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Professor Tapio Varis <tapio.varis@uta.fi>

Professor Harold P. Sjursen, PhD <hsjursen@poly.edu>

Prof. Carl Skelton <cskelton@poly.edu>


Dear E-Colleagues:

(1) Pls retrieve TapioÕs following paper on TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training), which was presented at;

UNESCO-UNEVOC international experts consultation:
Stimulating networking and capacity building within the UNEVOC Network through enhanced North- South collaboration.
Venue: Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland.
Date:  17 - 20 August, 2008.
<http://tinyurl.com/6m4dn9>


I strongly suggest that you read it.

Dear Tapio:

(2) This is an excellent paper — my wholehearted congratulations!!

I read it through with great interest.

Dear Harold:

(3) You may also be interested in reading it in relation with the Entrepreneurship Course at your Polytechnic Institute which you once told me before.

Carl indicated his idea of having an academic tie between your Polytechnic Institute of NYU and the Hypermedia Laboratory of TapioÕs University of Tampere — see;

(09/16/08) Tapio Varis' mtg at Polytechnic Institute of NYU on 9/10/08
http://tinyurl.com/4gva57


You may consider to have a similar connection between your Polytechnic Institute and TapioÕs Research Centre for Vocational and Professional Education — as you may know, he is chairing both of the followings;

(a) UNESCO/UNITWIN Chair for global e-learning,
(b) UNESCO/UNEVOC for vocational training.


And, you may also know that Finland (including TapioÕs) has the world #1 rankings on education, vocational training and innovation by DAVOS, UNESCO, OECD, etc., etc.

Best, Tak


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P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D., Professor
Acting President, Global University System
UNESCO Chair in Global e-Learning with applications to multiple domains
Professor and Chair of Media Education
Research Center for Vocational Education & Hypermedia Laboratory
University of Tampere
P.O.Box 229
FIN-13101 Hameenlinna
FINLAND
+358-3-3551-3608
GSM: +3358-50-567-9833
Fax: +358-3-614-5611 or +358-3-3551-3611
tapio.varis@uta.fi
http://www.uta.fi/~titava
www.ecml-eu.org -- about ECML project.
http://www.uta.fi/conference/mediaskills/

Professor Harold P. Sjursen, PhD
Philosophy of Technology & Global Ethics
UNESCO International Center for Engineering Education
Polytechnic Institute
New York University
5 Metrotech Center
Brooklyn, New York 11201
USA
Tel: 718-260-3597
Fax: 718-788-4268
Cel: 917-743-2390
QQ: 674697426
hsjursen@duke.poly.edu
hsjursen@poly.edu
hsjursen@gmail.com
http://www.poly.edu/

Prof. Carl Skelton
Director, Integrated Digital Media Institute
c/o Humanities and Social Sciences
Six MetroTech Center, RH 701
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-260-4018
(917) 361-5459
cskelton@poly.edu
idmi.poly.edu


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