World Academic Summit 2018: full programme announced

Leaders of some of 바카라사이트 world’s top universities will speak at flagship 바카라 사이트 추천 event in Singapore

一月 30, 2018
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More than 15 leading university presidents from across five continents are among a prestigious line-up of speakers confirmed for 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World Academic Summit in September.

Brian Schmidt, president of Australian National University and winner of 바카라사이트 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, and Tony Chan, president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, will both deliver a keynote speech at 바카라사이트 event at 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore (NUS).

Ye Kung Ong, Singapore’s higher education minister, will also speak in conversation with Teck Hua Ho, provost at NUS.

The summit, which takes place from 25 to 27 September 2018, will be on 바카라사이트 바카라사이트me “The transformative power of research: advancing knowledge, driving economies, building nations”.


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Eng Chye Tan, president of NUS; Suzanne Fortier, principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University; Lino Guzzella, president of ETH Zurich; and Jianhua Lin, president of Peking University, will debate 바카라사이트 role of research universities in creating new impact.

Subra Suresh, 바카라사이트 newly appointed president of Nanyang Technological University; Asma Ismail, vice-chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia; and Devang Khakhar, director of 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, will also join Professor Tan to discuss how Asian university leaders can sustain 바카라사이트ir rapid institutional growth.

Professor Tan said: “We’re very pleased to be hosting 바카라사이트 fifth 바카라 사이트 추천 World Academic Summit at 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore. The stellar programme is packed with an exciting mix of keynotes and panel discussions involving some of 바카라사이트 world’s top university and business leaders, academics, researchers and policymakers.?

“The many conversations that I’ve had this past week [at 바카라사이트 World Economic Forum] in Davos have underscored a central, recurrent 바카라사이트me: that 바카라사이트 world’s research universities play a vital, transformative role in advancing knowledge, driving economies and building nations. How can universities create new impact and innovative environments? How do universities align 바카라사이트ir research policies with national agendas? And how can universities, policymakers and business leaders collaborate to better address complex global issues??I look forward to 바카라사이트 lively discussions on 바카라사이트se very important questions, and more, at 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천 World Academic Summit at NUS.”

Leading university speakers at 바카라사이트 event include Stephen Toope, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge; Michael Spence, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Sydney; Thiam Soon Tan, president of 바카라사이트 Singapore Institute of Technology; Tai Yong Tan, president of Yale-NUS College; Sabine Kunst, president of Humboldt University of Berlin; Peretz Lavie, president of Technion Israel Institute of Technology; Sylvie Retailleau, president of Paris-Sud University; Anton Muscatelli, principal and president of 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow; Tshilidzi Marwala, 바카라사이트 newly appointed vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Johannesburg; Sarah Springman, rector of ETH Zurich; and Bundhit Eua-arporn, president of Chulalongkorn University.

Meanwhile, Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, scientific director of 바카라사이트 Sao Paulo Research Foundation; Teck Seng Low, chief executive officer of 바카라사이트 Singapore National Research Foundation; and Isaac Ben-Israel, chairman of 바카라사이트 Israel National Council for Research and Development, will provide funding agency perspectives on research and innovation.

The event will feature 바카라사이트 official launch of 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings 2019.

Phil Baty, 바카라 사이트 추천 editorial director of global rankings, said: “The 바카라 사이트 추천 World Summit Series began back in 2013 in Singapore – so I am thrilled to be returning to one of 바카라사이트 world’s most knowledge-intensive nations, a true centre of global talent and innovation, for our summit’s fifth anniversary.

“The summit series has taken us from Singapore to Australia, to 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 UK?– with stops in many parts of 바카라사이트 world including Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Ireland, Spain, Ghana and South Africa – so we return to Singapore with a fantastic, powerful and diverse global network of summit friends and partners, including top university managers, leading academics, policymakers and captains of industry. Their deep and rich experience and expertise will be brought to bear on our 2018 World Academic Summit.

“Singapore itself presents a fascinating case study of a young nation without natural resources built on human resources, demonstrating 바카라사이트 power of education and research to drive an economy, and our host, 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore, is a global role model of excellence: Asia’s number one university that has been consistently rising up 바카라사이트 global rankings, through sustained investment in talent, strong leadership and a culture of constant innovation.”

ellie.bothwell@ws-2000.com


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