Program

20 December 2021

9.00-11.00 Brussels Time

Session 1: LEAD2 Dissemination to the international community

Networking & Sharing: LEAD2 MOOC lecturers and experts on Academic Leadership

Chair: Anthony ANTOINE, Executive Director, Institute of European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Time

Topic

Panel speaker

Function

Institution

10’

Introduction of the Program & the LEAD2 Project, Prof. dr. Chang Zhu, VUB

10’ 

Self -introduction in small groups of 5 persons

6’

University Development Cooperation – leadership is needed to make it a shared responsibility

Prof. dr. Jan Cornelis

(Video)

Former vice rector International Relations Policy

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)

6’

Empowering Middle Level Academic Leaders in the Context of Transformational Change

Prof. dr. Yasar KONDAKCI

Professor in Educational Administration & Planning; Dean of the Graduate School of Social Sciences

Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey)

6’

Leading an expert organization, with humility and vision 

Dr. Zinner Lucas

Head of Research Services and Career Development

University of Vienna (Austria)

6’

Leadership and Management of Academic Teams

Prof. dr. Melita Kovacevic

(Video)

Former Vice Rector

University of  Zagreb (Croatia)

Interactions and Q&A

Session 2: Partners Networking & sharing: Academic leadership from the international perspectives

Chair: Prof. dr. Chang Zhu, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Time

Topic

Panel speaker

Function

Institution

6’

Academic Leadership: A Case from Middle East Technical University (Turkey)

Prof. dr. GAYE TEKSÖZ

Advisor to the President, Dean of Students, Erasmus+ Institutional Coordinator

Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey)

6’

Exploring A New Field as Academic Leadership: My Experience in the Study of Language and Ageing in China

Prof. Dr. HUANG Lihe

Deputy Dean, School of Foreign Languages 

Tongji University (Shanghai, China)

6’

University governance and community engagement from the case of a rural university in Uganda

Dr. Mark Kaahwa &  Dr. Kintu Mugenyi Justice

Dr. Mark Kaahwa, Head of Open Distance & Electronic Learning; 

Dr. Kintu Mugenyi, Dean, Faculty of Education

Mountains of the Moon University (Uganda)

6’

Governance structure and international cooperation: success and challenges from the case of Mzumbe Univ.

Dr. Musabila Albogast 

VLIRUOS - 4SITE Programme Coordinator  

Mzumbe University (Tanzania)

Interactions and Q&A

Session 3: Networking & Sharing: LEAD2 MOOC participants: international views & interactions

Chair:  Prof. dr. Chang Zhu, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Time

Topic

Panel speaker

Function

Institution

3’

Self-intro and personal experience as an academic leader

Antonio Fernando Prado            

Professor, Pró-Rector

National Institute for Space Research (Brazil)

3’

Self-intro and personal experience of the LEAD2 MOOCs

ANAL KUMAR

Human resources development

King's College London

3’

Self-intro and personal experience of the LEAD2 MOOCs

Mehmed Schaalan         

Senior researcher

BRUFACE, VUB/ULB

Session 4: Speed networking  (in breakout rooms)

Summary & conclusions

Dr. Aysun Caliskan, Vrije Universiteit Brussel