
DIES Conference: Strengthening Universities, Enhancing Capacities - Higher Education Management for Development
28/29 November 2011
Die Konferenz "Strengthening Universities, Enhancing Capacities - Higher Education Management for Development" mit Teilnehmern aus Deutschland, Afrika, Asien, Lateinamerika und dem Nahen Osten markierte das zehnjährige erfolgreiche Bestehen des gemeinsamen DIES-Programms von HRK und Deutschem Akademischen Austauschdienst (DAAD). In Bonn berieten rund 160 Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus Hochschulen und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit über Fragen der zukünftigen Herausforderungen im Hochschulmanagment und über die notwendigen Qualifikationen der Akteure. Im Rahmen des DIES-Programms entwickeln deutsche Hochschulen gemeinsam mit ihren Partnern Trainings- und Fortbildungsangebote für Hochschulmanager in den Schwerpunktregionen Mittelamerika, Ostafrika und Südostasien.
Monday, 28 November 2011
Welcome Addresses
Dr. Dorothea Rüland, Secretary General, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bonn, Germany
Dr. Thomas Kathöfer, Secretary General, German Rectors’ Conference (HRK), Bonn, Germany
Dr. Roger Fischer, Deputy Head of Division on Education, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Bonn, Germany
Panel Discussion
Higher Education Management – Where do We Go from Here?
Working Groups “DIES Good Practice”
Working Group 1 "Strengthening Capacities for Higher Education Management – The DIES International Deans’ Course (IDC)"
Chair: Marc Wilde, Head of Section, DAAD, German
Presentation Professor Antia [12.96 MB]Professor Dr. Frank Ziegele, Managing Director, Centre for Higher Education (CHE), Germany
Presentation Professor Ziegele [0.99 MB]
Presentation Professor Taneepanichskul [0.02 MB]
Working Group 2 "Cross-border Quality Assurance through Capacity Development and International Cooperation – DIES Projects in Developing Countries"
Chair: Barbara Michalk, German Rectors’ Conference (HRK), Germany
Francisco Alarcón, Deputy Secretary General, Central American University Council (CSUCA), Guatemala
Presentation Mr Alarcón [0.31 MB]
Professor Dr. Mayunga Nkunya, Executive Secretary, Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), Uganda
Presentation Professor Nkunya [0.03 MB]
Dr. Nantana Gajaseni, Executive Director, ASEAN University Network (AUN), Thailand & Dr. Chantavit Sujatanond, Special Advisor to SEAMEO RIHED, Thailand
Presentation Dr. Gajaseni [6.53 MB]
Presentation Dr. Sujatanond [5.48 MB]
Presentation Dr. Stella [0.09 MB]
Working Group 3 "Strategies of Internationalisation – The DIES Partnership Programme on Higher Education Management"
Chair: Marijke Wahlers, Head of International Department, German Rectors’ Conference
Dr. Birgit Barden, Head of International Office, University of Hannover, Germany and R. Srinivasan, Assistant Director, International Relations Office, VIT University Vellore, India
Presentation Dr. Barden [4.66 MB]
Presentation Mr Srinivasan[4.66 MB]
Presentation Professor Mr Boeren [0.5 MB]
Panel Discussion
The „Entrepreneurial University“: How to Educate Entrepreneurial Minds and Manage Links between Higher Education and the Private Sector?
Professor Dr. Intan Ahmad, Dean of School of Life Sciences and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
Professor Dr. Ulrich Braukmann, Director of the Institute for Research in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Wuppertal, Germany
Werner Wasmuth, German International Cooperation GIZ, Germany
Dr. Lydia Raesfeld, Vice-Rector of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico
Chair: Jan-Martin Wiarda, Edit-Reporter, DIE ZEIT
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Working Groups “Future Challenges”
Working Group A "Capacity Development in the field of Research Management"
Chair: Christoph Hansert, Director, DAAD Office Nairobi, Kenya & Hamadi Boga, REAL Coordinator Kenya
Professor Dr. Brigitta Schütt, Vice-Rector for Research, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Presentation Professor Schütt [1.62 MB]
Professor Henning Jensen, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Presentation Professor Jensen [0.03 MB]
Professor Dr. Rasha Sharaf, Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt
Presentation Professor Sharaf [1.2 MB]
Working Group B "Good Governance in Higher Education: Concepts, Implementation and Training"
Chair: Professor Dr. Peter Mayer, Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, Germany
Professor Dr. Florian Hoffmann, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt, Germany
Presentation Professor Hoffmann [0.43 MB]
Professor Naomi Shitemi, Moi University, Kenya
Presentation Professor Shitemi [0.13 MB]
Presentation Professor Minh [1.71 MB]
Working Group C "E- and Mobile Learning: Innovative Delivery Methods in Continuing Education"
Chair: Felicitas Quass, Content Manager Alumniportal Deutschland, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany
Professor Dr. Olaf Zawacki-Richter, University of Oldenburg, Germany
Presentation Professor Zawacki-Richter [3.66 MB]
Professor Tolly S.A. Mbwette, Vice Chancellor, The Open University Tanzania, Tanzania
Presentation Professor Mbwette [0.05 MB]
Presentation Mr Lichtenthäler [4.39 MB]
Working Group D "How to sustain Capacity Development Programmes effectively? Working with Alumni in the field of Higher Education Management"
Chair: Professor Dr. Michael Fremerey, UNISTAFF Associates, Germany
Professor Dr. Gabriel Katana, Coordinator of the DIES-Alumni Network in East-Africa (REAL), Kenya
Presentation Professor Katana [6.81 MB]
Dr. Abraham Simatupang, President of the DIES-Alumni Network INDOSTAFF, Indonesia
Presentation Professor Simatupang [2.54 MB]
Presentation Professor Vargas Porras [0.04 MB]
Conclusion "Lessons Learned: How to Enhance Capacity in Higher Education Management"
Dr. Helmut Blumbach, Director, Southern Hemisphere Department, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bonn, Germany