Sir John Daniel with the Chancellor of SUNY, Ms. Nancy L. Zimpher
COL President Sir John Daniel was awarded an honorary degree, Doctor of Letters honoris causa, from State University of New York’s (SUNY’s) Empire State College this month. Also, as part of ESC’s 40th anniversary celebration, Sir John delivered the Ernest Boyer Memorial Lecture on Revolutions in higher education: how many dimensions of openness? at ESC in March.
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In conjunction with the COL Board of Governors meeting held in Vancouver this month, Sir John has announced that he will not be seeking an extension when his current contract with COL ends in May 2012. The Board has initiated a process to seek and appoint a successor as President and CEO of COL.
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Sir John joined COL in 2004.
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Mr. R. Thyagarajan has joined the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) has Head of Administration & Finance. He previously worked as the Deputy Registrar with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and brings more than 30 years’ experience in administration, finance and human resource development.
Mr. Gard Titlestad has been appointed Secretary General of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE). Formerly with the Nordic Council of Ministers, Mr. Titlestad has also held positions with the European Union, the European Commission and with organisations in Norway.