(As of 13 June 2011)

 22nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Bilkent University, Ankara, June 17-19, 2011
Venue of Conference: Bilkent Hotel, “Konak Roof”

P R O G R A M

Note: All keynote addresses and contributed papers sessions will take place in the
Konak Roof.  The workshop on June 18th will be in the Konak Red Room.  Breaks will
be in the Konak Bar.  Lunches will be in the Sky Brasserie (ground floor).  Office
facilities are available in the Konak Green Room.  

14.00                          Private meeting of I.C.H.E. Steering Committee members, Bilkent Hotel,
                        Konak Red Room
 
22nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION 

16.00                       Opening plenary session, Bilkent Hotel Konak Roof 
                                
                                 Speakers          

16.00-16.05           Dr. Ignaz Bender
                                President, I.C.H.E., Chancellor em., University of Trier, Germany

16.05-16.45           Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schollwöck
                                University of Munich, Germany, & Vice President,
                                German Association of University Professors and Lecturers
                                “Bologna in Germany – a critical assessment” 

16.45-17.25           H.E. Prof. Dr. Yusuf Ziya Özcan
                                President of the Council of Higher Education of Turkey
                                “Challenges to the Turkish Higher Education System” 

17.25-17.45          Discussion 

18.00                     Reception, Sky Brasserie (with mini recital by Gülsin Onay, pianist) 

19.00                     Dinner, Ankara Dining Room 

                                   Keynote addresses 

09.00-09.40             Dr. Dietrich Eberhardt, Chancellor em. University of Ulm, Germany

                                  “Universities and Fundamentalism” 

09.40-10.20            H.E. Prof. Dlawer Ala’Aldeen
                                  Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Kurdistan
                                  Regional Government, Iraq
                                  "A Roadmap to Quality: Reforming the System of Higher
                                  Education and Scientific Research in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq"  

10.20-10.40             Discussion 

10.40-11.00            Break 

                     Contributed papers 

11.00-11.20           Prof. Atilla Eriş, Council of Higher Education, and
                                Prof. Mehmet Durman, Sakarya University, Turkey
                                “Quality Assurance Activities in Turkish Universities” 

11.20-11.40          Sarah Nantono Bunoti
                               Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda
                               “Quality of Higher Education in Developing Countries Needs
                               Professional Support” 

11.40-12.00          Prof. Pandelis Ipsilandis
                               Technological Education Institute of Larissa, Greece  
                               “Starting the Implementation of Quality Assurance Processes at
                               a Greek Higher Education Institution: Early stage experience” 

12.00-12.20          Discussion 

12.30                        Lunch                

Keynote address

14.00-14.40              Prof. Issa Batarseh                                                                                                                           
President, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan 
“Quality of Higher Education in Jordan

14.40-15.00             Discussion 

15.00-15.30             Break 

                                  Contributed papers (Konak Roof) 

15.30-15.50             Cyrille Elvis Tawoguem (presented by Dr Damasius Niba Fuh)  
                                  Human Resource Development Board (HURUDEP), Kumba, Cameroon
                                 “Internationalization of Higher Education in Africa” 

15.50-16.10            Prof. Arif Çağlar
                                 Bilkent University Graduate School of Education, Ankara, and
                                 Director General, İhsan  Doğramacı Bilkent Erzurum
                                 Laboratory High School, Turkey
                                 “The Interaction of Schools and Universities” 

16.10-16.30           Shaheen Ashraf Tahirkheli
                                Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
                               “Role of Distance Education in the Promotion of Higher
                                Education in  Pakistan” 

16.30-16.50          Prof. Ismail Haji Ibrahim
                               National University of Malaysia, Institute Islam Hadhari, Bangi
                               “Human Relations in Multicultural Societies: Global Ethics and
                               Our Common Values” 

16.50-17.10         Discussion 
                             
                              Parallel session (Konak Red Room) 

15.30-17.00         Workshop on “Quality reviews of service and support divisions”
                            
                               (requires prio registration)
                               Prof. Hester Geyser, Ina Pretorius, Sandra van Heerden                                                                       
                              University of Johannesburg, South Africa                                  

19.00                     Busses depart for Ankara citadel 

19.30                     Dinner 

 09.30                    Keynote address

 09.30-10.10         Prof. Nachum Finger
                               Deputy Chair, Council for Higher Education of Israel
                               “Leveraging Quality Evaluation in the Planning and Budgeting
                               of Higher Education: The Current Israeli Experience”

10.10-10.30          Discussion

10.30-10.50          Break

                               Contributed papers 

10.50-11.10          Prof. Javaid Ahmed
                               Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Pakistan
                               “A Roadmap for Academic Governance” 

11.10-11.30          Dr. Muhammad Hamid Ullah
                               Head, Department of Social Sciences, Riphah International
                               University, Islamabad, Pakistan
                              “Analysis of Quality Indicators of Higher Education in Pakistan”

 11.30-11.50        Prof. Chryss Friday Ijeoma Onwuka
                              University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
                              “Problems of Managing Educational Institutions in Nigeria” 

11.50-12.10        David Ssebuliba Mulalira Kayongo
                             Worldwide Education Group, Kampala, Uganda
                             “Factors affecting and/or aiding Private International Students'
                             Decisions in Choosing an Educational Destination” 

12.10-12.30        Discussion           

12.30                   Closing session 

13.00                   Lunch