Leadership in Global Higher Education
June 7, 2025
Call for abstracts
Leadership in global higher education faces many challenges including managing in a highly competitive environment that impacts university rankings, the research performance of academics, and an ever more complex series of accountabilities to society producing tensions between national and international institutional priorities. The image of ‘leadership’ in this world can often be negatively caricatured as a career for opportunists or an unwanted duty for the research focused professor. It remains important, however, to explore ways to broaden and reimagine the meaning of university leadership as a shared, social, ethical and collegial responsibility rather than an elite and compartmentalised activity. This one-day conference will bring together an international group of academics and university leaders to explore many of these issues and questions through keynotes, a discussion panel and parallel paper presentations.
Venue
North Point Study Centre of the Education University of Hong Kong
19 Cheung Hong St, North Point, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Registration
https://eduhk.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1SyOkxKQ9io69sW
Important Dates
17/04/2025 Closing date for applications
01/05/2025 Date for notifying applicants of results
03/05/2025 Closing date for late birds applications
07/05/2025 Registration
(early birds - HKD 500 for faculty members and HKD 300 for students; and late birds - HKD 700 for faculty members and HKD 400 for students)
01/06/2025 Closing date for registration
(The visas, accommodation, and local or international transportation will be the sole responsibility of the applicants, while CHELPS staff can provide advice and support when and if possible.)
How to Apply
Submit an application form through https://eduhk.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1SyOkxKQ9io69sW, including an abstract of between 150 and 250 words max
Pay the registration fee (non-refundable deposit due upon acceptance)
For any inquiries, please contact us through email chelps@eduhk.hk .
Conference Programme
9.00-9.15 Conference registration
9.15-9.30 Welcome and photos
9.30-10.15
Keynote 1: Academic leadership and the duty to serve: challenging dystopian and careerist stereotypes
Prof. Bruce Macfarlane (The Education University of Hong Kong)
10.15-11.00
What are the leadership responsibilities of universities for reform and social justice in global higher education?: a panel discussion
Discussion panel: Prof. Sophia Ho (Ming Chuan University), Prof. Futao Huang (Hiroshima University), Prof. Fazal Rizvi (The University of Melbourne)
Chair: Prof. Bruce Macfarlane (The Education University of Hong Kong)
11.00-11.30 Coffee/tea break
11.30-12.30 Parallel paper sessions 1
12.30-1.30 Lunch
1.30-2.30 Parallel paper sessions 2
2.45-3.30
Keynote 2:Transformative Power of Higher Education: Transformations of Institutions and Leaders
Prof. Ka Ho Mok (Hang Seng University)
3.30-4.15
Keynote 3: New frontiers for university leadership: Beyond bibliometrics to value and purpose
Prof. Hamish Coates (Tsinghua University)