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CIS Dialogue on Higher Education 2010

The first Dialogue focused on higher education planning and the eminent speakers included deputy director-general from China, joint secretary from India, and former presidents of Delhi and Fudan universities.

The Dialogue was organised by the NUS Office of the Vice-President (University & Global Relations) in partnership with the NUS East Asian Institute, Institute of South Asian Studies and Office of the Deputy President (Research & Technology), and is part of NUS International Relations Office’s Internationalisation-at-Home, or i@Home, initiative. The Dialogue was complemented by the inaugural “China-India-Singapore Student Celebration” on the same day, which aimed at promoting China and India as study abroad destinations for NUS students.

Speakers

Mr Amit Khare
Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, India

Professor Deepak Nayyar
Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and former Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi, India

Professor Wang Gungwu
Chairman, East Asian Institute, NUS, Singapore

Professor Yang Fujia
Chancellor, The University of Nottingham, UK, and former President, Fudan University, China

Dr Zhou Mansheng
Deputy Director-General, National Center of Education Development Research, Ministry of Education, China

Programme

Time Event
9:40AM Welcome Address by NUS President
8:40AM - 8:45AM Introduction by Moderator
8:45AM - 9:55AM Session I (Speakers: Mr Amit Khare & Dr Zhou Mansheng)
9:55AM - 10:10AM Tea-Break
10:10AM - 11:20AM Session II (Speakers: Prof Deepak Nayyar & Prof Yang Fujia)
11:20AM - 11:55AM Session III (Speaker: Prof Wang Gungwu)
11:55AM - 12:00PM Closing Remarks by Moderator