Forum’s Structure
13:30 – 13:55 | Workshops’ Registration | ||
14:00 – 15:15 | Workshop 1: [popup_trigger id=”8529″ tag=”p” classes=”readmore25″ do_default]Read More Workshop Facilitator | Workshop 2: [popup_trigger id=”8537″ tag=”p” classes=”readmore25″ do_default]Read More Workshop Facilitator | Workshop 3: [popup_trigger id=”8539″ tag=”p” classes=”readmore25″ do_default]Read More[/popup_trigger] Workshop Facilitator |
15:15 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | ||
15:35 – 17:30 | Workshop 1 – Sponsored by [popup_trigger id=”8745″ tag=”p” do_default][/popup_trigger] | Workshop 2 – Sponsored by [popup_trigger id=”9205″ tag=”p” do_default][/popup_trigger] | Workshop 3 – Sponsored by [popup_trigger id=”8750″ tag=”p” do_default] [/popup_trigger] |
8:00 – 9:00 | Forum Registration | |||
9:00 – 10:00 | Forum Official Opening
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Morning Plenary Session Chair: Prof. Nabil El Kadhi, MENA College of Management (MCM), President, UAE | ||||
10:00 – 10:35 | Keynote Address I:Higher Education Strategic Requirements for Fulfilling the Fourth Industrial Revolution Job Needs. Prof. Amr. A. Adly,Former Deputy Minister,Higher Education and Scientific Research for Universities Affairs, Egypt | |||
10:40 – 11:25 | Keynote Address II: How HEIs can adapt to the disruptive effects of digital technology. A proposed strategy based on agility orientation Prof. Mohamed Zairi, Senior Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office, Government UAE | |||
11:25 – 11:45 | Coffee Break | |||
11:45 – 12:50 | Panel Discussion I: “The 4th Industry Revolution and the HE Ecosystem: The Changing Paradigms” Chair: Prof. Ghassan Aouad , President, Applied Science University,Bahrain
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12:50 – 13:00 | Plenary Q&As | |||
13:00 – 13:55 | Lunch Break | |||
14:00 – 17:00 | Case Studies’ Presentations (Parallel Sessions) | |||
14:00 – 15:30 | Track 1: The 4th Industry Revolution and the HE Ecosystem Room: Diamond Ballroom 1 | Track 2: Preparing Future Graduates through Re-Engineering Learning and Teaching Room: Diamond Ballroom 2 | Track 3: The Role of Universities in Re-skilling and Upskilling the Workforce Room: Diamond Ballroom 3 | |
15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee Break | |||
15:45 – 17:10 | Track 1: The 4th Industry Revolution and the HE Ecosystem | Track 2: Preparing Future Graduates through Re-Engineering Learning and Teaching | Track 3: The Role of Universities in Re-skilling and Upskilling the Workforce |
Morning Plenary Session Chair: Prof. Mohamed Zairi, Senior Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office, Government UAE | |||
9:00 – 9:15 | Opening of Day 2 and Main Recap of Day 1 Outcomes | ||
9:15 – 10:40 | Panel Discussion II: “ Looking beyond the 4th Industry Revolution: How to Plan the HE Sector for Relevance in the Future” Chair: Solveig Nicklos, Dean, Abu Dhabi School of Government (ADSG), UAE Panelists:
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10:45 – 11:25 | [popup_trigger id=”9338″ tag=”span” do_default]Keynote Address III: HEInnovate – Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education[/popup_trigger] | ||
11:25 – 11:45 | Coffee Break | ||
11:50 – 12:30 | [popup_trigger id=”8831″ tag=”span” do_default]Keynote Address IV: Digital Competences and Technology in Education – The Approach of the European Union[/popup_trigger] | ||
12:30 – 12:45 | Plenary Q&As Session | ||
12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch Break | ||
Round Tables (Parallel sessions) | |||
13:50 – 15:45 | Round Table 1: Creating Positive Synergies Across various Sectors in Support of the Future [popup_trigger id=”9252″ tag=”span” do_default]Read More[/popup_trigger]
Co-Facilitator: | Round Table 2: Empowering the Future Graduate: [popup_trigger id=”9254″ tag=”span” do_default]Read More[/popup_trigger] Facilitator: Co-Facilitator: | Round Table 3: HE in the Era of the 4th IR: [popup_trigger id=”9256″ tag=”span” do_default]Read More[/popup_trigger] Facilitator: Co-Facilitator: |
15:45 – 16:05 | Coffee Break | ||
16:05 – 16:15 | Afternoon Plenary Session Chair: Dr. Larry Johnson, President and CEO, EdFutures Inc. and Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Education, USA | ||
16:15 – 16:50 | [popup_trigger id=”8868″ tag=”span” do_default]Keynote Address V:The Last Ten Years and the Next Ten Years – Developments in the Quality Assurance Ecosystem to Support Innovation.[/popup_trigger] Douglas Blackstock, Chief Executive, The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), UK | ||
16:50 – 17:10 | Forum Concluding Remarks and Closure |
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