Mike BakerJournalist and Broadcaster
Former Education Correspondent, BBC
Session One:Realising the Global University
Introduction by Chair
Professor Eric ThomasVice-Chancellor
University of Bristol
Welcome Address
Dr Stephan Vincent-LancrinAnalyst
OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI)
Re-envisioning the role of universities for the 21st century – effective international strategies in a rapidly changing world
Dr Susan JeffordsVice Provost for Global Affairs
University of Washington
Developing a global university – breaking down the financial, cultural and operational barriers and developing a toolkit to enable
institutional change
Professor Ian DiamondChair
Research Councils UK
Research Collaboration – staying competitive in a globalised world
Professor David EastwoodChief Executive
Higher Education Funding Council England
(HEFCE)
Keynote Address
Questions and Discussion
Martin WilliamsActing Director for Higher Education Strategy
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
(DIUS)
Session Two:Seizing Global Opportunities
Departmental Address
John Turek PhDDirector
China Technology Institute
IBM
Developing innovative international partnerships and networks – the future
of industrial research
Questions and Discussion
Panel Debate:
How can universities respond to international challenges and grasp
global opportunities?
The Panel:
Professor Jiaan ChengFormer Vice President, Zhejiang University, China
Dr Gilles BousquetDean of International Studies and ProgramsUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, United States
Dr Barbara McFadden AllenDirector, Committee on International Cooperation
Dr Lesley ThompsonDirector, Research and Innovation Directorate, EPSRC
Professor Peter CowheyUniversity of California, San Diego
Session Three:Best Practice Break-out Session
Embedding International Strategies to Create a truly Glabal University
Dr William BrusteinAssociate Provost for International Affairs, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor Wei YangPresident
Zhejiang University
China
Session Four:Time for New Thinking
Innovative international partnerships:eliminating barriers and grasping
opportunities
Panel Debate:
Realising the global university:from rhetoric to reality
The Panel:
Professor Eric ThomasVice-Chancellor, University of Bristol
Dr Jorge Klor de AlvaPresident, Latin America Operations, Appollo Group Inc.
Dr Susan JeffordsVice Provost for Global Affairs, University of Washington
Professor Wei YangPresident, Zhejiang University, China
Anna FazackerleyDirector, AGORA, The Forum for Culture and Education
Dr Graham SpanierPresident
The Pennsylvania State University
Closing Address