Kadir Has University, Istanbul
2-3 November, 2023
MEDNIGHT, "Mediterranean Science Team - GALA"
Istanbul, 2-3 November, 2023
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09:00 – 09:15 |
Welcome Coffee and Registration |
09:15 -10:30 |
Conference Opening Session Gülsün Sağlamer, President, EWORA Sondan D. Feyiz, Rector, Kadir Has University Attila Dikbaş, CEO, ITU ARI Technopark Chen Weijia, Executive Vice Chairperson, WWUPF Organizing Committee |
10:30 - 11:30 |
Opening Keynote Speeches Chair: Kerstin Tham, Vice Chancellor, Malmö University Speakers: "Turning tough choices into scholar-led transformation" Najat A. Saliba, Professor of Chemistry at American University Beirut, Member of the Lebanese Parliament "Recognizing women's leadership at the universities: from practices to policies" Bertil Emrah Oder, Professor of Constitutional Law and Dean, UNESCO Chair for Gender Equality and Sustainable Development |
11:30 - 11:45 | Photocall |
11:45 - 12:00 | Coffee Break |
12:00 - 13:00 |
Roundtable- Experts Voices "Gender Equality under Threat: Reflecting on the Measures for Improvement" Chair: Isabel Capeloa Gil, Rector, Catholic University of Portugal Speakers: Eileen Drew, Former Director, Trinity Centre for Gender Equality & Leadership, Trinity College Fanny M. Cheung, Former Pro Vice-Chancellor, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Louise Morley, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education, CHEER, University of Sussex |
13:00 - 14:00 |
Roundtable Session - 1: "Transformational Leadership under the High Speed of Change" Chair: Prof. Pamela Gillies, Former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University Speakers: Gulsun Saglamer, President, EWORA & Former Rector, ITU Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble, Chancellor, Webster University Chryssi Vitsilaki, Former Rector, University of the Aegean
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14:00 - 15:00 | LUNCH |
15:00 - 17:00 |
MEDNIGHT GALA MEDNIGHT, the Mediterranean Researchers’ Night, includes among its activities the selection of the Mediterranean Science Team and the grand Gala at which the 11 chosen scientists of the Team will be presented to the public, and the media. Mednight has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101061190 |
17:00 - 19:00 | Welcome Cocktail at Rezan Has Museum located in Kadir Has University |
09:30 -10:30 |
Roundtable Session - 2: "Advancing Gender Equality at Technical Universities of Europe" Chair: Birgitt Riegraf, President, Paderborn University Speakers: Silvia Lenearts, Rector Magnificus, TU Eindhoven Yusuf Baran, Rector, İzmir Institute of Technology Ana Costa Freitas, President, Portuguese Association of Women in Science Tuncay Döğeroğlu, Former Rector, Eskişehir Technical University |
10:30 - 11:00 |
Keynote Speeches Chair: "The power of data to advance equal career opportunities – a European perspective" Federica Rosetta, Vice President, Academic & Research Relations, EU Elsevier |
11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
11:30 - 12:30 |
Roundtable Session -3: "Inclusive Leadership: Lessons Learned and Recommendations" Chair: Inga Žalėnienė, Rector, Mykolas Romeris University Speakers: Şirin Karadeniz, Former Rector, Bahcesehir University Biljana Angelova, Rector, Cyril and Methodius University Edmond Hajrizi, President, University for Business and Technology |
12:30 - 13:30 |
Roundtable Session - 4: "The Future of Higher Education Networks: Challenges and Opportunities" Chair : Carmen Fenoll. Former Vice-Rector, University of Castilla-La Mancha Speakers: Mattias Björnmalm, Secretary General, CESAER Amanda Crowfoot , Secretary General, EUA Silvia Gomez Recio, Secretary General, YERUN Hilligje van’t Land, Secretary General, IAU Emmanuelle Gardan, Director, Coimbra Group Office |
13:30 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
14:30 - 15:30 |
Roundtable Session 5 : "15th Anniversary of the European Women Rectors Conference Series" Chair : Christina Ullenius, Former Rector, Karlstad University Speakers: Christina Ullenius, Former Rector, Karlstad University Krista Varantola, Former Rector, Tampere University Sijbolt Noorda, President Emeritus, University of Amsterdam Helena Nazare, Former Rector, University of Aveiro Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble, Chancellor, Webster University |
15:30 - 16:30 |
Conclusions by EWORA Board and SAB Members |
16:30 - 16:45 | Break |
16:45 - 17:45 |
EWORA Members: General Assembly |
18:00 | Bus Transfer to Istanbul Museum of Modern Art |
19:30 |
Transfer to Liman Istanbul for Dinner by walking |
22:00 |
Bus Transfer to Marmara Pera |