CONGRATULATIONS DEAR ASHAJI!
On Feb 14, 9:13 am, Anil Prasad <[email protected]> wrote: > CONGRATULATIONS DEAR ASHAJI! > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Commonwealth of Learning <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 5:45 AM > Subject: Asha Kanwar appointed President of the Commonwealth of Learning > To: [email protected] > > [image: COL Logo banner] > > *Learning for Development** > > 13 > February 2012 > * > > * * > > *Asha Kanwar appointed President of the Commonwealth of Learning* > > VANCOUVER - Professor Asha Kanwar, one of the world's leading advocates for > learning for development, and current Vice President of the Commonwealth of > Learning (COL), has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of > the international organisation. She succeeds Sir John Daniel, whose > term as COL's > President ends on 31 May. > > Dr. Kanwar has over 30 years of experience in teaching, research and > administration. In addition to the several books, research papers and > articles to her credit, she has made significant contributions to gender > studies, especially the impact of distance education on the lives of Asian > women. These studies have established that better educational opportunities > and access to new technologies have made substantial differences to the > attitudes, values and concerns of Asian women. She is also a recipient of > several awards and fellowships, including the International Council for > Distance Education (ICDE) Prize of Excellence. > > In making the announcement, the Honourable Burchell Whiteman, O.J., Chair > of COL's Board of Governors and former Jamaican Minister of Education and > Culture, noted that "I am delighted by the Board's appointment of Professor > Kanwar as President of our organisation. With her profound knowledge and > rich experience of open and distance learning and her vision for the > Commonwealth of Learning in the medium term I expect that she will take COL > to a new level through a process of significant and sustainable > evolutionary change. Her personal attributes and her international profile > should prove to be valuable assets." > > Professor Kanwar joined COL in 2003 as Education Specialist, Higher > Education, and became Vice President in 2006. Her current role includes > specific responsibility for stakeholder engagement and programme direction. > Earlier, she was Director of the School of Humanities at the Indira Gandhi > National Open University (India) and was Pro-Vice Chancellor of the > University from 1999 to 2000. Prior to joining COL, she worked in Africa as > a consultant in open and distance learning at UNESCO's Regional Office for > Education in Africa (BREDA) in Dakar, Senegal. > > "I am very pleased that Asha will succeed me," said Sir John Daniel. "In > her years at COL, as Specialist for Higher Education and, since 2006, as > Vice President, she has made an immense contribution, bringing greater > focus to our programme and inspiring many more governments to support COL > financially. I am delighted that COL will have a woman as president for the > first time." > > The Commonwealth of Learning, which is based in Vancouver, Canada and New > Delhi, India, was created by Commonwealth Heads of Government at their > meeting in Vancouver in 1987 to encourage the development and sharing of > open learning and distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. > The Commonwealth comprises 54 countries - most of which are developing > nations - and one-quarter of the world's population. > > "COL is a unique organisation which has the ability to respond to the needs > of a wide range of stakeholders," said Professor Kanwar, "from the Batwa > community in the forests of Uganda, the rural women in Malawi, goat herders > in India, construction workers in Nauru, out of school youth in Jamaica to > ministries and tertiary institutions across the Commonwealth. Being > relevant to such a diverse constituency and delivering on results is both a > challenge and an opportunity that I look forward to." > > Former Presidents include Tan Sri Dato' Emeritus Professor Gajaraj > Dhanarajan (1995 - 2004) and Professor James Maraj (1989 - 1995). > > Professor Kanwar will take up her duties on 1 June. > > Further information: > > Bio and photos:www.col.org/akanwar > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1109292955420&s=476&e=001n...> > COL website:www.col.org > COL > staff:www.col.org/staff<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1109292955420&s=476&e=001n...> > > COL Board of > Governors:www.col.org/board<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1109292955420&s=476&e=001n...> > Quick picks for the > media:www.col.org/news/media<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1109292955420&s=476&e=001n...> > > Dave Wilson > > Communications Manager > Commonwealth of Learning > [email protected] > > *Further reference:* > COL's > website<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1109292955420&s=476&e=001n...> > > [image: > icon_connections]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1109292955420&s=476&e=001n...> > [image: Visit our > blog]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1109292955420&s=476&e=001n...> > [image: Find us on > Facebook]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1109292955420&s=476&e=001n...> > [image: > icon_video]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1109292955420&s=476&e=001n...> > > Forward > email<http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&m=11064562069...> > > <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001uJjhzSZMBr9x0_LsMQP...> > This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected] | > Update Profile/Email > Address<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&mse=001uJjhzSZMBr9x0_LsMQP...> > | Instant removal with > SafeUnsubscribe<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001uJjhzSZMBr9x0_LsMQP...>™ > | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. > Commonwealth of Learning | 1200-1055 Hastings St W | Vancouver | BC | V6E > 2E9 | Canada > > -- > Warm regards > > Anilhttp://www.wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasadhttp://www.apletters.blogspot.com- > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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