Our global network brings together academic leads and institutional partners from across continents to coordinate regional border research, symposiums, and joint publications.

BURC Country Chapter Directors: Our Country Chapter Directors support BURC’s international network by providing local leadership, strengthening collaboration and representing their respective chapters across the world. The current directors are:

Bangladesh — Arafat Hussain, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka;

Austria — Iris Altenberger, Robert Gordon University, and Karen Meixner, TU Graz;

Brazil — Bruno Padovano, São Paulo;

India — Dina Sidhva, University of the West of Scotland, Edinburgh;

Hungary — Vilmos Katona, University of Budapest, Budapest;

Greece — Valina Geropanta, University of Crete;

Egypt — Yehya M. Serag, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Future University in Egypt;

Norway/Portugal — Kirsti Øygarden;

Pakistan — Abid Mehwish, Habib University, Karachi;

Spain — Maria J. M. Sanchez, Robert Gordon University, and Guido Cimadomo, Málaga;

Singapore — Chung Simone, National University of Singapore;

Turkey — Ruya Erkan-Ocek, Yildiz Technical University;

South Africa — Hendrick Denver, University of Johannesburg;

Republic of Ireland — Orla McKeever, University College Cork;

Italy — Chiara Toscani, Politecnico di Milano;

Nepal — Suraj Paneru and Raju Subedi;

Kazakhstan — Gulnara Nyussupova, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University;

Iraq — Huda Salman, Robert Gordon University;

USA — Edmond Gauvreau, FAIA, F.SAME; USA/Scotland — Peter Exley, FAIA;

UK — Professor Richard Laing, Northumbria University.