第八届世界一流大学国际研讨会

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8th International Conference on World-Class Universities

(WCU-8)

15-17 October, 2019

Shanghai, China

Preliminary Program

TUESDAY, 15 OCTOBER
Whole day	Arrival of participants
19:00-21:00	Welcome Reception
Wednesday, 16 OCTOBER
8:30-9:10	*Opening Session: Welcome Remarks*
	Introduction: Nian Cai Liu, Director, Center for World-Class Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
	Qun Chen, Vice Mayor, Shanghai Municipal People's Government, China
	Zhongqin Lin, President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
9:10-9:50	*Session I: Keynote Speech*
	Chair: Nian Cai Liu, Director, Center for World-Class Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
	Zhongqin Lin, President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China The Pathway and Future Strategies of Chinese Universities
9:50-10:30	*Session II: Keynote Spee*ch
	Chair: Nian Cai Liu, Director, Center for World-Class Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
	Henk Kummeling, Rector Magnificus, Utrecht University, Netherlands World Class Universities in the New Era of Open Science
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-12:30	*Session III: Developing World-Class Universities in Response to National Priorities and Policies*
	Chair: Jan Sadlak, Founding President (2009-2018), IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence, Belgium
	Kim A. Wilcox, Chancellor, University of California, Riverside, USA Providing Access to Excellence: A Roadmap for World-Class Universities
	Christine Clerici, President, Université de Paris, France Recreating French Excellence: University of Paris and Sorbonne University
	Yu Zhou, President, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Serve the Country, Serve the World: Mission of Harbin Institute of Technology
	Tony F Chan, President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia The Role of Research Universities in National Transformation
12:30-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:30	*Session IV: Panel Discussion - How Should WCUs Tackle Global Challenges and Seize Opportunities?*
	Chair: Alex Usher, President, Higher Education Strategy Associates, Canada
	Weihong Zhang, Vice President, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
	Eric W. Kaler, President Emeritus, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA
	Cheryl Matherly, Vice President, Lehigh University, USA
	Christopher Tremewan, Secretary General, Association of Pacific Rim Universities, China
	Randy Woodson, Chancellor, North Carolina State University, USA
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-17:00	*Session V: World-Class Universities from Academic Perspective*
	Chair: Philip Altbach, Research Professor, Boston College, USA
	Gerard Postiglione, Chair Professor of Higher Education, University of Hong Kong, China World Class Universities and Their Higher Education Systems: The Asia Model
	Marijk van der Wende, Distinguished Faculty Professor of Higher Education, Utrecht University, Netherlands The New Silk Road: Towards Balanced EU-China Cooperation?
	Akiyoshi Yonezawa, Professor and Vice-Director, Tohoku University, Japan & Futao Huang, Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan World-Class University Policies and Rankings in Transition: A Comparative Study of China and Japan
19:00-21:00	Dinner Ying Cheng, CEO, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, China Other Sponsors
THURSDAY, 17 OCTOBER
9:00-9:40	*Session VI: Keynote Speech*
	Chair: Pierre de Maret, Honorary Rector, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
	Mark S. Wrighton, Chancellor Emeritus, Washington University in St. Louis, USA A Global Partnership Model for Education and Research
9:40-10:20	*Session VII: Keynote Speech*
	Chair: Pierre de Maret, Honorary Rector, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
	Eric W. Kaler, President Emeritus, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA Global, Innovative, and Open For Business: The American Research University
10:20-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-12:00	*Session VIII: Managing World-Class Universities in the Context of Internationalization and Globalization*
	Chair: Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert, Columbia
	Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China A 21st Century Civic University
	Susan Herbst, President Emeritus, University of Connecticut, USA Leading an American Research University in the 21st Century
	John Molony, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International), Deakin University, Australia The Double First-Class Policy as A New Mechanism Encouraging Excellent International Partnership
12:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:30	*Session IX: Panel Discussion - How Should WCUs Balance Curiosity Driven Research with Demands from Industry & Society?*
	Chair: Yu Liu, Executive Vice President & Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Clarivate Analytics, UK
	George Blumenthal, Chancellor Emeritus and Director of the Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley, USA
	Yanrong Li, President, Sichuan University, China
	Zhanjiang Liu, Vice President for Research, Syracuse University, USA
	Sadiq Sait, Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
	Satish Tripathi, President, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-17:30	*Session X: Underlying Factors for Academic Excellence*
	Chair: Mark Garlinghouse, Senior Adviser, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, China
	William C. Kirby, T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University, USA The Chinese Century? Challenges to Liberal Education in China, Past and Present
	Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert, Columbia Do Rankings Promote Academic Excellence? The World-Class Universities Phenomenon in Perspective
	Luiz Claudio Costa, President, IREG & Academic Vice-Rector, IESB University, Brazil World Class Universities: What are We Looking for, Quality, Reputation or Prestige?
	Alex Usher, President, Higher Education Strategy Associates, Canada Changing Funding Patterns at Top Global Universities
17:30-18:00	Closing Session
	Nian Cai Liu, Director, Center for World-Class Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
FRIDAY, 18 OCTOBER
Whole day	Departure of participants

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