Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Michael Douglas Mann : oral history, 2006.
Creator: | Mann, Michael Douglas | Project: | Atlantic Philanthropies Oral History Project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | transcript 106 pages sound recordings 4 CD-ROM (123; 102 min.) | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NotePresident of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Vietnam.
Scope and ContentsBorn July 27, 1949 in Sydney, Australia; careers as journalist, ambassador and chief executive officer of Australian Broadcasting Corporation; connections to the Order of Malta; Australian ambassador to Vietnam beginning in 1998; development of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Learning Resource Centers in Vietnam; relationship with Atlantic Philanthropies [AP] beginning in 2001 after board's visit to Hanoi; problems in Vietnamese higher education system; Australian quality control for education in Vietnam; AP funding for stadium; AP movement away from funding higher education; AP and concerns about anonymity; Australian philanthropy; interactions with Charles F. Feeney.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright held by: The Trustees of Columbia University of the City of New York and The Atlantic Philanthropies, 2007.
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