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Intro

In this one-day Symposium recent developments in rankings of universities and the impact of these rankings on academia in the context of international benchmarking and evaluation will be presented by leading experts in this field. The focus is on technical and methodological challenges and strategies related to these rankings, and on new approaches.
Conference Venue :map:

7 floor, International Conference Hall, Center for Public and Business Administration Education, National ChengChi University. No.187, Jinhua St., Da-an District, Taipei City 106, Taiwan(R.O.C)
Plenary Speakers :detail:

At this Symposium will be covered by the five presentations of the leading experts in the field of University Ranking, including:
  • Robert Morse
    The Director of Data Research of U.S. News & World Report

  • Gero Federkeil
    The Project Manager of Centre for Higher Education Development in German

  • Alex Usher
    The Vice-President(Research) and Director (Canada) of the Educational Policy Institute(EPI)

  • Mu-Hsuan Hung(黃慕萱)
    The Professor and Former Chairperson of the Department of Library and Information Science in National Taiwan University

  • Yung-Chi Hou(侯永琪)
    The Research Fellow in Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation council of Taiwan
    Associate Professor of Fu Jen Catholic University
    Associate Professor of Tamkang University
Registration

The Symposium registration fee is FREE for both foreign and domestic participants. Coffee/Tea and Lunch are provided without charge.

Participation is limited to 200 and places are awarded on a first come first served basis.

Application Deadline:2008/04/30

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Programs Schedule

Time Duration Agenda
08:50 - 09:30 40 Registration
09:30 - 09:50 20 Opening Remarks / Introduction

Minister of Education

Dr. Victor Wei-Chi Liu
Chairman, Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation council of Taiwan
09:50 - 10:50 60 Keynote Speech I -

Chair:Si-Chen Lee
President, National Taiwan University & President, Association of National Universities of Taiwan

Speaker:Robert. J. Morse
Director, Data Research, U.S. News & World Report, USA

Topic:
U.S. News & World Report's America's Best College Rankings:Why are they done? What methodology is used? What has been the impact in the U.S. and the world? What are some implications of the U.S. ranking experience for Taiwan Universities and Taiwan college rankings?

General Discussion
10:50 - 11:10 20 Coffee Break
11:10 - 12:10 60 Keynote Speech II -

Chair:Wen-Tsuen Chen
President, National Tsing Hua University

Speaker:Gero Federkeil
Project manager, Center for Higher Education Development(CHE), Germany

Topic: Ranking higher education institutions - A European perspective

General Discussion
12:10 - 13:30 80 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 60 Keynote Speech III -

Chair:Paul T. Mu
President, Shih Hsin University

Speaker:Alex Usher
Vice-President, Educational Policy Institute, Canada

Topic: Rankings 2.0 - The future of university rankings

General Discussion
14:30 - 14:50 20 Tea Break
14:50 - 16:00 70 Afternoon session:College Ranking in Taiwan

Chair:Peter, Tuen-Ho Yang
President, St. John's University

Speaker:Mu-Hsuan Huang
Professor, National Taiwan University

Topic: Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities

Speaker:Angela, Yung-Chi Hou
Research Fellow, Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan

Topic: The Development of Personalizing College Ranking in Taiwan
16:00 - 17:00 60 Round Table:

"How will rankings affect the higher education policy by universities and governments? What type of rankings should universities take seriously? Should universities change their policy choices in light of their position in national or global rankings?"

Chair:Dr. Jong-Tsun Huang
President, China Medical University

Robert. J. Morse
Gero Federkeil
Alex Usher
Mu-Hsuan Huang
Angela, Yung-Chi Hou

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