The IESB University Center in Brasilia, Brazil, recently held an International Seminar on “The Impact of Globalization and New Technologies on Higher Education.” This seminar was co-sponsored by the IAUP and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and took place on November 11-12, 2013. The attendees came from throughout Brazil as well as other countries.
The IAUP panel "Tertiary Education Leadership: Innovating into the Future" was held on October 30, 2013 as part of the official WISE 2013 program. The focus was university leaders (presidents, rectors, vice chancellors) highlighting opportunities and imperatives to create dynamic and enduring institutions serving emerging generations with innovation and adaptation at the heart of their success. The panelists featured innovation as the force that will allow tertiary education leaders to charter the path to the future of their institutions, taking into consideration current trends in higher education. After the panel presentations, participants had an opportunity to provide their own input and reactions on the topic.
Hosted by Dr. Shawn Chen, President of Sias International University, and chaired by Dr. Neal King, President of the IAUP and President of Sofia University (USA), the fifth Semi-Annual meeting of the 2011-14 Triennium convened in Xinzheng, Henan, China from September 23-26, 2013. IAUP members in attendance come from Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Republic of Georgia, India, Japan, Jamaica, Liberia, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, USA, and dozens of universities from China.
IAUP will hold its next Semi-Annual Meeting at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, Jamaica from January 30 – February 2, 2014. All IAUP members are cordially invited to this meeting hosted by the University of Technology, Jamaica. The gathering will include business meetings of IAUP Executive Committee and Board of Directors as well as discussions on major issues facing higher education today within a global and cross-cultural context.
The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) jointly sponsored a two-day colloquium on Global Citizenship and International Partnership in Bloemfontein, South Africa from August 19-20, 2013. The event was hosted by the Central University of Technology Free State (CUT), with the gracious hospitality of Vice Chancellor Thandwa Z. Mthembu, a member of the IAUP Executive Committee.
IAUP will hold its next Semi-Annual Meeting on the Sias International University campus in Henan Province, China, from September 23-26, 2013 and all IAUP members are cordially invited to this meeting. The gathering will include business meetings of IAUP Executive Committee and Board of Directors as well as a China International Education Seminar..
IAUP President Neal King presents at the Third Forum of Societal Partnership
in Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaIAUP President and Sofia University (USA) President Dr. Neal King presented at the Third Forum of Societal Partnership, “Scientific Research and Knowledge Exchange”, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The forum was held in April 2013 and sponsored by the Scientific Research Deanship and The General Secretariat of Research Chairs Programs at AlImam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University.
Hosted by Dr. Antonio Leaño Reyes, President of Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara A.C. (Mexico), and chaired by Dr. Neal King, President of the IAUP and President of Sofia University (USA), the fourth Semi-Annual meeting of the 2011-14 Triennium convened in Guadalajara, Mexico from March 14-16, 2013. IAUP members in attendance come from USA, Liberia, Brazil, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Mexico, Japan, Belgium, Austria, Georgia, Spain, Denmark, Chile, China, Canada, Taiwan, France, El Salvador, and Zambia.
IAUP President Neal King participates in the Education for Global Citizenship Symposium 2013
Puerto RicoIAUP President and Sofia University (USA) President Dr. Neal King served as a keynote presenter at the Education for Global Citizenship Symposium (Simposio Educación para la Ciudadanía Global) held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
A standing room only crowd gathered at the 2013 ACE Annual meeting in Washington DC on March 2 for a panel discussion titled Global Engagement: The View from Latin America. Co-sponsored by the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) and the ACE Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement, the program featured university presidents from Mexico, Brazil, and Chile, who discussed their internationalization strategies and responded to questions from the audience.
On January 8, 2013, a delegation from J. F. Oberlin University, headed by its Chancellor, Dr. Toyoshi Satow, who also is President-Elect of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), met with Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon at UN Headquarters and presented him with a copy of Pathway to Peace, a new book on disarmament issues.
The International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) has been invited to join the new Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group for the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Chaired by the President of ECOSOC, this high level group is the first of its type, giving IAUP a unique opportunity to help increase and enhance the impact of civil society on policy outcomes within the UN system.
The 2012 World Innovation Summit for Education – WISE – will take place from 13-15 November, 2012. Some 1,200 thought leaders and decision-makers will attend including Barham Madain, chair of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), who spoke to University World News about collaboration in higher education.
IAUP Conference: “Building Bridges through Education”
University of Applied Science Upper AustriaThe University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, the University of Education Upper Austria and the Caucasus University, Georgia co-sponsored the conference “Building Bridges Through Education” with UNAI to actively demonstrate the importance of promoting intercultural competencies in educational and social service institutions as well as businesses. The conference was held in Linz, Upper Austria from the 19th – 21st of November 2012.
IAUP President Neal King joined an international panel of inter-faith dialogue scholars, including Deepak Chopra, author of more than 65 books, for a seminar on Faith, Dialogue and Integration on November 26, 2012. Organized by the United Nations Academic Impact program at UN Headquarters in New York City, the seminar is part of an ongoing series dedicated to unlearning intolerance and promoting mutual understanding among cultures and civilizations.
