第七届世界一流大学国际研讨会

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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

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