Program Overview

The 3rd International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development is designed to bring together academics from all over the globe dealing with aspects of sustainability in higher education. The program will include invited key note speakers and round tables covering a broad range of topics. Three thematic lines cover up-to-date issues of Higher Education for Sustainable Development and offer all delegates the chance to interact with others working in this essential field.

 

20th of November (Friday)
09.00 - 15.00 Registration (ongoing)
15.00 - 15.30 Opening Session: Words of Welcome by the Conference Organizers
15.30 - 16.00 Launching of the Centre for Sustainability Studies
16.00 - 17.30 Keynote Presentations:
The Challenge of Sustainability for Higher Education
Prof. Dr. Emil Salim & Prof. Dr. Richard Falk
18.00 - Welcome High Tea
21th of November (Saturday)
08.00 - 09.00 Registration (ongoing)
09.00 - 10.30 Keynote Presentations:
  • The vision, the history and the status of higher Education in the context of sustainable development (Prof. Dr. Hans van Ginkel)
  • Think outside the box: broaden the horizon of education for sustainable development practices (Prof. Dr. Arjen Wals)
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 - 12.30 Presentations in 4 thematic niches:
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 - 15.00 Parallel Activities:
  • Round Table I: A Generic Module on Faculty Training for Sustainability
  • Workshop: Gender & Diversity in the Context of Higher Education for Sustainable Development – An Intercontinental Exchange
  • Side Seminar: South East Asian Seminar on Higher Education and Promotion of Sustainable Development and Malaysia & Sustainable Universiti Research Network Forum
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 - 17.00 Presentations in 4 thematic niches:
17.00 - 18.00 Parallel Activities:
  • Round Table II (continued): A Generic Module on Faculty Training for Sustainability
  • Poster Presentation
  • Side Seminar: South East Asian Seminar on Higher Education and Promotion of Sustainable Development and Malaysia & Sustainable Universiti Research Network Forum
20.00 - Social Event: Welcome Dinner
22th of November (Sunday)
09.00 - 10.00 Parallel Activities:
  • Round Table III: University Ranking System: Can Sustainability Offer An Alternative Framework?
  • Workshop (continued): Gender & Diversity in the Context of Higher Education for Sustainable Development – An Intercontinental Exchange
  • Side Seminar: South East Asian Seminar on Higher Education and Promotion of Sustainable Development and Malaysia & Sustainable Universiti Research Network Forum
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee Break
10.30 - 12.00 Presentations in 4 thematic niches:
12.00 - 13.30 Lunch Break
13.30 - 14.30 Parallel Activities:
  • Round Table IV: Faith and Sustainability
  • Networking: Synergizing Research on Higher Education for Sustainable Development
  • Side Seminar: South East Asian Seminar on Higher Education and Promotion of Sustainable Development and Malaysia & Sustainable Universiti Research Network Forum
14.30 - 15.00 Coffee Break
15.00 - 15.30 Conference Wrap Up
15.30 - 17.00 Keynote Presentations:
Future challenges of Higher Education in the context of sustainable development
Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Dzulkifli & Prof. Dr. Gerd Michelsen
17.00 - 17.30 Closing Session
23th of November (Monday)
All day Field Trip
Conference participants can choose one of the three following options:
  • Penang (George Town) Heritage walk: 10am to 1pm,
  • Kampun Perlis to visit the Goning Banans Sustainability Project: 9am to 3pm
  • Chenaam Mangrove Site: 9am to 3pm
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