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Hosted by the International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) in partnership with the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA), the Global Leadership Summit will provide a one-day special platform for international education leaders to be in dialogue with their counterparts from around the world. The Global Summit will be held the day before the Annual IEASA conference.
Target participants:
Vice-Chancellors, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Senior leadership in universities, Directors of Internationalisation, Presidents and Executives of International Education Associations, and those in positions responsible for supporting/funding internationalisation activities in the Higher Education Sector
Space is limited to 35 participants.
Date: Tuesday, 22 August 2023
Venue: Suite 5, Elangeni-Maharani Hotel, Durban
Time: 08:30 – 17:30
Cost: R5000
KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIO
Ramu Damodaran
Ramu Damodaran is Deputy Permanent Observer of the intergovernmental University for Peace to the United Nations. He was earlier with the United Nations Department of Global Communications where his responsibilities included oversight of relationships with civil society, the creative community and celebrity advocates, publications (including as Chief Editor of the UN Chronicle), the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and as the first chief of the United Nations Academic Impact initiative.
Thandeka Gqubule Mbeki
Thandeke Gqubule-Mbeki is an accomplished Editor, Journalist and author. Thandeka received a M.Sc. in Journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in New York in 1991 and an M. Phil in International Business from the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science in 2021. Further, she completed the Oxford Executive Leadership Program, of Said Business School, University of Oxford in 2021.
PROGRAMME
Please click on each speaker name to view bios
| Global Leadership Summit Programme: 22 August 2023 | |
| 8:00 – 8:30 | Registration |
| Refreshments served | |
| 8:30 – 9.15 | Informal Networking |
| Meet and connect with participants leading internationalisation from around the world! | |
| 9.15 – 9:30 | Welcome |
Dr Lavern Samuels, Durban University of Technology, IEASA President (2023-2024) Dr Jeet Joshee, California State University, AIEA President (2023) | |
| 9:30– 10:15 | Keynote Address |
| Topic: Higher Education and the Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Keynote Speaker: Mr Ramu Damodaran, University of Peace | |
| Chair: Dr Lavern Samuels, Durban University of Technology, IEASA President (2023-2024) | |
| 10:15- 11:00 | Panel Discussion |
| Topic: Sustainable and Impactful Internationalisation.(How do we align Higher Education to demonstrate commitment to global citizenship, social responsibility and achieving the broader sustainable development agenda, as outlined in the SDGs and Continental frameworks such as Agenda 2063?. | |
Panellists: Dr Samia Chasi, Manager Strategic Initiatives, Partnership Development and Research, IEASA Dr Savo Heleta, International Education and Partnerships, Durban University of Technology | |
| Chair: Dr Jeet Joshee, California State University, AIEA President (2023) | |
| 11:00 -11:30 | Refreshment break and networking |
| 11:30 -12:15 | Keynote Address |
| Topic: Challenging corruption and Freedom of the Press in South Africa. | |
| Keynote Speaker: Ms Thandeka Gqubule, Journalist | |
| Discussion | |
| Chair: Ms Orla Quinlan, Rhodes University, President IEASA (2019-2020) | |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Panel discussion: Vice Chancellors and Institutional leaders |
| Vice Chancellors and Institutional Leaders will reflect on exercising ethical leadership in higher education in challenging national and global conditions of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). | |
Panellists: Prof Sunungurai Dominica Chingarande, VC, Woman’s University of Africa, Zimbabwe Prof. Hassan Omar Mahadallah: The Rector and VC of Somali National University Dr Esther Benjamin CEO & Executive Director, World Education Services | |
| Chair: Dr Darla Deardorff, Executive Director AIEA | |
| 13:00- 14:00 | Lunch and Networking |
| 14:00-14:45 | Small Group Discussion |
| Topic: Participants will reflect on the inputs to date and discuss the implications for leading internationalisation of Higher Education in their own contexts. | |
| Facilitator: Ms Normah Zondo, Deputy President, IEASA (2023) | |
| 14:45- 15:30 | Panel Discussion |
| Topic: In face of a mix of continuities and disjunctures, what are the divergent strategic responses and critical reflections on models of sustainable internationalisation of higher education? | |
Panellists: Dr Quinton Johnson, PhD, Director, International Office, University of Cape Town, South Africa Dr Ivor Emmanuel, PhD, Director, Berkeley International Office, University of California, Berkeley | |
| Chair: Professor Chika Sehoole, Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, ANIE Board | |
| 15:30- 15:45 | Refreshment break and networking |
| 15:45- 16:00 | Speaker session |
| Topic: Strategic leadership to promote justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in internationalisation? | |
| Speaker: Ms Fazela Haniff, Past President, IEASA; Diversity Inclusion HR Specialist Consultant in Higher Education, ACEI Global Consulting Group | |
| Chairperson: Dr Tasmeera Singh, Cape Town Peninsula University Technology, IEASA Council (2022) | |
| 16:00- 16:30 | Small Group Discussion |
| Topic: Strategic leadership to promote justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in internationalisation? | |
| Facilitator: Dr Tasmeera Singh, Cape Town Peninsula University Technology, IEASA Council (2022) | |
| 16:30-17:30 | Panel: International Education Associations |
| Topic: International Education Association leaders reflect on their leadership lessons, what they have heard earlier and the implications for Higher Education moving forward | |
Panellists: Dr La Nitra Berger, President of NAFSA: Association of International Educators (NAFSA) Ms Karen Dalkie, Vice President, Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) Dr José Celso Freire Junior, President, FAUBAI Mr Piet Van Hove is President of the European Association for International Education (EAIE) Dr Jeet Joshee, President Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Dr Lavern Samuels, President (IEASA) Dr Kefa Simwa, Executive Director, African Network Internationalization of Education | |
| Facilitator: Professor Judy Peter, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, IEASA Council and AIEA Board member 2023 | |
| 17:30-17:45 | Conclusion and Vote of Thanks |
Dr Lavern Samuels, Durban University of Technology, IEASA President (2023-2024) Dr Jeet Joshee, California State University, AIEA President (2023) | |
| Chair: Mr Wiseman Jack, President IEASA (2021-2022) | |
| 18:00 | Cocktail Function |
| Venue: Panini Restaurant, Maharani hotel (next to Elangeni Hotel) | |
| Programme Director: Mr Wiseman Jack, President IEASA (2021-2022) | |
REGISTRATIONS NOW CLOSED
KEYNOTE:
Mr Ramu Damodaran,
sponsored by IEASA
KEYNOTE:
Thandeka Gqubule-Mbeki,
sponsored by Rhodes University
Speakers fees
sponsored by AIEA
