Programme & Speakers     Programme Outline Experts on university ranking will contribute to answering the main question of the symposium: how should universities respond to ranking? These speakers will participate in three sessions, all three of them covering a part of main question. The three sessions will address the following issues: Update on Ranking Systems Views and Opinions on Ranking and International Positioning Building a World Class University/Responding to the Ranking Challenges Friday 2 February 2007 The basic format of the symposium will be an update on the ranking systems as one plenary session (morning). Friday afternoon session will discuss the views and opinions on how to respond to ranking and impact of ranking on positioning. Saturday 3 February 2007 The Saturday morning session will be presented by a number of university presidents from renowned universities how they intend to further develop and future-proof their universities.  Full programme   Speakers Prof. Douwe Breimer Rector Magnificus and President, Leiden University Douwe D. Breimer, Ph.D. is President of Leiden University, The Netherlands, since 2005, Rector Magnificus since 2001 and Professor of Pharmacology since 1975.  read more                   Prof. Jining Chen Vice President for Strategic Planning, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China  read more Dr. Robert Coelen Vice-President International, Leiden University In October 2004 Dr Coelen was appointed to the position of Vice-President International at Leiden University.  read more Dr. Gero Federkeil Project Manager, Centre for Higher Education (CHE), Gütersloh, Germany  read more Prof. Alan Gilbert AC President and Vice-Chancellor, Manchester University Professor Alan Gilbert came to Manchester in February 2004 as President and Vice-Chancellor-elect to plan for the launch of the single University. He formally took up his duties as President and Vice-Chancellor on 1st October 2004.   read more Dr. Ellen Hazelkorn Director Dublin Institute of Technology and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Arts, Dublin, Ireland Ellen Hazelkorn received a BA (Hons) in Politics and History from the University of Wisconsin (Madison) and a PhD in Politics and Government from the University of Kent, UK.  read more Mr. Martin Ince Commissioning Editor, Times Higher Education Supplement, London, UK  read more Prof. Guido Langouche Chairman Executive Board Coimbra Group of Universities Guido Langouche was elected Chairman of the Coimbra Group Executive Board in 2005, after having been elected as a regular member of this Board one year earlier.  read more   Prof. Frank Larkins Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International), The University of Melbourne, Australia Professor Francis Patrick Larkins was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) at the University of Melbourne in January 2006. He also holds the position of Professor of Chemistry. His previous appointment, from 1990 to 2005 was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research).  read more

Prof. Jamie P. Merisotis President of the Institute for Higher Education, Washington D.C. Jamie P. Merisotis is the founding president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that is regarded as one of the world's premier research groups concerned with higher education policy development.  read more

Mr. Robert Morse Director of Data Research, U.S. News & World Report Robert Morse is the Director of Data Research for the America's Best Colleges and the America's Best Graduate Schools rankings both of which are published annually by U.S. News & World Report. He plays an active role in survey design, methodology changes, discipline research and monitoring data collection.  read more

Prof. Detlef Müller-Böling Managing Director Centre for Higher Education (CHE), Gütersloh, Germany Prof. Dr. Detlef Müller-Böling studied Business Administration at the RWTH, Aachen, Germany, and graduated from the University of Cologne in 1972 and holds a doctorate from the University of Cologne's Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences.  read more

Prof. Anthony van Raan Director of the Centre for Science and Technology (CWTS), Leiden University Anthony F.J. van Raan is Professor of Quantitative Studies of Science and Director of the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.  read more

Dr. Jan Sadlak Director UNESCO-CEPES, Buckarest, Romania Dr. Jan Sadlak is Director of UNESCO-CEPES since September 1999. Prior to this appointment, he was Chief of Section for Higher Education Policy and Reform in UNESCO headquarters in Paris.  read more

Prof. Dr. Frans van Vught Member of the Group of Social Policy Analysis (GSPA) of the European Commission Frans van Vught is a Group Social Policy Analysis (GSPA) Commission (under leadership EC-President Barroso) and Member Executive Board of the European University Association (EUA).  read more

Prof. Marijke van der Wende Chair CHEPS, Twente University, The Netherlands Marijk van der Wende holds a chair at CHEPS in comparative higher education studies with special reference to the impact of globalisation and network technologies. She is also a professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (chair: innovation in higher education).  read more