The Asian Universities Alliance Presidents Forum (AUAPF) 2020, themed "Knowledge is Power: The Resilience of Asian Universities in a VUCA World", jointly organized and hosted by AUA Executive Presidency 2020-2021 Nazarbayev University and the AUA Secretariat, will be held online from 15:00-18:40 on November 26th, Beijing time.
The AUAPF 2020 will take place in the form of two panel discussions respectively titled "Timeless Knowledge: Traditions of Asian Universities in Persisting through a VUCA World" and "Timely Knowledge: Innovation of Asian Universities in Turning Risks into Opportunities".
Tentative Agenda:
Master of Ceremony: Daniel Pugh, Dean, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University
REGISTRATION: 02:30 pm – 03:00 pm |
OPENING CEREMONY: 03:00 pm – 03:30 pm |
03:00 pm –03:30 pm |
Welcome Remarks |
Shigeo Katsu President, Nazarbayev University |
Opening Remarks |
QIU Yong President, Tsinghua University |
Guest of Honor Speech |
TBC |
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SESSION #1: 03:30 pm – 04:45 pm Timeless Knowledge: Traditions of Asian Universities in Persisting through a VUCA World |
03:30 pm – 04:45 pm |
Moderator: § Shigeo Katsu, President, Nazarbayev University
Panelists: § TAN Eng Chye, President, National University of Singapore § Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, Indian Institute of Technology § Agustin Kusumayati, University Secretary, Universitas Indonesia § Chandrika Wijeyaratn, Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo
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Break: 04.45 – 05.00 pm |
SESSION #2: 05:00 pm – 06:15 pm Timely Knowledge: Innovation of Asian Universities in Turning Risks into Opportunities |
05:00 pm – 06:15 pm |
Moderator: § Ilesanmi Adesida, Provost, Nazarbayev University
Panelists: § Bundhit Eua-arporn, President, Chulalongkorn University § OH Se-Jung, President, Seoul National University § Ghaleb Ali Al Hadrami Al Breiki, Vice Chancellor, United Arab Emirates University § Dato’ Ir. Dr. Mohd. Hamdi Abd. Shukor, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Malaya § Nilar Aung, Pro-Rector, University of Yangon § Wei Shyy, President, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Break: 06:15 pm – 06:25 pm |
06:25 pm – 06:40 pm |
Closing Remarks |
Shigeo Katsu President, Nazarbayev University |
Registration
The event will be hosted on Zoom and is open to all. If you would like to attend, please register via the link: https://nu-edu-kz.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gZwkTJ8wTwKQyRHFcjp-kg.
Source: AUA
Editor: Guo Lili
