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Zeppelin University establishes links with Monash South Africa

7 December 2005

From left: Zeppelin University representatives Dr Gary Anderson, Head of International Office; Professor Stephan Jansen, President; Ms Chembo Guo, International Office/Foreign Affairs; and Professor Peter Schelluch, Monash South Africa Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor.

Representatives from Germany's Zeppelin University last week visited Monash South Africa to establish a relationship between the two institutions.

Zeppelin is a small private university supported by private and corporate donations, tuition fees and academic consulting. It has partnerships with more than a dozen foreign universities and is establishing cooperative relationships with universities in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and the US.

Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor at Monash South Africa Professor Peter Schelluch said he looked forward to establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with Zeppelin University that would promote student exchanges, cooperation in research and teaching, and university development.

Zeppelin President Professor Stephan Jansen said potential partner universities should offer a multidisciplinary curriculum; foster an excellent mentoring relationship between students, faculty and staff; have overlapping research interests; and stress innovative university ideas and processes.