TUSUR keeps developing its French cooperation network. The delegation comprising Vice-Rector for Research Prof. Shelupanov, Director of the Russian-French Center Dr. Babak and Dr. Mescheryakov from the Department of Complex Information Security of Computer Systems visited France from 24 January to 3 February in order to participate in the International Seminar in Limoges. The main goal of this event was to establish a new Erasmus Mundus Master program entitled «Technical and Socio-Economic Solutions for Autonomy of Disabled People». The project coordinated by the team from the University of Limoges will unite 8 universities from 6 countries: University of Limoges (France), TUSUR (Russia), Via Horsens (Denmark), Monash University (Australia), Sherbrooke University (Quebec, Canada), Halmstad University (Sweden), St. John University (New Brunswick, Canada), and Lulea University (Sweden).
The Industrial Technology Research Institute announces the beginning of annual contest for internship among undergraduate, master, and graduate students of TUSUR. Winners will receive ITRI grants covering accommodation during the internship, medical insurance and a monthly scholarship. TUSUR will select the most deserving applicants during the first stage of the contest. The second stage will be held by the Taiwanese side and they will determine internship winners.
Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR) held Annual International Conference on Higher Education Development “Role of Technical Universities in Modernization of Russian Economy” on January 27–28, 2011 in Tomsk, Russia.
The 9th Triple Helix International Conference will be organized in Silicon Valley, the world leading innovation and high-tech hub, by Stanford University Human Sciences and Technology Advanced Research Institute (H-STAR) on 11–14 July 2011. Conference main theme is «Silicon Valley: Global Model or Unique Anomaly?» The key operational unit organizing the event is the Triple Helix Research Group, consisting of Professor Henry Etzkowitz, the author of the Triple Helix model and the initiator of the Triple Helix International Conference Series and Dr. Marina Ranga, a member of the TH9 Steering Committee and the Chair of the Scientific Committee.
The Russian-Vietnamese Radioelectronics Research and Educational Center was established at TUSUR in December 2010. It was created on the basis of TUSUR Department of Design and Production of Radioelectronic Equipment and will serve as the Tomsk office of the research and production enterprise specializing in development of high-tech materials — NAPROTECH (Vietnamese Academy of Sciences).
Round table discussion “Interaction of universities, industry and government to establish Innovation Centers in Russia” took place in the conference hall of the Tomsk Regional Administration on November 29. It was part of the visit of Stanford University professor Henry Etzkowitz to Russia, organised by the TUSUR Institute of Innovation.
Agreement on cooperation between TUSUR and the French Embassy was signed in July 2010, and mutual desire to cooperate is getting stronger with every day, while agreement is expanding to cover more and more areas of interaction.
Representatives of Ritsumeikan University, the third largest private university in Japan, paid a visit to TUSUR on October 23–27, 2010. During this visit the delegation learned about scientific achievements of the «Nanotechnology» Research and Educational Center, Department of Design and Production of Radioelectronic Equipment, Department of Information Processing Automation, Department of Automated Control Systems and Robotechnics Laboratory of the Student Business Incubator.
From 19 to 23 October, within Rosnano educational program, Italian experts will present a series of lectures dedicated to «Modeling and Disigning of Nonlinear Highly Effective Microwave Devices». The course refers to measurements, nonlinear models, power amplifiers, oscillators and mixers, stability of nonlinear circuits, etc.
Professor Henry Etzkowitz of Stanford University will come to Tomsk on 29th November to launch the Russian translation of his book, The Triple Helix: University, Industry, Government. Innovation in Action.