6 th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum was held in Gent

October 25, 2016

     ICA Rectors and Deans Forum «Life Science University in the 21st Century Global World» was held from 25 to 27 October 2016 hosted by Ghent University, Gent, Belgium.
     Almost 60 universities and faculties from 26 countries participated in the forum.
The three Forum themes were:

  • Challenging Life Science Universities to Delivery Leaders for a Global World;
  • Preparing the Students for the Global World;
  • Leadership and University Management in the Global World.

     The keynote speakers (Lesley Wilson, Secretary General, European University Association, Belgium; Tiny van Boekel, Director of the Education Institute/ Dean of Education, Wageningen University, Netherland; Richard Elis, dean of University of Reading, Great Britain; Marek Szyndel, former Vice Rector for Internationalisation, Warsaw) addressed the expectations for agricultural and life science universities in delivering leaders to address the global challenges as set out in the UN’S Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and identified in the COP21 Paris Agreement, November 2015. In these terms the lecturer’s role is changing from knowledge transfer to being facilitators in their students’ learning. While the role of the life science Rector and Dean carries many challenges, on both the operational and strategic levels there are demands to secure and develop university functions and activities. The core function of the life science university is to deliver education and skilled graduates to society to address the challenges of 21st century as enumerated by the Paris Climate Agreement (COP21) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

     Our University is represented by vice-rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work, International Activity and Development Vadym Tkachuk.

Oksana Riabchenko,
director of Educational
and Scientific Center for
International Activity
 

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