| 7th International Conference on World-Class Universities | |
| (WCU-7) | |
| 6-9 November, 2017 | |
| Shanghai, China | |
| MONDAY, 6 NOVEMBER | |
| Whole day | Arrival of participants |
| 19:00-21:00 | Reception |
| TUESDAY, 7 NOVEMBER | |
| 8:30-9:00 | Opening Session: Welcome Remarks and Overview of Conference Goals |
| Nian Cai Liu, Dean, Graduate School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | |
| Jan Sadlak, President, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence | |
| Zhongqin Lin, President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (to be confirmed) | |
| 9:00-10:00 | Session I: Keynote Speech |
| Chair: Nian Cai Liu, Dean, Graduate School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | |
| Simon Marginson, Director, Centre for Global Higher Education, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK | |
| National competition and global cooperation in the world-class university sector | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30-12:30 | Session II: Global Perspective |
| Chair: Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić, Higher Education Expert, France | |
| Philip G. Altbach, Research Professor, Boston College, USA | |
| Responsibilities of research universities in differentiated academic systems | |
| Pierre De Maret, Emeritus President, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium | |
| World-class universities in a post-truth world | |
| Marijk van der Wende, Dean of Graduate Studies & Professor of Higher Education, Utrecht University, Netherlands | |
| Reframing global engagement: World-class universities’ contribution to an open society | |
| Futao Huang, Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan | |
| What are benefits and risks of internationalization of Japanese higher education? | |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-16:00 | Session III: Global Perspective |
| Chair: Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert | |
| Gerard A. Postiglione, Chair Professor and Coordinator, Consortium for Higher Education Research in Asia, The University of Hong Kong, China | |
| World class universities (WCUs) and the global common good (GCG): The role of China and America | |
| Jenny J. Lee, Professor, Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Arizona, USA | |
| Examining rankings and strategic planning: Variations in local commitments | |
| Seeram Ramakrishna, Director, National University of Singapore, Singapore | |
| Are the world-class universities decoupling from the reality? Opportunity for transformative undergraduate education in Asia | |
| Alex Usher, President, Higher Education Strategy Associates, Canada, Boston College, USA; | |
| The changing finances of world-class universities | |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30-18:30 | Session IV: National Perspective |
| Chair: Marijk van der Wende, Dean of Graduate Studies & Professor of Higher Education, Utrecht University, Netherlands | |
| Vicki Thomson, Chief Executive, The Group of Eight, Australia | |
| Managing a group of the world’s leading research-intensive universities through fragile political settings | |
| Isak Froumin, Professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia | |
| State and world-class universities: seeking for balance between international competitiveness and local and national relevance | |
| Charles A. Goldman, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation, USA | |
| Pursuing excellence in graduate education and research while serving regional development | |
| Yang Zhang, Director, Institutional Research, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA | |
| Hawai‘i and its only world-class university: A multi-angle analysis | |
| 19:15-21:00 | Conference Dinner |
| David Liu, Managing Director (Asia-Pacific), Clarivate Analytics | |
| Dinner Speech | |
| WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER | |
| 8:30-9:30 | Session V: Keynote Speech |
| Chair: Simon Marginson, Director, Centre for Global Higher Education, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK | |
| Teresa A. Sullivan, President, University of Virginia, USA | |
| Thinking locally, acting globally: Higher education in a global century | |
| 9:30-10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:00-12:30 | Session VI: Institutional Perspective |
| Chair: Chair: Pierre De Maret, Emeritus President, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium | |
| Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert | |
| The art of starting a new university: Lessons of experience | |
| Abdulrahman O. Alyoubi, President, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia | |
| KSA 2030 Vision: Institutional accreditation for entrepreneurship and engagement - Challenges and opportunities | |
| Andrew J Deeks, President, University College Dublin, Ireland | |
| World-class universities: Characteristics and challenges | |
| Qingquan Li, President, Shenzhen University, China | |
| Path and exploration of the construction of first-class regional universities | |
| Ong Siow Heng, Dean, International Affairs, Singapore Management University, Singapore | |
| A case for preparing future-ready graduates: Grooming the future disruptive accounting professionals | |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-16:00 | Session VII: Rankers’ Perspective |
| Chair: Jan Sadlak, President, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence | |
| Ying Cheng, Director, Academic Ranking of World Universities/ShanghaiRanking, China | |
| Academic Ranking of World Universities and its new developments | |
| Selina Griffin, Rankings Manager, QS Intelligence Unit, QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd., UK | |
| Drilling down – from institution, to subject to program. Deriving rankings of greater relevance to more students and providers. | |
| Phil Baty, Editorial Director, Global Rankings, Times Higher Education, UK | |
| Pioneering new global teaching excellence rankings: How Times Higher Education forged new national and institutional partnerships to develop and internationalise innovative new teaching performance indicators | |
| Robert Morse, Chief Data Strategist, U.S. News & World Report, USA | |
| U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings: An Inside Look at the Latest Results and Methodology | |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30-18:00 | Session VIII: Indicators of WCU |
| Chair: Alex Usher, President, Higher Education Strategy Associates, Canada | |
| David Pendlebury, Senior Analyst, Clarivate Analytics, USA | |
| Data-driven development of research and innovation for world class universities: Reforming rankings, counting participation, and meeting institutional missions | |
| Francisco Javier Cantú Ortiz, Associate Vice-Provost for Research, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico | |
| A scientometric and ranking performance analysis of international research university network members and world-class universities: Are they the same? | |
| Palak Sheth, Director, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, India | |
| Social purpose and elite (WC) universities: A study of conflict in roles, mission and vision | |
| 18:00-18:30 | 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 | |
| THURSDAY, 9 NOVEMBER | |
| Whole day | Post-conference social events |
| Whole day | Departure of participants |