St Petersburg, 30 June - 2nd July, 2016
venue: ITMO University
(by invitation only)
Program outline
As of 27 June 2016
29 June 2016 (Wednesday)
- All day
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Arrival of participants
June 30, 2016 (Thursday)
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Venue: ITMO University, St.Petersburg, Birzhevaya Linia, 14, Dance Hall
- 8:30 - 9:30
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Registration and Welcome Coffee
- 9:30 – 9:45
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Opening Session. Welcoming Remarks
- Alexander Povalko, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
- Georgy Poltavchenko, Governor of St.Petersburg
- Waldemar Siwinski, Vice President, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence
- Vladimir Vasilyev, Rector of ITMO University
- 9:45 - 11:00
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Keynote Speeches
Introduction: Ellen Hazelkorn, Professor at Dublin Institute of Technology, President, European Association of Institutional Research
Speakers:
- Jamil Salmi, Global Expert on Tertiary Education Reform; former World Bank Tertiary Education Coordinator: Excellence Strategies and the Creation of World-Class Universities
- Isak Froumin, Academic Supervisor, Institute of Education, Higher School of Economics: How the State Shapes Organizational Actorhood of the Universities
- 11:00 - 11:30
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Coffee Break
- 11:30 – 13:00
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First Session: Experience of Excellence Initiatives (part I)
Chair: Andrei Volkov, Deputy Chairman, Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100 Council
Speakers:
- Sabine Behrenbeck, Head of Higher Education Department, Head of Excellence Initiative Project, Head Office of the German Council of Science and Humanities (Germany): The German Road to Excellence – The Excellence Initiative and the Follow-up Program Excellence Strategy
- Farid Ouabdesselam, Director, Excellence Initiative Program, Investments for the Future and Competitiveness Division, French National Research Agency ANR (France): French Excellence Initiative Program – General Overview and Lessons Learnt
- 13:00 – 14:00
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Lunch
- 14:00 – 15:45
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Second Session: Experience of Excellence Initiatives (part II)
Chair: Jamil Salmi, Global Expert on Tertiary Education Reform; former World Bank Tertiary Education Coordinator
Speakers:
- Toshio Kuroki, WPI Program Director, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Japan): WPI program – Shaping Future Science of Japan Beyond Borders and Barriers
- Kevin Lapointe, Program Officer for the CFREF and CERC programs (Canada): Canada CFREF and CERC Programs
- Bianka Siwinska, Executive Director, Perspektywy Education Foundation (Poland): Polish Excellence Initiative: National Scientific Leading Centers (KNOWs)
- 15:45 – 16:00
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Coffee Break
- 16:00 – 17:45
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Third Session: Experience of the Excellence Initiatives (part III)
Chair: Inka Spang-Grau, Deputy Head of Higher Education Department, Project Manager Excellence Initiative, Head Office of German Council of Science and Humanities (Germany)
Speakers:
- Li Xiaoming, Vice Provost, f. Chief of 211/985 Office at Peking University, Professor in Computer Science (China): The Chinese 211/985 Program with Emphasis on the Design and Implementation at Peking University
- Luis Delgado, Deputy Director General of Modernization and Internationalization of Universities, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (Spain): International Campus of Excellence in Spain
- Andrei Volkov, Deputy Chairman, Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100 Council (Russian Federation): Project 5-100: Concept, Initial Achievements, and International Collaboration Opportunities
- 19:00 - 22:10
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Conference Dinner (address: University Embankment, 13)
July 1, 2016 (Friday)
- 10:00 - 11:15
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Keynote Speeches Venue: Dance Hall
Introduction: Kazimierz Bilanow, Managing Director, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence
- Ellen Hazelkorn, Professor at Dublin Institute of Technology, President, European Association of Institutional Research: Excellence Initiatives and the New Geo-Politics of Higher Education
- Waldemar Siwinski, Vice President, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence: Focus on Excellence Influences the Future of Ranking
- 11:15 – 11:30
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Coffee Break
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Parallel Sessions in Two Tracks:
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Track 1. "Universities" Venue: Dance Hall
- 11:30 – 13:00
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Session 4.1: Implementation of the Excellence Initiatives – University Perspective (Part 1)
Chair: Antonio Rendas, Rector, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Portugal)
Speakers:
- Franck Leprévost, former Vice Rector of University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg): From the Sagrada Familia to the University of Luxembourg
- Juergen Troeltzsch, Vice Director, MERGE Cluster of Excellence, Technische Universitat Chemnitz (Germany): Cluster of Excellence MERGE – Merged Technologies for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures
- 13:00 – 14:00
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Lunch
- 14:00 - 15:30
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Session 5.1: Implementation of the Excellence Initiatives – University Perspective (Part 2) – Panel discussion
Panel discussion
Moderator: Antonio Rendas, Rector, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Portugal)
Panelists:
- Mikhail Strikhanov, Rector, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Russian Federation)
- Daria Kozlova, Vice Rector of ITMO University (Russian Federation)
- Li Xiaoming, Vice Provost, f. Chief of 211/985 Office at Peking University, Professor in Computer Science (China)
- Franck Leprévost, former Vice Rector of University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
- Juergen Troeltzsch, Vice Director, MERGE Cluster of Excellence, TU Chemnitz (Germany)
- Mikhail Lisyutkin, Leading Expert, Institute of Education, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russian Federation)
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Track 2. "Excellence Initiatives" Venue: Oak Hall
- 11:30 – 13:00
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Session 4.2: Panel Discussion on Excellence Initiatives Implementation (Part 1)
Chair: Gregory Androushchak, Chief of the Strategic Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
Panelists: all Representatives of the Excellence Initiatives Project Offices
- 13:00 – 14:00
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Lunch
- 14:00 - 15:30
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Session 5.2: Panel Discussion on Excellence Initiatives Implementation (Part 2)
Panelists: the same as in the Session 4.2
- 15:30 – 16:00
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Closing Remarks Venue: Dance Hall
- Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert
- Isak Froumin, Academic Supervisor, Institute of Education, Higher School of Economics in Moscow
- Ellen Hazelkorn, Professor at Dublin Institute of Technology, President, European Association of Institutional Research
- Waldemar Siwinski, Vice President, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence
- Vladimir Vasilyev, Rector of ITMO University
- 16:00 – 18:00
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Bilateral Meetings between Excellence Initiatives Offices.
The organizers will provide space for bilateral talks on cooperation.
- 19:00 – 21:00
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Canal Cruise
