Events

Experiences and advances in university transformation workshop

September 5-7 2019

The workshop on Experiences and Advances on University Transformation was set to share the commitment and advances to higher educational change among the project’s partners, as well as to strengthen and scale-up the transformation of higher education efforts globally in response to challenges of the 21st century.

Find in this page a list of the presentations and videos if available for your research purposes.

Overview 

  1. GCHERA overview by John Kennelly. 

Pilot University Commitments to Change, Advances and Challenges to Implementation 

  1. Higher Education Institutions Can Change the World Project Overview and Advances 
  2. The American University of Beirut, Rabi Mohtar, Dean Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences  
  3. Université Quisqueya, Gael Pressoir, Dean Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences  
  4. Technological Institute of Higher Education of Calkiní  
  5. Technological Institute of Conkal  

GCHERA Institutions Commitment to Change: Visions, experiences and lessons learned.

  1. Building Transformation Catalysers in Africa.
  2. Asian Association of Agricultural Collegesand Universities (AAACU).
  3. EARTH University’s academic program.
  4. Improving the Quality of Agricultural Education at the High School level by EARTH and Zamorano.
  5. College of Agriculture Transformational Experiences by Purdue University.
  6. Experience of the Technological Institute of Higher Education on the Implementation of changes as part of the Transforming Higher Education Project.

 

GCHERA Institutions Commitment to Change: Visions, experiences and lessons learned. 

  1. Opportunities for Global Networking and Partnerships on University Transformation TNAU Experience. 
  2. Transforming agricultural education for developing technically competent global workforce 
  3. Transforming Higher Education at Texas A&M University.  

Vision of Research and Learning

  1. Advancing Research, Enabling Communities (AREC).
  2. The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit – ESDU- “Keepers of the land” Redefining engagement in the region.
  3. Capacity Development at ICARDA.
  4. Supporting the education of our future leaders through research.
  5. Transforming Higher Education Systems: using TAP Common Framework on capacity development.
  6. Transforming Higher Education at Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

Opportunities for Global Networking and Partnerships on University Transformation

  1. Working together: a culture of innovation and an entrepreneur s journey.
  2. AARINENA’s Role in Research, Networking and Innovation.
  3. Transforming Higher Education, F. E. Robinson – University of Alberta.
  4. The value of gratitude & whose knowledge counts?

Also, find in this link the general agenda of the event and the summary after the workshop. 

Contact us:

Do you want to know more about the transformative power universities have to change the world and create graduates adapted to our society? Feel free to write us at transform.edu@aub.edu.lb

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