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Dr M. Satish Kumar
Director, Queen's Academy India
Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)2890 973479
Email: email@example.com
Dr. M. Satish Kumar teaches in the School of Geography, Archaeology & Palaeoecology and has recently assumed the founding Director of Queen's Academy India in Queen's University Belfast. As a specialist on India, his research focuses on Colonial/ Postcolonial Geographies and economic development in India. He has more than twenty-six years experience in the field of Higher Education, having taught previously at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, University of Cambridge, UK and at Soka University of America, California.
Before coming to Queen's in 2000 he served as an Assistant Professor (1991-1998) and as Associate Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. From 1997-1998, he was a Commonwealth Fellow at the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. During 1998-1999, was elected as Visiting Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and an Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge.
He is a Fellow of Royal Geographical Society and a Member of the Royal Commonwealth Society, UK. Was also nominated as an External Member of the Trinity College Dublin Advisory Board and a Member of the Irish Association for Cultural, Economic and Social Relations. He was awarded the Bhoovigyan (Earth Scientist) National Leadership Award by the late Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Vice President of India for contributions to Population, Environment& Development Studies. India (2002).
BA: Economics (Honours), St. Edmund's College, North Eastern Hill University. Shillong (1979)
MA: Geography Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (1981)
M. Phil Regional Development Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (1984) Thesis: "Female Participation in the Tertiary Sector of the Urban Economy of India: A Case Study of Selected Districts".
PhD: Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University. New Delhi (1991, Applied Labour Econ) Thesis: "The Urban Labour Market in India and the Female Workforce in the Tertiary Sector"
PGCHET: Post Graduate Course on Higher Education & Teaching, Queen's University Belfast (2001-2)
Staff training & Development Unit courses undertaken at QUB
Employment History and Positions held
2008 Senior Lecturer, Queen's University Belfast, on-going
2000 to 2008: Lecturer B, School of Geography, Queen's University Belfast
2000-2003: Associate Professor, Centre for Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
1991-2000: Assistant Professor, Centre for Regional Development. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
1998-1999: Affiliated Lecturer, Department of Geography and Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK
1998-1999: Visiting Fellow, Fitzwilliam College University of Cambridge, UK
1997-1999: Commonwealth Fellow, Department of Geography University of Cambridge, UK
1995 Guest Lecturer, National University of Singapore Southeast Asian Studies Program and Department of Geography, Singapore
Academic Distinctions
Academic engagements
Graduate Theses/ Dissertations Supervised M.Phil. /Ph.D. since 1991
Supervised 11 MPhil and 1 PhD Thesis/ Dissertations in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (1991-1997)
Supervised 3 MPhil Dissertation in University of Cambridge (1998-1999)
Supervised 3 PhD Theses and 1 MPhil Dissertation in Queen's University Belfast (2001-2014)
Ph.D. Kalyan Das, Flexible Specialisation in Industrialisation in the context of Urban Development: A Study of Tiruppur, Kannur and Morbi Towns. [1999]
M.Phil D. Verma, Growth and Interdependence of Secondary and Tertiary Activities in Eastern India, 1971 81.
M.Phil M. Mitra, Human Fertility in Eastern India A District Level Analysis, 1981.
M.Phil Kalyan Das, Sectoral Diversification and Urbanization Processes of Small Towns of India: A Case Study of Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Orissa, 1961 91.
M.Phil K.K. Champia, Urbanization, Industrialization and its Inter linkages: A Case Study of Jharkhand, 1971 91.
M.Phil P. Choudhry, Delhi and Bombay Extended Metropolitan Areas: Core Hinterland Relationship, 1971 1991.
M.Phil S. Chand, Housing and Household Amenities: A Comparative Study of National Capital Territory of Delhi and National Capital Region 1991.
M.Phil V.S. Dahiya, Foreign Direct Investment from Southeast Asia into India: A Sectoral, Spatial Analysis 1993 94.
M.Phil S.K. Sah, Structure of Urban Agglomeration and Outgrowths in Five Metropolitan Cities of India, 1981-1991.
M.Phil Z. Ansari, Urbanisation and Urban Environment: A Case Study of Four Mega Cities of India, 1971-91.
M.Phil S. Mishra, Urbanisation, Migration and Industrialisation: A Case Study of Orissa and Punjab, 1981-1991.
M.Phil C. Sinha, Structure of Urbanisation in National and State Priority Cities of India, 1981-91.
M.Phil P. Kalia, Dilemmas of a tourist gaze in Khajuraho: Cultural Resource Management and issues of sustainability. [Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, 1999].
M.Phil K.A.Toole, "Provision of Water and Sanitation in Urban Slum Areas in the Developing World". A case of South Africa. [Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, 1999.]
M.Phil S. Jeong, The Land Aesthetic: An Embodiment of Value. [Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, 1999].
Measures of Esteem
Chairperson ArtsEkta, 2013
Member Board of Directors of ArtsEkta, 2013
Member India Stakeholders Group Advisory Group. Belfast City Council, 2012 (ongoing)
Member Queen's Academy India Project Implementation Group, 2013 (on-going)
Member Editorial Advisory Board International Journal of Applied Management Research (IJAMR), 2012
Member Expert Panel, Selection of International Development Awards, Stormont Assembly Northern Ireland,2012 (on- going)
Fellow Higher Education Academy, UK 2009 (ongoing)
Member Royal Commonwealth Society, UK, 2008 (ongoing)
Fellow Royal Geographical Society, UK, 2007 (ongoing)
Member Steering Committee for Science & Technology, Ireland- India Council, Dublin, 2011 (ongoing)
External Member Trinity College Dublin, South Asian Initiative, since 2009 (ongoing)
Member Irish Association for Cultural, Economic and Social Relations, Dublin Advisor 'oikos' International, Geneva, 2009 (on-going)
Member UK Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS, 2008-2011)
Secretary General Global Organisation of Persons of Indian Origin, (GOPIO) Ireland Chapter (2006-11)
Member Postcolonial Research Forum, QUB (ongoing)
Board of Directors Global Education Centre, Northern Ireland, 2003-05
Member Institute of Learning and Teaching (ILT) UK.
Board of Directors I-Factor InfoTech Limited, Harrow, UK, 2000-01
Life Member Indian Society of Labour Economics (New Delhi).
Life Member Association of British Scholars, New Delhi Chapter.
Fellow Researcher The Institute of Oriental Philosophy (Tokyo).
Academic Assessor
External Examiner, Department of Geography, University of Madras (2013).
External Examiner, School of Oriental and African Studies, Univ College London (2011)
External Examiner for PhD King's College London (2006)
External Examiner for PhD Cambridge University (1999, 1998)
External Examiner for MPhil Cambridge University (1998)
Internal Examiner for PhD, QUB (2001)
Internal Examiner for Masters QUB (2004)
Churchill College and Trinity Hall Joint Application Scheme for Research Fellowship in Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.2002
Research Grants
2002 Consultant for Final Technical Report for (DFID/NRSP) "Filling Gaps in Knowledge about Peri-Urban Interface around Hubli-Dharwad, India. (May)
2001 Citicorp Grant, Development Planning Unit, University College London (£1000)
2001 DFID Natural Resources Systems Programme (NRSP) Grant, Rothamsted (£600)
1995-96 Feasibility survey for marketing of Liquid Petroleum Gas Market Survey for Wimco Petrogas Ltd. Fairwood Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd., New Delhi (£2585)
1993 Asianet Communications Private Limited, New Delhi. Preparing background papers for making documentary films on:
Publications: Books
Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies of India, (eds.) Saraswati Raju, M. Satish Kumar and Stuart Corbridge. New Delhi: Sage. 2006
Globalisation and North East India: Some Developmental Issues (eds.) A. Dubey, M. Satish Kumar, N. Srivastava, and Eugene Thomas (Standard Press, New Delhi) 2007.
Peer reviewed Papers
2006 "The Census and Women's Work in Rangoon, 1872-1931"Journal of Historical Geography Vol.32, p.377-397
2006 "Stakeholders' visions towards community-based sustainable development" Northern Ireland Environment Link Environmental Fact Sheet, Volume 5 No1, p.11.
2006 Case Study of Geography of Third World Urbanisation and Sustainable Development, The Higher Education Academy initiative on Internationalisation of the Curriculum and Support for International Students. For the Higher Education Academy website.
2004 "Colonel Sir Henry Yule, (1820-1889)" in Lightman, B (eds). Dictionary of Nineteenth Century British Scientists, Thommes Continuum Press, USA, Vol.4, pp. 2224-2229.
2004 "Education and Participation of Women in the Labour Force: Evidence from India Micro Data". Published in the Proceedings of the First International Manas Universit Conference in Economics, Kyrgyzstan (A. Dubey and Veronica Pala).
2003 "Urbanisation" Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Vol.4. pp. 1433-1437.
2003 "Black Economy", Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World.Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Vol.1, pp.91-93
2002 "Noble Savage to Gentlemen: Discourses of Civilisation and Missionary Modernity in Northeast India." Contemporary India, Vol 1, No.4, October-December, pp 113-128 (with S.Nag)
2002 "Anil Agarwal (1947-2002) From Rio to Rio+10: An Appreciation" Local Environment, Vol.7, No.3, pp.241-249
2002 " Education, Skills and the Labour Market in a Globalised World: A Case of India" Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 45, pp.1129-1147 (with R.K.Sharma and S. Meher)
1999 "Interpretative Text on the Participation of Women Workers in the Service Sector of India" in S. Raju, et.al (eds).An Atlas of Women And Men in India. New Delhi: Kali for Women
1998 "Informal Sector-Irrelevance or Voguism: An Overview", in M.S. Ramanujam; Awasthi, I.C. and Pandey, G (eds.) Employment Promotion in the Urban Informal Sector New Age International New Delhi: 55-63 (with R. K. Sharma)
1998 "Informal Sector-Irrelevance or Voguism: An Overview", Manpower Journal Vol.XXXIV No.1, April-June.pp.9-17 (with R.K.Sharma.)
1997 "Regulation Theory, Flexible Specialisation, Social Embeddedness- A Study of Tiruppur, Kannur and Morbi", Industrial Decentralization and Urban Development in India with Consideration of South-East and East Asian Cases, Pondicherry Papers in Social Sciences, 23, pp.95-100 (with Kalyan Das).
1996 "Progress in Indian Geography in the field of Urban Geography
1992-96", Country Report for the 28th IGU Congress, (Indian National Science Academy and IGU, The Hague), pp.34-37, 68-70.
1996 "Progress in the Indian Geography in the field of Geographical Studies on Child Labour
1992-96", Country Report for the 28th IGU Congress, (Indian National Science Academy & IGU, The Hague), pp.50-51, 73.
1996 "From Tertiary Sector to Services: Some Conceptual Issues and the Indian Scenario", The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, vol.39, no.1: 33-60 (with Prof. A. Mathur).
1995 "Gender Issues and Quality Of Work Life: A Case Study of the Formal Labour Market", Labour And Development, vol.11, no.1, pp.31-51.
1995 "The Beijing Musing". Gender and Geography Newsletter of the National Association of Geographers India, vol.1, no.2, pp.4-5.
1994 "Gender Issues in Geography: A Review of International Perspectives." Annals of the National Association of Geographers India, vol.XIV, no.1, pp.52 66.
1994 "Plague A Catastrophe of Ignorance" Short Communication in Annals of the National Association of Geographers India, vol.XIV, no.2, pp. 94 99.
1994 "Freight Rates Structures and Localisation of Industries: A case study of Iron and Steel". Railway Fare and Freight Committee Report, Vol. 3. Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Government of India, pp.106 117 (with S.Sinha).
1992 "Science, Technology and Environmental Ethics", The Green Age, Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development. vol. 1, no.2, Oct. Dec:.22 23, 25.
1992 "The Urban Infor¬mal Sector in Asia: An Annotated Bibliography" in S.V. Sethuraman (ed.), Interna¬tional Labour Bibliography, No.13 (World Employment Programme, International Labour Organisation, Geneva.).
1992 "Who Rocks the Cradle? Women, Fertility Control and Technology in India", Indian Journal of Public Administration, July September, vol.38, no.3, pp.323 332. Special Issue on India's Population Policy and its Implications: The Emerging Scenario (with S. Raju).
1989 "Gender and Geography: An Overview from India" ARENA Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 13(I), pp.102-104 (with S. Raju)
Peer reviewed Chapters in Books
2007 "Structure and Trends in the Informal Sector: A Case of North East India" in A. Dubey, M. Satish Kumar, N. Srivastava, Eugene Thomas (eds.) Globalisation and North East India: Some Developmental Issues (New Delhi, Standard Press, ISBN 81-87471-39-5, pp. 171-245.
2006 "Idioms, Symbolism and Divisions: Beyond the Black and White Towns in Madras, 1652-1790", Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies of India (eds) Saraswati Raju, M. Satish Kumar and Stuart Corbridge. Delhi: Sage, p23-48.
2005 "Oriental Sore' or 'public nuisance': The Regulation of Prostitution in Colonial India, 1865-1889, in L. Proudfoot and Mike Roche (eds) Displacing Empire: Renegotiating British Colonial Geographies. Ashgate, London. Critical Cultural Geography Series, pp. 155-173.
2004 "Rhetoric of Globalisation and Reforms: A Case of India (1991-2003)". Krishnaswamy C.G and Keshava S.R and Tirlapur, R.M. (eds.) Better Expression on Globalisation. Bangalore University Press, India, pp. 23-52.
2002 "The Evolution of Spatial Ordering in Colonial Madras" in Alison Blunt & Cheryl McEwan (eds.) Postcolonial Geographies London: Continuum Press, pp.85-98.
2002 " Hacia una educacion humanistica por" in A.Salazar Bucci (eds.) La Creacion De Valor EN LAS IDEAS DE TSUNESABURO MAKIGUCHI, filosofo y educador japones. Caracas: Universidad Central De Venezuela Ediciones De La Biblioteca, pp. 33-45.
Peer reviewed papers in Oriental Philosophy
2010 " Humanitarian Competition: An Intellectual History in Perspective". Special issue, Taplow Court First Peace Symposium. SGI-UK, pp. 19-36.
1998 "An Approach Towards World Citizenship in the Context of Soka Educational Perspective" Bulletin of the Institute of Oriental Philosophy, No.14, pp.100-114
1998 "Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Value Creation Towards Humanistic Education", Living Buddhism, USA, November, pp. 30-35
1996 "Civil Society and the State: A Case for Religious Versus Secular Rights in Contemporary Japan", Bulletin of the Institute of Oriental Studies, no.12, pp.135-149.
1995 "Religious Corporation Law in Japan: A Commentary on the Issues of Civil Society and the State", Soka Shimpon (Japan), pp.1-10.
1994 "Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Value Creation Towards Humanistic Education", The Journal of Oriental Studies, (Tokyo), vol.33, no.2, pp.85 96.
1992 "Guideline Toward World Religion", The Daibyakurenge (Japan), May 5, no.497, pp.12 15.
Book Reviews
2012 Review of Imperial Andamans: Colonial Encounter and Island History, Aparna Vaidik. Palgrave Macmillan. Island Studies Journal, Vol, 7, No.2, pp. 271-298.
2011 Review of Trade, Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Key Issues for Small States, Least Developed Countries and Vulnerable Economies. ?Edited, Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Malena Sell and Janet Strachan. Island Studies Journal, Vol, 6, No.1, pp. 103-105.
2011 Review of Science and the changing environment in India, 1780-1920: A guide to sources in the India Office Records. The British Library, 2010, In Archives of Natural History, Vol, 38,pp.363-64.
2007 Review of "Producing India: From Colonial Economy to National Economy, Chicago, manu Goswami, Chicago University Press, 2004 Journal of Historical Geography, vol, 33. No.3, pp.708-711
2007 Review of "The Colonial Uncanny", based on a book Representing Calcutta: Modernity, Nationalism and the Colonial Uncanny Swati Chattopadhyay. Routledge, New York, 2005 Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography , vol.28, no.2, pp.240-242
2002 Review of Gender, Ethnicity and Place: Women and Identities in Guyana, by Peake, L and Trotz, D.A. (eds.) London.Routledge: 1999. Social & Cultural Geography, vol.3, no.2, pp. 210-12
2000 Review of Urbanisation in Large Developing Countries; China, Indonesia, Brazil and India, by G.V. Jones and P. Visaria, (Oxford, Clarendon Press: 1997) International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Vol.24, No.1:.242-244
1999 Review of Modernity, Morality and The Mahatma, by M.S. Sondhi New Delhi: Har-Anand Publications (1997) Journal of the Indian Philosophical Society. Vol.XXVI, October pp.599-604
1998 Review of Contesting Space: Power Relations and the Urban Built Environment in Colonial Singapore, by Brenda S.A.Yeoh, (Singapore, Oxford University Press: 1997) Antipode, October, vol.30, no.4, pp.399-402.
1997 Review of A Field Of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia, by Bina Agarwal. (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press: 1994). The Eye: India's Quest-Fifty Years of Independence, vol.4, no. 4 July-Sept., pp.129-130.
1997 Review of Women and Work in South Asia: Regional Patterns and Perspectives by Saraswati Raju and Deipica Bagchi, Indian Journal of Labour Economics, April-June, vol.40, no.2, and pp.404-407.
1994 Review of Migration and Remittances, Inter Urban and Rural Urban Linkages, by Jayasri Ray Chaudhuri (New Delhi, Sage Publications: 1994) The Book Review Literary Trust, volume XVIII, no.1, pp.7 8.
1989 Review of Choose Life (Delhi, 1988) by Arnold Toynbee and Daisaku Ikeda Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
1989 Review of Humanity at the Crossroads (Delhi,1988) by Karan Singh and Daisaku Ikeda Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
Keynote Lectures & Addresses
2014 Invited Keynote speaker for the India Stakeholders Meeting at the Belfast City Council titled: "Education and Investment in India for a sustainable economy". 11 February.
2013 Key Speaker during the official visit of Higher Education team from Ministry Human Resources Development and University Grants Commission India, titled: "Building Academic Capacity and Capability". 23 October, Technical Session-1, Queen's Academy Programme Implementation.
2013 Invited speaker on the theme 'Ethnography across disciplines' School of Anthropology, QUB, October 15.
2013 Invited speaker for joint School of Anthropoloigy and ESRC sponsored international conference "The Costs of Culture: Ritual and the Domestic Moral Economy" September 16-17. Paper presented " Beyond the field of one's own: Moral Economy of Dowry
2013 Invited Key Speaker India Week hosted by British Council and Belfast City Council, "Dance of the Elephant in a Global Safari. Reception Hall, Belfast City Hall, 26 June.
2013 Invited Speaker for PROBUS on "Dance of Elephants in a Global Safari". Strangford Yacht Club, Killinchy, Northern Ireland.
2013 Invited Speaker on "Spaces of Progress: Challenges of Mindfulness in a Postcolonial World" in International Symposium on Advancing Postcolonial Geography. National University of Singapore. 21-22 February.
2013 Invited Speaker on "Sister Nivedita 's Journey to India" Dunganon Arts & Cultural Centre, 16 February.
2012 Invited Speaker on "Sister Nivedita (Margaret Noble from Dunganon)". Awakening the Nation: Celebrating the Life of Sister Nivedita, ArtsEkta organised Diwali & Samhain Festival, 10 November, Conway Mills, West Belfast.
2012 Invited Speaker on "Development and Climate Change: Will Growth end Poverty or the Planet?" Calcutta University, Department of Geography. 27 July.
2012 Invited keynote presentation on "Translation of `Community-Technology Interface". Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Inniovation Workshop. European Commission and Queen Mary University, 2 July.
2012 Invited keynote presentation on "Connected Cultures", Commonwealth Gala Banquet Commemorating Commonwealth Day, Great Hall, Queen's University Belfast 20 March.
2012 Invited key presentation on "The Great Assam Earthquake in Northeast India, 1897 and 1950". Sixth Form Geography Lectures, jointly organised by Christian Aid and Queen's University Belfast, 12 March.
2011 Prestigious Public Lecture under the Seminar Series, "Engineer in the Society" on behalf of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. "(Emerging) Technologies in an Era of Economic Crisis and Climate Change". Engineering School Seminar Series, University of Cyprus, 5 October.
2011 "Arsenic contamination and challenges of Rural Health Care in India". Paper presented in the final DELPHE workshop in Jamshedpur and Kolkata, BESU & IEMS, Jamshedpur, 15-16 June.
2011 "Challenges of Post-Economic Crisis to India and the role of the Diaspora." 4th Annual Conference of the Asian Studies Ireland Association (ASIA), University College Cork, 30 September. Invited speaker for the international conference: Asia's Rise and its Impact on Europe and Ireland: Challenges and Opportunities.
2011 Invited as a key participant in an international Symposium on "Questioning the Role of the Humanities in Inter-Faculty Environmental Studies Programs, August 22-23, Agros, Cyprus.
2011 Invited Keynote presentation, "The Translation of Scientific Technology within Space, Society and Culture". University College London, 7 March, in the panel discussion on Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A legacy of building peace.
2010 Invited Keynote Speaker for International Conference on "Buddhism and Intercultural Humanism." University of Oxford The Berendel Foundation (London), and Cantemir Institute at Oxford Brookes University. International Conference on "Intercultural Humanism: Challenges, Experiences, Visions, Strategies" 9-11 September
2010 Invited presentation on "Challenges of Emerging Market Economies to Run-Away Globalisation: The Case of India" for International Conference Crises, Economy and State: China and Its East Asian Neighbours from 6-7 September. Co-organised by the University of Malaya (UM), the New Zealand-Asia Institute of Auckland University and the Asia Centre of the Seoul National University (SNU). Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, Centre for Asian Business, Korea University, Centre for China Studies, University of Indonesia.
2010 Invited presentation on QUB's collaborative work with Indian research institutions. India Research Network (IRN) hosted by the British High Commission in New Delhi, 26 August
2010 Water, Health and Millennium Developmental Goals: Deliverance from the Deadly Troika of Contamination, Disease and Death". Institute of Environmental Management and Studies, Jamshedpur, and to Bengal Engineering and Science University: Kolkata August 23-25
2010 "Community-based response to incidence of Arsenic in the groundwater in West Bengal", based on the ongoing Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPhe) British Council Project coordinated jointly with Dr. Bhaskar Sengupta (QUB), BESU and IESMH partners in India. Anna University: Chennai August 17.
2010 Public lecture titled: "Urbanisation of Poverty in Chennai: Myths, Facts and Challenges" in celebration of TAG Corporation Chennai Silver Anniversary and Madras Week, jointly with the Association of British Scholars Chennai. 18 August. The talk secured a major coverage in the central section of the national English-language second largest Indian daily newspaper The Hindu, with a circulation of 1.46 million copies. The Hindu started its publications since 1878. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article577240.ece?sms_ss=email
2010 Chaired an Expert Panel Review meeting in Madras University on the progress of Ajith Kalyath, PhD project "Land as a Critical Ecological Resource for Sustainable Cities: A Case Study of Chennai City, India". 2010 "Climate Change and Development: Will Growth end Poverty or the Planet? Department of Geography, Madras University. August 18.
2010 "Protecting community health using sustainable technologies in the arsenic belt of South Asia" Paper presented in the 16th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference 30 May –1 June 2010 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong by Bhaskar Sengupta, M. Satish Kumar, Suvabrata Chatterjee and Amitava Bandopadhyay
2010 "India's Urban Poverty- Devil in the Detail". Paper presented in the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington DC. Special Session: Regional Development and Planning Specialty Group and Asian Specialty Group. 14-18 April
2010 Invited Panel discussant in "The Changing Face of Contemporary Geography in India", in the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington DC. 14-18 April 2010 Invited keynote presentation: "Science & Technology and University partnerships: Some Emerging Trends". Ireland-India Council at Dublin City University (DCU) 25 February
2010 Invited keynote presentation: Humanitarian Competition: An Intellectual History in Perspective". Symposium on the 2009 Peace Proposal by Daisaku Ikeda, A Dialogue on Humanitarian Competition and Global Mindsets. 27 January
2010 "Romance of the Wild, the Natural, and the Savage: Glimpses of Evangelism in the Northeast of India" Session: The role of religious organisations in social change in Asia. Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual Conference September 1-3 London.
2010 Nominated by the Sustainable Development Commission/ UNESCO UK to participate at the national level in the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) conference in Liverpool, 29th and 30th March
2010. To prepare the five year strategy paper for the ESD Commission / UNESCO, UK
2009 Invited keynote presentation: Hunger: the future of food and the right to food" for the Troicaire Annual Lecture. Queen's University Belfast, March 8
2010. Invited keynote presentation: "The Road to Copenhagen: The Developing World". "Come Together to Stop Climate Chaos", Lord Mayor's Office and Belfast City Hall. December 5.
2009 "Spaces of Progress in the Empire: From the Moral to the Material" in the 14th International Conference of Historical Geographers (ICHG) Kyoto University, Japan, 23 to 27 August 2009.
2009 Invited Distinguished Visiting Professorship lecture titled: "Sustaining Communities in an Era of Climate Change: Education for Sustainable Development across Cultures" Pacific Basin Research Center. Soka University of America, California, January 16th.
2009 "Community-based response to incidence of Arsenic in the groundwater in West Bengal" Environmental Awareness and arsenic Mitigation at BESU (Shibpur, West Bengal) and at the Institute of Environmental Management & Studies (IEMS) at Tatas, Jamshedpur. 26 -27 June
2009 Participated in the 'oikos' International Advisors Retreat at Zurich. 11-12 September.
2008 Sins of Flesh in the Tropics: Discourses of Morality in Colonial India in the Gender and History Forum, School of History, QUB.
2008 "Representations in a Colonial Space: Privileges, Differences and Idioms: A Case of Madras City". World Series Seminar, School of Geography & Geosciences University of St Andrews, Fife
2008 Invited to the Intercultural Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Roundtable Workshops at the University of Cyprus. The roundtable workshops focus on educational and research projects that involve, among others, UNESCO, the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture, the Cyprus Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment, the Harvard-Cyprus International Institute on Public Health, Frederick University, and other academic, governmental and non-governmental institutions in Cyprus. University of Cyprus October 3-11
2008 "Role of NGOs in International Development: Philanthropy versus Charity" Keynote address given in Lily Foundation of America, Fund Raising Dinner, Dallas, Intercontinental Hotel, Parkway, Addison, Texas. USA, 30th May
2007 "Shared Visions and Futures: Education for Sustainable Development across Disciplines and Cultures. Plenary Address to be given in A Vision for Shared Visions, Sustainable Futures: Education Across Disciplines and Cultures. University of Cyprus, Nicosia, November 15-18.
2007 "Regional Incidence of Poverty in India: From Rich to the Poor" in 4th International Conference on Population Geographies, Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 10-13 July (jointly with A, Dubey and C. Lloyd).
2007 "Why Women go Missing? A Case from Imperial Census of the Raj" in Gender and Historical Geography, RGS/IBG Annual Conference. Sponsored by the Women and Geography Study Group and the Historical Geography Research Group. London. September
2007 "Neoliberal Spaces and Sustainable Communities" in Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Uslter University, Coleraine Campus, March 8.
2006 "Imperial Census of the Raj" Historical Geography Research Group Practicing Historical Geography 12th Annual Postgraduate & Undergraduate Conference. Wednesday 1st November. QUB.
2006 "Sustainable Communities". Invited paper presented in the Four Nations Conference on Education for Sustainable Development & Global Citizenship, Wales Assembly, Cardiff,Sept
2006 "Sustainable Communities", Invited Keynote paper presented in the release of the Sustainable Development Strategy White Paper for Northern Ireland. Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Department of Environment, May 9
2006 Grounding Development Studies Beyond the Global Divide: An Agenda for Internationalising the Curriculum. QUB. Higher Education Academy Registered Practitioners Forum, February 22 2006 "Idioms, Symbolisms and Divisions: Beyond the Black and White Towns in Madras, 1652-1850" Postcolonial Research Forum, QUB 26 April,
2004 "Sins of Flesh: Sexuality and Spaces in Colonial India paper to be presented in the European Social Science History Conference that will take place 24 - 27 March Berlin, Germany.
2003 Chaired a session in the 12th International Conference of Historical Geographers, at University of Auckland, New Zealand for the session: IV "Emigration Experiences."
2003 "Fractured Modernity and Representations: Missionary Discourses among the Indigenous Population of Northeast India, 1836-1900. 12th International Conference of Historical Geographers, Auckland, Dec.9-15.
2003 "Mapping Madness and Infirmities in Madras Presidency, India, 1931. C.Lloyd and M. Satish Kumar, 12th International Conference of Historical Geographers, Auckland, December, 9-15.
2003 " From Development to post-Development: Implications for the Third World". Presented in 28h Refresher Course in Economics", at the Academic Staff College, JNU, 20th January.
2002 "'Noble Savages to Gentlemen': Discourses of Englishness and Identity among the Tribals of Northeast India". National Seminar Northeast: Challenges and Responses, 19-20 December,Nehru Memorial Museum and History, New Delhi, India (presented jointly with S.Nag)
2002 "Education, Skills and the Labour Market in a Globalised world: A Case of India". Paper to be presented in 44th Annual Labour Economics Conference, Dec, 15-17, Panjab School of Economics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. (jointly with R.K.Sharma and S. Meher)
2002 "Structure and Trends in the Informal Sector: A Case of Northeast India" National Seminar on Globalisation, Employment, Migration and Trade: Relevance for the Northeastern Region of India". NEHU, 22-23 November.
2002 " Post-Angst in Geography: Realistic assessment of Discourses". Department of Geography, Kirorimal College, Delhi University. August,
2002 "Environmental Implication of Urbanisation in the Third World". Presented in 27th Refresher Course in Economics", at the Academic Staff College, JNU, 14 September 2002.
2002 "Peer Observation of Teaching" Represented Queen's University Belfast in the Regional Seminar on Peer Observation of Teaching at the All Ireland Society for Higher Education. 30 May, Belfast Castle.
2002 "From Democracy to Governance: Changing Perspectives on Poverty from the Ivory Tower of Development", in the 3rd Annual Volunteers Day under the theme "Fighting World Poverty", organised by War on Want, Northern Ireland, UK
2002 "Idioms, Symbolism and Divisions: Beyond the Black and White Towns in Madras,1652-1790". RGS-IBG International Annual Conference, Queen's University Belfast, UK, 2-5 January.
2001 Chaired a session in the 11th International Conference of Historical Geographers, at University of Laval, Quebec for the session: 13 A Urban Historical Geographies VI. "The Shaping and Ordering of Public Space."
2001 "Oriental Sore' or 'public nuisance': The Regulation of Prostitution in Colonial India, 1865-1889"International Conference of Historical Geographers (Quebec City, Canada), 12-18 August 2001 "Devouring Agglomerations and their Outgrowths in India: Beyond Rural-Urban Divide". International Conference on 'Rural-Urban Encounters: Managing the Environment of the Peri-Urban Interface', Development Planning Unit, University College London, 9-10 November.
2000 "Ethnicity and Development: A Case Study of South Asia." Paper presented in the Geographical Association of Belfast, Queen's University of Belfast, 21 November.
2000 "Eurocentric Reflections in Social Sciences: A Case of Asian Urbanisation." Paper presented in the OKD Institute for Social Change and Development, Chenikuthi, Guwahati. 22 June.
2000 "Post (Angst) in Geography: From Realism, Pragmatism to Discourses" Paper presented in UGC-DSA Seminar on Emerging Frontiers in Geography and Job Challenges to Geographers. CSRD/ SSS/JNU/ New Delhi, 28-29 March.
2000 "From 'Dilemmas' to a Parody of Thought: Eurocentric Reflections on Asian/ Third World Urbanisation." Paper presented in the History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG Annual Conference on Eurocentrism at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, 7th January.
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2010-11 Coordinated two major research fieldwork in the Sundarbans in partnership with the Institute of Wetland Management
1999 Field Survey Methods (Socio-Economic) Course offered (with Prof. H.Singh and Dr.M.C.Sharma) in Baddi Industrial District at Solan, Himachal Pradesh (26 MA students)
1993 Field Survey Methods (Socio Economic) Course offered (with Dr. S. Sinha) in Balroad Village, Bhiwani district, Haryana (26 MA students)
1992 Field Survey Methods (Physical Geography). Course (with H. Singh and S.Sinha) in the Himachal Himalayas of Spiti and Kinnaur region. (42 MA students).
1991 Field Survey Methods (Physical Geography) Course in the Uttarkashi Region of Uttar Pradesh Himalayas (17 MA students)
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Pleasantville takes on Southeast Warren tonight in Pride of Iowa Conference play. The Pleasantville girls have the same record as the Warhawks, as both teams enter tonight's game with a 5-15 overall record; though the Trojans have two more wins in the Pride of Iowa Conference. On the boys' side, Pleasantville still has an admirable 16-3 overall record – following last Friday's loss at Mount Ayr. Southeast Warren is 10-9 overall and coming off of a lopsided loss to Nodaway Valley. This is the second time the Trojans will see the Warhawks, with Pleasantville winning both games on their home court earlier in the season. This time around they'll head to Liberty Center, with tip-off of the varsity girls' game scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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EPI recognizes, supports, and empowers gifted young people from families of need in the country of Ghana through a comprehensive university scholarship program, enabling them to develop their talents and make a positive difference in their home country.
EPI has benefited nearly one hundred students since its inception in 2007. To date, 100% of these remarkable individuals have met their scholastic milestones.
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Educational Pathways International (EPI) provides university scholarships to Ghanaian student of the greatest financial need who can be considered 'gifted'. The program also provides students with comprehensive counseling, guidance and support in the areas of academic performance, career development, language skills, and leadership.
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Hello Everyone!
I am Senaya Edem Kwasi, a fresh graduate from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana – Kumasi.
I would love to add my review to the numerous reviews that my colleagues have beautifully written about Educational Pathways International [EPI] on this platform.
I will do my best to be brief.
Let's Get Started!
First of all, I am really excited to share my review on this platform because I wouldn't be here da it not been EPI's intervention.
After completion of high school, I had no intention of starting tertiary education immediately because of lack of funds. This is because I had to work myself through high school. But once I was done with high school and is eligible for tertiary education, the dream of attaining higher education reignited in me once again and I began the search for funds to continue my education by taking on any job that is available.
I applied to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and had admission to read Civil Engineering. I was very much excited when I had admission but that joy was short-lived due to the fact that I have no one to go to with my admission letter for sponsorship. It was one of the sad moments in my life due to the fact that, I will not be able to start my tertiary education even though I had admission.
I therefore decide to ask friends for money to pay my admission fee and start school. I did not know how I was going to continue after my first year since I was taking loans from my friends to pay my fee and I had to redeem those monies taken. I was in a difficulty situation at that time but I think my determination to attain higher education overrode my challenges so I gave myself to the challenge.
I took up the challenge with the few monies I was able to gather and paid my admission fee. I only got to campus and realized that unlike high school where I pay my fee and had accommodation and feeding in addition, the same does not apply to the University. This means that I have to look for money for accommodation and also funds for feeding the rest of the semester but I had nothing on me. I had to perch with a friend which was illegal according to the school's rules and regulations. I had to speak with one of the hall masters who after listening to my story and how far I have struggled to this stage allowed me to perch with anyone that will allow me to be with them. I had to rely on my friends for my feeding, registration and stationary. Living was really tough for me at that time.
The saddest day of my life on KNUST campus was during matriculation. I cried that day. I cried because I was not able to take a matriculation picture. My friends were busily taking photos with their families. And I was standing alone.
After matriculation, I left campus for the house because I thought I could not make it. It really became difficult for me but I had to return to complete the battle I had started when I saw something on the school's website that caught my attention.
I was on the school's website when I saw an advertisement for a scholarship and I decided to give it a chance. It was Educational Pathways International.
This scholarship took away a burden that was too heavy for me to carry.
I was able to settle all my debts; all thanks to EPI.
I was able to attain a degree in Civil Engineering; all thanks to EPI.
I have learned a lot of things that will make me a better person in future due to the meetings and seminars that the coordinator has been organizing for all beneficiaries; all thanks to EPI.
I have developed the patriotic attitude of serving my nation Ghana; all thanks to EPI.
I have hopes of pursuing further education in future even though I do not know how I will be able to fund that; all thanks to EPI.
When my academics was going down Aunty Hanna, former EPI coordinator got me a personal assistant to help me boost my academic performance; all thanks to EPI.
The current EPI coordinator Aunty Eunice is a source of motivation and encouragement to me. When I look up to her, I feel like I can achieve all the impossible dreams that I have; all thanks to EPI.
In a nutshell, all that I am trying to say is that EPI has given a total transformation to my life and I will replicate all that I have learned from EPI to make life better for others in the future.
I am very grateful to the Lafrances for this wonderful opportunity and also very much grateful to Aunty Eunice for been there for me throughout my hard times on campus.
EPI as an organization has given me a brighter future.
Senaya Edem Kwasi
Civil Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
I am Miss Josephina Okang a beneficiary of Educational Pathways International Scholarship (EPI). Education is said to be the key to success and for me personally, EPI has given me that key to success. EPI provided all the financial issues that comes with education and gave me the peace of mind to study without worrying about financial problem. I thought that education was for people who are born with silver spoons in their mouths but EPI proved that perception wrong.
EPI has not only given me the key to success through the rich education I received from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology ( KNUST) but has also educated a nation through me. This is because James Aggrey once noted that when you educate a woman you have educated a whole nation. I believe the education that EPI has helped me acquired will not be for only my benefit but I will used that knowledge acquired to promote the well-being of my society and nation as a whole.
EPI did not only supported me financially but also monitor the progress of each beneficiary ensuring that academically we are doing well as well as matters concerning social, health and spiritual life of each member. This is done through organization of meetings, training sessions and socialization activities where all members participate vigorously in, discussing topics such as time management, setting goals which are realistic and achievable, writing of curriculum vitae and preparation for job interview and so many others. Indeed being part of EPI has made a great difference in my life.
For me EPI is not just a charitable body that helps needy and brilliant tertiary institution students in Ghana; it is a wonderful and marvelous family which I am honored to be part of. I am grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Lafrance and EPI as a whole for giving me a better life for the future.
Josephina Okang
Land Economy
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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I am Ahiaklo-Kuz Raphael, a fresh graduate from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. I pursued BSc. Telecommunications Engineering. I was admitted into the Educational Pathways International (EPI) scholarship program during my third year, at a time when I was experiencing financial difficulties.
,This great honour relieved me and my parents from this burden and gave me the opportunity to study with a free, open and relaxed mind. It helped me to resolve issues pertaining to my accommodation, school fees and materials I needed in order to finish my programme successfully. It gave me the kind of environment every student deserves to have, a smooth academic experience.
Besides the financial assistance, EPI (the Lafrances, and Auntie Eunice, the National Coordinator) constantly checks on us, monitors our progress, and keeps advising us mostly on matters pertaining to our academic and social lives. These they did through emails, phone calls, and constant visits. These have all contributed to our success in the university and I am eternally grateful to EPI for the opportunity I was given.
Long live EPI!
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I agree perfectly with Jeffrey D. Sachs when he says that the key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The above statement to me is in line with Nelson Mandela's famous quote "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world".
To some people the statement 'enabling the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development' is a cliche, but to Educational Pathways International (EPI), it is all about giving brilliant and gifted students who are of low financial backgrounds the opportunity to further their education at the university level.
Among other students, EPI has for all my four-year stay at the University of Ghana campus paid my tuition and accommodation fees, books and living allowances. I always say that my academic excellence at the university was made possible by EPI. How could you get the peace of mind to study when you owe fees; when you have no place of accommodation on campus and above all being prevented from writing examinations due to unsettled fees?
Besides paying for my fees and other expenses, EPI goes the extra mile to ensure that its beneficiaries achieve greater academic excellence and are among the top graduating students each year. This it achieves by organizing counseling sessions for its students through their local trained Coordinator. The sessions discussed topics such as setting goals as a university student, effective time management, and prospects of developing volunteering attitudes among others.
As part of the scholarship programme, EPI during vacations places its students on internships and volunteering programs to put what they have learnt in the classroom into practice and solve societal problems. This has contributed significantly in our aim of bridging the gap between academia and industry.
Today, I have graduated with a BSc. in Administration (Accounting Option) and all these were made possible by EPI. Many thanks to EPI and may the Almighty God richly bless you. To the Lafrances (founders of EPI) and the rest of the EPI family who have made this possible, I say AYEKOOO!!!!!!!
Robert Adjei
BSc. Administration (Accounting Option)
University of Ghana
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Educational Pathways International presided by Mrs. Sara lafrance to me is a non-governmental organization that is destined to assist brilliant but needy students to sail smoothly through their tertiary education. The sponsorships provided by EPI to its beneficiaries cover tuition. textbooks and feeding expenses throughout their stay in any Public tertiary institution of thier choice in Ghana. This helps to lessen the burden on parents and help thse beneficiaries to fulfill their dreams which otherwise would have been impossible. What makes EPI unique and different from sponsorships provided by other non-profit organizations? Aside EPI providing sponsorships for we the beneficiaries, it also teaches us to render services and to give back to society anytime we get the opportunity. How does EPI achieve this? One of the requirements of this scholarship is for beneficiaries to engage in community services- teaching in schools in our communities, serving as role models to other students in our communities, among others, during our long vacations. EPI also makes sure that every beneficiary writes an official report of whatever he or she engaged in and these reports are thoroughly reviewed by the program coordinators to check for its authenticity. What's more? EPI also trains us and equip us with the skills needed to successfully serve on an internship program which is sponsored by the organization. Also, to ensure discipline and continuous handwork of the beneficiaries, EPI requires all beneficiaries to make a challenging grade point every semester throughout his or her stay in the university. This has helped me particularly a lot as it challenges me always to take my lessons seriously to make more than their required grade point. I really owe EPI a lot of appreciation and I humbly solicit your assistance to give this organization a standing ovation.
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Educational Pathways International (EPI) is a true charity, created to enable the recipients of its scholarships improve themselves and, over the long term, improve their country.
EPI provides young, bright, hardworking Ghanaian students educational and financial support to attend university full time when it would otherwise be beyond their reach. As President
of the University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), I am very familiar with EPI. In addition to their support, in exchange for hard work and brilliant academic performances, EPI has
partnered with USAC to create a buddy system matching US students with EPI scholarship recipients. This relationship has proven beneficial for both organizations and creates a unique experience for both EPI scholars and USAC participants. The buddy system fulfills the EPI scholars' community service requirement for their scholarship, and it also provides USAC participants with genuine cultural immersion. The Ghanaian culture relies heavily on relationships, and the Ghanaian students help USAC participants by welcoming them into their country and into their family and social circles.
Kudos to the officers of EPI. It is a good and pure thing they do for the improvement of humanity.
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I am Mrs. Sandra Araba Fosu, the Assistant Registrar, in charge of the Students Financial Services Office of KNUST, at Kumasi in Ghana. It is the mandate of the office to explore and solicit for funds for the needy but brilliant students of the university, thus coming into contact with different donors. EPI happens to be one of them.
For the past seven years that EPI has been on the KNUST campus, I can assess them as being organized, consistent and reliable. The benefits EPI gives to her beneficiaries on campus here is more appreciable as compared to others and this covers up all their educational and living expenses.
On behalf of the university, I wish to express my profound gratitude to EPI for her charitable assistance towards our brilliant but needy students, putting smiles on their faces and helping those who would have found it difficult to pass through the university.
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Undoubtedly the best charity out there supporting the education of young bright and needy students in Ghana. Mr. & Mrs. Lafrance, the founders of EPI, have a heart of gold. I am a beneficiary of their scholarship scheme and all I can say is thank you for giving me a second shot at success. I now stand a better chance to impact my world! EPI in summary, gives young bright students hope and a chance to dream again! I recommend EPI to any awarding organisation or body. They rock!
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I am a beneficiary of Educational Pathways International's (EPI) generosity and great work in Ghana and can only say positive things about them! I am a final year business administration student in Ghana's high flying University Ashesi College and this was made possible through the help and support of EPI. I got awarded this scholarship at the beginning of my second year and it has been an amazing journey with them through out. EPI covers my tuition and accommodation and this support has contributed enormously to the great things I have achieved in school. It has given me the second chance to excel in life by becoming the young rising African star that I am. I have been able to participate in Model UN programs, which included the World Model UN conference held in Boston in 2010. I also interned with Goldman Sachs in the UK, during the 2012 Spring Internship Program and got offered a place in their summer 2013 Internship program. Furthermore, got selected to attend the annual WISE Summits held in Doha Qatar for two conservative years, firstly as a learner and then a mentor and speaker in the second year. Additionally, I served students in the capacity of the Ashesi Student Cpuncil Welfare Chairperson in my second and third year. During my tenure in office, some of the things I did included organizing the second annual talent show dubbed Kaleidoscope, which raised funds to support students. I also sat on the board who disbursed some of these funds (from the Student Scholarship fund, set up by an Ashesi Student and managed by students) to two students to cover their tuition by $1000 each during the 2011-2012 academic year. All of these milestones would not have been possible/realized, without the assistance of EPI. They also have an office here in Ghana which serves as a great support center for beneficiaries of their scholarship program and this is just amazing. Another exciting part of the program, which is worth mentioning is the fact that Sara and Leonard Lafrance; the leadership of the program, embark on annual visits to Ghana every year to get updated and track the progress of students on the program. This demonstrates their dedication to the program and commitment to the students they support; a testament of true leadership! Just as I mentioned in my introduction, I can only but praise this nonprofit for all the outstanding work they are doing with students in Ghana, spanning Ashesi University College, Unvieristy of Ghana Legon and Kwame Nkrumah Univeristy of Science and Technology KNUST, to mention a few. This nonprofit is certainly worth noticing and I am grateful for all their suppport!
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It is with utmost delight I write this review about Educational Pathways International. EPI was the haven I ran to when I needed financial assistance for the completion of my university education. Although I expected to recieve financial assistance only, EPI gave me more than that; It gave me a family I could walk to when I felt lonely, counselling when I needed guidance and training when the need arose.
Currently I am a final year student of University of Ghana and I owe this laurelto Educational Pathways International. EPI gave me a reason to believe in myself and my dreams. EPI also thaught me confidence, perseverance and respect for all humans. They gave me another chance to trust my life goals.
I am so grateful EPI for your enormous help, I pray and hope others also benefit from your philanthropy.
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Discovering EPI has being like jumping into an oasis of life. I am yet to come across any non-profit which genuinely pursues its social interventions with the passion which EPI does.
I am so proud of EPI and I feel really privileged to be part of the numerous lives that EPI has impacted here in Ghana. Words cannot help me communicate my sense of gratitude the way I feel it.
EPI does not do its things like any ordinary scholarship foundation. It seeks to develop its beneficiaries in every aspect of their lives in order to produce all rounded individuals who will be able to make real life impact in their communities.
I strongly recommend EPI to any institutions that promotes the interest of non-profits. If there's anything that will help EPI get more recognised and earn the support of many donors, I strongly recommend EPI.
I will love to continue to see such a great non-profit grow and transform more lives right before my eyes. Long live EPI! Long live the Lafrances!
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I cannot overstate how immensely EPI has helped me in my personal and academic life. At the he end of my first year stay at the university, my world came tumbling down. I had not the smallest amount of hope of where to get funding for be remaining three years of study.
But when I had the rare opportunity to join the EPI family, all I concentrate on now, is when to study and how.
My life has undergone a great transformation under EPI's scholarship program. Thanks to the Lafrances, I smile and to the future with boldness and confidence.
The ever-growing EPI family continues to transform lives beyond national borders and skin color.
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Reliable. That is how I would describe Educational Pathways International, EPI. EPI was there for me when I needed help financing my education at the university of Ghana business school. EPI provided for me financially in all areas of my education, the Lafrances basically took an interest in my wellbeing. Educational Pathways International has been an umbrella to shelter me from some major storms in my life, and a rock i can lean on.
The scholarship enabled me to stay comfortably in school and concentrate on gaining knowledge to better the world around me. I also gained a new set of friends who were always there for me. I remember when the programme coordinator during my time in school would call me and my friends, also on the scheme, to teach us some valuable life skills not taught in the classroom. She would also speak to me about relationships, ask about my family and put her romantic novels at my disposal.
I felt that Sara and Leonard Lafrance believed in me and expected great and admirable things from me; it was one of my greatest sources of motivation. It made me gain confidence in myself and my abilities and, opened my eyes to the great things I could do for myself and the people around me. I still feel same.
It has been two years since I completed my undergraduate degree in Banking and Finance, but EPI still has an interest in my life. The EPI family shared in my joy when I secured a position in a reputable bank in the country after my graduation, and continue to do so as I climb the corporate ladder and transform into a matured and wise woman. I believe that EPI will be with me in every step of the way, in all areas of my life cheering me on and supporting me.
I gained a new family when I went looking for financial assistance. EPI is family.
I strongly recommend EPI to any awarding organization; EPI and the Lafrances are a gift to mankind.
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Hi FreeCAD er's, I wanted to introduce myself and ask a few quick questions. I'm currently taking a 3D CAD solid modeling class at St Louis Community College in USA. The packages used are Inventor, ProE, and SolidWorks. I was wanting to practice at home design modeling, and am looking at this package FreeCAD. My computers at home run on Ubuntu. Questions Does Free CAD have Design Tables (Family Tables)? generate G code to CNC a part? generate .stl files for sterolithography parts? do FEA on a part? generate an animation video with an assembly? be used for PCB layouts? run a pSPICE model of the PCB with parts? does it have a sheet metal modeling package? do 2D layout drawings? generate a bill of materials (parts list)? i just want to know what i can and can't look for when using this package. Thanks, Carlton
Hi, Unfortunately, besides generating .stl files, I'm afraid pretty much none of the features you mention is already present in FreeCAD. The application is still very young and a lot of advanced features still hasn't been implemented. We are still a long way to rivalize with ProE or Solidworks... But surely the best way to see if it fits you is to try for yourself... It's pretty easy to install from the ubuntu software center (or using the PPA if you want a more bleedig edge version, see http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Download ) Yorik van Havre São Paulo, Brazil http://yorik.uncreated.net On 17 October 2011 11:18, Carlton Corbitt wrote: > Hi FreeCAD er's, > > I wanted to introduce myself and ask a few quick questions. > > I'm currently taking a 3D CAD solid modeling class at St Louis Community > College in USA. The packages used are Inventor, ProE, and SolidWorks. > I was wanting to practice at home design modeling, and am looking at this > package FreeCAD. My computers at home run on Ubuntu. > > Questions > Does Free CAD have Design Tables (Family Tables)? > generate G code to CNC a part? > generate .stl files for sterolithography parts? > do FEA on a part? > generate an animation video with an assembly? > be used for PCB layouts? > run a pSPICE model of the PCB with parts? > does it have a sheet metal modeling package? > do 2D layout drawings? > generate a bill of materials (parts list)? > > i just want to know what i can and can't look for when using this package. > > Thanks, > Carlton >
Hi, I hope you all enjoyed a nice christmas and organized your new year parties... I am having a question concerning the Architecture module and Freecad's related IFC support. As I understand, there is some support for importing IFC data right now. This is certainly a big step towards an open source workflow for building and architecture. However I wonder wether this will include support for exporting IFC one day. At the moment, we have several tools able to import IFC models, but I am not aware of any open source software writing such data. Another idea - how much effort would be required to directly interface Freecad to the IFC-based BIM server bimserver.org? Cheers, Lars.
Hi Lars, Great to see you here The IFC support we currently have is based on a module made by Marijn van Aerle that "translates" the rather complex strings stored in IFC files into a nice python structure, easy to query and manipulate. For that, it uses a schema file which allows to map contents to a structure of objects with their properties and attributes. Then, in FreeCAD, we just create the appropriate objects from that python structures. So actually reading the IFC files was never a problem for us, the limitation is actually to have in FreeCAD parametric objects able to support the IFC data and attributes, since it would make little sense to create "dumb" geometry from it. As I go implementing those objects, I add support for them in the IFC importer. Exporting IFC data if of course something we need too. I see it as the same process, in reverse order. We would need a module that does the contrary, writes IFC data from python structure. I hadn't looked at it yet, but suppose it would be similar to the importer. About the bimserver, of course, I'd pretty much like to integrate it too. It wouldn't be too hard I believe, but we need realiable IFC in/out before that (and therefore realiable FreeCAD Arch objects). And there is also the fact to consider that there is an alternative that already supports freecad files natively: http://www.openplm.org/ So there is still quite some work to do, but nothing hard or impossible I would say. In any case, it is certainly on the todo list! Cheers, and happy new year! Yorik
> > Well I have been subscribed for a while, but the list is rather quite :-) > Indeed... We mostly use the forum, at the moment... I'd like to use the ML more, though... Does this mean that the IFC interpreter is completely separate from the > STEP interpreter in Freecad? > Yes, totally. For me the interest of the IFC format is much more in the non-geometrical data than in the geometry itself, so I was more interested in having all the IFC data at disposal than an automatic way to build the geometry. But there is now an OpenCasCade project called ifcopenshell ( http://ifcopenshell.org/ ) that does the opposite. I didn't look much at it, but I believe it could easily be used in freecad, if someone was interested in a better geometrical support. > Is there a table/list showing what IFC elements are supported yet and > what is missing? > Not really... IFC is wide, and arch objects in FreeCAD is narrow :) If you look at my todo list ( http://sourceforge.net/apps/mantisbt/free-cad/view_all_bug_page.php?filter=1607) see the items marked as "Arch module" you'll see all the stuff I'm working on and it will give you an idea. Basically I would like to have basic stuff like walls, structural elements, slabs, windows, doors and roofs working until next release. The question may be how to handle the fact that Freecad supports (some) > architectural elements, but also can be used as a pure geometrical > modeler. So there would probably objects without any building-related > information in a file as well as walls, stairs, windows... > This is actually a very interesting idea, I hadn't thought about that before. We could "catch" the supported objects and let the others import as plain geometry... I'll think how to do that > I have to admit that I did not even know that openplm existed. What I > liked about bimserver was that it somehow works with any CAAD (as long > as there is an IFC interface for it) and that it "understood" the data, > e.g. allowing search queries and even a graphical browser. > Yes, plus the fact that the guys behind it are really motivated and working hard... I will try to have a look at how you are implementing architectural > objects. I have no experience with python at all, but maybe it is still > possible to get an idea at least ;-) > It is a good moment to look at it, it is still pretty simple and not too messy... I hadn't coded anything either when I first looked at freecad, you might find python coding in freecad quite easy, and even pretty addictive ;)


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It looks like Beyonce and Jay-Z didn't read the Treasury Department rules and regulations on travel to Cuba. The entertainment power couple's recent trip there has drawn the ire of two Republican House members from Florida.
Beyonce and Jay-Z were photographed in Havana last week, apparently celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary on the island, CNN.com reports. While Cuba was a popular getaway for Americans in the 1950s, spending money there was outlawed after Fidel Castro took power in 1959.
In 2012 the Obama administration lifted some of the restrictions on travel to Cuba, instituting a "people-to-people" travel program that requires a strict itinerary for vacationers.
But any travel to the communist island is too much for Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart. "Despite the clear prohibition against tourism in Cuba, numerous press reports described the couple's trip as tourism, and the Castro regime touted it as such in its propaganda," Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart wrote in the letter to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
The singer and rapper/music mogul/sports agent are hardly the first celebrities to court trouble with travel to Cuba. In 2007 the George W. Bush administration investigated a trip to Cuba by leftist filmmaker Michael Moore. For a segment in his health care film "Sicko" Moore traveled to the Castro dictatorship nation to get treatment for ailing Sept. 11 rescue workers.
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Re: UFP prison series? Yes? No? Maybe? Not sure?
...Which apparently is what Kasidy Yates also got for smuggling, and aiding and abetting the enemy.
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|January 19 2009, 10:35 PM
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|January 25 2009, 02:03 AM
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Re: UFP prison series? Yes? No? Maybe? Not sure?
Or how about a story of a character who manages somehow to exist among the Borg without truly being one of the Collective? Maybe from a resistant species, able to shield the Borg from such knowledge. If the Borg found out that his or her species was resistant, the Borg would try to exterminate them, which would give the character a motive to continue the charade.
|February 6 2009, 07:23 PM
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Re: UFP prison series? Yes? No? Maybe? Not sure?
If God is willing but not able to prevent evil, he is not omnipotent. If he is able but not willing, then he is malevolent. If he is willing and able, then whence come evil? If he is neither willing nor able, then why call him God?
|February 6 2009, 09:45 PM
Location: San Diego
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|February 6 2009, 11:31 PM
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." -- Christopher Hitchens
|February 7 2009, 12:01 AM
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|February 9 2009, 08:49 PM
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Re: UFP prison series? Yes? No? Maybe? Not sure?
If God is willing but not able to prevent evil, he is not omnipotent. If he is able but not willing, then he is malevolent. If he is willing and able, then whence come evil? If he is neither willing nor able, then why call him God?
|February 16 2009, 04:04 AM
Re: UFP prison series? Yes? No? Maybe? Not sure?
|February 16 2009, 08:12 AM
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Re: UFP prison series? Yes? No? Maybe? Not sure?
The vast majority of the prisoners would not be Federation citizens, but organized criminals from outside the Federation, including Orion Syndicate and Ferengi, who perform illegal activities on Federation border worlds and colonies, which while technically part of the Federation lack the resources of the Federation proper, making them hotspots for international organized criime and the only places where organized crime can be profitable in the Federation.
The location is Tantalus 8, a space station near the edge of Federation sapce. It is designed with the Federations principals of rehabilitation in mind. It is serene, tranquil. Instead of hydropinics gardens, it has several floors covered with actual soil and grass. There are holodecks with a number of pre-aproved relaxation programs and games available. It's a non-utilitarian as a spacestation can be. It's also a total failure.
The high-ranking Orion prisoners run their criminal empires from their cells, and are comfortable doing so. The Ferengis and the Orions have worked out deals granting each exclusivity in certain types of contraband, and providing a network for the illegal distribution of contraband materials. Fights tend to be broken up quickly, but rapes and murders do happen. The prisoners know all of the holes in the security systems and how to exploit them. The situation is described by the old warden as "The animals running the Zoo".
The Warden; Female, Betazed, frightening. - She's one of two audience perspective characters, but isn't exactly a protognist. She knows how to use her telepathic abilities to their fullest, and often employs them as a weapon and a tool to get what she wants. Though she is more than qualified for the position, she used blackmail to ensure her apointment so that she can prosecute personal a vendetta against one of the Orion Syndicate leaders in the prison. The series begins on her first day on the job. She quickly begins to impliment multiple harsh reforms, unpopular with both the staff and the inmates, which bring a semblance of order to the prison at the expense of many Federation ideals.
The Convict - Male human of ambiguous guilt. The other audience perspective character, a former ships counsouler he left starfleet and a convicted serial rapist who may very well be innocent, but who could also be guilty. He comes from a colony world where cloning is the perfered means of reproduction and has several identical siblings, a fact which throws all of the evidence against him into doubt. The question of his guilt or innocence is further muddied by the fact that he alternately maintains his innocence or wallows in his guilt, depending on the circumstances. To the guards, he plays the sympathetic victim, to the hardened criminals he plays a monster far more dangerous than they. When he is alone, the audience sees a third persona, his true persona, a somber defeated man trying to cling to the unlikely hope of escape from his life sentence. Neither a protagonist or an antagonist, simply an ambiguous perspective character whom the addience can root for or not dependng on their inclination.
The Enforcer; Not a human, not an Orion, but some common race - A member of the Orion Syndicate, The Enforcer is from a Federation world but rejected the ideals of the Federation in favor of adventure, capitalism, and total self-determination. His path led into the thrall of an Orion Slavegirl, who convinced him to become an executioner for the syndicate, a job he was very happy with. He is, or was, a cyborg. He once possessed a great many illegal cybernetic implants designed to help him perform his duties and slay his enemies. This inclided many implanted weapons designed to defeat security scanners. Now, his body is covered with scars where his implants have been removed by Federation doctors. The Federation staff are appaled by his self-modifications, due to their anti-transhumanist ideals, while he is equally contemptuous of the staff for their shallow self-righteousness.
The Orion Don; could work as female or male, depending on the writing - he runs the prison, possessing more power than the former warden did. The staff compromised with him because they were unable to control the prisoners witout his help, and with their compromise came a steady flow of illegal goods and the ability to control his criminal empire. The new Warden has begun to put an end to all of that and he hates her for it. The Orion Don attempts to appear as a coldhearted and ruthless businessman concerned with nothing but the bottom line, but is prone to emotional outbursts and is a very hateful person, quick to anger.
The Ferengi Leader - Self-apointed Nagus of Tantulus 8, he controls all Ferengi commerce within the prison. He has a deal with the Orion Don, allowing the Ferengis and the Orions to work together and seperately without competition or bloody wars, for the mutual benefit of both. But this truce is a fragile one.
He is on year 30 of a 50-year sentence. He is a trustee and more than slightly institutionalized. Both guards and prisoners alike respect him, and many believe that he is harmless. This is not even remotely true. Unlike the Orion Don, he truly is a cold and ruthless businessman who cares about nothing but the bottom line.
The central conflict of the story is between the two perspective characters, though it develops slowly. As the Warden's grip tightens, the Convict begins to feel a sense of responsibility towards some of the other prisoners, which leads him to oppose many of her reforms, including the use of the Neural Neutralizer on difficult prisoners. This conflict begins subtlty, with verbal sparing and non-violent resistence, but soon escalates to violence.
Secondary conflicts are between the Orions and the two perspective characters, who oppose the Orions for very different reasons. The Warden seeks personal revenge while the Orions attempt to maintain their illegal smuggling operation and their illegal communications with the outside in the face of her reforms. Meanwhile, the Convict opposes the Orions' tyranous rule and bullying of unaffiliated prisoners, which often includes beatings, murders, and rapes.
Caught in between both conflicts the staff members - mostly therapists with a few guards - and the unaffiliated prisoners, who lack the protection of the major syndicates.
|March 8 2009, 05:53 PM
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Re: UFP prison series? Yes? No? Maybe? Not sure?
Very interesting
|March 10 2009, 12:12 AM
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Many of us at times have been upset. Being upset is a part of life. Not all things will go the way you want them to go. When this upset turns to anger we must be careful how we handle ourselves.
Here are 4 steps to control your anger and have it vent in proper ways.
1. Count to 10 when you are getting upset. This is a normal way that we have all heard. We have heard it because it works if you practice it. Count to 10 and you may solve many of your outbursts before they happen.
2. Do something that is physically exerting. Instead of punching a wall or a person, go run around the house, or mow the yard. Go for a walk, swim, bikeride, or shoot some hoops. This can provide a physical outlet for your emotions.
3. Find something that is calming. Try deep breathing from your diaphragm. Take 10 deep calming breaths. This can be very soothing for most people. Combine this with step 1 and count to 10 slowly while breathing.
4. Use "I" statements instead of "you" statements. I am frustrated because you didn't help with the housework, instead of You didn't help me with the housework. This helps in multiple ways one is your way of thinking is a bit better and you also do not upset the other person so that both parties are angry. Which of course is not a good outcome for anyone.
You can combine multiple steps above to help alleviate anger. Don't hold it in, but don't blow up. Calm yourself down and talk about it by using step number 4 above. Go for a swim or a nice shower, and you can alleviate the stresses that cause unhealthy anger.
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FERPA is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of a student's educational records.
FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student or former student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students and former students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students."
- Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review all of the student's education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of materials in educational records unless, for a reason such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to inspect the records personally. The school may charge a fee for copies.
- Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement in the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information.
- Generally, the school must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR 99.31):
- School employees with legitimate educational interest;
- Other schools to which a student is transferring;
- Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
- Parents, when a student over 18 is still a dependent;
- Certain government officials in order to carry out lawful functions;
- Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;
- Organizations conducting certain studies for or behalf of the school;
- Accrediting organizations;
- To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;
- Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and
- State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.
Schools may disclose, without consent, "directory" information such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However, the school must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow a reasonable amount of time to allow the parent or eligible student to request the school not to disclose that information about them.
Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under this law. The actual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin, student handbook or newspaper article) is left up to the discretion of each school. (20 U.S. Code 1232g; 34CFR Part 99)
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