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7th ASEF Rectors’ Conference and Students’ Forum (ARC7) Page 1/12 Rectors’ Conference Programme as of 15 May 2019 a 7th ASEF Rectors’ Conference and Students’ Forum (ARC7) Page 2/12 Rectors’ Conference Programme as of 15 May 2019 Programme Overview Synergies with ARC7 Students’ Forum and ASEM Education Senior Officials’ and Ministers’ Meeting Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 15 Thursday 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May May 16 May STUDENTS’ FORUM RECTORS’ CONFERENCE CULTURAL VISIT SOM MINISTERS’ MEETING Draft Programme Sunday, 12 May 2019 Venue InterContinental Bucharest Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 4, București 010051 Romania 08:00 – 17:00 Participants arriving throughout the day 17:00 – 19:00 Registration at Hotel InterContinental Bucharest 19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Reception for Rectors including participants of the Students’ Forum Venue InterContinental Bucharest Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 4, București 010051 Romania Monday, 13 May 2019 Venue Palace of the Parliament 2-4 Izvor street, district 5 Bucharest, 050561 Romania 08:00 – 09:00 Arrival to the Palace of Parliament and Registration 09:00 – 09:10 Welcome Remarks Room Nicolae Iorga ▪ Prof Remus PRICOPIE, Rector, National University of Political Science and Public Administration (SNSPA) ▪ Prof Sorin Mihai CÎMPEANU, President of the Romanian National Council of Rectors, President of L'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF); Rector of the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, Romania ▪ HE Karsten WARNECKE, Executive Director, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) 09:10 – 09:15 Message from the President’s Office Room Nicolae Iorga ▪ Ms Ligia DECA, State Adviser, Department of Education and Research, Office of the President of Romania 7th ASEF Rectors’ Conference and Students’ Forum (ARC7) Page 3/12 Rectors’ Conference Programme as of 15 May 2019 09:15 – 09:45 Key Messages Room Nicolae Iorga ▪ Mr Ramu DAMODARAN, Chief, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) ▪ Prof Adrian CURAJ, General Director, Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding, Romania; and UNESCO Chair on Science and Innovation Policies, SNSPA 09:45 – 10:45 Opening Panel Discussion 1 Taking Action at Home: SDGs as Core Pillars of University Governance Room Nicolae Iorga The aim of this session is to demonstrate how universities can make best use of their abilities and capacities to address the Sustainable Development Goals. Panellists will discuss visions and missions of universities within the framework of the sustainable development agenda, and the ability of institutions to link knowledge, research, education to contribute to the SDGs. The importance of cherishing values (like academic freedom, autonomy, participation) will be also discussed, and ways of balancing it with the more “technical” or “utilitarian” tasks and demands. ▪ Prof Pam FREDMAN, President, International Association of Universities (IAU) ▪ Ms Katrina KOPPEL, Vice-President, European Students’ Union (ESU) ▪ Prof Michael MURPHY, President, European University Association (EUA) ▪ Prof Anne PAKIR, Associate Vice President (University & Global Relations), National University of Singapore (NUS) Moderated by Prof Remus PRICOPIE, Rector, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) 10:45 – 11:00 ARC Origins, Mission and Vision Room Nicolae Iorga ▪ Ms Leonie NAGARAJAN, Director, Education Department, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) 11:00 – 11:30 Family Photo and Coffee Break 11:30 – 13:00 Working Group Sessions Part 1 The Working Group Sessions are facilitated discussions to exchange good practices and discuss the Policy Recommendations (PRs) of rectors to the ASEM Ministers of Education. The PRs will be pre-drafted by the Conference Organising Committee and circulated among participants before the conference. Participants can select from among 6 parallel Working Group sessions along the 3 themes of ARC7: Theme 1. Taking Action at Home: SDGs as Core Pillars of University Governance Working Group 1A Working Group 1B Room Nicolae Balcescu Room Drepturile Omului ▪ Prof Bundhit EUA-ARPORN, ▪ Prof John O’HALLORAN, Deputy President, Chulalongkorn University, President and Registrar, University Thailand College Cork, Ireland ▪ Dr Àngels FITÓ BERTRAN, Vice ▪ Professor Jongryn MO, Executive President for Competitiveness and Director, Hills Governance Center, Employability, Open University of Korea Catalonia, Spain 7th ASEF Rectors’ Conference and Students’ Forum (ARC7) Page 4/12 Rectors’ Conference Programme as of 15 May 2019 Facilitated by Dr Chantavit SUJATA- Facilitated by Ms Thérèse ZHANG NOND, Director, Southeast Asian Minis- PULKOWSKI, Deputy Director, Higher ters of Education Organisation Education Policy Unit, European (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for Higher University Association (EUA) Education and Development (RIHED) Theme 2. Taking Action at Community Level: SDGs as Drivers of University Societal Impact Working Group 2A Working Group 2B Room Unirii Room Constantin Stere ▪ Mag. Friedrich FAULHAMMER, ▪ Prof Carmen SAMMUT, Pro Rector Rector, Danube University of Krems, for Student & Staff Affairs and Austria Outreach, University of Malta ▪ Prof Tan Sri Dzulkifli ABDUL RAZAK, ▪ Prof Ir Panut MULYONO, Rector, Rector, International Islamic University of Gadjah Mada, University Malaysia Indonesia Facilitated by Dr Choltis DHIRATHITI, Facilitated by Dr WANG Libing, Chief of Executive Director, ASEAN University Section, Educational Innovation and Network (AUN) Skills Development (EISD), UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education UNESCO Bangkok Theme 3. Taking Action at International Level: SDGs as a Catalyst to Reorient Internationalisation Working Group 3A Working Group 3B Room Avram Iancu Room Spiru Haret ▪ Prof Ashish BHARADWAJ, ▪ Prof Joanne PAGÈZE, Vice-President Executive Director, Office of Ran- for Internationalisation, kings, Benchmarking and Institu- University of Bordeaux tional Transformation (ORBIT), O.P. Jindal Global University, India ▪ Prof James TANG, Secretary-General, ▪ Prof Alpaslan ÖZERDEM, Associate The University Grants Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, Committee of Hong Kong, China Coventry University, United Kingdom Facilitated by Mr Sebastian SPERLICH, Facilitated by Mr Giorgio MARINONI, Head of Section Sustainable Manager for HE and Internationa- Development, German Academic lisation Policy, International Asso- Exchange Service (DAAD) ciation of Universities (IAU) 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch with student leaders from Asia and Europe Salonul Brancovenesc 14:00 – 15:30 Working Group Sessions Part 2 The Working Group Sessions are facilitated discussions to exchange good practices and discuss the Policy Recommendations (PRs) of rectors to the ASEM Ministers of Education. The PRs will be pre-drafted by the Conference Organising Committee and circulated among participants before the conference. Participants can select from among 6 parallel Working Group sessions along the 3 themes of ARC7: 7th ASEF Rectors’ Conference and Students’ Forum (ARC7) Page 5/12 Rectors’ Conference Programme as of 15 May 2019 Theme 1. Taking Action at Home: SDGs as Core Pillars of University Governance Working Group 1A Working Group 1B Room Nicolae Balcescu Room Drepturile Omului ▪ Prof Dr Regina VALUTYTE, Vice- ▪ Prof Mislav BALKOVIC, Dean, Rector for Academic Affairs, Mykolas Algebra University College, Croatia Romeris University, Lithuania ▪ Professor Tsolmon JADAMBA, ▪ Prof Sidong XIONG, President President, Mongolian National Soochow University, China University of Medical Sciences Facilitated by Dr Chantavit SUJATA- Facilitated by Ms Thérèse ZHANG NOND, Director, Southeast Asian Minis- PULKOWSKI, Deputy Director, Higher ters of Education Organisation Education Policy Unit, European (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for Higher University Association (EUA) Education and Development (RIHED) Theme 2. Taking Action at Community Level: SDGs as Drivers of University Societal Impact Working Group 2A Working Group 2B Room Unirii Room Constantin Stere ▪ Prof Martin HELLSTRÖM, ▪ Prof Melinda dela Pena Vice-Chancellor, University West, BANDALARIA, Chancellor of the Open Sweden University, President of the Asian Association of Open Universities, The Philippines ▪ Dr Joyce TEO Siew Yean, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Vice ▪ Dr Imran UDDIN, Vice-Rector, President, Universiti Brunei Artevelde University College Ghent, Darussalam Belgium Facilitated by Dr Choltis DHIRATHITI, Facilitated by Dr WANG Libing, Chief of Executive Director, ASEAN University Section, Educational Innovation and Network (AUN) Skills Development (EISD), UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education UNESCO Bangkok Theme 3. Taking Action at International level: SDGs as a Catalyst to Reorient Internationalisation Working Group 3A Working Group 3B Room Avram Iancu Room Spiru Haret ▪ Prof Maria de LURDES CORREIA ▪ Prof Katherine BELOV, FERNANDES, Vice-Rector for Pro-Vice Chancellor (Global Education, Academic Affairs and Engagement), University of Sydney, International Cooperation, University Australia of Porto, Portugal ▪ Dr VO Huan, Deputy Head, Office of ▪ Ambassador Prof Adam JELONEK, External and Public Relations, Rector's Proxy for Internationa- International University (VNU-HCMC) lization, Jagiellonian University, Poland Facilitated by Mr Sebastian SPERLICH, Head of Section Sustainable Facilitated by Mr Giorgio MARINONI, Development, German Academic Manager for HE and Internationa- Exchange Service (DAAD) lisation Policy, International Associa- tion of Universities (IAU) 7th ASEF Rectors’ Conference