MENA HELF 2013 Structure
Forum Program | Day 1
Forum Program | Day 2
Forum Program | Day 1
| 8:00-9:00 Pre-function Area | Morning Coffee & Registration |
| 9:00-9:20 Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Opening Remarks |
| 9:30-9:50 Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Opening Speech: “Driving Excellence through Innovations “. Dr. Narimane Hadj-Hamou, CEO of Center for Learning Innovations & Customized Knowledge Solutions (CLICKS) |
| Morning Plenary Session Plenary Chair: Mr. David Lock, Director, International Projects, UK Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, UK | |
| 10:00-10:40 Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Keynote Address I: “Excellence in Higher Education: The New Landscape”, Prof. Jan Sadlak,President of the IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence, France. |
| 10:40-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:20 Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Panel Discussion I: Globalization and Internationalization of Higher Education: New Challenges, New Opportunities and the Way Forward Chair: Prof. David Baker, Former Deputy Chair, JISC, UK. Panel Members: – Sally Ward, Regional Manager, Higher Education for Middle East and North Africa, British Council, UAE – Prof. Martin Henson, Dean for International Affairs and a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Essex, UK – Prof. Martin Henson, Dean for International Affairs and a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Essex, UK – Mr. Ashwin Assomull, Partner,The Parthenon Group, India |
| 12:20-12:50 Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Keynote Address II: “From Good to Great: The Scarcity of Uncommon Leadership in these Uncertain Times” Dr. Larry Johnson, CEO, New Media Consortium, USA |
| 12:50-13:20 Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Keynote Address III: “The Future of Higher Education, the Future of Learning”, Gard Titlestad, Secretary General, ICDE, Norway |
| 13:20-13:30 Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Questions & Answers Session |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30-16:00 | Parallel Case Studies & Best Practices Presentation |
| 14:30-16:00 | Stream 1 Al Wasl Ballroom A | Governance in Higher Education Chaired by Prof. Martin Henson, Dean for International Affairs, University of Essex, UK |
| 14:30-16:00 | Stream 2 Al Wasl Ballroom B |
Quality & Accreditation in Higher Education Chaired by Dr. Karma El Hassan, Director Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (OIRA) ,American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| 14:30-16:00 | Stream 3 Executive Boardroom |
Learner Centricity in Higher Education Chaired by Sally Ward, Regional Manager, Higher Education for Middle East and North Africa, British Council, UAE |
| 14:30-16:00 | Stream 4 Meeting Room 1 |
Higher Education in the Digital Age Chaired by Mr. Mathew Boice, Vice President EMEA & India, Ellucian |
| 14:30-16:00 | Stream 5 Meeting Room 5 |
Quality from a Teaching and Learning Perspective Chaired by Dr. Larry Johnson, CEO, New Media Consortium, USA |
| 16:00-16:20 | Coffee Break |
| 16:20-17:30 | Parallel Best Practices’ Presentation Continuation |
| 16:20-17:30 | Stream 1 Al Wasl Ballroom A | Governance in Higher Education Chaired by Prof. Martin Henson, Dean for International Affairs, University of Essex, UK |
| 16:20-17:30 | Stream 2 Al Wasl Ballroom B |
Quality & Accreditation in Higher Education Chaired by Dr. Karma El Hassan, Director Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (OIRA) ,American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| 16:20-17:30 | Stream 3 Executive Boardroom |
Learner Centricity in Higher Education Chaired by Sally Ward, Regional Manager, Higher Education for Middle East and North Africa, British Council, UAE |
| 16:20-17:30 | Stream 4 Meeting Room 1 |
Higher Education in the Digital Age Chaired by Mr. Mathew Boice, Vice President EMEA & India, Ellucian |
| 16:20-17:30 | Stream 5 Meeting Room 5 |
Quality from a Teaching and Learning Perspective Chaired by Dr. Larry Johnson, CEO, New Media Consortium, USA |
Forum Program | Day 2
Wednesday 11th of November, 2015
| Morning Plenary Session Plenary Chair: Dr. Larry Johnson, CEO, New Media Consortium, USA | |
| 9:00-9:15Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Introduction and Recap |
| 9:15-9:50Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Keynote Address IV: “World Class Education in the Digital Age”, Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, President of Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAGI-UNI) And The Arab Organization for Quality Assurance in Education (AROQA), Jordan. |
| 9:50-11:10 Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Panel Discussion II: Quality, Accreditation and Accountability in Higher EducationChair: Prof. Nadia Badrawi, President of the Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ANQAHE), Egypt. |
| 11:10-11:25 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30-12:00Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Keynote Address V: “IT as a Game Changer: Building a World Class University in the Connected Age”, Dr. Julie Little, Vice President of Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development at Educause, USA |
| 12:05-12:35Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Keynote Address VI: “ Scientific Research and Higher Education in the Arab World”, Prof. Sultan T. Abu-Orabi Aladwan, Secretary General of the Association of Arab Universities. |
| 12:35-13:05 Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Keynote Address VII: “The UK Approach to Teaching and Learning Enhancement: Successes and Lessons Learnt“, Dr. John Craig, Assistant Director & Head, Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities, the Higher Education Academy, UK. |
| 13:05-13:15 Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Questions & Answers Session |
| 13:15-13:30 Al Wasl Ballroom A&B | Forum Closure & Announcement of Next Forum Meeting |
| 13:30-13:35 | Group Photograph |
| 13:35-14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30-17:30 | Parallel Sessions |
| 14:30-17:30 Executive Boardroom | Panel Members: -Mr. Gard Titlestad, Secretary General, ICDE, Norway -Dr. Richard Flores, Executive Director, Global Initiative for Education and Leadership, The University of Texas at Austin, USA -Prof. David Baker, Former Deputy Chair, JISC, UK |
| 14:30-17:30 Al Wasl Ballroom A | Workshop 1: Implementing Key Strategies to Enhance Teaching and LearningWorkshop Leader: Dr. John Craig, Assistant Director & Head, Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities, the Higher Education Academy, UK.Delivered by Higher Education Academy |
| 14:30-17:30 Al Wasl Ballroom B | Workshop 2: Road Map to the Future: Strategic Planning in Higher EducationWorkshop Leader: Anjum Malik, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Alhambra US Chamber of Commerce, USADelivered by The University of Texas at Austin |
