The annual NCCU–LU International Research Seminar, co-organized by National Chengchi University College of Education and Lingnan University, aims to provide a platform for worldwide scholars to exchange research and academic ideas on significant education topics. The 2021 Seminar taking place on 12 November will explore various issues of global higher education in the post-pandemic era. This research seminar emphasizes the University’s promotion of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are designed to provide quality education for all (SDG4) and facilitate good health and well-being (SDG3). This co-organized Seminar as an international exchange platform is directly related to SDG17 (Partnerships for the Goals), which aims to revitalize global partnerships for sustainable development.
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Programme Rundown
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Welcoming Session
Opening Remarks
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| 09:30 – 11:00 |
Session 1: Transnational Higher Education: Challenges and Prospects Chair: Prof. Bruce Macfarlane, Education University of Hong Kong
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education: Comparative and International Perspectives Ka Ho Mok, Lingnan University
Angela Yung Chi Hou, National Chengchi University
Taiji Hotta, Hiroshima University & National Information Center for Academic Recognition Japan (NIC-Japan)
Joshua Smith, Loyola University Maryland
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| 11:00 – 11:10 |
Tea Break |
| 11:10 – 12:40 |
Session 2: Cities, Changing Demography and Universities: Systems and New Approaches Chair: Prof. Ka Ho Mok, Lingnan University
The Impact of Covid-19 on Changing University Learning and Teaching Policies: Whither the Freedom to Teach? Bruce Macfarlane, Education University of Hong Kong
Two Edges of Asia in a Multipolar World: The Interconnections between Chinese and Turkish Higher Education Systems Yusuf Ikbal Oldac, Lingnan University & Lili Yang, University of Oxford
Higher Education Intellectual Performance, Social Network, and Strategies over the Pandemic Time: A Bio-eco-tech Approach to Online Mathematics Education Toshiyuki Hasumi & Mei-Shiu Chiu, National Chengchi University
University as Real Estate Developer: Comparative Perspectives from the Global East Do Young Oh, Lingnan University
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| 12:40 – 13:40 |
Lunch |
| 13:40 – 15:10 |
Section 3: Role of Universities and Internationalization under Covid-19 Crisis and Innovation Chair: Prof. Angela Yung Chi Hou, National Chengchi University
Flexible Pathways to Learning: Putting the Learner at the Centre Christopher Hill, British University in Dubai
Youliang Zhang, Tongjie Chen, Yidan Zhu & Tongfei Ma, Lingnan University
Husaina Banu Kenayathulla, University of Malaya
Innovating Higher Education Assessment amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Lingnan University, Hong Kong Weiyan Xiong, Yidan Zhu & Youliang Zhang, Lingnan University
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| 15:10 – 15:20 | Tea Break |
| 15:20 – 16:50 |
Session 4: Student Experience in Virtual Internationalization: Quality and Engagement Chair: Prof. Joshua Smith, Loyola University Maryland
Yang-Hsueh Chen, National Chengchi University
The Impact of the COVID-19 on International Higher Education: The Emergence of New Forms of Internationalization Ka Ho Mok & Yuyang Kang, Lingnan University
COVID-19 and Well-being of International Students: Implications for International Higher Education Governance Padmore Adusei Amoah, Lingnan University & Esther Wing Chit Mok, University of Sydney
Developing Effective Discourse for Online Learning and Knowledge Creation Huang Yao Hong, National Chengchi University
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| 16:50 – 17:00 |
Closing Remarks
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National Chengchi University’s seminar website: https://pse.is/3q2lxn