Day 1
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Session 1
ROUND TABLE: RELEVANCE OF CURRENT HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE PROFESSIONAL OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Moderator: José Zaglul
Panelists
Ms. La June Montgomery Tabron W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Dr. Florence Nakayiwa Deputy Executive Secretary, RUFORUM
Session 2
ROUND TABLE: CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY FOR UNIVERSITIES IN AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
Moderator: Alejandro del Bosque
Panelists
Dr. Fadlo Khuri President, American University of Beirut (AUB)
Dr. Ian Maw. Former Vice-President for Agriculture, APLU
Dr. Doug Steele. Vice-president For Agriculture, APLU
Dr. Jim French. GCHERA Secretary General & Director of Tranforming Higher Education Project, (AUB)
Session 3
ROUND TABLE: CHALLENGES, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
GRADUATE OF AGRICULTURE
Day 2
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Session 4
ROUND TABLE: HOW ARE UNIVERSITIES TRANSFORMED AND HOW DO WE PROMOTE IT?
Moderator: Damián Porras
Panelists
Dr. Luis Latournerie. Director, Tecnm Technological Institute of Conkal
Dr. Jose Zaglul. Rector Emérito Y Rector Fundador De La Universidad EARTH
Dr. Alejandro Del Bosque. Director of the Faculty of Agronomy, Autonomous University of Nuevo León
Session 5
ROUND TABLE. CASES OF INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Moderator: Dra. Fadia Homeidan
Panelists
DR. Damian Porras Director of the Faculty of Agro-Technological Sciences and president of AMEAS
Dr. Michel Wattiaux. Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Tanya Müller García. President of Zamorano
Dr. Nancy Mungai. Director, Research and Extension, Egerton University
Session 6
ROUND TABLE. EDUCATION FOCUSED ON THE TRAINING OF FUTURE PROFESSIONALS, ETHICAL LEADERS AND AGENTS OF CHANGE
Moderator: Dra. Florence Nakayiwa
Panelists
Dr. Gael Pressoir Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of Agriculture, Quisqueya University
M.Sc. Jorge Gamboa Professor, Project facilitator, Tecnm Technological Institute of Conkal
Dr. Julieta Mazzola. Professor, EARTH University
Dr. Alfredo Granados. Director, Hermanos Escobar College of Agriculture
SYMPOSIUM OF THE TRANSFORMING HIGHER
EDUCATION PROJECT
RESULTS AND EXPERIENCES OF TRANSFORMING HIGHER EDUCATION
Session 7
INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSFORMING HIGHER EDUCATION project
Day 3
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Session 8
IMPACT OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE PILOT UNIVERSITIES
Session 8a
INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE: PERSPECTIVE OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY
Moderator: Arelis Diaz
Panelists
Dr. Alicia Ruby Lara Martín. Professor, Tecnm Technological Institute of Conkal
Dr. Absalon Pierre & Ms. Vicnie Leandre. Professors, Quisqueya University presentation one, presentation two and video
Lic. Oscar López Yarzagaray. Head of academic division, ITSH
Raúl Adolfo Medina Keb, ITSH Student. Institutional Culture: Perspective of students and faculty.
Session 8b
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Moderator: Julieta Mazzola, Coordinador del Compromiso Comunitario, Universidad EARTH
Panelists
Dr. Michel Chancy & Mr. Gardy Saint-Louis Professor and Communications Officer, Quisqueya University
M.Sc. Helbert Antonio Mena Martin Professor, Tecnm Technological Institute of Conkal
Mr. Narcizo Hazael Huchín Poot. Director, Higher Technological Institute of Hopelchén
Dr. Felipe De Jesús González Rodríguez, presentation and video
Session 8c
IMPACT AND GLOBAL ACTIONS
Moderator: Bernard Burrola
Panelists
Dr Anthony Egeru Program manager-training and community development, Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Session 9
LEARNINGS AND VISION TOWARDS THE FUTURE
Moderator: Jim French
Panelists
Dr. Gael Pressoir Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of Agriculture, Quisqueya University
Dr. José María Tun Suárez Academic Deputy Director, Tecnm Technological Institute of Conkal
Dr. Gonzalo Miguel Quetz Aguirre Professor, Calkiní Higher Technological Institute
Eng Alberto Pantí González Professor, Higher Technological Institute of Hopelchén
