Preliminary Programme| |
Sunday 6 December |
| 16h00 |
Registration opens |
| 17h00 (VIDEO) |
Welcome addresses: Prof. Marcis Auzins, Rector, University of Latvia Prof. Tatjana Koke, Minister for Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia Richard Yelland, Head of Education Management Infrastructure Division, OECD |
| 18h00 |
Welcome reception |
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Monday 7 December |
| 08h00 |
Registration |
| 09h00 (VIDEO) |
INTRODUCTION Richard Yelland, OECD |
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Professor John Worthington, co-founder of DEGW Universities in their Cities: collaborations and conflicts | PDF |
| 10h30 |
Coffee break |
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THEME 1: Creating sustainable
learning and knowledge exchange environments across cities and regions |
| 11h00 |
Presentation 1: Alastair Blyth, Analyst, OECD Universities as place-makers in cities and regions |PDF |
| 11h30 |
Presentation 2: Pablo Campos (Utoplan), Aggregate Professor University CEU, San Pablo, Madrid, Spain An innovative concept for the transformation of universities and their relation to cities: the “Educational Campus” | PDF #1 | PDF #2 |
| 12h00 |
Presentation 3: Dr. Zhou Zhong, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, China Cross-regional University Partnerships in China’s Western Development | PDF |
| 12h30 |
Lunch |
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THEME 2: Innovative approaches
to the design of learning environments – now and the future |
| 14h00 |
Presentation 1: Christin Cave, OECD and Krists Avots, University of Latvia Student experience: A view from the ground | PDF |
| 14h30 |
Presentation 2 Gabrielle Muris, Managing Director RDM Campus, and Bert Hooijer, MSc, Director of Education in Research RDM Campus, Rotterdam, the Netherlands RDM Campus: an innovative learning and working environment in the Port of Rotterdam | PDF #1 | PDF #2 | Youtube video |
| 15h00 |
Presentation 3: Dr Gil Ariely, Chief Knowledge Officer, Senior researcher ICT, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya, Israel Futures of virtual spaces for higher education in the government sector – immersive learning and knowledge exchange | PDF |
| 15h30 |
Coffee Break |
| 16h00 (VIDEO) |
Presentation 4: Wayne Head, Architect Director, BDP and Chris Harding, Director, BDP, UK Innovative approaches to the design of Higher Education learning environments | PDF |
| 16h30 |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Luis Delgado, Deputy Director General of Modernization & Promotion of University-based Research Directorate General of International Relations, Ministry of Education, Spain Spanish Program: “International Campus of Excellence” | PDF |
| 17h15 |
Close Day 1 |
| 19h00 |
CONFERENCE DINNER |
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Tuesday 8 December |
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THEME 3: Developing new places
for higher education |
| 09h00 |
Presentation 1: Jaime de la Garza, Architect, Instituto Nacional de la Infraestructura Física Educativa, Mexico The Knowledge City: UACJ New Campus | PDF |
| 09h30 |
Presentation 2: Suvi Nenonen, Senior Researcher, The Aalto University, Finland The role of space in the 21st Century University - Learning from the Design Factory at the Aalto University | PDF |
| 10h00 |
Presentation 3: Colin Moses, Architect, RMJM Fusion facilities – emerging mixed use buildings for teaching and learning – case study examples from the UK and US | PDF |
| 10h30 |
Coffee Break |
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| (VIDEO) | THEME 4: Managing higher education
places to meet current and future needs |
| 11h00 |
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| 11h30 |
Presentation 2: Hideki Takami, Deputy Director, National Facilities Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan Prioritised and Systematic Improvement of the Facilities for National Universities in Japan | PDF |
| 12h00 |
Panel Discussion Managing through the Crisis – strategies and discussion |
| 13h00 |
Conference close |
| 13h15 |
Lunch |
