Forum Structure 2022
Tuesday 22nd March, 2022
Wednesday 23rd March, 2022
Thursday 24th March, 2022
Tuesday 22nd March, 2022
| Morning Pre-Forum Workshops and Webinars | ||||
| 09:30 – 09:55 | Pre-Forum Workshops’ Registration | |||
| 10:00 – 11:15 | Workshop 1 (Online): Formulating and leading your institutional digital learning strategy A hands-on virtual workshop for administrators Facilitators: Dr. Fernando Senior, Learning strategist, Quality Matters representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Founder, Strategy2Learn LLC, USA Dr. Debra Mashek, Founder of Myco Consulting LLC Read More | Workshop 2 (Face to Face): Teaching and Learning after the Storm: Re-thinking our Practices Facilitator: Dr. Charles Knight, Senior Adviser Teaching and Learning, AdvanceHE Sponsored by  Read More
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| 11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:35 – 13:00 | Workshop 1 – Continuation Formulating and leading your institutional digital learning strategy A hands-on virtual workshop for administrators | Workshop 2 – Continuation Teaching and Learning after the Storm: Re-thinking our Practices | ||
| Afternoon Pre-Forum Webinars | ||||
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Webinar 1: Exploring the Future of HE: Leveraging on Micro-credentials to Offer Flexible Learning PathwaysRead More
Facilitator: | Webinar 2: Internationalization in Higher Education in a Post COVID-19 Era: Thinking and Planning AheadRead More
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| 15:15 – 15:30 | Break | |||
| 15:35 – 17:00 | Webinar 1 – Continuation Exploring the Future of HE: Leveraging on Micro-credentials to Offer Flexible Learning Pathways | Webinar 2 – Continuation Internationalization in Higher Education in a Post COVID-19 Era: Thinking and Planning Ahead | ||
Wednesday 23rd March, 2022
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Forum Registration | |||||
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Forum Official Opening Opening speech by Dr. Narimane Hadj-Hamou, 5th MENAHELF Chair and CEO, CLICKS, UAE Opening Address by Prof. Amr Ezzat Salama, Secretary General of Association of Arab Universities, Jordan Award winners announcement Sponsors and Partners Recognition | |||||
| Morning Plenary Session | ||||||
| Morning Plenary
Chair: Prof. Hossam Hamdy, Chancellor, Gulf Medical University, UAE | ||||||
| 10:00 – 10:35 | Keynote Address I Steering tertiary education out of the crisis: Lessons from the COVID-19 Dr. Roberta Malee Bassett, Global Lead for Tertiary Education, Education Global Practice, World Bank Group, USARead More | |||||
| 10:40 – 11:25 | Keynote Address II Our Golden Moment: Leading What’s Next Dr. John O’Brien, President and CEO, EDUCAUSE, USARead More | |||||
| 11:25 – 11:35 | Plenary Q&As | |||||
| 11:35 – 11:55 | Coffee Break & Exhibition Official Opening | |||||
| 11:55 – 13:15 | Panel Discussion | Lessons Learned From COVID-19: How to Adapt, Overcome & Enhance a Sustainable Higher Education Model
Panel Chair: Prof. Yusra Mouzughi, President, Royal University for Women (RUW), Bahrain Panellists:
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| 13:15 – 14:10 | Lunch Break | |||||
| 14:15 – 17:20 | Case Studies’ Presentations (Parallel Sessions) | |||||
| 14:15 – 15:45 | Track 1: Re-inventing HE: New Pedagogies & Practices for Teaching, Learning and Assessment | Track 2: Re-inventing HE: Digitalization and the Future of Universities | Track 3: Re-inventing HE: Internationalization and Research | Track 4: Re-inventing HE: New Relationships between HE and Society in a Global Perspective | Track 5: Re-inventing HE: Micro-credentials and Digital Badges in Higher Education | |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Coffee Break | |||||
| 16:00 – 17:20 | Track 1: Continuation | Track 2: Continuation | Track 3: Continuation | Track 4: Continuation | Track 5: Continuation | |
Thursday 24th March, 2022
| Morning Plenary Session | |||
| 9:00 – 9:15 | Morning Plenary
Chair: Prof. Abilasha Singh, Vice President of Academic Affairs, American University in the Emirates, UAE | ||
| 9:15 – 10:45 | Debate: Did our Educational System Lose Relevance? What Leaders of HE Have to Say Moderator: Prof. Khaled Assaleh,Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Ajman University, UAE Panelists:
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| 10:45 – 11:20 | Keynote Address III Re-inventing Higher Education Post COVID-19: what does the data show? Mr. Phil Baty, Chief Knowledge Officer, Times Higher Education, UKRead More | ||
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:40 – 12:15 | Keynote Address IV Higher Education post Covid-19 : what will we have learned and (what) are we able to change for the better? Dr. Hilligje van’t Land, Secretary General, International Association of Universities (IAU) Executive Director, International Universities Bureau, FranceRead More | ||
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Keynote Address V Online Learning Best Practices Adoption After COVID – Adaptive Learning Eng. Salah Aldin Farhan, Education Solution Manager, Naseej, KSARead More | ||
| 12:45 – 12:55 | Q&As | ||
| 12:55 – 13:55 | Lunch Break | ||
| Afternoon Plenary Session | |||
| 14:00- 14:35 | Keynote Address VI Ensuring AI as a Common Good for Education and for Humanity Dr. Fengchun Miao, Chief, the Unit for Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Education, Education Sector UNESCO Headquarters, France Read More | ||
| 14:35- 14:55 | Q&As and Round tables introduction | ||
| 154:55- 15:15 | Networking and Coffee Break | ||
| Round Tables (Parallel sessions) | |||
| 15:15 – 17:15 | Round Table 1: Post Pandemic Strategies for a Resilient Higher Education Sector Moderator: Dr. Jean-Noël Baléo, Middle East Regional Director, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, Lebanon
| Round Table 2: Re-inventing HE: New Pedagogies and Practices for Teaching, Learning and Assessment Moderator: Dr. Charles Knight, Senior Adviser Teaching and Learning, AdvanceHE Co-moderator: Prof. Herve Sabourin, Director for Strategic Projects, Reseau FIGURE, France
| Round Table 3: Building Education Hubs of the Future
Moderator: Prof. Francisco J. Marmolejo, Higher Education President, Qatar Foundation, Qatar
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| 17:35 – 17:30 | Official Forum Closure | ||
