IAU 2009 International
Conference
The Role of Higher
Education in
Fostering the Culture
of Dialogue and Understanding
Notre Dame University
– Louaize, Lebanon, 4 - 6 November 2009
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CONFERENCE
PAGE - PHOTOS
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Plenary Papers and Power
Point Presentations, when available, are
linked to the speakers names in the programme below.
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Conference Programme &
Presentations
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Wednesday, 4 November, 2009
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18:00
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Welcome reception |
Thursday, 5 November, 2009
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10:00
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Inaugural Ceremony
Welcome and Opening
Introduction to
Higher Education in Lebanon
Ahmed Jammal, Director General, Higher Education, Lebanon
Address of His
Excellency President of the Lebanese Republic
Mr Tarek Mitry, Ministry of Higher Education, Lebanon
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| 12:00
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Opening Keynote Address
Chair
Juan Ramón de
la Fuente, President,
International Association of Universities (IAU)
Keynote Speaker
Federico Mayor
Zaragoza, President,
Culture
of Peace Foundation, Former Director-General of UNESCO, Co-Chair of the
High Level Group United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Spain
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14:30
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Plenary Session I
Why and How to
Develop the Culture of Dialogue? Challenges from Institutional, Local
and Global Perspectives
Chair
Janyne Hodder,
President, The
College of the Bahamas, The Bahamas
Speakers
- Is-Haq Oloyede, (ppt),
Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, President, Association
of African Universities (AAU)
- Antoine Messarra, Professor, Membre du Comité
Constitutionnel, Lebanon
- Georges Nahas, Vice
– President, University of Balamand,
Lebanon
- Demianos Kattar,
Former Minister
of Finances & Former Minister of Economy and Trade, Lebanon
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| 16:30 |
Parallel Session 1. a.
Shaping the Future
Citizen: What competencies should graduates have to be prepared for
effective intercultural dialogue?
Chair
Norbert Kis, Vice-Rector, Corvinus University of
Budapest, Hungary
Speakers
- Darla Deardorff, Executive Director, Association of
International Education Administrators, Duke University, USA (10 min.
Video Conference)
- Simon Ho, Vice
Rector,
Academic Affairs, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
- Leila Fayad,
President,
Centre national de Recherche et de Développement
Pédagogiques, Lebanon
- Yazmín
Cruz López, (ppt), Project
Officer, Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI), Spain
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16:30
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Parallel Session 1. b.
Dialogue as a means to conflict prevention, management and resolution:
a Lebanese case study
Chair
Agneta Bladh,
Rector, University
of Kalmar, Sweden
Speaker
- Antoine Rajeh, President,
Antonine University, Lebanon
- Amr Galal
El-Adawi, President,
Beirut
Arab University, Lebanon
- Michel Nehme, Professor of
Political Science and International affairs, Director of University
International Affairs Office, Notre-Dame University, Louaizé,
Lebanon
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Friday, 6 November, 2009
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| 09:30
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Plenary Session II
Instilling the
Culture of Dialogue in Higher Education
Chair
Abdul Razak Dzulkifli,
Vice-Chancellor,
University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Speakers
- Sjur Bergan, Head of the
Department of Higher Education and History Teaching, Directorate
General IV - Education, Culture and Cultural Heritage, Youth and Sport
Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France
- Saleh Hashem, Secretary
general, Association of Arab Universities, Jordan
- Abdo El Kahi, Coordinator,
Lebanese Center for Societal Research, Notre-Dame University,
Louaizé, Lebanon
- Andrea
Blaettler, Executive Committee
Member, European Students’ Union (ESU)
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11:30
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Parallel Session 2. a.
Comparative Research
and Cultural Studies as Means to Enhance Dialogue through Curricular
Innovation
Chair
Justin Thorens,
Former Rector,
University of Geneva, Switzerland, Honorary President, International
Association of Universities (IAU)
Speakers
- Saouma
BouJaoude, Professor, American
University of Beirut, Lebanon
- Tore Saetersdal, Director, Nile Basin Research
Programme, University of Bergen, Norway
- Edward Alam,
Secretary-General, Council for
Research in Values and Philosophy, Lebanon
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11:30
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Parallel Session 2. b.
The role of leaders, administrators, faculty and students in nurturing
a culture of dialogue and understanding on campus.
Co-chairs
- Patricia Pol,
Vice-President,
University Paris 12 – Val de Marne, France
- Assaad Eid,
Vice-President,
Sponsored Research and Development, Notre-Dame University,
Louaizé, Lebanon
This session was organized in small discussion groups. |
| 14:30 |
Parallel Session 3. a.
Internationalization
of higher education – cross-border and at home - promoting the culture
of dialogue and appreciation for diversity.
Chair
Duma Malaza, Chief Executive Officer, Higher Education
South Africa (HESA)
Speakers
- Alf Rasmussen, (ppt), Senior Advisor,
Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, Department of Higher
Education, Oslo, Norway
- Zixin Hou, professor and
former President, Nankai University and QingHua
Liu, associate
professor, Institute of Higher Education, Nankai University, China,
(ppt)
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14:30
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Parallel session 3. b.
ICTs as Facilitators
or Obstacles of Inter-Cultural Dialogue in Higher Education
Chair
Imma Tubella,
President,
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Spain
Speakers
- Bakary Diallo,
Rector, African
Virtual University, Kenya
- Ana
Perona-Fjeldstad, Executive
Director, The European Wergeland Centre, Norway
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| 16:30
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Closing Plenary
Chair
Eva
Egron-Polak,
Secretary-General, International
Association of Universities (IAU)
Closing remarks
- Juan
Ramón de la Fuente, President,
International Association of Universities (IAU)
- Walid Moussa, President, Notre Dame University –
Louaize, Lebanon
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