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