The University of Tsukuba “Top Global University Project” Kick-off

The University of Tsukuba “Top Global University Project”
Kick-off Symposium Program
Plenary Session
February 14, 2015 (Sat) 10:00-18:00
10:00-10:05
Opening Remarks
Caroline Benton
Vice-President of International Affairs, University of Tsukuba
Part 1: The Campus-in Campus (CiC) Scheme
TGU Project Overview:
10:05-10:20
Top Universities Leading the Way towards a Global Landscape of the Future
Higher Education Bureau
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology
Tsukuba’s TGU Concept:Evolving from a University Open to the World to a Transborder
10:20-10:35
University
Kyosuke Nagata
President, University of Tsukuba
Reports from, and Discussion among, the University of Tsukuba’s Partner Universities:
The CiC Scheme in the Framework of a Transborder University
10:35-11:20
Representatives from the University of Bordeaux, National Taiwan University, & UCI
Moderator: Jun Ikeda
Director of the President’s Office, University of Tsukuba
11:20-11:35
Coffee Break
Part 2: Keynote Lectures
Keynote 1:
World University Rankings and their Challenges: Implications for Universities
Akira Arimoto
11:35-12:15
Director, Research Institute for Higher Education
Kurashiki Sakuyo University
Keynote 2: What Japanese Universities can learn from the Oxford Experience (Provisional)
Roger Goodman
12:15-12:55
Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies & Head of Social Sciences Division,
University of Oxford
12:55-14:00
Lunch Break
Part 3: Panel Discussions
Panel Discussion 1 : Re-thinking the Organization and Governance of Japanese Universities in
14:00-15:10
light of Globalization
Moderator: Motohisa Kaneko
Professor, Research Center for University Studies, University of Tsukuba
1
15:10-15:20
Coffee Break
Panel Discussion 2: The Future of Global Education - Quality Assurance and Mobility
15:20-16:30
Moderator: Miki Sugimura
Vice-President for Academic Exchange, Sophia University
16:30-16:40
Coffee Break
Panel Discussion 3 : How We Should Make Use of World University Rankings
16:40-17:50
Moderator: Nobuko Miyairi
Consultant/ Analyst, Nature Publishing Group
17:50-17:55
18:30-20:00
Closing Remarks
Michiyoshi Ae
Vice-President of Education, University of Tsukuba
Reception
Hotel Okura Tokyo, Main Building, 2F Emerald Room
Concurrent Sessions
February 15, 2015 (Sun) 10:00-17:30
Morning Sessions 10:00-13:00 / Afternoon Sessions 14:30-17:30
1
Poster Session: A Showcase of Top Global Universities
2
What We Expect from the Top Global Universities: Conversations with Super Global High Schools
3
Japan-Africa Academic Network (JAAN)
4
Global Innovation Degree Program