8th International Conference on World-Class Universities
(WCU-8)
October 15 - 17, 2019
Shanghai, China
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM |
15 October, Tuesday |
Whole day |
Arrival of participants |
19:00-21:00 |
Welcome Reception |
16 October, Wednesday |
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 | |
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Zhongqin Lin, President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
The Pathway and Future Strategies of Chinese Universities |
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9:50-10:30 |
Session II: Keynote Speech |
| Chair: Nian Cai Liu, Director, Center for World-Class Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | |
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Henk Kummeling, Rector Magnificus, Utrecht University, Netherlands
World Class Universities in the New Era of Open Science |
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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 |
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| Christine Clerici, President, Université de Paris, France
Recreating French Excellence: University of Paris and Sorbonne University |
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| Yu Zhou, President, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Serve the Country, Serve the World: Mission of Harbin Institute of Technology |
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| Tony F Chan, President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
The Role of Research Universities in National Transformation |
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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 |
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| Marijk van der Wende, Distinguished Faculty Professor of Higher Education, Utrecht University, Netherlands
The New Silk Road: Towards Balanced EU-China Cooperation? |
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| 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 |
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19:00-21:00 |
Dinner |
| Ying Cheng, CEO, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, China | |
| Other Sponsors |
October 17, 2019 Thursday |
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 |
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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 |
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10:20-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
11:00-12:00 |
Session VIII: Managing World-Class Universities in the Context of Internationalization and Globalization |
| Chair: 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 |
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| Susan Herbst, President Emeritus, University of Connecticut, USA
Leading an American Research University in the 21st Century |
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| John Molony, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International), Deakin University, Australia
The Double First-Class Policy as A New Mechanism Encouraging Excellent International Partnership |
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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, ShanghaiRanking 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 |
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| Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert, Columbia
Do Rankings Promote Academic Excellence? The World-Class Universities Phenomenon in Perspective |
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| Luiz Claudio Costa, President, IREG & Academic Vice-Rector, IESB University, Brazil
World Class Universities: What are We Looking for, Quality, Reputation or Prestige? |
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| Alex Usher, President, Higher Education Strategy Associates, Canada
Changing Funding Patterns at Top Global Universities |
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17:30-18:00 |
Closing Session |
| Nian Cai Liu, Director, Center for World-Class Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China |
18 October, Friday |
Whole day |
Departure of participants |