| 5th International Conference on World-Class Universities | |
| 3-6 November, 2013 | |
| Shanghai, China | |
| SUNDAY, 3 NOVEMBER | |
| Whole day | Arrival of participants |
| 19:00-21:00 | Reception |
| MONDAY, 4 NOVEMBER | |
| 8:30-9:00 | Opening Session: Welcome remarks and overview of meeting objectives |
| Introduction: Nian Cai Liu, Dean, Graduate School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | |
| Zhongqin Lin, Executive Vice-President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | |
| Jan Sadlak, President, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence | |
| Paulina González-Pose, Chief, Section for Higher Education, Education Sector, UNESCO | |
| Keith MacGregor, Executive Vice President, Thomson Reuters | |
| 9:00-10:00 | Session I: Keynote |
| Chair: Paulina González-Pose, Chief, Section for Higher Education, Education Sector, UNESCO | |
| Michel Rocard, Former Prime Minister (1988-1991), France | |
| "A new push in French excellence: Could France again be capable of world-class research?" | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Session II: National Reflections on WCU Initiatives - Part 1 |
| Chair: Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić, Former Chief, Higher Education Section, UNESCO | |
| Isak Froumin, Head of Institute of Education, Higher School of Economics, Russia and Alexander Povalko, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education and Science, Russia | |
| "Lessons from the national excellence initiatives in Russia" | |
| Marijk van der Wende, Dean, Amsterdam University College, Netherlands | |
| "On mergers and missions: implications for institutional governance and governmental steering" | |
| Kathryn Mohrman, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, USA | |
| "Competition among research universities: Work in progress" | |
| General discussion | |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-15:30 | Session III: National Reflections on WCU Initiatives - Part 2 |
| Chair: Sahel N. Abduljauwad, Vice Rector for Research, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia | |
| Geo-Suk Suh, President, Chonbuk National University & Chairman, Korean Council for University Education, South Korea and Sang-June Park, Deputy Vice-President for Planning | |
| "Korean government’s policies and strategies to foster world-class universities" | |
| Gerard A. Postiglione, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |
| "Anchoring globalization in Hong Kong Research Universities" | |
| Akiyoshi Yonezawa, Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan and Yung Chi Hou (Angela), Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan | |
| "Continuity and transformation: Continuous challenges for world-class status among universities in Taiwan and Japan as aging societies" | |
| Futao Huang, Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, Japan | |
| "The internationalization of Japan’s Academy and university" | |
| General discussion | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-18:00 | Session IV: Institutional Practice on Building WCU |
| Chair: Pierre de Maret, Former Rector, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium | |
| Osama S. Tayeb, President and Adnan H. Zahed, Vice President for Graduate Studies & Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia | |
| "Towards a world-class university: The role of international advisers" | |
| Mircea Dumitru, Rector, Magdalena Iordache Platis, Vice Rector and Paul Serban Agachi, Counselor, University of Bucharest, Romania | |
| "The road to world-class status: The case of University of Bucharest" | |
| Charles A. Goldman, Senior Economist, Rand Corporation, USA | |
| "Strategic planning methods for building world-class universities" | |
| Weiping Yue, Senior Manager, China IP & Science, Thomson Reuters | |
| "Evidence-based strategic planning for research universities" | |
| General discussion | |
| 19:00-21:00 | Conference Dinner |
| TUESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER | |
| 8:30-9:30 | Session V: Plenary Speech |
| Chair: Marijk van der Wende, Dean, Amsterdam University College, Netherlands | |
| William G. Tierney, Former President, American Educational Research Association & Co-director, Pullias Center for Higher Education, University of Southern California, USA | |
| "Privatization, the state, and the transformation of world class research universities" | |
| 9:30-10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:00-12:00 | Session VI: Challenges to Building WCU |
| Chair: Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert, Morocco | |
| Philip G. Altbach, Director, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, USA | |
| "Maintaining world-class: American challenges" | |
| Georg Krücken, University of Kassel, Germany | |
| "The challenges of the Excellence Initiative in Germany" | |
| Andres Bernasconi, Pontifical Catholic University, Chile | |
| "Too small to succeed: Scale limits to global distinction" | |
| Pawan Agarwal, Adviser, Higher Education Planning Commission, India | |
| "Can India build world-class universities?" | |
| General discussion | |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-15:30 | Session VII: Global University Rankings - Experience of Ranking Makers |
| Moderator: Jan Sadlak, President, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence | |
| Ying Cheng, Executive Director, Center for World-Class Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | |
| "Academic Ranking of World Universities" | |
| Ben Sowter, Head of Division, QS Intelligence Unit, QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited, UK | |
| "QS World University Rankings" | |
| John Morgan, Deputy News Editor, Times Higher Education, UK | |
| "THE World University Rankings" | |
| Gero Federkeil, Manager-in-charge of Rankings, Center for Higher Education, Germany and Adam Tyson, Head of Unit - Higher Education, Modernisation Agenda and Erasmus, European Commission | |
| "U-Multirank Project" | |
| General discussion | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-17:30 | Session VIII: Global University Rankings – Impact and Applications |
| Moderator: Alex Usher, President, Higher Education Strategy Associates, Canada | |
| Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert, Morocco | |
| "From Individual Ranking to National Benchmarking" | |
| Ellen Hazelkorn, Vice President, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland | |
| "And then there were 10+: Reflections on a decade of global rankings" | |
| Barbara M. Kehm, Kassel, Germany | |
| "Global University Rankings – Impacts and Applications" | |
| General discussion | |
| 17:30-18:00 | Closing Session |
| Nian Cai Liu, Dean of Graduate School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | |
| Jan Sadlak, President, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence | |
| WEDNESDAY, 6 NOVEMBER | |
| Whole day | Post-conference sightseeing |
| Whole day | Departure of participants |
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