Selected Conferences

WCU-1

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1st International Conference on World-Class Universities

(WCU-1)

16 - 19 June, 2005

Shanghai, China

 

 

THURSDAY, 16 JUNE

Whole day

Arrival of participants

18:00-20:00

Welcome reception

 

 

FRIDAY, 17 JUNE

8:30-9:00

Opening Session: Welcoming remarks and overview of meeting objectives

 

Prof. Nian Cai Liu, Director, Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

 

Prof. Sheng Wu Xie, President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

 

9:00-10:20

Session I

 

Chair: Dr. Jan Sadlak, Director, European Center for Higher Education (CEPES), UNESCO

 

Prof. Ian Chubb, President, Australian National University, Australia

Distinguishing Universities

 

Prof. John Niland, Former President, Australian Vice-Chancellor’s Committee, Australia

Elements of Being World-Class

 

Prof. Hsiou-Hsia Tai, Institute of Education, Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, China

Features of World-Class Universities

 

10:20-10:40

Coffee Break

 

 

10:40-12:00

Session II

 

Chair: Prof. Bo Sundqvist, President, Uppsala University, Sweden

 

Prof. Max Baur, Vice-President, University of Bonn, Germany

The Definition of Quality in Science, Teaching and Management

 

Prof. Hans Weder, President, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Measuring Quality by Quantity: Comments from a University

 

Prof. Bertrand Bellon, Research Center ADIS, University of Paris 11, France

Can Ranking Ambition Learn from Evaluation Practices

 

General discussion

 

12:00-14:00

Lunch

 

 

14:00-16:00

Session III

 

Chair: Prof. Ross Williams, Melbourne Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia

 

Mr. Arnold Kee, Institute for Higher Education Policy, Washington DC, USA

Finding World-Class in Our Universities

 

Prof. DH Feng, Vice President, University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Comparison of World University Rankings

 

Prof. Anthony FJ van Raan, CWTS, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Challenges in Ranking Universities

 

Dr. Ghislaine Filliatreau and Mr. Michel Zitt, Observatory of Science and Technology, France

Being a World-Class University: Bibliometric Considerations

 

Prof. Roland Proulx, University of Montreal, Canada

Criteria for Ranking Universities with Affiliated Components

 

General discussion

 

 

16:00-16:20

Coffee Break

 

 

16:20-18:00

Session IV

 

Chair: Prof. Anthony FJ van Raan, CWTS, Leiden University, The Netherlands

 

Prof. Detlef Mueller-Boeling and Mr. Gero Federkeil, Center for Higher Education Development (CHE), Germany

The CHE Ranking of German, Swiss and Austrian Universities

 

Prof. Ross Williams, Melbourne Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia

Broadening the Criteria: Lessons from the Australian Rankings

 

Dr. Chun Mei Zhao, Carnegie Foundation, USA

Building World-Class Universities: Unintended Impact of Ranking & Classification

 

Dr. Jan Sadlak, Director, European Center for Higher Education (CEPES), UNESCO

Developments in Higher Education and How They Relate to University Rankings

 

General discussion

 

 

19:00-21:00

Dinner

 

 

SATURDAY, 18 JUNE

8:30-10:20

Session V

 

Chair: Prof. Ian Chubb, President, Australian National University, Australia

 

Prof. Gabriel Ruget, Directeur, Ecole Normale Superieur Paris, France

World Class Research in Higher Education: a French Touch in a Global System

 

Prof. Bo Sundqvist, President, Uppsala University, Sweden

Monitoring a Comprehensive Research University

 

Prof. Hans Juergen Proemel, Vice Rector, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany

Enhancing Excellency: Lessons from Humboldt

 

Prof. Pierre de Maret, Rector, Brussels Free University, Belgium

Universities in the World: What For

 

10:20-10:40

Coffee Break

 

 

10:40-11:30

Session VI

 

Chair: Prof. Detlef Mueller-Boeling, Center for Higher Education Development (CHE), Germany

 

Prof. Akiyoshi Yonezawa, National Institute for Academic Degrees (NIAD), Japan

Profile of Japanese Research Universities Aiming for World-Class Status

 

Prof. Ying Jie Wang, Comparative Education Center, Beijing Normal University, China

University Crisis: Challenges in Building World-Class Universities

 

11:30-12:00

Closing Session

 

Chair: Prof. Nian Cai Liu, Director, Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

 

Discussion on future activities including publications and conferences

 

Discussion on the possibility of establishing an association on WCU

 

Final remarks and close of the conference

 

SUNDAY, 19 JUNE

Whole day

Departure (transportation to airport will be provided)