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
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Registration, welcome coffee, sandwiches
Venue: Hotel Novotel Centrum - 13:30 – 13:40
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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
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Guest speaker
- Jarosław Gowin, Minister of Sciences and Higher Education (tbc)
- 14:00 – 15:00
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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
- Sabine Behrenbeck, Head of Higher Education Department,
- 15:00 – 15:30
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Coffee break
- 15:30 – 16:45
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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
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Coffee break
- 17:00 – 17:50
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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
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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
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Conference dinner – ELSEVIER Research Impact Leaders Award Ceremony
Venue: Hotel Novotel Warszawa Centrum
Friday, 2 December 2016
- 9:30 – 10:00
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Morning coffee
- 10:00 – 12:00
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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
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Coffee break
- 12:30 – 13:00
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Special guest
- Claudio Calaiocomo, Vice President, Global Academic Relation, Elsevier: The new tools and initiatives supporting internationalization of science
- 13:00 – 14:00
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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
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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
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Farewell lunch
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