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Dr. Nirmal Goswami of Texas A&M-Kingsville
to visit and present at universities in India, Singapore

KINGSVILLE (September 8, 2005) — Texas A&M University-Kingsville professor of political science Dr. Nirmal Goswami will be spending part of this fall semester off campus – and out of the country.

He will be visiting universities in India and Singapore as part of developmental leave activities. In India, that includes presenting seminars to faculty and students at one of the seven campuses of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) system, known as one of the premier technological education systems in the world. At IIT, Goswami will be speaking about the interface of society and technology, and on the phenomenon of “outsourcing.” While in India, Goswami also will be presenting a seminar series on American politics to graduate faculty and students at the University of Guwahati in India’s Assam state.

From India, Goswami will leave for Singapore, where he will present two different seminar series at Nanyang Technological University. One series will be on public administration titled “An Overview of American Public Administration,” while the other is titled “The Politics of U.S. Presidential Elections.”

“I am thankful to my departmental colleagues, the arts & sciences dean and the administration,” said Goswami of his upcoming travels. “Their support for my developmental leave proposal made this possible.”  

Goswami also will be representing Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service on his travels. He will be assisting the Bush School in developing a Study Abroad program for their students with the University of Delhi. In addition, Goswami also is collaborating with Dr. Sonny Davis, interim director of the Office of International Programs at A&M-Kingsville, to allow A&M-Kingsville students to participate in a Study Abroad Program in India the same time as the Bush School students. If that program is formally established, Texas A&M-Kingsville students will be in India for two weeks in January and earn regular course credit.

One other responsibility for Goswami during his travels in Asia will be doing research in preparation for presenting the Texas A&M-Kingsville Faculty Lecture in 2006. The focus of the lecture will be on the dramatic changes in U.S.-Asian economic and political relations.

“The experiences from my trip will allow me to introduce fresh perspectives to the courses I teach,” said Goswami.  “Also, my travels may allow me to develop new contacts and explore possibilities of establishing academic relationships between Texas A&M-Kingsville and Asian universities through our Office of International Programs.  Hopefully, this will lead to an expansion in opportunities for A&M-Kingsville students to visit foreign universities."

This page last updated 8 September, 2005