Keynote speeches and workshops 28 October 2019, Vienna

Date: 28 October 2019

PROGRAMME

Location: Marietta-Blau-Saal and Erika-Weinzierl-Saal, University of Vienna.

9:00 – 9:30 – Registration

9:30 – 10:00 – Welcome & Opening words, LEAD2 Video

Dr. Lucas Zinner, University of Vienna

Anthony Antoine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Dr. Marcin Gorski, SUT

10:00 – 10:15 – Group photo

10.15 – 10:30 – Coffee & Tea Break

10:30 – 12:00 – Keynote speeches on Academic rankings and their impact on University

Chaired by Prof. Dr. Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, University of Vienna

Dr. Johannes Sorz, Office of the Rectorate, University of Vienna

Prof. Dr. WU Jiang, Executive Vice President, Tongji University

Prof. Melita Kovacevic, University of Zagreb

12:00-13:00 – Q&A and Panel discussion

Chair: Prof. Dr. Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, University of Vienna

Panel:

Dr. Johannes Sorz, UniVie

Prof. WU Jiang, Executive Vice President TJ

Prof. WANG Lu, Beijing Normal University

Prof. Dr. Gaye Toksoz, METU

Prof. Melita Kovacevic, University of Zagreb

13:00 – 14:30 – Lunch

14:30 – 15:00 – Introduction to Workshops

15:00 – 16:30 – Three Parallel workshops on Academic rankings and University governance

Importance of rankings: Why are rankings important for universities and how can a university’s ranking be improved?

Moderator: Prof. LIU Yarong, NAEA

Meaning and limitation of rankings: Does it make sense that all universities strive for the highest ranking? Do rankings reflect the (regional, national, international) role of universities? Do rankings reflect excellence, and what is the definition of excellence?

Moderator: Dr. Lucas Zinner, University of Vienna