“Between Tradition and Reform: Universities in Asia and Europe at the Crossroads”

27-29 October 2008, Berlin

Recent Trends in Higher Education in Asia
Professor Hiroshi Mizubayashi, Vice-President, Tsukuba University, Japan
Professor Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Vice-Chancellor, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Recent Trends in Higher Education in Europe
Ms Patricia Pol, Vice-President, Université Paris-Est
Professor Dr Federico Gutiérrez-Solana Salcedo, Rector, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain

Information Update on the ASEM Process
Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Deputy Executive Director, Asia-Europe Foundation

Information on the Set-Up of an ASEM Studies Curriculum
Professor Dr Ra Jong-Yil, President, Woosuk University, South Korea

Welcome and Opening Statement
Professor Dr Dieter Lenzen, President, Freie Universität Berlin
Vice-President International, German Rectors’ Conference (HRK)

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, Germany

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 Foundation

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. China

A European Perspective on Higher Education Cooperation between Asia and Europe
Professor Pierre de Maret, Member of the Board, European University Association

Development of Higher Education Systems in Asia and Europe

Governance and Management of Universities
Input:  
Professor Soo Young Kwon, Vice-President, Korea University, South Korea
Professor Dr Dorte Salskov-Iversen, Vice President, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Competition and Cooperation
Professor Dr Ra Jong-Yil, President, Woosuk University, South Korea

Impact of Rankings and other Quality Indicators on Quality Assurance in Higher Education 
Professor Dr Sharifah Hapsah S. H. Shahabudin, Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Professor Dr Jens Oddershede, Rector, University of Southern Denmark, President, Universities Denmark

The Development of Higher Education Systems in Europe and Asia –  Similarities and Differences
Professor Dr Futao Huang, Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University

Dinner speech  
Professor Dr Margret Wintermantel, President, German Rectors’ Conference

Asia-Europe Higher Education Cooperation

Strategic University Cooperation in Europe and Asia
Professor Katsuichi Uchida, Vice-President, Waseda University, Japan
Professor Mille Millnert, Rector, Linköping University, Sweden
Chair: Professor Seyed E. Hasnain, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, India

Research Cooperation between Asia and Europe
Professor Dr Sudjarwadi, Rector, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
Professor Guiseppe Silvestri, Rector, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy

The Future of ASEM Higher Education Cooperation
Kwek Puay Swan, Director, European Union Centre, Singapore
Barbara Weitgruber, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research and
Chair, Bologna Global Dimension Working Group
Br Armin A. Luistro FSC, President, De La Salle University, Philippines
Sjur Bergan, Head, Department of Higher Education, Council of Europe