Vice Chancellors’ Forum on
Universities in the Islamic World:
Facing Global Challenges
February 23 – 24, 2015 at Islamabad – Pakistan
PROGRAMME (TENTATIVE)
Welcome Dinner, February 22, 2015
Day 1, Monday, February 23, 2015
0815 – 0900
Welcome Desk / Registration / Networking, Lobby – Serena Hotel, Islamabad
0900 – 1000
Opening Ceremony
1000
Plenary / Keynote Talk
1045
Tea / Coffee Break
1130
Networking Session
1300
Lunch/ Prayer Break
1400 – 1545
General Assembly Session
1545 – 1600
Tea /Coffee Break
1600
Excursion
2000 – 2200
Cultural Show
End of Day 1
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Hall: Shamadan
Hall: Shamadan
Hall: Sheesh Mahal
Day 2, Tuesday, February 24, 2015
0900 – 1300
Hall: Sheesh Mahal
0900 – 0945
Topic:
Panel Discussion – 1
Fostering Links with Community
Topic:
Panel Discussion – 2
Sustainable Higher Education Systems
Panelists:
1.
Prof. Mohamed Saeed Alkhalifa Hag Geli
Vice Chancellor
Al Zaiem Al Azhari University
Sudan
Panelists:
1.
Prof. Dr. Nabil Taleb Ahmad
Shawaqfeh
President
Al Balqa Applied University
Jordan
2.
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2.
Prof. Dr. Hashim Ali Mohamed Salem
Vice Chancellor
Sudan University of Science and
Technology
Sudan
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0945 – 1030
Panel Discussion – 3
Topic:
Sharing of Knowledge and Fostering
Collaboration
Panelists: 1.
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Prof. Abolfazl Farahani
President
Payame Noor University
Iran
Panel Discussion – 4
Topic:
Panelists:
Higher Education, Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
1.
Prof. Dr. Sebahattin Balci
Rector
Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University
Kyrgyzstan
1030 – 1045
2.
Prof. Dr. Md Abdus Sattar
Vice Chancellor
Jessore University of Science and Technology
Bangladesh
2.
Prof. Serif Ali Tekalan
Rector
Fatih University
Turkey
3.
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Tea /Coffee Break
1045 – 1130
Topic:
Panel Discussion – 5
International Landscape: Role of University
Leadership
Panelists: 1.
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Maj Gen (R) Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aslam
Vice Chancellor
University of Health Sciences
Pakistan
Topic:
Panel Discussion – 6
Higher education: New Visions for Future
Panelists:
1.
Prof. Dr. Javed Ashraf
Vice Chancellor
Qauid-i-Azam University
Pakistan
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1130 – 1215
Panel Discussion – 7
Panel Discussion – 8
Topic:
Role of Higher Education in Economic
Revitalization
Topic: Mapping International Research
Collaboration – Future Trends
Panelists:
1.
Dr. Shoja Ahmadvand
Vice President for Research
Allameh Tabataba'i University
Iran
2.
Prof. Eltayeb Abdelwahab Mehamed Mustafa
President
University of Bakht Al-Ruda
Sudan
2.
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3.
Mr. Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui
Director/ Vice Chancellor
Sukkur Institute of Business Administration
Pakistan
3.
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1215 – 1300
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Panelists: 1.
Panel Discussion – 9
Panel Discussion – 10
Topic:
Equality of Access and Role of Women in Higher Topic:
Education and in Society
Panelists:
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Dr. Fahima Aziz
Vice Chancellor
Asian University for Women
Bangladesh
Prof. Dr. Mohsen Kalantar
Vice Chancellor for Education
Iran University of Science and
Technology
Iran
Panelists:
Partnering with Industry
1.
Dr. Ali Najafi Nejad
President
Gorgan University of Agriculturel
Sciences and Natural Resources
Iran
2.
Prof. Abdalla Ali Mohammed Hamad
Chancellor
University of Kassala
Sudan
2.
Dr. Hassan Hadi Ali Al-Alak
Acting Vice President
University of Kufa
Iraq
3.
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1300 – 1400
Lunch / Prayer Break
1400 – 1500
Bilateral Meetings /MOU Signing Ceremony
Hall: Lobby of Sheesh Mahal
1500 - 1530
Presentation of Conference Report
Hall: Shamadan
1530 - 1600
Discussion and Adoption of the Resolution
Hall: Shamadan
1600 - 1700
Closing Ceremony
Hall: Shamadan
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