LEAD2 Project kick-off meeting 21 March 2019, Brussels

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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

  • Prof. Romain MEEUSEN, vice rector International Policy, VUB

  • Prof. YU Jingtian, Vice President, National Academy of Educational Administration

  • Dr. Che Weimin, Minister-counsellor, China Mission to the EU

  • Gianpaolo SURIANO, DG EAC, European Commission

  • LEAD book release

     

  • 10.30-11.00 coffee break

 

  • 11.00-12.15 Keynote speeches: Expectations and role of LEAD2 in enhancing Academic Leadership and Governance of Chinese and European Universities

  • 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

  • Prof. Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, former vice rector, University of Vienna

To be Number One! China’s strategy to rise to excellence in research

  • 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

LEAD2 opening session

EU-China cooperation under Erasmus +

Use of information technologies in enhancing academic leadership and governance of research universities.

To be Number One! China’s strategy to rise to excellence in research

Leadership as Paradox

Gap analysis

Comparative Research Plan

Building an Online knowledge base  

Round table 1