Learning Cities International Pty Ltd
is a consultant and project management firm specialising in services to the education and training sector and the urban planning and development sector.
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David Wilmoth will present a paper in KAZ 1-18 Nov at conference on International Education at Nazarbayev Univ, Astana.
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LCI has been appointed consultant to Nam Long VCD Corporation, Vietnam, to prepare feasibility studies and secure investors and operators for a new university and international school in Ben Luc District, Long An Province, part of the Vam Co Dong New Urban Township. David Wilmoth will be working with Nguyen Xuan Thu on the project. We will be looking for prospective investors and operators who would join the feasibility studies and enter into agreements to start up the university and international school. Two clear sites of 14 ha and 3.7 ha respectively are available, and an in-principle university licence approved on behalf of the Prime Minister. Expressions of Interest will be invited in September.
School Project Description (PDF5.9MB)
University Project Description (PDF5.6MB)
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The LCI team that advised the International Finance Corporation on a public-private partnership for a new university and 'special education area' in Gujarat, India, has been re-appointed to continue on to be technical advisers through the investment transaction phases. Associate Sunil Dubey travelled from Sydney to Ahmadabad to join Associate Rajiv Aggarwal and the IFC India team in July..
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David Wilmoth has been appointed consultant by the Asian Development Bank to review market demand for, and the financial viability of the University of Central Asia, an extraordinary project of the Aga Khan Development Network to develop three international-standard university campuses in the remote mountainous areas of Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan. He is assisted by Tony Ward on financial and economic analysis and Maya Lin on data analysis. Maya accompanied David in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. While at the new University of Nazarbayev David led a seminar on the internationalisation of higher education.
Seminar Slides (PDF 332KB)
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David Wilmoth has been appointed Chair of the Royal Children's Hospital International Advisory Board, Melbourne (RCHI). The hospital does a marvellous job internationally and we are looking to engage in major joint hospital capacity building programs with counterpart hospitals in under-resourced countries, based in part on the successful program with the National Hospital of Paediatrics, Hanoi.
RCH International Brochure (PDF 1.2MB)
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David Wilmoth led an international training workshop on Managing Urban Sprawl and Unofficial Settlements in Mashhad, Iran. It was hosted by the Metropolis Training Centre, Middle East Branch. Participants came from many countries, including Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon and Turkey. His presentations are available at:
Opening Remarks (PDF 549KB)
Introduction (PDF 905KB)
Urban Expansion (PDF 13.8MB)
Metropolitan Planning (PDF 6.9MB)
Unofficial Settlements (PDF 11.3MB)
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Learning Cities International now has valued Associates in India:
ArchiGroup Architects Pvt Ltd, Delhi (Mr Rajiv Aggaraval): Master Planning, Urban Design
Quintesse Consultants Pvt Ltd, Bangalore (Dr John Stanley): Education and University Development
Dr Glenn Christo: Education and University Development
Capital Fortunes Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad (Mr B.S. Chakravarthy): PPP Structuring and Procurement, Financing and Capacity Building
This team was appointed as technical consultants to the International Finance Corporation for structuring a public-private partnership for the development of a new University in Gujarat, India. In Gujarat the client is the Development Support Agency of Gujarat, Tribal Development Department. Phase I of this work is near completion and we hope this major project, the first of its kind in India, will reach the Expressions of Interest stage soon.
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David Wilmoth was engaged by the International Finance Corporation for a short visit to Gujarat, India, to scope the prospects for a prospective tertiary education institution and town infrastructure development sponsored by the Gujarat Department of Tribal Affairs and the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (http://www.ngu.ac.in).
Photographs of the work, including visits to several local colleges, are at available here.
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The first meeting of Metropolis Commission 2: Managing Urban Growth was held 3-5 December 2009 in New Delhi. David Wilmoth has been appointed technical consultant to the Commission, presented the Commission report outline paper (PDF:186KB)
and a presentation (PDF:1.2MB) on behalf of the UN Global Compact Cities Program, for which he is a member of the Advisory Board.
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David had discussions with a prospective partner about business development for a new network of tertiary professional colleges in India. The visit to Hyderabad, including some of the extraordinary training districts emerging in the area, are illustrated here.
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 David Wilmoth and Wang Yueying have been appointed by Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development to prepare a China Country Profile and Strategy.
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On behalf of the International Finance Corporation on May 18, David Wilmoth gave a presentation at the 25th Papua New Guinea Australia Business Forum in Madang, PNG, on 'Private Participation in Tertiary Education: Possibilities for PNG.'
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David gave a keynote of "Global Perspective on Economic Development in Regions" at the Economic and Regional Development Conference 2009 of the Queensland Local Government Association Townsville 4-6 March 2009.
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 David was appointed by Government of Botswana with Performance Growth Consultants, Gaborone, to develop strategic and business plans for Botswana’s Education Hub.
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 David was appointed to Higher Education Advisory Group, as Chair, for Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Leura NSW and Canberra ACT.
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David was appointed the 2009 Victorian Chapter President of the Australia Africa Business Council. |
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 Learning Cities International has been commissioned to review progress and propose ways forward for the development of a sustainable training and education activity at Tabubil, the town serving the Ok Tedi Mine in Papua New Guinea due to close mining in 2013, for the PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd.
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David opened the second City and Urban Development Summit in Sydney 23-24 June 2008 and gave a keynote address on ‘How cities can grow knowledge industries’.
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David spoke at the IFC International Forum on Private Higher Education in Washington DC, on the Botswana International University of Science and Technology as a public-private partnership.
14 to 16 May 2008
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 David was the guest speaker at the Australia Africa Business Council
Victoria Chapter where he presented work in progress on the Botswana International University of Science and Technology. Presentation at The Naval & Military Club, 27 Little Collins Street, Melbourne.
28th March 2008
Invitation (PDF: 200KB)
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David gave a presentation at the University of Botswana - The University and the City: Ideas for Mutual Engagement seminar with the University of Botswana and City of Gaborone.
8th October 2007.
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Paper (PDF: 170KB).
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| LCI has led a successful bid to provide the International Finance Corporation with transaction advice in the establishment of an exciting new institution, the Botswana International University of Science and Technology. The advice will be implemented through Conybeare Morrison International Pty Ltd, Sydney. |
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David co-chaired the conference and made a presentation to Conference of Metropolis Commission 5: Metropolitan
Performance Measurement, Tehran, 19 June 2007, representing the UN Global Compact Cities Program, and coordinated workshops in Mashhad.
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Paper (PDF: 988KB).
David's conference photos |
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 Monash College Pty Ltd
David Wilmoth, a Director of Monash College Pty Ltd, has stepped in as CEO until the end of 2007 while the Board searches for a continuing CEO. The company is a very successful subsidiary of Monash University, providing a range of pathway programs to Monash University (Diplomas, English Language, Foundation Studies, short courses, home stay, study travel) as well as workplace programs for transition to work and continuing professional development (internships, enterprise training etc), in Australia and a number of other countries. http://www.monash.edu.au/mcgroup/ |
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Quality Education International
Learning Cities International Pty Ltd, DGB Concepts Pty Ltd and
Xuan Thu Consultant and Training Co Ltd have formed a joint venture
to assist universities and educational companies in their institutional
development, quality assurance and strategic partnerships. http://www.qei-int.com/ |
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Hanoi University of Technology
Through QEI, David Wilmoth, Prof David Beanland and Dr Nguyen Xuan
Dui are working with Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam's premier
university of technology, in their strategic development and quality
assurance. http://www.hut.edu.vn/en/ |
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Hong Lam Vocational College
Through QEI, David Wilmoth and Prof David Beanland are working with
a new vocational college in helping establish operations and international
partnerships for a new campus in Baria - Vungtau Province.
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David Wilmoth collaborated with Stephen Leeder, University of Sydney
International Health Institute and Michael Ward in a paper ‘Broadening
the scope of inquiry: including an urban and habitat planning perspective
in strategies for better health’ for the Oxford
Health Alliance Summit 2006 ‘Confronting the Epidemic
of Chronic Diseases’, Cape Town November 2006
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David Wilmoth was appointed to the International Advisory Board
of Global Urban Development - http://www.globalurban.org/
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Learning Cities International has prepared an education and training
strategy with the National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi for Royal
Melbourne Children’s Hospital International, October 2006. |
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The July 2006
International Conference on Achieving Global Equity
David gave a keynote address at The July 2006 International Conference
on Achieving Global Equity on Universities and Global Equity
in Plymouth, UK 28 July 2006. The conference was co-sponsored by
the International
Network on the Role of Universities in Developing Areas (INRUDA)
of which David is an executive member.
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Speech (PDF: 491KB)
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Presentation (PDF: 1,089KB) |
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World Urban
Forum III
David gave a keynote address at the World Urban Forum III on Activating
Urban Indicators at Metropolis Workshop in Vancouver 18
June 2006.
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Keynote Speech (PDF: 189KB)
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Rapporteur's Report to WUFIII (PDF: 115KB) |
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UN
Global Compact Cities Program
David represented the UN Global Compact Cities Program at the World
Urban Forum 3 in Vancouver 19-23 June 2006 |
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Comparing
Planning Strategies in Australian Cities (PDF:138KB)
David spoke at a Property Council Event on Comparing Planning Strategies
in Australian Cities, at the Palladium Ballroom, Crown Towers, Melbourne
on 24 May 2006.
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| David Wilmoth recently visited Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka,
visiting clients, in Sri Lanka with Monash College Group. |
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