Program subject to change
DAY 1 - Saturday October 14 – 10:00 - 17:45
10:00 - 17:00 | Conference Registration |
10:00 – 11:00 | CONFERENCE OPENING - Welcome and Introduction: Conference Chair G. Ufuk Taneri, Conference Co-Chair John A Douglass |
11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
11:15 – 12:15 | The Research University Going Global Project – A Taxonomy of Modes of International Engagement by Universities Speaker: John A. Douglass – Senior Research Fellow - UC Berkeley's Center for Studies in Higher Education |
12:15 - 13:15 | Current State of Internationalization and Global Engagement of American Colleges and Universities Speaker: Ufuk Taneri – UC Berkeley CSHE Research Associate, Professor and Chancellor Emeritus, EMU Founding Chair of The Mathematical Society, The Quality Society, EMINENCE Cy, Northern Cyprus |
13:15 - 14:30 | Lunch Break |
14:30 - 15:30 | Change and Stress in the Global Engagements of Research Universities Speaker: David Ward
Chancellor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison Past President, ACE American Council on Education |
15:30 – 16:30 | Erasmus+ and the Opportunities for Mediterranean Universities Speaker: Cecile McGrath – CSHE RUGG Research Associate – Senior Research Manager Policy and Research Ecorys, LondonPanel: Discussion on the experience with Erasmus programs among conference participants and opportunities. |
16:30 – 16:45 | Coffee Break |
16:45 – 17:15 | Case Study Group 1 – Presentations on International Engagement Practices and Strategies by Leaders of Higher Education Institutions in Northern Cyprus Kyrenia American University Speaker: Serhat Akpınar- Founding Rector and Chancellor, Kyrenia American University, Northern Cyprus (15-20mins. followed by Discussion) |
17:15 – 17:45 | Case Study Group 1 – Presentations on International Engagement Practices and Strategies by Leaders of Higher Education Institutions in Northern Cyprus Eastern Mediterranean University Speaker: Ozan S. İnamlık representing the Chancellor's Office (15-20mins. followed by Discussion) |
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18:00 – 21:00 | Classical Music, A Perspective, and Conference Dinner (by invitation only) 18:00 – 19:00 Classical Music Performance 19:00 – 19:30 "Universities and their Global Engagement Strategies Globalisation and Basic Rights and Freedoms" Speaker: Narin Şefik, President of Supreme Court, Northern Cyprus. 19:30 - 21:00 Conference Dinner |
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DAY 2 – Sunday October 15 – 10:00 – 18:30 |
10:00 – 17:00 | Conference Registration |
10:00 – 11:00 | Student and Teacher Experience in Transnational Higher Education: Globalization or Global Engagement? Speaker: Teri Balser Dean, Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University Australia |
11:00 – 12:00 | Integrating Curricula for International Delivery: A Case Study of Australia, Dubai, Malaysia, Singapore, and Online. Joseli Macedo, Head of School of Built Environment, Curtin University, Perth, Australia |
12:00 – 12:40 | International Student Panel _ Graduate Students from Research Universities in Northern Cyprus – "My Life as an International Student at my University" Cyprus International University, Eastern Mediterranean University, Kyrenia American University (10 minutes each followed by Discussion) |
12:40 – 13:45 | Lunch Break |
13:45 – 14:45 | International Educators: The 21st Century Social Engineers Speaker: Dr. Eric Zimmerman- Director of Research & Global Engagement, Coordinator of TeachEx and SILICE Erasmus+ Projects, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC) |
14:45 – 15:45 | Online Presentation: The Third Wave of International Student Mobility: New Opportunities for Emerging Destinations? Speaker: Dr. Rahul Choudaha - CSHE Research Associate - Executive Vice President of Global Engagement, Research & Intelligence at Study Portals 2-3 campus case examples – 10-15 minutes each followed by discussion/questions |
15:45 - 16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00 - 16:45 | An Environmental Scan – Findings of the Universities and Globalization Survey & Summary of Conference Lessons Learned Presenters: The Organizers of the Conference G. Ufuk Taneri and John A. Douglass |
16:45 - 17:30 | Book Launch John A. Douglass – Senior Research Fellow - UC Berkeley's Center for Studies in Higher Education |
17:30 – 17:45 | Coffee Break |
17:45 – 18:30 | Networking Discussion of Possible University Collaboration and Initiatives |
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Not available at this 2017- Conference | Case Study Group 2 – Presentations on International Engagement Practices and Strategies, Leaders of Higher Education Institutions in Turkey 4-5 campus case examples – 10-15 minutes each followed by discussion/questions |
Not available at this 2017- Conference | International Student Panel – Graduate Students from Research Universities in Turkey "My Life as an International Student at my University" Up to 10 students – 5 minutes each |