The First General Assembly of the GUNI-AP
20-22 September 2002, Xihu State Hotel, Hangzhou, China
Programme
Day One£¨Friday, 20 SEP 2002) International Conference Centre
09:00¡ª10:00 Registration and Collection of Conference Documents
10:00¡ª10:30 OPENING CEREMONY
Master of Ceremonies
Prof. Ni Mingjiang
Vice President, Zhejiang University, China
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Zhang Xinsheng
Vice-Minister, Ministry of Education, China
Chairman, Chinese National Commission for UNESCO
Prof. Pan Yunhe
President, Zhejiang University, China
Prof. Wang Yibing
Specialist in Higher Education and Distance Education
ACEID, UNESCO Asia and the Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Bangkok Office
10:30¡ª11:00 Photo Taking and Tea Break
11:00¡ª12:30 PLENARY SESSION I
¡°Some Aspects of Impact of Globalization in Higher
Education on Developing Countries¡±
Prof. Marco Antonio R. Dias
Representative and Consultant, United Nations University
¡°Strategies of Universities in the Globalization Process¡±
Prof. B. C. Chhaparwal
Vice Chancellor, Devi Ahilya University, India
¡°From Local Tradition to International Modernity:
Cambodian Higher Education in an Era of Globalization¡±
Prof. NETH Barom
Vice Rector, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
12:30¡ª13:30 Lunch
13:30¡ª15:00 PLENARY SESSION II
¡°The Reform Orientation of China¡¯s Higher Education
in the Era of Globalization¡±
Prof. Pan Yunhe
President, Zhejiang University, China
¡°China¡¯s Entry into the WTO: Some Implications for
Chinese Educational Reform and Development¡±
Prof. Yang Deguang,
President, Shanghai Teachers University, China
¡°The Internationalization of Higher Education¡±
Dr. D. N. Sansanwal
Director & Dean, Institute of Education
Devi Ahilya University, India
15:00¡ª15:30 Tea Break
15:30 Visit Zhejiang University Campuses
18:30 Reception hosted by Hangzhou Municipal Government
Day Two£¨Saturday, 21 SEP 2002) International Conference Centre
09:00¡ª10:30 PLENARY SESSION III
¡°The International Provision of Higher Education:
Do Universities Need GATS?¡±
Dr. Andris Barblan
Secretary General, European University Association
¡°Opportunities and Challenges in the Era of Globalization:
Role of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia¡±
Prof. Anuwar Ali
Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
¡°Financing Higher Education in Asia: Patterns, Trends and
the Impact of Globalisation¡±
Prof. Mark Bray
Dean, Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
10:30¡ª11:00 Tea Break
11:00¡ª12:30 PLENARY SESSION IV
¡°Facing the Tide of Globalization and GATS ¨C
Institutional Strategies¡±
Prof. Wang Yibing
Specialist in Higher Education and Distance Education
ACEID, UNESCO Asia and the Pacific Regional Bureau for
Education, Bangkok Office
¡°The Government Policy of Mongolia and Reform of
Universities Towards Internationalisation¡±
Prof. Tserensodnom Gantsog
President, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia
¡°Osaka University's Strategy in the Era of Globalization¡±
Prof. OKU Masahiro
Representative of President, Former Dean of Graduate
School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Japan
12:30¡ª13:30 Lunch
13:30¡ª15:00 PLENARY SESSION V
¡°Universities of the Future ¨C Wider Horizons, Narrower
Programs?¡±
Prof. Michael J. Osborne
Vice-Chancellor, La Trobe University, Australia
¡°The Global University Network For Innovation:
Asia and the Pacific¡±
Dr. Prathip Martin Komolmas, FSG
President & Rector, Assumption University, Thailand
¡°The International Trends of the Trade in Educational
Services¡±
Prof. Zhou Mansheng
Deputy Director-General, National Center for Education
Development Research, Ministry of Education, China
15:00¡ª15:30 Tea Break
15:30¡ª17:00 Founding of GUNI-AP and Adoption of Action Plan
17:00¡ª17:30 CLOSING CEREMONY
Conference Summation
Prof. Wang Yibing
Specialist in Higher Education and Distance Education
ACEID, UNESCO Asia and the Pacific Regional Bureau for
Education, Bangkok Office
Closing Statement
Prof. Ni Mingjiang
Vice President, Zhejiang University, China
18: 30 Mid-Autumn Festival Party (Hotel Lakeside Garden)
sponsored by Zhejiang University
Note: International Conference Centre is located on the ground floor of Villa 8.
10:30 Tasting Tea at ¡°Paradise of Longjing Tea Connoisseurs¡±
¡°Paradise of Longjing Tea Connoisseurs¡±: One of the ¡°Ten New Sights of the West Lake¡±, this place is frequented by those who come for a taste of the Longjing tea, known for its greenness, fragrance, mellow taste, and beauty of tea leaves.
13:00 Lunch hosted by Zhejiang Provincial Tourism Bureau & Travel and Study in Thailand Network