• O. Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Magel, Programme Director, Master’s Programme Land Management and Land Tenure, Technische Universität München
• Dr. Michael Klaus, Deputy Programme Director and Senior Academic Advisor, Master’s Programme Land Management and Land Tenure, Technische Universität München
• Dipl.-Ing. MSc Jorge Espinoza, Programme Manager, Master’s Programme Land Management and Land Tenure, Technische Universität München
• Ms. Fahria Masum (MSc), Scientific Programme Assistant, Master’s Programme Land Management and Land Tenure, Technische Universität München
• Mr. Chris Paresi, Director, UNU-ITC School of Land Administration Studies International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) Netherlands
• Mr. Walter de Vries, Assistant Professor, ITC Netherlands
  

Agenda

• 9.00-10.30 hrs: Introduction and mutual presentation of the institution's activities (institutional setting, education, research, network, advisory services, students and staff)
• 10.30-12.30 hrs: Long-term plans for partnership (institutionalization, other partners, education, research, advisory services, staff and students mobility, financing possibilities)
• 14.00-15.30 hrs: Short-term plans (excursions/workshops, co-supervision of MSc students [including fieldwork], staff exchange, developing shared [e-] modules, etc)
• 15.30-17.00 hrs: Wrap-up and actions to be taken. Closing
  

Some main areas of possible collaboration were defined as follows:

• Modules: collaboration can arise in some particular units were students’ and/or teachers’ mobility could be implemented (lectures, excursions, etc). The possibility of teleconferencing was explored as a highly interesting opportunity for implementing collaboration in this context.
• Distance learning: a close collaboration could be established in the development of distance learning practices in the context of our study programmes (shared modules) but also as commercial modules.
• Master’s Theses: co-supervision of master’s theses on topics addressing shared interests was explored as a measure which could be implemented in the short term.
• Publications: co-publications in relevant journals or in the shape of a yearly newsletter.
• Memorandum of Understanding (MoU): the parties agreed that a MoU should be formulated and signed.
• Erasmus Mundus: in the long term an Erasmus Mundus programme could be built up in collaboration with other academic institutions
• Projects: as both parties are engaged in different kinds of projects abroad, the parties agreed to share information on the respective projects and to collaborate whenever possible.

From left to right: Dr. Michael Klaus, Prof. Dr. Holger Magel, Mr. Chris Paresi, Mr. Walter de Vries and Mr. Jorge Espinoza