The Alliance
The Global Alliance of Technological Universities is a network of the world’s top technological universities. The Alliance aims to address global societal issues to which science and technology could be their solution. These issues include biomedicine and health care, sustainability and global environmental change, security of energy, water and food supplies, security, and changing demographics/ population.
Founded in 2009, the GlobalTech Alliance has grown to eight member institutions:
Carnegie Mellon University (United States of America)
Imperial College London (United Kingdom)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (India)
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (People’s Republic of China)
Technical University of Munich (Germany)
University of New South Wales (Australia)
“Leading universities from all over the world clearly have
a role to play in forging a global approach, especially in research and education,
to address global challenges such as climate change, population growth, ageing population,
pandemics, and food and water security”
Board Members
Prof Wolfgang A. Herrmann
President
Technical University of Munich
Prof Farnam Jahanian
President
Carnegie Mellon University
Prof Alice P. Gast
President
Imperial College London
Prof Devang Khakhar
Director
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Prof Subra Suresh
President
Nanyang Technological University
Prof Lin Zhongqin
President
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Prof Ian Jacobs
President
University of New South Wales
Working Committee
The Working Committee’s tasks comprehend the preparation of the annual meeting of the Alliance Board and the implementation of the Board’s decisions, respectively. Moreover, it designs, monitors and assesses all GlobalTech-related activities and events.
The chairing institution will appoint a senior management representative to act as Secretary General of the Alliance and preside over the Working Committee, respectively.
Hannemor Keidel
Senior Vice President – International Alliances and Alumni
Technical University of Munich
GlobalTech Secretary General
Jimmy Hsia
Vice Provost for International Programs and Strategy
Carnegie Mellon University
Swati Patankar
Dean (International Relations)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Margaret Dallman
Vice President (International) and Associate Provost (Academic Partnerships)
Imperial College London
Er Meng Hwa
Senior Advisor
Nanyang Technological University
Liang Guo
Deputy Director International
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Laurie Pearcey
Pro Vice-Chancellor (International)
University of New South Wales