'gSmart' publications in International Journal of Geoinformatics

'From Central Asia to Europe: Erasmus Mundus "gSmart" Student Mobility' provides a detailed description on mobility statistics and the interactive and dynamic maps on gSmart mobilities from Central Asia to Europe,  in the current issue of the International Journal of Geoinformatics. Four other publications of gSmart scholars can be found in this journal.

>> gSmart Story Map
>> gSmart Project (link to publication)
>> International Journal of Geoinformatics
>> GISCA proceedings

Erasmus Mundus funded mobility for staff (faculty) and PhD students aims to generate a benefit from research collaboration and exchange visits at an European host university. Joint publications, capacity building and knowledge transfer are key to generate a benefit to all parties involved.

gSmart News: Dr. Manfred Mittlböck teaching in Kyrgyzstan

With MSc Students of OshTU

Visiting Professor Dr. Manfred Mittlböck from Z_GIS, University of Salzburg is teaching MSc and undergraduate students of Kyrgyz universities within the EM gSmart project. This week he has continued his academic teaching activities in Bishkek, after the initial three weeks of his academic work in Osh city.

Students and junior teachers of OshTU, OSU, KSUCTA and other universities have attended theoretical and practical classes of Dr. Mittlböck on Geodatabases and Distributed Architecture of Geodatabases, as well as WebGIS.  

Lectures at KSUCTA

EM gSmart project under review

The gSmart project office in Salzburg is welcoming Associate Professor Huaan Fan from KTH in Stockholm as external expert. He is currently monitoring the quality of the project management with a focus on collaboration amongst partners and outcomes, particular referring to mobilities and scholarships of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship mobility project. (>> gSmart project)

UNIGIS professional Certificate for Nagima Alimbekova

Prof Strobl congratulating Nagima Alimbekova,
supported by ACA*GIScience co-director and
Geoinformatics department chair Akylbek Chymyrov

During today's visit to ACA*GIScience at KSUCTA in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Prof Josef Strobl awarded the UNIGIS professional postgraduate certificate to Ms Alimbekova. She has successfully completed all curricular requirements for this distance learning program at the University of Salzburg and now received the title 'Academic Geoinformatics Specialist'.

UNIGIS is offering international, fully accredited and widely recognized qualifications to geospatial professionals around the world. Based on standard curricula and supervised by experienced instructors, the UNIGIS MSc and certificate programs are highly appreciated across the geospatial industries, in academia and public administration. UNIGIS programs offered in Central Asia are coordinated by Dr Ainura Nazarkulova from Salzburg University's Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS.

Completing this postgraduate qualification via online distance learning is a particular challenge in not always perfectly well connected countries, and in parallel to full professional activities. We congratulate Nagima Alimbekova to her success and appreciate her view: "I already can fully apply all I have learned with UNIGIS in my new job at the ministry of agriculture, managing the mapping of pastures in Kyrgyzstan's mountains"!

Good Bye Dr. Sabine Hennig!

Dr. Sabine Hennig from Z_GIS, University of Salzburg has finalized her Post-Doc visit at ACA*GIScience in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Her teaching and research activities have been supported by the Erasmus Mundus gSmart project from February to August 2016. During her stay in Kyrgyzstan Dr. Sabine Hennig was teaching GIS classes for undergraduate and postgraduate students, assisted with research work of young scientists and participated in the several international project activities. She has actively contributed to the development and teaching of advanced Geoinformatics courses. 

We express our sincere thanks to  Dr. Sabine Hennig for her contributions to geospatial education and science in Kyrgyzstan as well as for her kind attention to students and young scientists. We wish good health and every success in her academic activities at her home university. Our thanks also extend to the Erasmus Mundus Project "gSmart - Spatial ICT Infrastructures for Smart Places" for the support of international teachers and student mobility! 

Prof.Dr. Geoffrey Hennebry, USA at ACA*GIScience

Prof. Dr. Geoffrey Hennebry from the Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence, Department of Natural Resource Management, South Dakota State University visited  ACA*GIScience on July 21, 2016.

Prof. Hennebry presented his research project "Land Surface Phenologies in Central Asian Mountain Pastures", which is under realization in cooperation with the International University of Kyrgyzstan. This project is built upon very interesting geospatial components, and young scientists of ACA*GIScience @KSUCTA will participate in international research and capacity building activities within this project framework.

Interactive and dynamic maps on gSmart mobilities

Ainura Nazarkulova, now based at the University of Salzburg,  has prepared several maps providing an overview of gSmart applications, grant awards and detailed statistics of Central Asia to Europe mobility within the Erasmus Mundus scholarship mobility project.
These interactive and dynamic maps now have been packaged into an app which is accessible via  >>> http://arcg.is/1sEBB5H

You can get more information on the gSmart project running between July 2013 and July 2017 on the Website!