Program

Warsaw, 1-2 December 2016

Organizers: Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP)
Polish Accreditation Committee (PAC)
Perspektywy Education Foundation

Partner:
ELSEVIER

Insitutional Partner:
Santander Universidades

Venue: Hotel Novotel Warszawa Centrum

Program
(as of 24.11.2016)

Thursday, 1 December 2016

11:30 – 13:30

Registration, welcome coffee, sandwiches
Venue: Hotel Novotel Centrum

13:30 – 13:40

Official opening

• Prof. Jan Szmidt, President, Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland, Rector, Warsaw University of Technology
• Prof. Krzysztof Diks, President, Polish Accreditation Committee
• Waldemar Siwinski, President, Perspektywy Education Foundation

13:40 – 14:00

Guest speaker

• Jarosław Gowin, Minister of Sciences and Higher Education (tbc)

14:00 – 15:00

Plenary Session I

How to accelerate the development of the institution – experience of the “Excellence Initiatives” in European countries.

Chair: Prof. Wojciech Nowak, Rector, Jagiellonian University, President, Conference of Rectors of Universities in Poland

Speakers:

• Sabine Behrenbeck, Head of Higher Education Department,
  f. Head of Excellence Initiative Project, Head Office of the German Council of Science and Humanities (Germany): The German Excellence Initiative - Decision making and monitoring procedures
• Victor Koksharov, Rector, Ural Federal University (Russian Federation), Russian Academic Excellence Project 5-100 - Concept, Initial Achievements, and International Collaboration Opportunities

Discussion

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 16:45

Plenary Session II – Panel discussion

Research Universities – what they represent, how to create them; challenges of the management process

Moderator: Prof. Michał Kleiber, Vice President, European Academy of Science and Arts, former President, Polish Academy of Sciences

Panelists:

• Prof. Krzysztof Diks, President, Polish Accreditation Committee
• Prof. Tadeusz Słomka, Rector, AGH University of Science and Technology, President, Conference of Rectors of Polish Technical Universities
• Prof. Ryszard Naskrecki, Vice Rector, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan
• Prof. Andrzej Kozminski, President, Kozminski University
• Prof. Marek Tukiendorf, Rector, Opole University of Technology

Discussion

16:45 – 17:00

Coffee break

17:00 – 17:50

Plenary Session III

International rankings under the magnifying glass – Part 1

Speakers:

• Waldemar Siwinski, President, Perspektywy Education Foundation, Vice President, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence: Introduction to international rankings
• Ben Sowter, Head of Division, QS Intelligence Unit (United Kingdom): Polish Universities in the QS rankings – their chances and opportunities to advance
• Isak Froumin, Higher School of Education in Moscow, former education specialist in the World Bank (Russian Federation): Pushing universities into excellence – the role of rankings

17:50 – 19:00

Plenary Session IV – Panel Session

The role of rankings in the strategic and operational management of the university in Poland and in the world

Moderator: Prof. Marcin Palys, Rector, University of Warsaw

Panelists:

• Prof. Tomasz Szapiro, Chairman, Commission on Accreditation and Rankings of the Rectors’ Conference, former Rector, SGH Warsaw School of Economics: The role of rankings in the university ecosystem
• Prof. Marek Kwiek, Director, Center of Studies on Public Policy, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan: The influence of international rankings on the university’s strategy – based on a case study of universities in 11 “aspiring” countries
• Prof. Andrzej Tretyn, Rector, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Vice President, Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland: Can Polish universities “make it” in international rankings?

Discussion

19:30 – 22:00

Conference dinner – ELSEVIER Research Impact Leaders Award Ceremony

Venue: Hotel Novotel Warszawa Centrum

Friday, 2 December 2016

9:30 – 10:00

Morning coffee

10:00 – 12:00

Plenary Session V

International Rankings under the magnifying glass – Part 2

Chair: Dr Dominik Antonowicz – Researcher of the global processes in higher education, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun

Speakers:

• Billy Wong, Data Scientist, Times Higher Education, "THE World Academic Ranking" (United Kingdom): Times Higher Education (THE) Academic Rankings - new developments
• Murat Perit Cakir - Middle East Technical University in Ankara, URAP Ranking Coordinator (Turkey): Polish Universities in the University Ranking of Academic Performance – their current standing and future possibilities
• Isidro F. Aguillo - Head, Cybermetrics Lab, the Spanish National Research Council CSIC, Webometrics Ranking Coordinator (Spain): Ranking Building a strong university brand in the Internet – experience coming of the Ranking Webometrics

Discussion

12:00 – 12:30

Coffee break

12:30 – 13:00

Special guest

• Claudio Calaiocomo, Vice President, Global Academic Relation, Elsevier:
The new tools and initiatives supporting internationalization of science

13:00 – 14:00

Plenary Session VI

Polish universities in the global rankings – can they run faster?

Chair: Dr Zygmunt Krasinski, Director, National Contact Point for Research Program of the EU "Horyzont 2020"

Speakers:

• Prof. Jerzy Duszynski, President, Polish Academy of Sciences: Institutes of Polish Academy of Sciences and international rankings
• Dr Alicja Adamczak, President, Polish Patent Office: Polish universities in innovation rankings
• Tomasz Mielniczuk, Director, Santander Universidades: Santander Universidades international support for research oriented universities

14:00 – 14:20

Clossing Session

Rankings a as a challenge facing Polish in the changing European and Global landscape of science and higher education.

• Prof. Tomasz Szapiro
• Waldemar Siwinski

14:15 – 15:00

Farewell lunch

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Program Committee

• Prof. Jan Szmidt, President, Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland, Rector, Warsaw University of Technology
• Prof. Wojciech Nowak, Rector, Jagiellonian University, President, Conference of Rectors of Universities in Poland
• Prof. Tadeusz Slomka, Rector, AGH University of Science and Technology, President, Conference of Rectors of Polish Technical Universities
• Prof. Krzysztof Diks, President, Polish Accreditation Committee
• Prof. Tomasz Szapiro, Chairman, Commission on Accreditation and Rankings of the Rectors’ Conferenc, former Rector, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
• Waldemar Siwinski, President, Perspektywy Education Foundation