Theme: Planning in a Rapidly Changing Environment


Main Venue: 6/F, Function Room (FR) 6.1, Administration Building, SMU, 81 Victoria Street, Singapore 188065

23 MARCH

9:00-9:20 Welcome & Introduction    Michael FUNG (HKUST) +
SIM Teow Hong (SMU)

9:20-9:30 Opening Address    Arnoud DE MEYER (President, SMU)

9:30-10:15 Keynote Speech
The Pursuit of University Excellence and Impact
   LIM Chuan Poh (Chairman, A*STAR)
Michael FUNG (HKUST) – moderator

10:15-10:35 Break

10:35-11:35 Panel Discussion
The Strategic Shifts Taking Place in the Higher Education Sector and Their Implications
   • TAN Eng Chye (NUS)
• Freddy BOEY (NTU)
• Rajendra K. SRIVASTAVA(SMU)
Jill LERNER (KPF) – moderator

11:35-12:20 Topical Presentations
Changes to University Funding
   • Dafydd DAVIES (NZ Tertiary Education Commission)
• Danny WONG/ Nor Aishah HAMZAH (U of Malaya)
PEY Kin LEONG (SUTD) – moderator

12:20-12:50 Photo taking

12:50-14:00 Networking Lunch   
• Jill LERNER/ Susan LOWANCE (KPF)

14:00-15:30 Interactive Session I
• Integrated Planning and Budgeting
• Predictive Analytics and Business Intelligence
• Planning for Pedagogical Innovation
• Internationalization
  
• Bruce WHITE (U of Canterbury)
• Anne YOUNG (U of Newcastle)
• Roger CHENG (HKUST)
• Kevin MCCONKEY (U of New South Wales)

15:30-16:00 Break

16:00-17:15 Pecha Kucha - Strategic Opportunities/Threats, Responses, Case Studies
• Leadership and Management & the Challenges Facing the Modern University: Reflections, Challenges & Values
• The Future of the University in the City
• Joint International Educational Programs with European and Asian Universities: a Case Study of ITMO University
• Staying Relevant: Hiring Faculty and Designing a Curriculum to Meet the Challenges of the 21st century
• Preparations for World Rankings for a New-born University
  
• Steven J. CANNON (HKU)

• POON King Wang (SUTD)
• Maxim SKRYABIN (ITMO U)

• May LEE (ShanghaiTech U)

• Euiho SUH (POSTECH)
Michael FUNG (HKUST) – moderator

17:15-19:30 Cocktail + Networking Dinner
  
• Jared DUNN (McGraw Hill)



24 MARCH

7:45-8:00 Welcome & Recap    Michael FUNG (HKUST)

8:00-9:30 Panel Discussion (Live link with SCUP)
Forming Global Citizens - What can we learn from each other?
  
• Christina LUTHER (Portland State U, US)
• Doris SOHMEN-PAO (Yale-NUS, SG)
• Will HOUGHTELING (Minerva, US)
Chris SHAY, Susan LOWANCE - moderators

9:30-10:30 Country Reports – Trends and Developments in Higher Education
• Australia
• Japan
• Hong Kong
  
• Anne YOUNG (U of Newcastle)
• Pitambar GAUTAM (Hokkaido U)
• Alison LLOYD (HK Poly U)
Bhupinder SINGH (NUS) – moderator

10:30-11:00 Break

11:00-12:15 Interactive Session II
• Integrated Planning and Budgeting
• Predictive Analytics and Business Intelligence
• Planning for Pedagogical Innovation
• Internationalization
  
• Bruce WHITE (U of Canterbury)
• Anne YOUNG (U of Newcastle)
• Roger CHENG (HKUST)
• Kevin MCCONKEY (U of New South Wales)

12:15-12:45 Forum wrap-up + Closing Remarks    Michael FUNG (HKUST) + SIM Teow Hong (SMU)

12:45-14:00 Networking Lunch

14:00-17:30 Campus Tours (SMU + NUS U Town)