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SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
ANNUAL REPORT
November 1992 - December 31, 1993
Introduction
The Senate Committee on International Activities (SCIA) is a Standing Committee (Reporting
Category "B") established under terms of the University Policy on International Activities (Senate
approval, June, 1992; Board of Governors approval, September, 1992).
Members
J .
Munm
Vice-President, Academic (Chair)
J .
Driver
Faculty Member
L. Dill
Faculty member
A. Ciria
Faculty member
B. Clayman
Senator At-large
M. Bawa
Student Senator
C. Macdonald
Secretary (non-voting)
M. Bawa stepped down in May, 1993, and has been replaced by Student Senator, K. Giffen.
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Meeting Dates
November 12, 1992
April 7, 1993
November 20, 1992
April 14, 1993
December 4, 1992
May 6, 1993
February 1, 1993
May 10, 1993
February 15, 1993
July 9, 1993
February 25, 1993
September 7, 1993
March 18, 1993
October 5, 1993
March 25, 1993
November 2, 1993
December
7,
1993
Activity Report
Eastern Indonesia Universities Development Project (EIUDP) Phase II Review
SCIA conducted a review of the EIUDP over a six month period ending in May, 1993. Written
materials were collected documenting Project performance and Indonesian human rights issues.
Advertisements were placed calling for submissions from the University community. Over 30
written responses were received and 14 presentations were heard by the Committee. SCIA
concluded that the EI1JDP should add a Development Education component to its Phase H design
concentrating on social, economic, cultural and environmental aspects of sustainable development.
With this proviso, SCIA unanimously recommended to the President that the University enter into
a Phase
II agreement for the Project.
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Vietnam Consortium Fellowship Program
A five-year, CIDA-funded program offering MSc programs in the Faculty of Education to 20
Vietnamese fellows was recommended for acceptance by the President.
International Undergraduate Student Exchange Committee
Senate accepted a proposal to establish a SCIA sub-committee with the following responsibilities:
formulate criteria for student participation in international exchange programs, develop
application materials and application procedures, and select successful candidates.
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Field School Guideline
Guidelines for the development of new Field School proposals and for the
review of existing Field Schools were prepared and circulated to Faculties.
Hong Kong Baptist College Affiliation
A proposal to affiliate with the Hong Kong Baptist College through membership in the College's
Centre for East-West Studies and the Wing Lung Bank International Institute for Business
Development was recommended to the President for approval.
6.
Orangutan Field School
A 1994 Field School to Yogyakarta and Kalimantan, Indonesia, was proposed by the Department of
Archaeology and recommended for acceptance to the President.
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Kenya Field School
A 1994 Field School to Kenya was proposed by the Department of Biological Sciences in cooperation
with Vancouver Community College, Langara Campus. Involving approximately 40 students
enroled in Biological Sciences and Anthropology/Archaeology courses, the Field School would
replicate a similar venture conducted during Spring semester, 1993. The proposal included
cooperation in-country with the National Museums of Kenya and was recommended to the
President.
Activities Received for Information and Review
SCIA received information on the following initiatives: the Thailand Field School (Sociology &
Anthropology), Korean initiatives in the faculty of Applied Sciences, and two trilateral proposals
to the U.S. Information Agency's 1994 "University Affiliations Program" involving SFU, American
and Mexican institutions (Biological Sciences, Business Administration).
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