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Inauguration Ceremony of UCMSR and ​University Presidents' Forum

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XM, 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

 

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


Presenters:

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

 

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


Presenters:

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

 

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)

 

Attachment:

1. UCMSR-Forum's Handbook.pdf

2. Contact Information.pdf


 

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