1. Welcome To University of Bradford eLINK (east-west link for Innovation, Networking and Knowledge Exchange) Website: www.elink-edu.eu

2. Facts and Figures EU Call EU Call: Erusmus Mundus External Co-operation Window – Asia Regional(8) Total 11 Partners 6 Asian 5 EU Consists of 6 Asian and 5 EU Higher Education Institutions 5.5 million Euro Total Budget: 5.5 million Euro EAST-WEST Stimulated from the previous Asia Link Project – EAST-WEST

3. Key Objectives 1.To promote the EU higher education system in order to enhance the attractiveness and visibility of European higher education. 2.To improve education, teaching and research activities in ICT, Engineering, Technology, Business and Management, Education and Teachers training. 3.To exchange ideas, views and knowledge among the partners from both EU and Asia to enhance communication, collaboration, cultural awareness, best practices and understanding of current and future needs of the Higher Educational Institutes. 4.To establish a virtual learning centre (VLC) with digital library facilities to make the eLINK framework sustainable.

4. Prof. Rameshwar Rijal Nepal Prof. C. Mofizur Rahman Bangladesh Prof. Nopasit Chakpitak Thailand Prof. Nidup Dorji Bhutan Dr. Nayyer Masood Pakistan Dr Suiran YU China

5. University of Bradford Dr. Keshav Dahal Dr. Alamgir Hossain UK Staffordshire University Prof. Hongnian Yu UK Dr. András Gábor Prof. Miklós Gábor Hungary Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Università degli Studi del Sannio Prof. Matteo Mario Savino Italy Université LUMIERE LYON2 Prof. Aziz Bouras France

6. Area:156,000 square mile Population :144,319,600 Capital city: Dhaka Currency: Taka (BDT) Language: Bengali National Day: March 26 Religions:Muslim (83%),Hindu(16%) Bangladesh

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12. BHUTAN Name Bhutan (long form) Kingdom of Bhutan Population 2,232,300 Capital City Thimphu (66,500) Currency Ngultrum (BTN) Languages Dzongkha (official) National Day December 17 Religions Lamaistic Buddhist (75%), Indian and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism (25%)

13. Punakha Dzong

14. Jampa Lakhang Temple

15. Traditional Dress Official Dress for SKIMA 2010 !

16. Tsechu Dance festival Dance for SKIMA 2010!

17. China PANDA GREAT WALL ZHOUZHUANG

18. Shanghai JiaoTong University http://www.sjtu.edu.cn

19. NEPAL Location: Southern Asia Neighboring countries: India and China Area: 147, 181 km 2 Population: About 28 million Terrain: mostly mountainous with flat plains in the south Climate: cool summer and severe winter in the north, subtropical summer and mild winter in the south official language: Nepali

20. Mount Everest: the highest peak in the world

21. Lumbini: the birth place of Buddha

22. Patan Durbar square: World heritage site

23. Tourist !

24. Typical Nepali food

25. PAKISTAN

26. Famous Places Minaar-e- Pakistan Faisal Mosque Badshahi Mosque Qila Rohtas Sawat Dara e Khyber

27. FESTIVALS Polo Festival

28. TRADITIONAL FOOD Paraathay for breakfast Chicken Biryani Chicken Karahi Sajji Seekh kabab Koftay

29. Famous Sports CricketHockey Afredi Boom! Boom !

30. Thailand 67.8 Million Population

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