Inauguration Ceremony of UCMSR and University Presidents' Forum
BACKXiamen, 19Oct2018
Inauguration Ceremony of the University Consortium of
the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and University Presidents' Forum
19-21 October, 2018
Xiamen University, China
October 19, 2018 (Friday) | |
08:30-20:30 | Arrival and Registration Venue: Lobby of Building No.8, Xiamen City Hotel |
18:00-19:30 | Buffet Dinner Venue: Sea Pearl Café, 2nd Floor, Building No.8, Xiamen City Hotel |
20:00-21:00 | Meeting of UCMSR Executive Council Members Venue: Liquan Multi-function Hall, 3rd Floor, Building No.8, Xiamen City Hotel Hosted by: Lisa Yu, Deputy Director, Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, Xiamen University, China |
October 20, 2018 (Saturday) | |
08:00 | Hotel Pick-up and Transfer to Xiamen University |
08:30-09:10 | Inauguration Ceremony of UCMSR and Opening Ceremony of University Presidents’ Forum Venue: Concert Hall, Science and Arts Center Hosted by: Yang Bin, Vice President, Xiamen University, China Speeches by: Zhang Rong, President, Xiamen University, China Adeline Lee, Director, Office of the Secretariat-General, The ASEAN Secretariat Lin Heping, Director, Education Department of Fujian Province, P.R.C. Zhu Zhiwen, Vice Minister, Ministry of Education, P.R.C. |
09:10-09:15 | Announcement of the Xiamen Declaration and Inauguration Ceremony of UCMSR |
09:15-09:30 | Break |
09:30-11:30 | Keynote Speeches Venue: No.7 Conference Room, Science and Arts Center
Hosted by: Colin Riordan, President and Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University, UK
Speeches by: 1. Sir Keith Burnett, President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Sheffield,UK 2. Ye Jingyi, Vice Chair of University Council, Peking University, China 3. Grant Guilford, Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand 4. Yang Zhong, Executive Vice President, Nanjing University, China 5. Menahem Ben-Sasson, Chancellor and Former President, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 6. Sabrina Lin, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China 7. Serge Fdida, Vice President for International Development, Sorbonne University, France 8. Xu Xiaofei, Vice President, Harbin Institute of Technology, China |
12:00-13:00 | Buffet Lunch Venue: 2nd Floor, Yifu Building, Xiamen University |
13:00-14:15 | Panel 1-Entrepreneurship Education and the University-Industry Partnership Venue: No.7 Conference Room, Science and Arts Center Moderator: Wu Dan, Former Vice President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Presenters: 1. Colin Riordan, President and Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University, UK 2. Qiu Xueqing, Vice President, South China University of Technology, China 3. Dan Tchernov, Vice President for Resource Development and External Relations, University of Haifa, Israel 4. Miranda Lou, Executive Vice President, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China 5. Sarah Biddulph, Assistant Deputy Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne, Australia 6. Rui Paulo Da Silva Martins, Vice Rector (Global Affairs), University of Macau, Macau, China 7. Edwan Kardena, Director of Partnership and International Relations, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia Open Discussion
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14:15-16:05 | Panel 2-Trends in Higher Education: Transformation and Internationalization Venue: No.7 Conference Room, Science and Arts Center Moderator: Winnie Eley, Vice President International, University of Southampton, UK 1. Vanchai Sirichana, President, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand 2. Rongyu Li, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement), The University of Queensland, Australia 3. Dai Hai-Lung, Vice President for International Affairs, Temple University, USA 4. Pomthong Malakul, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand 5. Sunhyuk Kim, Vice President, Korea University, Korea 6. Luo Zhongxuan, Assistant President, Dalian University of Technology, China 7.Kelechi Kalu, Vice Provost of International Affairs, University of California, Riverside, USA 8. Zhou Kechao, Vice President, Central South University, China 9. Kazuo Kuroda, Dean of International Affairs Division, Waseda University, Japan 10. Pathamarat Nakanitanon, Vice President, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University,Thailand Open Discussion
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16:05-16:25 | Coffee Break |
16:25-17:55 | Panel 3 -Building World-class Universities: Perceptions and Thoughts (No.7 Conference Room, Science and Arts Center) Moderator: Denis Simon, Executive Vice-Chancellor, Duke Kunshan University, China 1. Wang Shuxin, Vice President, Tianjin University, China 2. Chris Day, President and Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University, UK 3. Wang Xuehua, Vice President, Sun Yat-sen University, China 4. Arnoud De Meyer, President, Singapore Management University, Singapore 5. Xi Guang, Vice President, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, China 6. Denis Simon, Executive Vice-Chancellor, Duke Kunshan University, China 7. David Cheng, Associate Vice President (Global Service), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China 8. Antonio Fiori, University of Bologna Rector's Delegate for Asia and Oceania, University of Bologna, Italy Open Discussion
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17:55 | Closing Ceremony Leave for Xiamen City Hotel |
18:30-20:00 | Banquet Venue: Mingxiao Conference Hal, Xiamen City Hotel |
October 21, 2018 (Sunday) | |
09:00 | Campus and City Tour |
11:30 | Buffet Lunch Venue: Sea Pearl Café, 2nd Floor, Building No.8, Xiamen City Hotel |
Afternoon | Departure or Visit to Universities in Fuzhou (Optional) |
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