Proposed Program

Sunday, September 20th

16:00	-	17:00	Vienna City Walk
			Meeting point: University of Vienna, Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, 1010 Vienna - right in front of the main entrance
			If you have problems finding the meeting point please call the HOTLINE: +43-664-60277-175 26

19:30			Dinner at the Heurigen Zimmermann
			Directions: From the Universtity of Vienna (Main Building) - station “Schottentor” - take tram “37” to station “Hohe Warte”. From there it’s just a 5 minute walk to the Heurigen Zimmermann, Armbrustergasse 5, 1190 Wien.

Monday, September 21st

08:30	-	09:30	Registration and Coffee

09:30	-	10:00	Opening words:

			• David Fletcher, Secretary, Committee of University Chairs and Registrar and Secretary, University of Sheffield, UK;
			• Max Kothbauer, Chair of the Board of the Vienna University, Austria;
			• Georg Winckler, Rector of the Vienna University, Austria.

10:00	-	12:00	Key Note speeches: “Development of the University. Key Challenges for the near future”.
			Chair: José Luis López de Silanes, President of the Consejo Social of the Rioja University, Spain.

			• Peter Gaehtgens, Board Member of the European University Association and President of the University Board Schleswig-Holstein, Germany;
			• Wilhelm Krull, Chair of the Board Göttingen University, Germany;
			• Georg Winckler, Rector of the Vienna University, Austria.

			Q & A and Discussion

12:00	-	13.00	Lunch

13:00	-	13:30	Key Note Speech: “Management of risk: encouraging Universities to take risks and methods to manage the latter”.

			• Brian Heidecker, Chair of the Board of Governors of University of Alberta, Canada.

13:30	-	15:00	Simultaneous working sessions on:

			I. "The role of Governing Boards in developing the University’s strategic planning”.
			Chair: Richard Legon, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, USA;

			II. “Measuring Institutional Performance”.
			Chair: Olivia Grant, Chair of the Board, Newcastle University, UK.

			III. “Alternative funding sources”.
			Chair: David Fletcher, Secretary of the Committee of University Chairs and Registrar and Secretary of the University of Sheffield, UK.

			IV. “Relationship between University Governing Boards and Government Authorities and with Corporate sector”.
			Chair: José María Fluxá, Presidente del Consejo Social, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.

15:00	-	15:30	Coffee Break

15:30	-	17:00	Debate on working sessions conclusions. Plenary session.
			Chair: Ingrid Moses, Chancellor, University of Canberra, Australia.

19:30			Reception at the Federal Ministry of Science and Research.

Tuesday September 22nd

09:00	-	10:00	“Universities as economic and social drivers - the case for investment”.
			Chair: Jairam Reddy, Chair Council of the Durban University of Technology, South Africa.

			• Sally Bendersky, Director of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Chile;
			• Belen Bernaldo de Quirós, Head Division, European commission;
			• Steve Cannon, Secretary, University of Aberdeen, UK;
			• Jamil Salmi, Coordinator Tertiary Education, World Bank.


10:00	-	10:30	Q & A and Discussion

10:30	-	11:00	Coffee Break

11:00	-	12:00	“University Governance reform policies. Experience, results and future”.
			Chair: Max Kothbauer, Chair of the Board of the Vienna University, Austria.

			• Friedrich Faulhammer, director general, Federal Ministry of Science and Research, Austria;
			• Marius Rubiralta, Secretario de Estado de Universidades, de Research and Innovation Ministry, Spain.

12:00	-	12:30	Q & A and Discussion

12:30	-	13:30	Lunch (hosted by the Rector of the Vienna University)

13:30	-	16:30	Governing Boards in Higher Education: Different regions, different policies, specific issues.

			• Perla Cohen, European Higher Education Area (EHEA) expert, and Toulouse University, France;
			• Luis Delgado, Coordination of Universities and Research - DG Research. European Commission, Belgium;
			• Eva Egron Polack, Secretary-General, International Association of Universities (IAU) and Executive Director, International Universities Bureau, UNESCO, France.