LEAD2 Project kick-off meeting 21 March 2019, Brussels
Date: 21/3/2019
PROGRAMME
8.15-9.15 NAEA and VUB Vice-rector
Room Europe, International Relations Office, VUB (ground floor, Pleinlaan 5, 1050 Brussel)
9.30-12.15
Promotiezaal (D2.01), VUB (Building D, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel) LEAD2 project kick-off ceremony & plenary meeting
9.30-10.30
LEAD2 project kick-off ceremony
Chair: Dr. Jacqueline Couder, Director, International Relations Office, VUB
LEAD2 Introduction Video
Opening speeches
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Prof. Romain MEEUSEN, vice rector International Policy, VUB
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Prof. YU Jingtian, Vice President, National Academy of Educational Administration
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Dr. Che Weimin, Minister-counsellor, China Mission to the EU
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Gianpaolo SURIANO, DG EAC, European Commission
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LEAD book release
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10.30-11.00 coffee break
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11.00-12.15 Keynote speeches: Expectations and role of LEAD2 in enhancing Academic Leadership and Governance of Chinese and European Universities
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Chair: Anthony Antoine, Executive Director IES, VUB
o Prof. Gülser Köksal, Vice-rector, Middle East Technical University (METU)
Use of information technologies in enhancing academic leadership and governance of research universities
o Prof. Joao DE MA TOS, Vice-rector, UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA
On the future cooperation between Chinese and European Academic Leadership
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12.15-13.30
Lunch
Promotiezaal (D2.01)
Chair: Prof. Hale Isik Guler, Advisor to the Rector for Internationalization, METU
Keynote speeches
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Prof. Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, former vice rector, University of Vienna
To be Number One! China’s strategy to rise to excellence in research
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Prof. Miguel Pina e Cunha, UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA
Leadership as Paradox
14.30-17.00
LEAD2 round tables
Room: D.2.15
(coffee break at 15.30)
LEAD2 Round table meetings on University Governance and Academic Leadership
1) Round Table 1: Training and learning for Academic Leaders and next workshops sessions, including MOOC (blended training)
(Including specific planning for LEAD2 activities in June 2019, and Oct.2019)
o Introduction by Meiying Jing, NAEA
o Facilitators:
NAEA, VUB, Univie & SUT
o Participants: all
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2) Round Table 2: Comparative Research University Governance and Academic Leadership
in Chinese and European universities
o Introduction by Dr. Merve Zayim-Kurtay
o Facilitators:
VUB, METU, AU & CUG
o Participants: all
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3) Round Table 3: Building an Online Knowledge Base for Academic Leaders;
LEAD journal plan, online networks & publishing (eg. Wechat official account) Sustainable presentation, dissemination & utilisation.
Cooperation with all partners and China mission to the EU
o Introduction by VUB
o Facilitators:
NAEA, VUB, GXNU & BNU
o Participants:all
16.45-17.00 Concluding remarks: Prof. Jan Cornelis, former vice rector, VUB
18.30-20.30
Dinner
Attachment
EU-China cooperation under Erasmus +
To be Number One! China’s strategy to rise to excellence in research