The Agenda

TimeProgramme
9:15 am - 9:30 amReception
9:30 am – 9:35 amWelcoming Remarks
  • Professor Jeanne Ho-Ying FU
    Chair of AALAU Annual Presidents’ Forum 2024
    Organising Committee
    Vice-President (Learning and Student Experience)
    The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
9:35 am – 9:50 amOpening Remarks
  • Professor Simon Shun-Man HO
    President
    The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
9:50 am – 10:05 amIntroduction by Attending Member Institutions
10:05 am – 10:50 amKeynote Speech by Guest of Honour
  • Professor Hiram E. CHODOSH
    President
    Claremont McKenna College
10:50 am – 11:05 amCoffee Break
11:05 am – 11:25 amSharing by Guest of Honour
  • Ms Ada Ying-Kay WONG
    Supervisor of School Committee
    HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity
    Founder and Chair
    Make A Difference Institute
11:25 am – 12:20 pmSub-theme I Presentations
Liberal Arts Education Processes and Practices

Moderator:
  • Professor Angela YIU
    Dean of Faculty of Liberal Arts
    Sophia University
What Organisational Processes within Liberal Arts Institutions Enable Students to Make Sustainable Impacts?
  • Professor Scott MACEACHERN
    Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs
    Duke Kunshan University
Turn Isolation into Community: What Liberal Arts Education Should Do as a Response to the Challenges of Disciplinary Education
  • Professor Feiyu SUN
    Vice Dean
    Yuanpei College, Peking University
Q & A and Open Discussion
12:20 pm – 1:45 pmGroup Photo and Lunch
2:00 pm – 2:55 pmSub-theme II Presentations
General Education & Interdisciplinary Studies

Moderator:
  • Professor Dale KONSTANZ
    Associate Dean for International Affairs
    Mahidol University International College
Exploration and Practice of Thinking-Oriented General Education at East China Normal University
  • Professor Xian-Rong ZHOU
    Director of Academic Affairs Office
    East China Normal University
NTU Future General Education – Linking Sustainability Leadership through Interdisciplinary Learning
  • Professor Lin-Chi CHEN
    Deputy Vice President for Academic Affairs
    Director of Center for General Education
    National Taiwan University
Q & A and Open Discussion
2:55 pm – 3:10 pmCoffee Break
3:10 pm – 4:05 pmSub-theme III Presentations
Social & Community Impact

Moderator:
  • Professor Yer-Van HUI
    Acting Vice-President (Organisational Development)
    The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Liberal Arts Education, USR, and Sustainability Leadership at Tunghai University
  • Professor Jeng LIU
    Vice President
    Distinguished Professor of Sociology
    Tunghai University
How Humanities Studies Can Cultivate Leadership in Sustainability
  • Dr Pasoot LASUKA
    Associate Dean of Faculty of Humanities
    Chiang Mai University
Q & A and Open Discussion
4:05 pm – 4:20 pmCoffee Break
4:20 pm – 5:05 pmPanel Discussion
Sustainability Leadership Education & AALAU

Panel Moderator & Panelist:

Sustainability Leadership in HSUHK
  • Professor Joshua Ka-Ho MOK
    Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research)
    Dean of Graduate School
    The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Other Panelists:

Sustainability and SDGs in Global Citizenship Programme
  • Dr Hyun-Gwi PARK
    Associate Professor of Humanitas College
    Kyung Hee University
The Future of AALAU - What Next?
  • Professor Bradley R. BARNES
    Interim Associate Vice-President (Global Affairs) cum Director of Global Education and Professor of Department of Marketing and International Business
    Lingnan University
5:05 pm – 5:15 pmObservations & Sharings
  • Professor Hiram E. CHODOSH
    President
    Claremont McKenna College
5:15 pm – 5:25 pmJoint Declaration Signing Ceremony
  • Participating AALAU Member Institutions
5:25 pm – 5:30 pmClosing Remarks
  • Professor Jeanne Ho-Ying FU
    Chair of AALAU Annual Presidents’ Forum 2024
    Organising Committee
    Vice-President (Learning and Student Experience)
    The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
End of the Forum

* Please note that the agenda is subject to changes.