UNESCO Office in Bangkok: Programme

Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID)

Programme

Wednesday, 12 December 2007

08:00-09:00

Registration

09:00-10:30

Opening Ceremony

09:00-09:15

09:15-09:30

09:30-10:30

Welcome Address (pdf, 10kb)
Sheldon Shaeffer, Director, UNESCO Bangkok

Opening Address (pdf, 30kb)
Varakorn Samakoses, Deputy Minister of Education

Introduction to Raja Roy Singh Lecture
Sheldon Shaeffer, Director, UNESCO Bangkok

Raja Roy Singh Lecture
Stephen Toope, President, University of British Colombia

10:30-11:00

Break

11:00-13:00

11:00-11:40

11:40-13:00

Plenary Session I: Paradigms of Developme

Chair: Molly Lee

Keynote Address

A Time for Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges from Participatory Development for Higher Education in the 21st Century
Peter Taylor, Fellow, Participation, Power and Social Change Team, University of Sussex

Panel

Roles of Universities in Sufficiency Economy
Charas Suwanwela, University Council, Chulalongkorn University

Pacific Perspective on Sustainable Development and its Implication for Higher Education (pdf, 20kb)
Tilianamua Afamasaga, Director, Centre for Professional Development and Continuing Education, National University of Samoa

Innovation of Higher Education for Sustainable Development
Samuel Lee, Secretary General, Korean National Commission for UNESCO

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Concurrent Session 1

Session	Title	Room
1A	Paradigms of Sustainability	Queen's Park 1
1B	Teaching for Sustainable Development	Queen's Park 4
1C	Incorporating Principles of Participation and Social Values in Higher Education	Queen's Park 5
1D	Partnership in Higher Education Towards a Shared Future	Queen's Park 6
1E	Universities and Participatory Development	Saithip

15:30-16:00

Break

16:00-17:30

Concurrent Session 2

Session	Title	Room
2A	Universities and Community Participation	Queen's Park1
2B	Creative Learning for Active Citizenship	Queen's Park4
2C	Service Learning in the University	Queen's Park5
2D	Use of ICT in Higher Education	Queen's Park6
2E	Building Healthy Communities	Saithip

17:30-18:15

Break

18:15-19:30

Speed Networking

19:30

Welcome Reception

Thursday, 13 December 2007

08:30-10:00

Concurrent Session 3

Session	Title	Room
3A	Curriculum Reform for Sustainable Development	Queen's Park1
3B	Youth Forum	Queen's Park4
3C	Curriculum Development in Higher Education	Queen's Park5
3D	Integrating Sufficiency Economy Theory into Higher Education Curriculum	Queen's Park6
3E	University and Industry Partnerships	Saithip

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-12:30

10:30-11:10

11:10-12:30

Plenary Session II: Possibilities for Development

Chair: Juree Vichit-Vadakan

Keynote Address

Participatory Research and Development: Implications for Higher Education
Rajesh Tandon, President, Society for Participatory Research in Asia

Panel

Community Service Programmes in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Sharifah Hapsah bt Syed Hasan, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Technology Transformation of AIOU (pdf, 530kb)
Mahmood H. Butt, Vice Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University

Towards Sustainable Development: Innovations in Higher Education of Uzbekistan
Alisher Ikramov, Secretary-General, National Commission of Uzbekistan for UNESCO

12:30-13:30

Lunch

13:30-15:30

13:30-14:10

14:10-15:30

Plenary Session III: Partnerships for Development

Chair: Titiporn Siriphant Puntasen

Keynote Address

Region Building in the Republic of Korea through Cross-Border Higher Education: The Case of Handong Global University
Young-Gil Kim, President, Handong Global University

Panel

UNEP-Tonji Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development (pdf, 1.4mb)
Zhu Daijian, Head, Department of Public Management, Tongji University

Changing Power Relations in Development and Education
Russell Bishop, Project Director, School of Education, University of Waikato

Collaboration between Universities and Local Stakeholders for ESD in Okayama City: Achievements and Challenges
Hirofumi Abe, Dean, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama University

15:30-16:00

Break

16:00-17:30

Concurrent Session 4

Session	Title	Room
4A	Reinventing Higher Education through International Service Learning	Queen's Park1
4B	Partnerships in Community Development	Queen's Park4
4C	The Role of Universities in Rural Development	Queen's Park5
4D	Curriculum Development for Technical Education	Queen's Park6
4E	Youth Engagement with Communities	Saithip

18:00-20:00

Special Event: University of British Columbia Open Space Workshop

Friday, 14 December 2007

08:30-10:00

Concurrent Session 5

Session	Title	Room
5A	Partnerships in Education for Sustainable Development	Queen's Park1
5B	China's Higher Education for Sustainable Development from International Perspectives	Queen's Park4
5C	Commercialization of Higher Education	Queen's Park5
5D	Contribution of Universities to Social Development	Queen's Park6
5E	TVET in support of Education for Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges	Saithip

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-12:30

10:30-11:10

11:10-12:30

Plenary Session IV: Permitting Development

Chair: Chantavit Sujatanond

Keynote Address

Quality Assurance of Higher Education as a Means of Capacity Building
Dorte Kristoffersen, Deputy Executive Director, Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications

Panel

Community Engagement in Australian Higher Education: Learning from AUQA Audit Reports
Antony Stella, Audit Director, Australian University Quality Assurance

The Role of Indonesian Universities in Community Development
Agung Purwadi, Director, Centre for Policy Research and Development, Indonesian Ministry of National Education

Linking Universities and Community Development: Challenges, Opportunities and Good Practices
Clementina Acedo, Director, International Bureau of Education-UNESCO

12:30-13:30

Lunch

13:30-15:00

Concurrent Session 6

Session	Title	Room
6A	Participatory Development with Sufficiency Economy: Philosophy in Practice	Queen's Park1
6B	Quality Assurance in Southeast Asia: Sharing Experiences, Shaping the Future	Queen's Park4
6C	Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education	Queen's Park5
6D	Sufficiency Economy and Participatory Development	Queen's Park6
6E	Role of Higher Education in Developing Regional Centres of Expertise	Saithip

15:00-15:30

Break

15:30-16:30

Closing Ceremony

Closing Address (pdf, 30 kb)
Victor Ordonez, Former Director of UNESCO Bangkok

APEID 8th Programme Cycle, 2008-2013 (pdf, 1.4mb)

Molly Lee, Coordinator, APEID, UNESCO Bangkok

Vote of Thanks
Derek Elias, Programme Specialist, ESD, UNESCO Bangkok

Closing Remarks
Sheldon Shaeffer, Director, UNESCO Bangkok

17:30-19:30

Special Event: University of British Columbia Open Space Workshop

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Conference sub-themes:

I. Paradigms of Development
● Participatory and sustainable development concepts
● Implications for higher education research and teaching
● Engagement with communities

II. Possibilities for Development
● Initiatives of higher education institution departments, staff and students
● Opportunities and constraints faced by such initiatives

III. Partnerships in Development
● Local, regional and international partnerships among higher education institutions
● Linkages among higher education institutions, government, communities, NGOs, private sector
● Key elements for successful partnerships in development

IV. Permitting Development
● Quality assurance standards and processes
● Criteria for monitoring and evaluation
● Regulatory frameworks

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