| 8:30-9:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00-9:30 |
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| Welcome Address |
| Dr. Bassem Kaissi - HEIC 2009 General Chair |
| Dr. Hatem Alamy – HEIC 2009 Host Chair |
| Her Excellency Mrs. Bahia Hariri – Lebanese Minister of Education & Higher Education |
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| 9:30-10:00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Keynote Address I |
| President Muthanna Abdul Razzak - American University in the Emirates (UAE) |
| 10:30-11:30 |
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| Session 1A: Role of Universities in the 21st Century |
| Session Chair: President Mazen Jumah – Royal University for Women (Kingdom of Bahrain) |
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Speakers:
- Professor Jassim Al Shamsi
- United Arab Emirates University (UAE)
- Professor Bilal Hussein
- Modern University for Business & Science (Lebanon)
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| 11:30-12:00 |
Session 1B: Academic Freedom |
| Session Chair: Professor Salem Al Qahtani – King Saud University (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) |
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Speaker:
- Dr. Souheil Matar - Notre Dame University (Lebanon)
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| 12:00 |
Visit to the office of Her Excellency Lebanese Minister of Education & Higher Education Mrs. Bahia Hariri |
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Presentation |
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Speakers:
- Mr. Nasser Hassan CEO, Internet Traders International (Lebanon)
- Ms. Wafaa Al Atrach, American Education Center (Lebanon)
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| 1:15-2:00 |
Lunch |
| 2:00-3:00 |
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| Session 2A: Technology and E-Learning in Higher Education |
| Session Chair: Dean Emeritus Nuhad Dagher – American University of Beirut (Lebanon) |
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Speakers:
- Professor Ghassan Omari - Arab University for Graduate studies (Jordan)
- Mr. Wissam Al Sha'ar - McGraw Hill (MEA & Africa)
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| 3:00-4:00 |
Session 2B: Innovation and Creativity in Higher Education |
| Session Chair: Professor Massoud Daher – Lebanese University (Lebanon) |
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Speakers:
- Professor Abdul Muhsen Al Qahtani - Kuwait University (Kuwait)
- Professor Mohammad Al Haidari - King Saud University (KSA)
- Mr. Fadi Ganni - CEO, Morgan International (Lebanon)
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| 5:00 |
Visit to the Presidential Palace & Meeting with His Excellency the President of the Republic of Lebanon General Michel Suleiman |
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| 8:00 |
Conference Dinner |
| 9:30-10:00 |
Keynote Address II |
| Secretary General Bastian Baumann - Magna Charta Observatory (Italy) |
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:30-11:30 |
Session 3A: Tempus Projects
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| Session Chair: Professor Aref Soufi - TEMPUS National Coordinator (Lebanon) |
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Speakers:
- Professor Mohamed Hamdan - Yarmouk University (Jordan)
- Professor Sobhi Abou Chahine - Beirut Arab University (Lebanon)
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| 11:30-12:30 |
Session 3B: Higher Education and Industry Partnerships |
| Session Chair: Professor Karim Nasr - Assistant to the President for Academic Advancement - University of Balamand (Lebanon) |
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Speakers:
- Mr. Issa Al Bulushi - Gulf College (Sultanate of Oman)
- Mr. Taki Al Abduwani - Gulf College (Sultanate of Oman)
- Dr. Wassim Daher - Drake & Scull (Bahrain)
- Ms. Grace Azzi - Bank Audi (Lebanon)
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| 12:30-2:00 |
Lunch |
| 2:00-3:00 |
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| Session 4A: Globalization in Higher Education |
| Session Chair: President Ali Cheaib – Modern University for Business & Science (Lebanon) |
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Speakers:
- Professor Ali Ismail - Lebanese University-Institute of Technology (Lebanon)
- Mr. Kamal Dik - Modern University for Business & Science
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| 3:00-4:30 |
Session 4B: Quality Assurance in Higher Education
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| Session Chair: Dean Jassim Al Shamsi - United Arab Emirates University
(United Arab Emirates) |
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Speakers:
- Dr. Heinz Ulrich Schmidt -
FIBAA (Germany)
- Professor Salem Al Qahtani - King Saud University (KSA)
- Professor Shaker Rizk - Ittihad University (UAE)
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| 8:00 |
Dinner in Downtown Beirut |
