Dialogue Series: “The Future of Higher Education”
Details
| Type | Lecture |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / Applying students / International students / Alumni / Companies / Junior high school students / High school students / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Date(s) | December 16, 2022 12:00 — March 1, 2023 11:00 |
| Location | Online |
| Venue | Zoom Meeting |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | Advance registration required |
| Registration Period | December 16, 2022 — March 1, 2023 |
| Contact | tokyo.college.event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Higher education around the world is experiencing vast changes in its multiple environments as a result of numerous factors, including globalization, shifts in the boundary conditions of truth, the effects of technology, geopolitical uncertainties, and calls for ‘decolonisation’. Moderated by Tokyo College Professor Ahmed BAWA, this dialogue series explores the impact of these factors on the future of higher education. (English only)
Dialogue 1 Higher Education at a Crossroads: Envisioning Future Scenarios for the Field and for Society
16 December 2022 (12:00 pm - 1:00 pm JST)
Speaker: Hilligje van’t LAND (Secretary-General, International Association of Universities)
Dialogue 2 Emergencies and the Tasks of Critical University Studies
18 January 2023 (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm JST)
Pre-Registration required (Register here)
Speaker: Andre KEET (Chair of Critical Studies in Higher Education Transformation and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Nelson Mandela University)
Dialogue 3 Knowledge Production as a Public Good: Challenges and Opportunities
25 January 2023 (10:00 am - 11:00 am JST)
Pre-Registration required (Register here)
Speaker: Elisa REIS (Professor of Political Sociology, The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
Dialogue 4 Nelson Mandela University in its Context
1 February 2023 (3:00 pm - 4:00 pm JST)
Pre-Registration required (Register here)
Speaker: Sibongile MUTHWA (Vice-Chancellor, Nelson Mandela University)
Dialogue 5 Realizing the Democratic Mission of Universities in a Time of Global Crisis
8 February 2023 (10:00 am - 11:00 am JST)
Pre-Registration required (Register here)
Speaker: Ira HARKAVY (Founding Director, Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania)
Dialogue 6 The Politics of Knowledge and the Imperative of Decolonization: Reflections from Africa
15 February 2023 (3:00 pm - 4:00 pm JST)
Pre-Registration required (Register here)
Speaker: Sabelo NDLOVU-GATSHENI (Chair for Epistemologies of the Global South, Bayreuth University)
Dialogue 7 Regional Collaboration to Promote "Knowledge Diplomacy"
1 March 2023 (10:00 am - 11:00 am JST)
Pre-Registration required (Register here)
Speaker: KITAMURA Yuto (Professor, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo)
