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A memorandum of understanding
was recently signed between the University of Pittsburgh’s
School of Information Science and Siam University in
Bangkok, Thailand. The agreement includes the exchange
of students and faculty between the universities and
will be effective for five years. Additionally,
it calls for the exchange of educational and scholarly
materials as well as collaboration on a number of research
and special projects. More information about the program
at Siam can be found at http://phd-it.siam.edu/
A number of SIS professors have already visited
Bangkok as part of the exchange of faculty. Dr.
James Williams, Professor Emeritus, went to the university
in the spring to assist with Siam University’s
development of a Doctoral Program in Information Technology
for E-Business. Dr.
Williams helped the Siam faculty to create the curriculum
and kicked off the program by teaching its first class
in May.
Dr. Stephen Hirtle, Professor at SIS, Dr Paul Munro,
Associate Professor at SIS, Dr. Michael Spring, Associate
Professor at SIS, and Dr. Bob Regan, visiting Research
Professor and VISC Project Manager, have also visited
Siam University over the last year to teach doctoral
courses. Dr.
Spring taught an E-Business course and Dr. Regan
taught a doctoral course on Geographic Information Systems
while in Bangkok. Regan is pictured at the left (top)
with the Siam doctoral students. The Siam PhD students
are Phaisarn Sutheebanjard, Wimol Kasempatanakarn,
Nipat Jongsawat, Pittaya Poompuang, and
Anuchar Tungkasthan Spring is pictured
at the left (bottom) with three SIS PhD graduates he
had a chance to have dinner with while he was in Bnagkok. They
are, from the left, Bordin Sapsomboon, MD, PhD, Assistant
Dean, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Assadaporn
Nuchprayoon, PhD, Associate Professor, Chulalonkorn University
and Vichita (Vathanophas) Ractham, PhD, Assistant Professor
Mahidol University.
SIS also has a partnership with the University of Mysore
in Bangalore, India as well as with the Beijing Institute
of Technology (BIT). Such international programs
are critical to providing meaningful research and educational
experiences for faculty and students in the information
science field, mirroring the globalization of the IT
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