20th International Conference on Higher Education The Role of the University in Bridging Civilisations 22 - 24 August 2008 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia

                                                                                       

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME   Thursday, 21 August 2008 2:00 pm Hotel Check in 4:00 pm I.C.H.E. Steering Committee Meeting 8:00 pm Steering Committee Reception Dinner   Friday, 22 August 2008 9:00 am Welcome Address Prof. Dato’ Dr. Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin Vice Chancellor of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 9:30 am Welcome Address Chancellor em. Ignaz Bender President, International Conference on Higher Education 10:00 am Keynote Address Bridging Civilisations in Modern Times HRH Raja Dr Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah The Crown Prince of the state of Perak, Malaysia 11:30 am Lunch 3:00 pm Putrajaya Tour 8:00 pm Dinner hosted by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia & The Ministry of Higher Education

 

Saturday, 23 August 2008 9:00 am Plenary Global Leadership for Higher Education ·         Ambassador Vincent Piket, Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Malaysia ·         Prof Wang Gungwu, Chairman, East Asian Institute, National University of  Singapore 10:30 am Tea Break 11:00 am Panel Paper Sessions Theme : Bridging Civilisations through Inter-Ethnic Studies Moderator: Prof. Dato’ Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin Director, Institute of Ethnic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1:00 pm Lunch 2:30 pm Plenary Higher Education for the Wisdom Society ·         Prof. Hans van Ginkel, former rector of UN University Tokyo/former rector of  Utrecht University, Netherlands ·         Dr Syed Ali Tawfik al-Attas, Director-General of Institute of Islamic Understanding, Malaysia 4:00 pm Tea Break 4:30 pm Panel Paper Sessions Theme : Islam Hadhari Approach on Bridging Civilisations Moderator : Prof. Dr. Mohd Yusof Hj Othman Director, Institute of Islam Hadhari, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 8:30 pm Dinner at Restoran Berputar Sri Angkasa, KL Tower     Sunday, 24 August 2008 9:00 am Plenary Universities and Ecological Survival ·         Prof. Michael Ambrosi, University of Trier, Germany: "Experimental policy as       'horizontal policy' and the universities in the European Union" Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ibrahim Komoo, Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Environment and Development, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 10:30 am Tea Break 11:00 am Panel Paper Sessions Theme : The Malay World as a Cradle of Multi-Civilisations Moderator : Prof. Dr Che Husna Azhari Director, Institute of The Malay World and Civilisations 12:00 pm Closing Session 12:30 pm Lunch 2:30 pm Kuala Lumpur Tour