LEAD2 Final Conference, Dissemination Event, and Academic Leaders’ Forum Day 1, 28 Nov. 2022

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LEAD2 Final Conference, Dissemination Event, and Academic Leaders’ Forum Day 1

28 NOV. 2022

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels)

National Academy of Education Administration (Beijing)

Program

28 November	*Plenary Session* *Academic Leaders’ Forum* *(9:30-12.00 Brussels time)*		Location at VUB
9.00-9.30 Brussels time	Welcome coffee
Plenary Session			Green Room, U-residence
	*Opening session*	Moderator: Prof. dr. Chang ZHU, VUB
9.30-9.35 (16.30-16.35)	Opening video LEAD2 Project
9.35-9.45 (16.35-16.45)	Welcoming & opening words	Prof. Dr. Jan DANCKAERT, Rector, VUB
9.45-9.55 (16.45-16.55)	Opening words	HOU Huijun, Executive Vice President, NAEA
9.55-10.10 (16.55-17.10)	Looking back from the start of the research and capacity building path of the LEAD and LEAD2 saga in a changing world.	Prof. Jan CORNELIS, VUB
10.10-10.30 (17.10-17.30)	Keynote Speech Institutional transformation and leadership development at universities	Thomas ESTERMANN Director, Governance, Funding and Public Policy Development, European University Association
10.30-10.50 (17.30-10.50)	Keynote Speech: Global changes in university governance	Anthony ANTOINE, Brussels School of Governance, VUB
10.50 Group Photo
10.55-11.20 Coffee/tea Visit of the LEAD2 Results Exhibition Posters, Photos & videos
11.20-12.30 (17.20-18.30)	Academic Leaders' Expert Panel Session: Academic leadership in the new context of internationalisation Panelists: Prof. dr. João Amaro DE MATOS, Vice Rector, Universidade NOVA De Lisboa Prof.Dr. Tülin GENÇÖZ, vice Rector, Middle East Technical University Thomas ESTERMANN, European University Association Anthony Antoine, VUB Prof. dr. WU Jiang, Tongji University Prof. dr. LIU Baocun, Beijing Normal University	Moderator: Prof. Jan CORNELIS, VUB
12.30-13.50 Lunch (Brussels) Visit of the LEAD2 Results Exhibition Posters, Photos & videos

Academic Leaders’ Forum

Brussels Time (14.00-16.20)

European partners and participants

Chinese participants can join online individually

14.00-15.30

Academic Leaders Forum Parallel session (1)

Senior Academic Leaders Dialogue

Peer-to-peer introduction
Perceptions of Academic Leadership from own roles
Perceptions & Expectations of Academic Leadership regarding roles of other levels of academic leaders
Academic leadership in the digital era and in the context of crisis and transformation (from own perspectives)

Panelists:

Prof. dr. Ivan SVETLIK, former rector, University of Ljubljana
Prof. Melita KOVACEVIC, former vice-rector, University of Zagreb
Prof. dr. Anna CHROBOK, Director, College of Studies, Silesian University of Technology
Prof. dr. Gaye TEKSOZ, Advisor to the Rector, Middle East Technical University

Facilitator:

Anthony ANTOINE, VUB

Red room,

U-residence

14.00-15.30

Academic Leaders Forum Parallel session (2)

Middle-level Academic Leaders Dialogue

Peer-to-peer introduction
Perceptions of Academic Leadership from own roles
Perceptions & Expectations of Academic Leadership regarding roles of other levels of academic leaders
Academic leadership in the digital era and in the context of crisis and transformation (from own perspectives)

Panelists:

Prof. dr. Pınar ACAR, Dean Faculty of Economic & Administrative Sciences, METU
Victoria WINTER, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business & Economics, Executive Director - External Relations & Internationalization
Prof. dr. Marcin GORSKI, Silesian University of Technology
Prof. dr. Barış SALIHOĞLU, Director for Marine Sciences Institution, METU

Facilitator:

Prof. Yasar KONDAKCI, METU

Black room,

U-residence

14.00-15.30

Academic Leaders Forum Parallel session (3)

Junior Academic Leaders Dialogue

Peer-to-peer introduction
Perceptions of Academic Leadership from own roles
Perceptions & Expectations of Academic Leadership regarding roles of other levels of academic leaders
Academic leadership in the digital era and in the context of crisis and transformation (from own perspectives)

Panelists:

Prof. dr. Raquel VAZ-PINTO, NOVA
Prof. dr. Anna WALIGORA, Silesian University of Technology
Dr. Thea VIDNES, University of Vienna
Prof. Dr. Sevtap KESTEL, Director, Graduate School of Applied Mathematics, METU
Dr. Aysun CALISKAN, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Facilitator:

Dr. Rita FALCAO, NOVA

Green Room, U-residence

Coffee/tea

Visit of the LEAD2 Results Exhibition Posters, Photos & videos

15.40-16.20

Joint sharing of perspectives of academic leadership

Own roles in academic leadership
Perceptions & Expectations of other levels of academic leaders
Insights about possible commonalities and differences and reflections for Academic Leadership Enhancement