Event Program
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM Workshop Registeration - Strategic Enhancement Workshop
for Sustainability (sponsored by AdvanceHE)

Dr. Catherine Hack, Principal Adviser, Learning and Teaching, AdvanceHE, UK
09:00 AM - 10:45 AM Part 1 - Strategic Enhancement Workshop for Sustainability (sponsored by AdvanceHE)
Dr. Catherine Hack, Principal Adviser, Learning and Teaching, AdvanceHE, UK
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Part 2 - Strategic Enhancement Workshop for Sustainability (sponsored by AdvanceHE)
Dr. Catherine Hack, Principal Adviser, Learning and Teaching, AdvanceHE, UK
01:30 PM - 02:00 PM Registration
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM Welcoming Note:
Dr. Narimane Hadj-Hamou, CEO, CLICK
02:15 PM - 02:45 PM Key Note Address 1
Unleash the Talent: Reimaging higher education for a new generation of learning
Dr. Peter J. Wells, Chief, Higher Education, UNESCO, Paris., France

 

 

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02:45 PM - 04:00 PM

Panel Discussion I
Higher Education’s Role in Securing a More Inclusive and Sustainable Future: An Emerging Need to Act and Transform
Moderator
Prof. Ghassan Aouad, Chancellor, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
Panellists
• Patrick Paul Walsh. Director, SDG Academy, Ireland
Prof. Maurits van Rooijen, Chief Executive for Academic Affairs, Global University Systems (GUS) & President of the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Germany.

04:00 PM - 04:15 PM BREAK
04:15 PM - 05:20 PM

Panel Discussion II
Education for Sustainability: Fostering Women’s Leadership in driving sustainability at the university level” 
Moderator
Prof. Abhilasha Singh, Vice President for Academic Affairs, American University of the Emirates, UAE
Panellists
• Prof.  Yusra Mouzughi, President, Royal University for Women, Bahrain
• Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Pro Chancellor, Chitkara University, Punjab & H.P, India
• Dr. Haifa Jamal Al-Lail,
President, Effat University, KSA 

05:25 PM - 06:35 PM Best Practices Panel
Transforming Higher Education to Contribute to Sustainable Development Goals [4 case studies]
Moderator
Dr. Catherine Hack, Principal Adviser, Learning and Teaching, AdvanceHE, UK
Panellists
• Prof. Dzulkifli bin Abdul Razak, Rector, International Islamic University, Malaysia [Online]
• Prof. Ghaleb Alhadrami Albreiki, Acting Vice Chancellor, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
• Prof. Amr A. Adly, President, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Alexandria, Egypt 
• Prof. Oriol Amat, Rector, University Pompeu Fabra, Spain
06:35 PM - 07:00 PM BREAK
07:00 PM - 07:45 PM Award Ceremony
– Opening Remarks
– Sponsors’ Recognition
– Presentation Ceremony
– Closing Remarks
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM Dinner and Networking
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