EURASIAN HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS’ FORUM 2018
Innovating Higher Education in the Age of Disruption
7 June - 8 June, Astana, Kazakhstan
VII annual Eurasian Higher Education Leaders’ Forum will take place on June 7-8, 2018 at Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan). The Forum aims to bring together education stakeholders to share their ideas and engage in lively debates on issues that higher education leaders are facing worldwide. This year, we have come up with a series of interesting sessions geared to the theme of “Innovating Higher Education in the Age of Disruption”.
“Create.Innovate.Disrupt.” – an exhibition of the Innovation Cluster of the Nazarbayev University Astana Business Campus (Upper Atrium). The exhibition of the Innovative cluster Astana Business Campus will demonstrate the experience of Nazarbayev University in developing an innovative eco-system, implemented on the basis of the Technopark of the University. Today in the Cluster projects portfolio there are more than 30 successful startups, innovative projects and projects, commissioned by the industry. All of them will be presented at the exhibition – “Create.Innovate.Disrupt.”
Participants of the EHELF forum will get know the activities of the business incubator and business accelerator, the commercialization office and the infrastructure of Technopark
Registration
- 08:30-09:15
- Registration
Venue:
Forum Grand Opening Ceremony
Moderator:
Mr. Shigeo Katsu, President, Nazarbayev University
Ms. Gulshara Abdykalikova, Secretary of the State of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Plenary Session 1
Moderator:
Mr. Shigeo Katsu, President, Nazarbayev University
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Laura Poole-Warren, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Training) and the Dean of Graduate Research, University of New South Wales (UNSW) (Sydney, Australia)
Dr. Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert
Dr. Stavros Yiannouka, Chief Executive Officer, World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) (Doha, Qatar)
Coffee Break & Networking
- 12:15-13:45
- Lunch Break & Networking
Venue:
Plenary Session 2
Moderator:
Dr. Loretta O’Donnell, Vice-Provost, Academic Affairs, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Charalabos Doumanidis, Vice Provost for Research and Interim Dean, Nazarbayev University, Graduate School of Mining and Geosciences
Dr. Vassilios Tourassis, Dean, School of Science and Technology, Nazarbayev University
Dr. Aida Sagintayeva, Dean, Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education
Dr. Patrick Duparcq, Dean, Graduate School of Business, Nazarbayev University
Dr. Hui Weng Tat, Dean, Graduate School of Public Policy, Nazarbayev University
Coffee Break & Networking
- 15:45-16:30
- Coffee Break & Networking
Venue: Upper Atrium
Plenary Session 3
Moderator:
Ms. Liliana Biglou, OBE, Education and Social Impact Consultant
Panelist:
Ms. Kamilla Mamatova, Student, Nazarbayev University
Ms. Kamila Rollan, Master Student, Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, Chair at Education For All NGO
Mr. Ivan Krepak, 11th grade Student, Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Mr. Maulen Akhmetov, Student, Nazarbayev University, Founder of Kunde Social cafe
- 18:30-20:30
- Reception
Venue: Ball Room, Nazarbayev University
Breakout session 1
Moderator:
Prof. Benjamin W. Wah, Provost and Wei Lun Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. YU Shijie, Deputy Director, Ministry of Education Research Center for Online Education (Beijing, China), Director, Tsinghua MOOC, Tsinghua University
Mr. Almas Tuyakbayev, CEO, Zero to One Labs
Dr. Rinat Iskakov, Provost, Satpayev University
Prof. Alex James, Associate Professor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nazarbayev University
Breakout session 2
Moderator:
Prof. Isak Froumin, Academic Supervisor, Institute of Education, Higher School of Economics
Panelist:
Prof. Andrew Wachtel, Rector, Narxoz University (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Dr. Stavros Yiannouka, Chief Executive Officer, World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) (Doha, Qatar)
Dr. Loretta O’Donnell, Vice-Provost, Academic Affairs, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Dr. Daniel Pugh, Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nazarbayev University
Coffee Break & Lunch
- 11:30-13:00
- Coffee Break & Lunch
Venue:
Plenary Session 4
Moderator:
Dr. Ilesanmi Adesida, Provost, Nazarbayev University
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Charles F. Zukoski, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of New York in Buffalo (Buffalo, NY, USA)
Prof. Isak Froumin, Academic Supervisor, Institute of Education, Higher School of Economics
Ms. Annie Lo, CFA, CIPM, CAIA, Senior Vice President and Chief Officer in Asia Pacific, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) (Singapore)
Xiaoqiu WU, Vice President, Renmin University of China
Plenary Session 5
Moderator:
Mr. Shigeo Katsu, President, Nazarbayev University
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert
Prof. Benjamin W. Wah, Provost and Wei Lun Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Ms. Liliana Biglou, OBE, Education and Social Impact Consultant