept Development") proposal of Europe Group for major funding.
14. What type of inputs, such as human and financial resources, facilities, etc. will be required for these activities?
15. Why is this set of activities a cost effective method of achieving the outcome described in question 12? Is there a lower cost method?
16. Why would this activity be important for the rest of society? Does it represent a general solution to the problem discussed in question 11? Are its activities replicable? How will other groups be able to utilize the experience of this activity?
17. What are the specific deliverables to infoDev from this activity?
18. How will the activity be sustained following the end of infoDev grant funding, both institutionally and financially?
19. What are the major risks to the success of this activity, and how will they be mitigated?
We plan to mitigate this risk by:
We plan to mitigate this risk as providing the members of coalition with flexible, open, and equal information, collaboration and standings.
20. How will activities and outcomes be measured, and evaluated? Include plans and schedule for measuring and evaluating impact.
Internet usage rates, growth rates of web sites, course wares, outreach students, number of occurrences of telemedicine events, etc.
Acceptance of this venture by local community members, increase of outreach students with distance learning methodology, acceptance of telemedicine by local community, etc.
21. How will ownership and control of physical or intellectual assets of the activity be determined? Please certify that infoDev will have title to all intellectual property produced using grant funds.
22. What is the activity schedule? Include beginning and end date, as well as major milestones.
23. Resources required for activity. Provide separate columns for expenses funded by infoDev and other sources. This budget should be compatible with the inputs listed in question 14. Where possible, disaggregate the budget by activities listed in question 13. For example:
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25. Proponent Capability Statements
26. Resumes of proposed staff
Lviv Institute of Management
Technology Promotion Center
Lviv, Ukraine
In-country Project Manager.
Currently Director of the Technology Promotion Center-LIM (technology commercialization, technology based small business assistance, project management consulting, design of educational programs for distance learning and training in teleconference techniques) and Project Management Course lecturer at the Lviv Institute of Management and International Management Institute (IMI-Kyiv). He is Director for Development of the Business Incubator Development Program in Ukraine BID/USAID responsible for expanding the technology business incubator network in Ukraine and strategy of sustainability. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics from Lviv State University and an MBA from Lviv Institute of Management. He also took business courses and was an intern at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, University City Seance Center in Philadelphia and Loyola College, Maryland. He has extensive experience in technology transfer, business consulting and project development, and has worked at several USAID and TACIS sponsored programs. Dr. Katerniak is an initiator of creation of "Business, Medical, and Telecommunication Coalition/Ukraine" for Electronic Distance Education Development in Ukraine.
Leviv Medical University
Lviv, Ukraine
Expert in TeleMedicine.
Currently Chair of Medical Informatics at Lviv Medical University, Ukraine, Head of the Laboratory for Information Technologies and Computer Networks of the Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Lviv, Ukraine, Manager of UARNet, Ukrainian Academic and Research Network. Head of Management of the International Telecommunication Center Foundation (ITC KS-NET) and International Renaissance Foundation representative to ITC management. Ukrainian representative to CEENet and TERENA. Consultant to Ukrainian Parliament. From the previous experience: consultant to UN Internet project in Ukraine, consultant to joint UN-government networking project in Uzbekistan, expert to Internet Programs of the International Renaissance Foundation and Eurasia Foundation.
Lviv Institute of Management
Lviv, Ukraine
Expert in Academic Program Development.
Currently Director of Academic Programs at Lviv Institute of Management, Director of MBA program. He is Local Director of the Tacis project in Academic development at Lviv Institute of Management in cooperation with Business School of Torino University (Italy), Munich Consulting Company OWZ (Germany), International Management Institute (Kyiv) and European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD). Dr. Gvozdiov teaches Theory of Management and Operations Management. By him were developed and conducted the training programs in Total Quality Management and Team Working for local companies. At the current time Dr. Gvozdiov manages development of distance learning programs at LIM.
Business Incubator Development (BID) Program in Ukraine,
Kyiv, Ukraine
Expert in Technology Transfer and High Tech Business Development.
Currently Manager of the Business Incubator Development (BID) Program in Ukraine and President of the Science & Technology Management Associates (STMA). He has 30 years of experience in managing research projects. He held senior positions in: industry (Bell Laboratories, Thermo Electron Corporation, and MITRE Corporation); in academia (University of Michigan, and Loyola College); and government (Director for Defense Research, DOD). Dr. Gamota was a member in the Senior Executive Service, is a Fellow of AAAS and APS, Honorary Fellow of the Ukrainian Physical Society, and a senior member of IEEE.
Lviv Institute of Management
Lviv, Ukraine
Technical Expert.
Currently Information Manager of the Technology Promotion Center-LIM (technology commercialization, technology based small business assistance, project management consulting, design of educational programs for distance learning and training in teleconference techniques) and Internet Expert of the Lviv Institute of Management (Center of Information Technology). He is the member of the initiative group on emerging and development of the Ukrainian Global (electronic) University, and Internet Consultant to Galytska Psychiatric Association. He holds a Master in Physics and Mathematics degree from Lviv State University, and an MBA from Lviv Institute of Management. He has successfully completed the Distance Learning Internship Program at the University Television Center of Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. From the previous experience: Administrative Assistant of the Interactive Workshop and Conference "Emerging Electronic Distance Education in Ukraine".
University of Tampere
Tampere, Finland
Tapio Varis is a former Rector of the University for Peace in Costa Rica and Professor of Media Studies in the University of Lapland, Finland. He has published approximately 200 scientific contributions, the latest being Media of the Knowledge Age, published by Helsinki University Press 1995 (in Finnish). He is listed in Who's Who in the World (1984 & 1995) and Men of Achievement (1986 & 1995).
Open University
Milton Keynes, U.K.
Dr Lefrere is the Academic Director for Learning Support for Small Business at the Open University, and also Co-Director of the UK Instructional Management Systems Centre (IMS is an international standards-setting project for internet-based education and training, supported by most large companies and several government agencies). He has twenty years' experience of international projects. Dr Lefrere is a Trustee of the Global Learning Architecture Foundation (a not-for-profit organisation based in the USA), and a Senior Lecturer at the Open University, researching into innovation, technology transfer and knowledge acquisition and management. He is a consultant on new learning technologies for government departments, international organizations and corporations. Previously he worked at the Universities of Birmingham, Keele and Imperial College, London. He has published over 50 papers, and edited two international journals.
GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association, U.S.A.
Global University System (GUS)
New York, NY
Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., is Chairman of the GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the USA (GLOSAS/USA) and President of the Global electronic) University (GU/USA) System (a divisional activity of GLOSAS/USA).
He is the 1994 Laureate of Lord Perry Award for the Excellence in Distance Education. His public service has included political work for the deregulation of global telecommunications and the use of e-mail through ARPANET, Telenet and the Internet; working to extend American university courses to the Third World; the conduct of innovative distance teaching trials with "Global Lecture Hall(GLH)" multipoint-to multipoint multimedia interactive videoconferences using hybrid technologies; and lectures, consultation and research in process control, management science, systems science and engineering at the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania, M.I.T. and many universities, governmental agencies and large firms in Japan and other countries.
Highlights among his more than 150 related scientific papers and books are presentations at the Summer Computer Simulation Conferences (which he created and named) and the Society for Computer Simulation International. He is a member of various scientific and professional groups, including the Chemists Club (New York, NY); Columbia University Seminar on Computers, Man and Society New York, NY); Fulbright Association (Washington, D.C.); International Center for Integrative Studies (ICIS) (New York, NY); and the Society of Satellite Professionals International (Washington, D.C.).
He received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Polytechnic University in New York and his M.S.in Ch.E. from Montana State University, after studying at the University of Nebraska under a Fulbright scholarship. His professional experience in simulation and optimization of petrochemical and refinery processes was gained at Mitsubishi Research Institute, Tokyo; Stone & Webster Engineering Corp., Boston; Mobil Oil Corporation and Shell Chemical Company, New York; and Asahi Chemical Industry, Inc., Tokyo.
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