Morning Pre-Forum Workshops and Webinars | ||||
09:30 – 09:55 | Pre-Forum Workshops’ Registration | |||
10:00 – 11:15 | Workshop 1 (Online): Formulating and leading your institutional digital learning strategy A hands-on virtual workshop for administrators Facilitators: Dr. Fernando Senior, Learning strategist, Quality Matters representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Founder, Strategy2Learn LLC, USA Dr. Debra Mashek, Founder of Myco Consulting LLC Read More |
Workshop 2 (Face to Face): Teaching and Learning after the Storm: Re-thinking our Practices Facilitator: Dr. Charles Knight, Senior Adviser Teaching and Learning, AdvanceHE Sponsored by ![]() Read More
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11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | |||
11:35 – 13:00 | Workshop 1 – Continuation Formulating and leading your institutional digital learning strategy A hands-on virtual workshop for administrators |
Workshop 2 – Continuation Teaching and Learning after the Storm: Re-thinking our Practices |
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Afternoon Pre-Forum Webinars | ||||
14:00 – 15:15 | Webinar 1: Exploring the Future of HE: Leveraging on Micro-credentials to Offer Flexible Learning Pathways Read More Facilitator: |
Webinar 2: Internationalization in Higher Education in a Post COVID-19 Era: Thinking and Planning Ahead Read More Facilitator: |
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15:15 – 15:30 | Break | |||
15:35 – 17:00 | Webinar 1 – Continuation Exploring the Future of HE: Leveraging on Micro-credentials to Offer Flexible Learning Pathways |
Webinar 2 – Continuation Internationalization in Higher Education in a Post COVID-19 Era: Thinking and Planning Ahead |
Forum’s Structure
8:00 – 9:00 | Arrival and Forum Registration | |||||
9:00 – 10:00 | Forum Official Opening
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Morning Plenary Session | ||||||
Morning Plenary
Chair: Prof. Hossam Hamdy, Chancellor, Gulf Medical University, UAE |
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10:00 – 10:35 | Keynote Address I Steering tertiary education out of the crisis: Lessons from the COVID-19 Dr. Roberta Malee Bassett, Global Lead for Tertiary Education, Education Global Practice, World Bank Group, USA Read More |
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10:40 – 11:10 | Keynote Address II Our Golden Moment: Leading What’s Next Dr. John O’Brien, President and CEO, EDUCAUSE, USA Read More |
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11:10 – 11:20 | Plenary Q&As | |||||
11:20 – 11:40 | Coffee Break & Exhibition Official Opening |
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11:40 – 13:05 | Panel Discussion | Lessons Learned From COVID-19: How to Adapt, Overcome & Enhance a Sustainable Higher Education Model
Panel Chair: Prof. Yusra Mouzughi, President, Royal University for Women (RUW), Bahrain Panellists:
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13:05 – 13:30 | Keynote Address III The Hyper-Hybrid Campus of tomorrow Prof. Abdullatif Al Shamsi, President and CEO, Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), UAE Read More |
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13:30 – 14:15 | Lunch Break | |||||
14:15 – 17:20 | Case Studies’ Presentations (Parallel Sessions) | |||||
14:15 – 15:45 | Track 1: Re-inventing HE: New Pedagogies & Practices for Teaching, Learning and Assessment Chaired by: Mr. Hanny Alshazly, Vice President, Middle East Africa Ellucian, UAE Read More |
Track 2: Re-inventing HE: Digitalization and the Future of Universities Chaired by:Prof. Rachid Hadj-Hamou, CEO, Elite Academy, UAE Read More |
Track 3: Re-inventing HE: Internationalization and Research Chaired by: Prof. Dr. Yahya Naguib, Arabian Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain Read More |
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15:45 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
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16:00 – 17:20 | Track 1: Continuation | Track 2: Continuation | Track 3: Continuation |
Virtual Panel (only for online participants ) | |||||
14:30 – 16:30 | Virtual panel | Quality Assurance in Time of Crisis: Lessons from the Pandemic | Available only to online participants
Panel Chair: Dr. Susanna Karakhanyan, Higher Education Policy & Regulation Director, Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge, UAE Panellists:
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Morning Plenary Session | |||
9:00 – 9:15 | Morning Plenary
Chair: Prof. Abilasha Singh, Vice President of Academic Affairs, American University in the Emirates, UAE |
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9:15 – 10:45 | Debate: Did our Educational System Lose Relevance? What Leaders of HE Have to Say Moderator: Prof. Khaled Assaleh,Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Ajman University, UAE Panelists:
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10:45 – 11:20 | Keynote Address IV Re-inventing Higher Education Post COVID-19: what does the data show? Mr. Phil Baty, Chief Knowledge Officer, Times Higher Education, UK Read More |
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11:20 – 11:40 | Coffee Break | ||
11:40 – 12:15 | Keynote Address V Higher Education post Covid-19 : what will we have learned and (what) are we able to change for the better? Dr. Hilligje van’t Land, Secretary General, International Association of Universities (IAU) Executive Director, International Universities Bureau, France Read More |
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12:15 – 12:45 | Keynote Address VI Online Learning Best Practices Adoption After COVID – Adaptive Learning Eng. Salah Aldin Farhan, Education Solution Manager, Naseej, KSA Read More |
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12:45 – 12:55 | Q&As | ||
12:55 – 13:55 | Lunch Break | ||
Afternoon Plenary Session | |||
14:00- 14:05 | Afternoon Plenary Plenary Chair: Dr Ashwin Fernandes, Regional Director – Middle East, North Africa & South Asia, QS Quacquarelli Symonds CEO, QS IGAUGE Rating |
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14:05- 14:35 | Keynote Address VII Ensuring AI as a Common Good for Education and for Humanity Dr. Fengchun Miao, Chief, the Unit for Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Education, Education Sector UNESCO Headquarters, France Read More |
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14:35- 15:05 | Keynote Address VIII Re-Inventing Higher Education: From Fixing Symptoms to Addressing Causes Mr. Ben Nelson, Chairman and CEO, Minerva Project, Chancellor, Minerva University, USA Read More |
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15:05- 15:15 | Q&As and Round tables introduction | ||
15:15- 15:30 | Networking and Coffee Break | ||
Round Tables (Parallel sessions) | |||
15:30 – 17:15 | Round Table 1: Post Pandemic Strategies for a Resilient Higher Education Sector Moderator: Dr. Jean-Noël Baléo, Middle East Regional Director, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, Lebanon Co-moderator: Dr. Addel AlAmeri, Vice President Strategy and Future, HCT, UAE Read More
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Round Table 2: Re-inventing HE: New Pedagogies and Practices for Teaching, Learning and Assessment Moderator: Dr. Charles Knight, Senior Adviser Teaching and Learning, AdvanceHE Co-moderator: Prof. Nabil El Kahdi, President, Khawarizmi International College,UAE Read More |
Round Table 3: Building Education Hubs of the Future
Moderator: Prof. Francisco J. Marmolejo, Higher Education President, Qatar Foundation, Qatar Read More |
17:15 – 17:30 | Official Forum Closure Dr Ashwin Fernandes, Regional Director – Middle East, North Africa & South Asia, QS Quacquarelli Symonds CEO, QS IGAUGE Rating |
The Organizing Committee of the 5th MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum is organizing a social program on the 23rd of March, 2022; which includes a desert safari with dinner and entertainment. The gathering point will be the Address Boulevard at 18:00 pm. Drop off will be at the same location. If you are interested to attend, kindly contact us at [email protected] by no later than March 17th, 2022.