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Seminar Programme

Day 1 - Sunday, 1 April 2012

0700 - 1400 QS-POSTECH Golf 2012
1730 - 1830 Registration
1830 - 2200 Welcome Cocktail and Dinner

Day 2 - Monday, 2 April 2012

0830 - 0900 Registration
Setting the Scene
0900 - 0910 Introduction Mandy Mok
Managing Director
QS Asia Quacquarelli Symonds
Singapore
0910 - 0940 Welcome address

 

Prof. Yongmin Kim
President
Pohang University of Science and Technology
(POSTECH)
Korea
0940 - 1025 Positive impact of higher education rankings on academic and research excellence Prof. Bertil Andersson
President
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
1025 - 1110 Higher Education & Best Practices

 

Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna
Vice-President
National University of Singapore
Singapore
1110 - 1130 Coffee break
Global Developments and Innovations
1130 - 1215 Changes in South African Higher Education: Implications for the University of KwaZulu- Natal Prof John C Mubangizi
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, South Africa
1215 - 1300 Entrepreneurial Research University: The Journey of UTM Prof. Zaini Ujang
President
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Malaysia
1300 - 1400 LUNCH
Global Developments and Innovations
1400 - 1445 Monitoring University Performance and Adherence to Strategy Dr. Kevin Downing
Director, Knowledge, Enterprise and Analysis
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1445 - 1530 QS World University Rankings in Social Sciences - A globe exclusive preview Mr. Ben Sowter
Head of Division, QS Intelligence Unit
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
United Kingdom
1530 - 1600 Coffee break
POSTECH Panel Discussion
1600 - 1630 Myths & Facts of "Peer Review" Speaker:
Prof. Euiho Suh Chair
University Evaluation & Management Committee (POSTECH)
Korea
1630 - 1830 University Ranking - Pros and Cons Moderator and Speaker:
Prof. Euiho Suh Chair
University Evaluation & Management Committee (POSTECH)
Korea

Panel Speaker:
Dr. Shin Dong Kim
Vice President University Outreach and International Affairs Hallym University
Korea

Panel Speaker:
Dr. Gyonggu Shin
Dean for International Affairs Chon Nam University
Korea

Panel Speaker:
Prof. Bertil Andersson
President
Nanyang Technology University
Singapore

Panel Speaker:
Prof. Seeram Ramakrisna
Vice-President
National University of Singapore
Singapore

Panel Speaker:
Mr. Ben Sowter
Head of Division, QS Intelligence Unit
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
United Kingdom

1830 - 2200 Conference dinner + Networking

Day 3 - Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Surviving internationalisation in times of change
0900 - 0945 Tertiary Education in the Knowledge Society: Global Aspects of University Rankings Dr. Mary-Louise Kearney
Special Adviser for Global Education, Project IHERD
OECD
Francis
0945 - 1030 Internationalization: A Survival Strategy for Korean Universities Prof. Sung-Chull (Steve) Lee Dean, Graduate School of International Studies and Division of International Studies Hanyang University Korea
1030 - 1115 Developments in Higher Education in the United Kingdom Dr Robert Partridge Academic Registrar University of Bristol United Kingdom
1115 - 1125 Closing Speech  
1125 - 1145 Presentation of 6th QS WorldClass 2013

Prof. Liang-Yo Yang
Vice Dean, Office of International Affairs
Taipei Medicial University
Taiwan
1145 - 1300 Closing lunch
1300 - 1800 Leisure Activity (spa)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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