| 1st International Conference on World-Class Universities | |
| 16 - 19 June, 2005 | |
| Shanghai, China | |
| Thursday, 16 June, 2005 | |
| Whole day | Arrival of participants |
| 18:00-20:00 | Welcome reception |
| Friday, 17 June, 2005 | |
| 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, 2005 | |
| 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, 2005 | |
| Whole day | Departure (transportation to airport will be provided) |