Higher Education Leadership Summit Asia 2011

Day 1

Day One: Wednesday, 19 October 2011

09:00
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Professor Philip Hallinger, Joseph Lau Chair Professor of Leadership and Change, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

09:10
Riding the Tiger of Higher Education Reform in Asia Pacific: Where Are We Heading?

Examining the global context of higher education with its emergent emphasis on quality indicators as drivers of change
The response of governments and higher education institutions in Asia Pacific to these change forces
Critiquing the impact of these responses on the quality of “education” the region’s universities are providing to students and societies
Exploring options that can enable the region’s higher education leaders to climb off the back of the tiger and chart a more meaningful direction for education in their societies

Professor Philip Hallinger, Joseph Lau Chair Professor of Leadership and Change, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

Professor Philip Hallinger is an internationally recognised scholar in the field of educational leadership and change, with a particular focus on understanding how leaders can positively impact student learning. He graduated with his doctorate in administration and policy analysis from Stanford University, and formerly held positions as Professor of Leadership and Organisations at Vanderbilt University (USA) and Professor of Management and Chief Academic Officer at the College of Management, Mahidol University (Thailand). Professor Hallinger also conducts leadership development programs for private and public sector organisations.

Education Reforms Across Asia: Implications and Opportunities For
Universities and Higher Education Providers

09:50
Further Steps for Japan’s Higher Education Reform: New Opportunities for Partnerships and Collaborations with Foreign Institutions

The changing role of universities in Japan and the need for a proactive response to meet the needs of students and society while improving the quality of their education
The Interim Report (January 2011) that focuses on the enhancement of teaching quality and learning in the competitive global environment
Further steps to reform: Assuring and enhancing the quality of education, promoting the mission differentiation and strengthening the organisational and management foundations
How the reform will affect university partnerships, academic and research collaborations, particularly with foreign institutions

Tsuyoshi Enomoto, Director, Higher Education Policy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology, Japan

Mr Tsuyoshi Enomoto’s main responsibility is to provide support to the University Council, the advisory board to the education ministry, which is discussing the future of university education in the mid- to long-term. The Council published an interim report in January 2011 with a focus on the enhancement of teaching quality and learning in the competitive global environment. Mr Enomoto has worked in various roles in the ministry since 2004, including as its Director for School Funding, Director of Education System Reform before taking up his current position.

10:30
Establishing World Class Universities and Opportunities for Private Sector Participation in Sri Lanka

The state of higher education in Sri Lanka
Vision to set up 10 world-class foreign universities and 100,000 students by 2020
Increasing interactions between universities and industry to increase employment prospects of graduates
Incentives to attract foreign institutions, including land subsidies, tax rebates and tax-free imports of building materials
Opportunities for private sector participation in university research

Dr Sunil Nawartne, Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka

Dr Sunil Nawaratne has been in his current position since May 2010. Prior to this appointment, he was the Director of Human Capital, Youth Development and Rural Network at Cargills Ceylon PLC., a leading FMCG company in Sri Lanka. Dr Sunil regularly speaks on Sri Lanka’s higher education reforms including at conferences organised by the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme.

11:10
Morning Refreshments and Networking

11:40
China 2020 Education Reform and Its Implications on Higher Education Partnerships and Internationalisation

The background to China’s 2020 Education Reform
General policy and goals of the reforms
Implications on student mobility, accreditation and international partnerships
Opportunities for foreign universities and private education providers to establish offshore campuses in China

Zhao Litao, Senior Research Fellow, East Asia Institute, Singapore

As a Senior Research Fellow at Singapore’s East Asia Institute, Dr Zhao Litao leads a team to conduct research on China’s higher education reform. Dr Zhao obtained his PhD degree in sociology from Stanford University. His research interests include social stratification and mobility, sociology of education, organisational analysis, and China's social policy.

12:20
Institutional Response to Reform: Gearing Up for Hong Kong’s 2012 Curriculum Reform

Shifting from a three-year UK-style undergraduate programme to the four-year U.S.-model
Implications: Public funding, staff hiring and other issues
How The Chinese University of Hong Kong is preparing its curriculum, staff and students for the changes
Issues and challenges during the transition phase

Professor Benjamin Wah, Provost, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Professor Benjamin Wah has long been committed to enhancing the development of higher education and research in Hong Kong. He joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 1998 as a professor of computer science and engineering before his appointment as Provost in 2010. CUHK, along with other institutions of higher learning in Hong Kong, is preparing for a switch from a three-year undergraduate curriculum to a four-year programme.

13:00
Lunch

Educational Philanthropy and University Fundrasing Strategies

14:00
The Yale Tomorrow Campaign: An International Case Study on the Role and Impact of Endowment Fundraising in the United States

The philanthropic culture and its role in American higher education and society
Endowments and rankings: Is there a relationship?
Transformative gifts and how they changed the course of Yale University
The Yale Tomorrow Campaign: Strategic goals and accomplishments
Endowments: Is bigger always better?
Lessons learned from the global financial crisis

Dr Patricia E. Pedersen, Associate Vice President for Development, Yale University, United States

Dr Patty Pedersen has served as Associate Vice President for Corporate and Foundation Relations in Yale’s Office of Development since 2007, working to maximise corporate and foundation investment for Yale faculty and academic priorities. She led Corporate and Foundation Relations to its best record in the Yale’s capital campaign. In total, Corporate and Foundation Relations raised more than $615 million as part of the record-breaking $3.88 billion campaign, which closed in June 2011. Patty also led the Corporate and Foundation Relations team that has spearheaded ground-breaking alliances between Yale University and major corporate research partners.

Prior to her present position, from 2001-2005, Patty led Yale’s Office of Corporate Relations, later merged into Corporate and Foundation Relations with Patty appointed as Director in 2005. Patty also served previously as Development Officer for Yale’s prestigious Peabody Museum of Natural History, following work as a postdoctoral fellow and research scientist in neurobiology at Yale School of Medicine.

14:40
Educational Philanthropy in Asia Pacific: Exploring New Revenue Streams for Institutional Development and Sustainability

New developments in philanthropy and educational fundraising in Asia Pacific
Are Asian donors different from the West?
Options to assist universities to become more strategic in their philanthropic fundraising
Increased competition for the Asia Pacific philanthropic dollar: Local universities, foreign universities and international non-government organisations
The practical issues of fundraising: How can you do it efficiently and effectively?

Dr Daniel McDiarmid, CEO Asia Pacific, Global Philanthropic, Australia

Dr Daniel McDiarmid is an experienced and innovative fundraising professional with nearly 30 years experience in raising funds for higher education, research and religious organisations. He conducted the Planning Study, which underpins the University of Auckland Campaign, and which has already achieved more than $150 million. Other international clients have included the National University of Singapore, the Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton University and the United Nations Foundation. He currently advises The Global Fund and many Australian Universities.

15:30
Afternoon Refreshments and Networking

16:00
Developing a Culture of Philanthropy and Creating a Value Proposition for Donors

Redefining philanthropy for educational institutions
Making fundraising part of leadership development
Inspiring the university community to embrace the development agenda
Identifying and understanding the donor mindset

Tim Dolan, Director of Development, University of Sydney, Australia

Mr Tim Dolan commenced his role as the director of development at the University of Sydney in January 2009. He has spent his entire professional career as a fundraiser. For the six years before moving to Australia, Tim was responsible for Leadership Gifts at UCLA, and before that he spearheaded the development effort for the Medical School and Comprehensive Cancer Centre at the University of Hawaii.

16:40
iGave: A Case Study on Creating a Culture of Giving with Students and Alumni of Nanyang Technological University

Taking the lead in fostering alumni allegiance for future endowments
Engaging alumni from grassroots level to foster future support

Marina Tan Harper, Director, Development, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Miss Marina Tan Harper’s fundraising experience of over 18 years has stood her in good stead as Director, Development Office of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), a position she has held since April 2005. In her first year at the university, Marina led its Development Office to triple the value of funds raised and increased the number of alumni donors 20–old. Before joining NTU, she was Director of Development, Annual and Special Gifts at Northern Kentucky University in the United States.

17:20
Endowment Panel Discussion: Innovative Fundraising Strategies and Investments in Endowment Funds
It is challenging for universities to come up with fresh themes and programmes that open up innovative fundraising opportunities. Whether for foundation funding or support from your alumni, finding the“hooks” that resonate with donors is always a challenge. How are universities in different parts of the world tackling this universal issue?

Moderator:
Dr Daniel McDiarmid, CEO Asia Pacific, Global Philanthropic, Australia

Panelists:
Dr Patricia E. Pedersen, Associate Vice President for Development, Yale University, United States

Tim Dolan, Director of Development, University of Sydney, Australia

Marina Tan Harper, Director, Development, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

18:00
Chairperson’s Summary Remarks

18:10
End of Day One

Day 2

Day Two: Thursday 20 October 2011

08:30
Morning Tea

09:00
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Professor Mark H. Weichold, Dean and CEO, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar

International Institutional Partnerships for Transnational Education

09:05
Keynote Address : Internationalisation of Higher Education: Global Trends and Regional Impacts

No longer marginal, internationalisation is central to most university development strategies
Student mobility is key objective but remains low and highly uneven
Obstacles and perceptions of risks persist but approaches to internationalisation are changing
Challenges include lack of funding, but not only that

Eva Egron-Polak, Secretary General , International Association of Universities, France

For almost 20 years, Eva Egron-Polak served in various senior positions at the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). Her last position in the association was as Vice-President, International. In 2002, Eva became Secretary General of the International Association of Universities (IAU), an independent global association of universities and associations of higher education institutions, based at UNESCO in Paris. She is the co-author of “Internationalisation of Higher Education: Global Trends, Regional Perspectives” report published in 2010 and has written and presented many papers on various higher education topics.

09:20
International Priority Partnerships for Higher Education: Insights from Seoul National University

Priority partnering and how it is different from institutional collaboration
Bridging developed and developing nations
Instituting Infrastructure for “global” students
SNU’s collaboration with Chinese and Indian schools

Professor Kim Junki, Vice-President, Office of International Affairs, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

Professor Kim Junki has been the Vice President of International Affairs at Seoul National University (SNU) since 2002. He is responsible for university-wide academic and student exchange agreements, inter-university partnership and promotion of SNU’s internationalisation. Professor Kim began his career at SNU as a professor of public policy at the Graduate School of Public Administration in 1997 and served as an associate dean from 2009 to 2010.

10:00
Complementarity in Partnerships in the Education City Model: Insights from University College London

The development of Qatar Education City
A tripartite collaboration: Why University College London is partnering with Qatar Foundation and Qatar Museums Authority
Leading academic and student communities
Leadership and partnership in engagement with business and industry

Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost (Academic & International), University College London, United Kingdom

University College London’s global activities are coordinated by Professor Michael Worton who is UCL's Vice-Provost (Academic and International). UCL became the first British university to open a campus at Education City in Doha in 2011, joining other world class institutions like Carnegie Mellon Qatar, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Weill Cornell Medical College and HEC Qatar, the leading French business school.

10:40
Morning Refreshments and Networking

11:00
The Malaysia-China Higher Education Agreement and Opportunities for Foreign Education Providers: Insights from SEGi University College

Mutual degree recognition from signing of MOU between Malaysia and China
Benefits for students, teachers and institutions from framework agreement signing between Malaysia and China
Forming strategic partnerships an between SEGi University College and Chinese institutions and other opportunities

Emeritus Professor Muhamad Awang, Vice Chancellor, SEGi University College, Malaysia

Emeritus Professor Muhamad Awang was appointed Vice-Chancellor of SEGi University College, one of Malaysia’s leading private higher education providers, in 2008. Prior to that, he served as an advisor and member of a think tank to Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education. His other senior leadership positions are as Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at Universiti Putra Malaysia (2000-2005), Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of finance and development, and as a faculty dean.

University-Industry Partnerships To Prepare Graduates For Future Careers

11:40 University-Industry Partnerships to Prepare Graduates for the Global Economy

Recognising the value of industry-relevant courses for schools, students and employers
Designing a industry-relevant curriculum with industry partners
Identifying sustainable, strategic industrial partnerships and getting their involvement in educational and programme outcomes
Preparing highly skilled graduates for the job market through industry attachments, mentorship programmes and professional development courses

Professor Mark H. Weichold, Dean and CEO, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar

As Dean and CEO of Texas A&M University at Qatar, Professor Mark W. Weichold provides the intellectual and administrative leadership, coordinates priorities and goals with faculty and department heads and supports faculty development and quality educational programmes. The role also includes academic programme management, financial management, external relations with Qatar Foundation and the U.S. ambassador to Qatar, and the promotion of Texas A&M at Qatar in Qatar and in Texas. Professor Weichold has been based in the Qatar campus since 2007.

12:20
Engaging Industry Partners for an Academic-Industry Relevant Curricula: Insights from TUM Asia/TUM CREATE

TUM Asia’s approach to practical orientation to prepare students for future careers
Engaging with industry partners to develop curricula and participate actively as lecturers and mentors
Finding, managing and sustaining industry connections
Preparing graduates through industrial exposure: The value of internships

Dr Markus Wächter, Managing Director, TUM Asia, and CEO, TUM CREATE, Singapore

Dr Markus Wächter has been the Managing Director of TUM Asia since 2006. TUM Asia is an affiliate of the Technische Universität Munchen (TUM) that has been operating in Singapore since 2002. Dr Wächter manages all the operational aspects of TUM Asia, including finance, administrative and human resource matters. He also assists TUM in establishing new collaborative industrial relationships in Singapore and is familiar with the local business environment. Partnering with local institutions in Singapore, TUM Asia currently offers six Master degree programmes and it has strong links with its industry partners to qualify its graduates with a leading role in the global economy.

13:00
Lunch

14:00
Academic-Industry Panel Discussion: The Value of Industrial Attachments for the Student, Host Company and Institution
Panelists representing different institutions will discuss the value of industrial exposure for the student, host company, and the school. What are the guidelines in place to ensure a meaningful experience and benefits for all three parties? What can be learned from successful and failed experiences?

Panelists:
Professor Mark H. Weichold, Dean and CEO, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar

Dr Markus Wächter, Managing Director, TUM Asia, and CEO, TUM CREATE, Singapore

Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost (Academic & International), University College London, United Kingdom

Technological Innovation and the Virtual Schoolhouse

14:40
How Leaders Can Drive Technology Change And Embrace Cloud Computing To Create A Virtual Schoolhouse

What are the challenges/resistance/buy-in issues to technology change and how leaders can overcome them
Creating an adaptive and scalable curriculum through cloud computing
Case studies of educational institutions that have begun leveraging cloud computing

Dr Chris Boesch, Associate Professor Information Systems (Practice), Singapore Management University, Singapore

Dr Chris Boesch has more than 16 years experience in the technology industry for companies such as Texas Instruments, Acer, and Dell. Chris is a hands-on pioneer who is passionate about the evolution of cloud computing and its potential to enhance the field of education. Chris’ research interests include expert systems, cloud computing, and applying game dynamics in the field of education. Chris is currently an associate professor at Singapore Management University where he teaches courses on cloud computing, software-as-a-Service, and software engineering.

15:30
Afternoon Refreshments and Networking

16:00
Leadership Talkback Session: How School Leaders are Preparing for Future Challenges
The recent years have remained challenging for leaders in higher education. All forecasts indicate that higher education will realise neither increased revenue nor decreased demand for its services – at least in the near-term.
In this final session for the summit, we ask school leaders how they are preparing themselves for the challenges of the future such as a changing pedagogy, new technology, quality staff hiring and retention and international student mobility?

Moderator:
Eva Egron-Polak, Secretary General, International Association of Universities, France

Panelists:
Professor Mark H. Weichold, Dean and CEO, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar

Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost (Academic & International), University College London, United Kingdom

Emeritus Professor Muhamad Awang, Vice Chancellor, SEGi University College, Malaysia

Professor Kim Junki, Vice-President, Office of International Affairs, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

Dr Markus Wächter, Managing Director, TUM Asia, and CEO, TUM CREATE, Singapore

17:00
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

17:10
End of Conference

Seminars

PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINAR

Pre-Conference Seminar I:
Fundraising for Academic Leaders
Tuesday, 18 October, 2011 • 9.00 am – 12.30 pm

Fundraising is an integral part of a university’s development strategy for institutional growth. This interactive one-day seminar focuses on the role of the academic leadership in fundraising and what they should be looking for in their staff.

Join Dr Patricia E. Pedersen from Yale University to learn how fundraising can help achieve your university’s vision and strategies to success.

Sessions Covered At This Workshop:

Fundraising and fundraising campaigns as a means towards achieving strategic institutional goals
Academic leadership and development staff: Roles and responsibilities
What you should be able to expect from your Development Office
Major donors: Who deals with them? What can they do for your institution, what should they not be allowed to do?
Industry as donors: Opportunities and boundaries
The Vice Chancellor’s role in a fundraising campaign – and beyond

About Your Workshop Leader:

Dr Patricia E. Pedersen,
Associate Vice President for Development,
Yale University, United States

Dr Patty Pedersen has served as Associate Vice President for Corporate and Foundation Relations in Yale’s Office of Development since 2007, working to maximise corporate and foundation investment for Yale faculty and academic priorities. She led Corporate and Foundation Relations to its best record in the Yale’s capital campaign. In total, Corporate and Foundation Relations raised more than $615 million as part of the record-breaking $3.88 billion campaign, which closed in June 2011. Patty also led the Corporate and Foundation Relations team that has spearheaded ground-breaking alliances between Yale University and major corporate research partners.

Prior to her present position, from 2001-2005, Patty led Yale’s Office of Corporate Relations, later merged into Corporate and Foundation Relations with Patty appointed as Director in 2005. Patty also served previously as Development Officer for Yale’s prestigious Peabody Museum of Natural History, following work as a postdoctoral fellow and research scientist in neurobiology at Yale School of Medicine.

Pre-Conference Seminar II:
Foreign Funding Opportunities for Universities
Tuesday, 18 October, 2011 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Fundraising is an integral part of a university’s development strategy for institutional growth. This interactive one-day seminar focuses on the role of the academic leadership in fundraising and what they should be looking for in their staff.

Vice-Chancellors, Deans, Heads of Schools and Research Leaders look increasingly to
foreign funding opportunities. This seminar looks at the Academic Leader’s role in
securing major gifts for their institutions. Join Dr Daniel McDiarmid, CEO Asia Pacific
for Global Philanthropic, to plan your major gift strategy in Asia Pacific.

Sessions Covered At This Workshop:

Identifying and assessing gift opportunities
Engaging prospects at a distance
Use of agents and trusted advisers
Trusts and foundations in Asia
Varieties of Asian practice: gift solicitation, funds transfers and tax deductabiity

About Your Workshop Leader:

Dr Daniel McDiarmid
CEO Asia Pacific,
Global Philanthropic, Australia

Dr Daniel McDiarmid is an experienced and innovative fundraising professional with nearly 30 years experience in raising funds for higher education, research and religious organisations. He conducted the Planning Study, which underpins the University of Auckland Campaign, and which has already achieved more than $150 million. Other international clients have included the National University of Singapore, the Institute of Advanced Studies (Princeton) and the United Nations Foundation. He currently advises The Global Fund and many Australian Universities.

POST-CONFERENCE SEMINAR

Establishing a World Class Reputation for Your University
Friday, 21 October, 2011 • 9 am – 5 pm

Universities that wish to describe themselves as “world class” know that they have a lot to live up to. Nothing is more valuable to a university achieving this status than a positive and clear reputation. It is a university’s most valuable asset.

Abraham Lincoln once said that “Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is; the tree is the real thing.” However, in a world where it is increasingly rare for people to meet face to face, reputation is often the only thing we have to go on, our only insight into character. The concept of reputation is closely associated with people-focused, intangible professional services such as higher education. Yet it is seldom formally understood, evaluated or managed by universities either in an integrated marketing or wider institutional management framework sense.

This interactive one-day seminar proposes that in a globally linked higher education environment, the most effective university strategy rests in a reputation management-based perspective and approach.

Join Dr Stephen Holmes, globally renowned authority and the only full-time practicing consultant in the world with a PhD specific to marketing and reputation management in education, to learn how to successfully develop and manage reputation with a view to sustaining a world class university status.

Sessions Covered At This Workshop:

What does reputation really mean?
Connect with University Strategic Planning and Marketing
‘Types’ of reputation in higher education (research-based)
Key drivers of reputation in universities
Framework to build and manage reputation
Improving the efficacy and impact of marketing through reputation management
Assessing reputation to better understand, compare and communicate its progress

About Your Workshop Leader:

Dr Stephen Holmes
Managing Partner
The Knowledge Partnership

“Stephen Holmes has credentials that place him at the absolute vanguard of modern educational management. His scholarly expertise in processes of educational marketing is unique and his practical, entrepreneurial talent is similarly outstanding”.
Professor Frank Crowther, Executive Dean of Education, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Southern Queensland

Dr Stephen Holmes is one of three founding partners of The Knowledge Partnership, an education-specific market research consultancy operating across Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Canada and New Zealand.

As part of its global expansion, The Knowledge Partnership has, in June 2011, formally established itself within the Asian region, opening its office in Singapore to provide in-country market analysis and consulting services to aspiring and leading universities, colleges and schools across the region.

With a background in school and university marketing and senior management, Stephen has published, consulted and spoken around the world on marketing and reputation management in education at the highest levels for the past 15 years. Stephen is the only full-time practising consultant in the world with a PhD in the specific field of marketing in education. He has an unmatched client list across the education sector and has long been regarded as a genuine pioneer in this field in the sector. Stephen’s academic partnerships have included visiting specialists in education marketing at various universities, including the development and delivery of higher degree courses in education marketing for students worldwide. He has also written for The Centre for Research in Education Marketing (CREM) based at The University of Southampton in the UK.

Stephen is also a Director of the MaXimizE (Market Excellence in Higher Education), a benchmarking and evaluation project adopted by almost 100 universities internationally.