First ASEM Rectors’ Conference: Asia – Europe Higher Education Leadership Dialogue
“Between Tradition and Reform: Universities in Asia and Europe at the Crossroads”
27-29 October 2008
Henry Ford Building, Freie Universität Berlin
Documentation[0.91 MB]
Conference Recommendations [0.12 MB]
Participants List [0.05 MB]
Monday, 27 October 2008
Pre-Conference Programme
Welcome and Introduction to Freie Universität Berlin
Professor Dr Dieter Lenzen
President, Freie Universität Berlin
Information Update Session
Group I: Recent Trends in Higher Education in Asia
Chair: Professor Dr Ion Panzaru
Rector, University of Bucharest, Romania
Input: Professor Hiroshi Mizubayashi
Vice-President, Tsukuba University, JapanPresentation [1.7 MB]
Professor Dzulkifli Abdul Razak
Vice-Chancellor, University Sains Malaysia, MalaysiaPresentation [2.53 MB]
Group II: Recent Trends in Higher Education in Europe
Chair: Professor B.B. Bhattacharya
Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Input: Ms Patricia Pol
Vice-President, Université Paris-EstPresentation [2.91 MB]
Professor Dr Federico Gutiérrez-Solana Salcedo
Rector, Universidad de Cantabria, SpainPresentation [0.87 MB]
Group I + II: Information Update on the ASEM Process
Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Khanh
Deputy Executive Director, Asia-Europe FoundationPresentation [0.03 MB]
Group I + II: Information on the Set-Up of an ASEM Studies Curriculum
Professor Dr Ra Jong-Yil
President, Woosuk University, South KoreaPresentation [9.31 MB]
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Welcome and Conference Opening
Welcome and Opening Statement
Professor Dr Dieter Lenzen
President, Freie Universität Berlin
Vice-President International, German Rectors’ Conference (HRK)Opening statement [0.04 MB]
ASEM: Europe and Asia in Dialogue for a Strategic Partnership in Higher Education Cooperation
MinDirig Christoph Ehrenberg, Head of Division 2, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, GermanyOpening statement [0.03 MB]
Achieving Equity through Higher Education – Within ASEAN and between Asia and Europe
Dr Soeung Rathchavy
Deputy Secretary-General, ASEAN
Stocktaking: The Role of Higher Education in the ASEM Process
Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Khanh
Deputy Executive Director, Asia-Europe FoundationOpening statement [0.03 MB]
Higher Education Cooperation between Asia and Europe
An Asian Perspective on Higher Education Cooperation between Asia and Europe
Professor Dr Binglin Gu
President, Tsinghua University, P.R. ChinaPresentation [6.96 MB]
A European Perspective on Higher Education Cooperation between Asia and Europe
Professor Pierre de Maret
Member of the Board, European University AssociationPresentation [6.77 MB]
Panel talk: The Universities’ Response to the Results of the ASEM Ministerial Meeting
Panelists:
Susanne Burger, Head of Section 214 - EU Education Programmes, Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Professor Pierre de Maret, Member of the Board, European University Association
Professor Dr Binglin Gu, President, Tsinghua University
Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Deputy Executive Director, Asia-Europe Foundation
Professor Dr Dieter Lenzen, President, Freie Universität Berlin
Dr Soeung Rathchavy, Deputy Secretary-General, ASEAN
Chair: Armin Himmelrath
Working Group Discussions on Development of Higher Education Systems in Asia and Europe
Working Group A: Governance and Management of Universities
Input: Professor Soo Young Kwon
Vice-President, Korea University, South KoreaPresentation [2.71 MB]
Professor Dr Dorte Salskov-Iversen
Vice President, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkPresentation [0.32 MB]
Chair: Professor Alain Beretz
President, University Louis Pasteur, France
Working Group B: Competition and Cooperation
Input: Professor Dr Ra Jong-Yil
President, Woosuk University, South KoreaPresentation [13.84 MB]
Professor Tadeusz Luty
President, Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland
Chair: Dr Maurits van Rooijen
Vice-President, University of Westminster, UK
Working Group C: Impact of Rankings and other Quality Indicators on Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Input: Professor Dr Sharifah Hapsah S. H. Shahabudin
Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaPresentation [15.56 MB]
Professor Dr Jens Oddershede
Rector, University of Southern DenmarkPresentation [1.92 MB]
President, Universities Denmark
Chair: Professor Sittichai Tudsri
Vice-President, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Panel Discussion: The Development of Higher Education Systems in Europe and Asia – Similarities and Differences
Chair: Lesley Wilson, Secretary-General, European University Association
Panelists:
Professor James Browne, President, National University of Ireland, Galway
Professor Dr Ulrich Radtke, Rector, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Professor Dr Emerlinda R. Roman, President, University of the Philippines
Professor Dr Futao Huang, Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima UniversityPresentation [0.17 MB]
Dinner speech
Professor Dr Margret Wintermantel
President, German Rectors’ ConferenceDinner speech [0.05 MB]
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Opening statement: The Internationalisation of the European Higher Education Area – New Prospects for Cooperation with Asia
Professor Dr Stefan Hormuth
President, University of Gießen and President, DAADPresentation [3.25 MB]
Working Group Discussions on Asia-Europe Higher Education Cooperation
Working Group D: Strategic University Cooperation in Europe and Asia
Input: Professor Katsuichi Uchida
Vice-President, Waseda University, JapanPresentation [2.03 MB]
Professor Mille Millnert
Rector, Linköping University, SwedenPresentation [9.02 MB]
Chair: Professor Seyed E. Hasnain
Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, IndiaPresentation [3.37 MB]
Working Group E: Research Cooperation between Asia and Europe
Input: Professor Dr Sudjarwadi
Rector, Gadjah Mada University, IndonesiaPresentation [3.38 MB]
Professor Guiseppe Silvestri
Rector, Università degli Studi di Palermo, ItalyPresentation [4.32 MB]
Chair: Professor Dr Xian Xiao
Vice-President, Yunnan University, China
Working Group F: The Future of ASEM Higher Education Cooperation
Input: Kwek Puay Swan
Director, European Union Centre, SingaporePresentation [1.35 MB]
Barbara Weitgruber
Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
Chair, Bologna Global Dimension Working GroupPresentation [1.28 MB]
Br Armin A. Luistro FSC
President, De La Salle University, PhilippinesPresentation [1.41 MB]
Sjur Bergan
Head, Department of Higher Education, Council of EuropePresentation [1.05 MB]
Chair: Lesley Wilson
Secretary-General, European University Association
Panel Discussion: Setting the Agenda for Asia-Europe Higher Education Cooperation
Chair: Professor Pierre de Maret, Member of the Board, European University Association
Panelists:
Peter Greisler, Deputy Director General for Higher Education, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
Professor Seyed Hasnain, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, India
Professor Carla Locatelli, Vice-Rector, University of Trento, Italy
Bergthora Snaebjornsdóttir, Academic Affairs Committee, European Students’ Union
Professor Dr Supachai Yavabrabas, Director, SEAMEO-RIHED
Outlook and Closing Words
Professor Dr Mai Trong Nhuan
Rector, Vietnam National University Hanoi, Vietnam
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