AKEPT Global Series: University Presidents Forum in collaboration with UKM
‘UNIVERSITIES LEADERSHIP IN CHALLENGING TIMES... AND THE WAY FORWARD’

10 February 2021 (Wednesday) | 10.00 am (GMT+8 Kuala Lumpur)

The threats that humanity encounters today are inevitable as a consequence of global interconnectedness and interdependence. In this current circumstance, the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered the most appalling recession in nearly a century and is evoking damage to people's well-being as a whole. Education is no exception. Today's university leaders are confronted with overwhelming challenges and uncharted waters as they resume to navigate the global pandemic aftermath.

This webinar aligns towards the strategic alternatives needed for the way forward in the post-pandemic period in an era where internationalization is faced with restrictions and challenges. It follows the aptitude of higher education institutions to analyze the recruitment strategies and execute a tactical gambit to draw in global student audiences as well as university partners through a keen focus on value-added recruitments. This debate will also highlight the urgency for the university leaders to address pressing issues on imposed cuts on education budgets, inundation of technological advancement, and how effective leadership strategies can keep the faculties and research institutions intact as well as motivating academic communities and universities employees.

Among pivotal questions that may arise during the discussion: What is the future of universities? How does an institution gain global prominence yet maintain a local relevance? What will the new strategic imperatives be within the new normal? How shall key performance indicators be redefined? The debate will tackle questions about the value offered by a university education which includes networking and social opportunities as well as educational content. During this critical moment, university leaders ought to demonstrate the institution's relevance by reviving learning environments so that digitalization expands and complements in such a manner that does not substitute the student-teacher and student-student interactions.

In dealing with unpredictable challenges, higher education institutions are in a dire need of strong transformational leaders to search for strategic pivots in positioning the institutions and bringing sustainability in universities up to the next level henceforth.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

⊷ To impart knowledge on the strategies in developing strong transformational leadership towards positioning universities of the future.
⊷ To explore strategic management in dealing with challenges and transformation.
⊷ To gain insights on the university's future with the advancement of technology.

PANELIST

⊷ Professor Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Bashawir Haji Abdul Ghani
Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Utara Malaysia

⊷ Professor Dr. Arif Satria, SP, MSi
Rector, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia

⊷ Dr. Sergio Antonio Silva Muñoz
Provost for Academic Affairs, The University of Guanajuato, Mexico

⊷ Dr. Mun Suk Ahn
Vice President for International Affairs, Jeonbuk National University, South Korea

MODERATOR

⊷ Professor Dr. Rosna Awang-Hashim
Academy of Professors Malaysia & Universiti Utara Malaysia

ORGANIZER

Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT)
Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia

in collaboration with

International Relations Centre (UKM Global)
The National University of Malaysia (UKM)
Email: partnerships@ukm.edu.my

PANELIST

Professor Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Bashawir Haji Abdul Ghani was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) in August 2018. He holds an MBA in Financial Management from the University of Hull, UK and a Ph.D. in commerce from Murdoch University, Australia. His area of specialization is in international business, business research, strategic alliances, strategic/policy modeling and business economics. Prior to joining UUM, he worked in a number of public and private sector organizations in Malaysia and abroad where he was involved in various economic, strategic and business research projects spanning most sectors of the economy. He then returned to academia to continue his passion for research writing at the School of International Studies (SolS), UUM where he taught international business related subjects, supervised postgraduate research works and business research projects for more than 12 years. He has co-authored and co-edited over 50 academic publications, including several books and articles in Scopus and ISI indexed journals particularly on Business Alliances and Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). Apart from writing, he is a member of various local and international professional bodies such as the Academy of International Business (AIB). His dedications and contributions to the university did not go unnoticed and he was duly entrusted with various senior administrative posts. He was the Assistant Vice Chancellor at the College of Law, Government and International Studies (UUM COLGIS) since 2015 prior to becoming the 8th Vice Chancellor of UUM. With the huge responsibilities entrusted, he has et a very clear path for UUM to become the 'Harvard of The East' and transition to an internationally-focused institution that partners with a range of leading global universities and multinational organizations. In realizing this noble mission, he is leading the charge to achieve top international ratings for teaching, research and publication and students' employability. Collectively, these key performance indexes will enhance UUM's stature as one of the best management university in the region.

Professor Dr. Arif Satria is the Rector of Institute Pertanian Bogor (IPB), or IPB University, Indonesia. He has been Dean of the Faculty of Human Ecology IPB since 2010, having previously been a lecturer in the Department of Social Economics for Fisheries. He is currently Chairman of the Indonesian Forum of Rectors for the year 2020. He was also adviser to the Indonesian Minister of Marine and Fisheries in 2012. Dr. Arif has been actively involved in the development of marine and fisheries policies since 2002, including the preparation of the Blue Economic Concept, as well as a number of Government and Ministerial Regulations. He served as a visiting fellow at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He received his bachelor's degree in Social Economics from the Faculty of Agriculture (IPB), then continued his master's degree in Rural Sociology from IPB and earned his doctorate in Marine Policy from the University of Kagoshima, Japan.

Dr. Sergio Antonio Silva Muñoz is a Civil Engineer from the University of Guanajuato (UG), Master and Doctor of Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and graduated from the Building Research Institute of Japan. He was a trainee in in Water Supply Engineering at JWWA and is also certified as Project Manager. He is currently serving as Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Guanajuato. Previously, Dr. Silva has served as Director of the Office of International Relations and Academic Collaboration, General Coordinator of Academic Development in Guanajuato Campus of UG, and he is a Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering. From 2005 to 2008, Dr. Silva worked as Director of the School of Civil Engineering. He was a Research Assistant at Tokyo Institute of Technology, has over 35 publications and has lectured in Mexico, United States, Asia, Europe and Central America. He has participated as a special guest of the Japan Society of Civil Engineering, the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and the Institute of Lowland and Marine Research in Japan. Dr. Silva has participated in projects with ILEC-Japan, Soka University Japan and Rogue Waters USA, also carried out research in Kiso-Jiban Consultants in Osaka and Nihon Doro Kodan in Tokyo. He has collaborated in the Transboundary Waters Assessment Program of the United Nations. He was Chairman of the Board of the Municipal Planning Institute of Guanajuato City, President of the Advisory Council on Climate Change in Guanajuato State, and President of the College of Civil Engineers of Guanajuato. He is a member of the Technical Committee of Specialists in Civil Engineering of Postsecondary Education in the Office of the Under Secretary. He received the 2011Award as the Professional of the Year by the research merit.

Dr. Mun Suk Ahn is Vice President for International Affairs and Professor in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Jeonbuk National University, South Korea. He received his B.A. from Seoul National University, M.A. from York University and Ph.D. from Warwick University in the U.K. He is in charge of international cooperation concerning Jeonbuk National University. His main interests are international relations, North Korean politics, foreign policy of North & South Korea. He has published many papers in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, International Journal, Problems of Post-communism, etc. He has also published many books dealing with Northeast Asian international relations, North Korea and Korea-U.S. relations.

MODERATOR

Professor Dr. Rosna Awang-Hashim is an educational psychologist and motivation scientist at the School of Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). Currently, she is also a member of the Board of Governors, Al Bukhary International University & Assistant Secretary General, Academy of Professors Malaysia (APM). She graduated from the University of North Texas (BA, MA) & University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Ph.D.), specializing in educational psychology. Her research interests include motivation psychology, learning and teaching in higher education & psychometrics. She is an active researcher, a regular invited speaker & trainer, and has published over 200 publications locally and internationally. Over the last 31 years at Universiti Utara Malaysia, she has served in various leadership capacities and her last position was as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International) of Universiti Utara Malaysia.

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Date:	February 10th, 2020 (Wednesday)
Time:	10.00 AM - 12.00 PM (Kuala Lumpur, GMT+08:00)
Fee:	Free
Platform:	Zoom Webinar

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