Professor J R Choudhury, VC, BU, visited Monash University, Melbourne, Australia to attend a "Research Conference on the practice of e-government and e-governance: the South Asian experience" as a prominent contributor and Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia to attend the Graduation Ceremony and Congratulatory Dinner from June 22-July 05, 2006. He also visited University of New South Wales, Sydney, University of Queensland, Brisbane and Griffith University, Brisbane and had meetings with Deans, Pro- Vice Chancellors and senior University Officials and Faculty members. The possibilities of collaboration in offering various joint degree programs, exchange of faculty and students were also discussed."