| FRIDAY |
OCTOBER 30, 2009 |
| Whole Day |
Foreign Experts Registration |
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| 18:00-20:00 |
Welcome Reception—Sofitel Luxury Hotels |
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| 20:00-21:30 |
A night tour of the acient city of Xi'an, China |
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| SATURDAY |
OCTOBER 31, 2009, PANEL SCHEDULE |
| 06:30-08:30 |
Breakfast—Sofitel Luxury Hotels |
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| 08:30 |
Forum—Ballroom Room,Convention Centre, Floor 3, Sofitel Luxury Hotels |
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| Chair |
He Kebin, Executive Dean, Graduate School, Tsinghua University |
| 08:30-08:50 |
Welcome Speech
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Official from Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China |
| 08:50-09:20 |
China:Guo Xinli, Deputy Director, Office of Academic Degrees Committee of
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the State Council and Deputy Director-general, Department of Graduate Education, |
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Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China: |
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Project on the Evaluation of Chinese Doctoral Education |
| 09:20-09:50 |
United States: Debra W. Stewart, President of the Council of Graduate Schools(CGS):
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Competition, Cooperation and Excellence: The Future of Graduate Education Globally |
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| 09:50-10:20 |
Group Photo and Tea Break—Sofitel Luxury Hotels |
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| TOPIC 1: |
The practice of international collaboration in graduate education and its |
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developing trend within a global context |
| Chair: |
Debra W. Stewart, President of the Council of Graduate Schools(CGS) |
| 10:20-10:40 |
Europe: Jean Chambaz, Chair of the European University Association-Council
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for Doctoral Education(EUA-CDE): |
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Doctoral Education and Global Challenges, a European Perspective |
| 10:40-11:00 |
China: Yang Wei, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, President of
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Zhejiang University: |
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Four Measures of Internationalization—Case Study of Zhejiang University |
| 11:00-11:20 |
United Kingdom: Malcolm McCrae, Chair of UK Council for Graduate |
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Education(UKCGE): Evolving Trends in Doctoral Education |
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| TOPIC 2: |
International mobility for graduate students and researchers, and cooperation |
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in academic research |
| Chair: |
Jean Chambaz, Chair of the European University Association-Council for |
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Doctoral Education(EUA-CDE) |
| 11:20-11:40 |
Australia: Maxwell King, Convener of Council of Deans and Directors of
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Graduate Studies(DDOGS) in Australia: |
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The Joint IITB-Monash Ph.D: A New Style of Jointly Awarded Ph.D |
| 11:40-12:00 |
Germany: Christine Keitel-Kreidt, Vice-president, Freie University Berlin:
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The MINT-Competence Center and its Graduate Program for MINT-teachers |
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under the Umbrella of Dahlem Research School for Graduate Studies |
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at Freie University Berlin |
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| 12:00-13:00 |
Lunch—Sofitel Luxury Hotels |
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| TOPIC 3: |
The development of graduate education and the demand for human resource |
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within a global context |
| Chair: |
Malcolm McCrae, Chair of UK Council for Graduate Education(UKCGE) |
| 14:00-14:20 |
United States: William B. Russel, Dean of the Graduate School, Princeton University: |
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Graduate Education in the U.S.:National Concerns and a Princeton Perspective |
| 14:20-14:40 |
Australia: Richard Strugnell, Pro Vice-Chancellor, the University of Melbourne: |
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Providing Additional Skills Training in the Ph.D |
| 14:40-15:00 |
Singapore: TAN THIAM SOON, Vice Provost(Education), National University of |
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Singapore: Graduate Education for a Globalized World |
| 15:00-15:20 |
China: Wu Xiaoqiu, Assistant President and Executive Dean of Graduate School, |
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Remin University of China: China's Economy and Talents Training |
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| 15:20-15:50 |
Tea Break—Sofitel Luxury Hotels |
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| TOPIC 4: |
Standards of academic degrees, quality assurance and development strategy |
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in
graduate education |
| Chair: |
Maxwell King, Convener of Council of Deans and Directors of |
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Graduate Studies(DDOGS) in Australia |
| 15:50-16:10 |
Canada: Fred L. Hall, Vice-Provost(Graduate Education), Dean of Graduate Studies, |
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University of Calgary:
Quality Assurance for Graduate Education in Canada |
| 16:10-16:30 |
Hong Kong, China: Anthory G.O. Yeh, Academician of the Chinese Academy of
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Sciences, Former Dean of the Graduate School, the University of Hong Kong: |
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Quality Assurance of Research Postgraduate Education of the University of Hong Kong |
| 16:30-16:50 |
China: Cheng Guangxu, Vice President of Xi'an Jiaotong University:
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Exploration and Practice to Improve the Quality of Graduate Education |
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| Chair: |
Du Zhaohui, Executive Dean, Graduate School, Shanghai Jiaotong University |
| 16:50-17:10 |
China: Liu Jinghui, Secretary-general of China's Scholarship Council:
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International Cooperation in Graduate Education—Student Flow |
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and Closer Cooperation |
| 17:10-17:40 |
China: Zhou Qifeng, Secretary-genenral of the ACGS, President and Dean of
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Graduate School at Peking University, Academician of the Chinese Academy of |
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Sciences: |
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Exploration and Ponderation—the Internationalization of Chinese Graduate Education |
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| 18:00-20:00 |
Dinner—Xi'an Restaurant: Shaanxi traditional dishes |
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| 20:00 |
Shaanxi local opera performances—Shaanxi Institute of Local Opera Research |
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| SUNDAY |
NOVEMBER 1, 2009 |
| Whole Day |
A tour around the historical places of interest in the city of Xi'an, China |
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| 19:00 |
A Royal Dinner with A Performances of Recreated-Tang-Dynasty Music and |
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Dances—Shaanxi Theatre of Music and Dance |
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| MONDAY |
NOVEMBER 2, 2009 |
| Whole Day |
Wrap Up |
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