Leadership in Global Higher Education
June 7, 2025
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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
15/04/2025 Open for registration
(early birds (by May 7) - HKD 500 for faculty members and HKD 300 for students;
late birds (by June 1) - HKD 700 for faculty members and HKD 400 for students)
01/06/2025 Closing date for registration and payment
(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 Register
Register through https://eduhk.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1SyOkxKQ9io69sW
Pay the registration fee (non-refundable)
For any inquiries, please contact us through email chelps.notice@eduhk.hk
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Programme
09:00-09:15 Conference registration (Multi-purpose room, ground floor)
09:15-09:30 Welcome and photos (Lecture theatre, ground floor)
09:30-10:15 Keynote 1: Academic leadership and the duty to serve: challenging dystopian and careerist stereotypes Prof. Bruce Macfarlane (The Education University of Hong Kong) (Lecture theatre)
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) Prof. Angela Yung Chi Hou (National Chengchi University) Chair: Prof. Bruce Macfarlane (The Education University of Hong Kong) (Lecture theatre)
11:00-11:30 Coffee/tea break (multi-pupose room)
11:30-13:00 Parallel paper session 1 Session 1A: Lecture Theatre Session 1B: Room 103 (1st floor) Session 1C: Room 301 (3rd floor) Session 1D: Room 302 (3rd floor) Session 1E: Room 306 (3rd floor)
13:00-14:00 Lunch (Learning commons, 4th floor)
14.00-14:45 Keynote 2: Transformative Power of Higher Education: Transformations of Institutions and Leaders (lecture) Prof. Ka Ho Mok (The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong) (Lecture theatre)
15:00-16:30 Parallel paper session 2 Session 2A: Lecture Theatre Session 2B: Room 103 (1st floor) Session 2C: Room 301 (3rd floor) Session 2D: Room 302 (3rd floor) Session 2E: Room 306 (3rd floor)
16:45-17:30 Keynote 3: New frontiers for university leadership: Beyond bibliometrics to value and purpose (lecture theatre) Prof. Hamish Coates (Tsinghua University) (Lecture theatre) 17:30 Reflections and close |
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