(All Meetings will take place at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Buses for participants will depart from Huating Hotel at 7:15AM)
ZHANG Jie, Honorary Chair of Symposium, President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tom Katsouleas, Co-Chair of Symposium, Dean of Engineering, Duke University
Qidi WU, Co-Chair of Symposium, Former Vice Minister of Education of China and Director of Research Center for Engineering Education, Tsinghua University
Don Giddens, President, American Society for Engineering Education and Dean Emeritus and Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
9:00 – 10:00 AM – Opening Plenary
“The path towards world-class engineering education: ideas and practices”
ZHANG Jie, Honorary Chair of Symposium, President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Professor ZHANG Jie took office as the 39th president of Shanghai Jiao Tong University on November 27, 2006. He is a physicist in x-ray lasers, high field and laser-plasma physics, and he was elected Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2003, Member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2007, Fellow of Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in 2008, and International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2011. He was elected as an Alternative Member of the Central Committee of Chinese Communist Party in 2007.
Professor Zhang is the youngest to assume the position president of the institution since 1949. With a shining history of more than 114 years, Shanghai Jiao Tong University is one of the premier Chinese institutions of higher education with the strategic goal of becoming a world-class university. Professor Zhang strongly promotes research endeavors that are oriented towards the global forefront of science and technology and address problems arising from China’s major strategic needs. He took the lead in developing and implementing the road maps of institutional and academic development of Shanghai Jiao Tong University towards 2020, and in a systematic way, advanced the international and comprehensive evaluation of the disciplinary development of the university, which have provided important reference for the strategic planning of various disciplines and established a more improved evaluation system widely recognized by the society. In the meantime, he promoted an institutionalized, standardized and humanized administrative system, which has enhanced efficiency and quality of the management of the university.
Professor Zhang has placed particularly emphasis on attracting and cultivating talents, especially the establishment of high-caliber teams of academic leaders in the university. He believes that these high-caliber talents are the most valuable strategic resources in the process of propelling the university into a first-rate institution and making China an innovation-oriented country. His reformative efforts have resulted in significant progress in talent attracting and nurturing. Under his leadership, Shanghai Jiao Tong University is full of vigor and vitality and have made remarkable progress on its way to becoming a world-class university. Professor Zhang’s education philosophy and new practices have provided invaluable exploration and experience in achieving China’s goal of building world-class universities.
Minister XU Guanhua, Former Minister of Science and Technology of China
Xu Guanhua was born in 1941 in Beijing, but his ancestral home is Shanghai. He initially studied forestry, but he subsequently spent many years doing earth sciences research and conducting work on remote sensing applications, principally with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He won several awards for his work.
Xu became vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1994, vice-minister of the State Science and Technology Commission in 1994, and vice-minister of science and technology in 1998, before being appointed minister of science and technology in February 2001.
Xu was a member of the 15th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 9th CPPCC National Committee.
10:00 – 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 – 11:45 AM – Panel Session 1 - Co-curricular educational experiences
There is growing evidence that in the developed world, careers in engineering and related technical areas do not have the attraction for students that they once had. In contrast, students in developing countries seem much more attracted to engineering. There are a variety of possible explanations for these differences, some of which relate to history and culture and national values but others that are linked to how education is organized and regulated. There are also issues of equity and the inclusion of segments of society who are currently under-represented in the ranks of the profession.
Those students in the developed world who do choose engineering are looking to be much more actively engaged in learning rather than being passive recipients of instruction. We must engage students in new ways based on different pedagogies and creative learning environments that blend face-to-face and virtual interaction and which make the most of modeling and computer simulation. Experiential or out of the classroom learning experiences that are hands-on seem to be highly desired by today’s engineering. These experiences range from hands-on design competitions, to the international solar decathlon, to international overseas opportunities in the developing world including Engineers Without Borders and other organizations. This track reviews these experiential out of the classroom learning opportunities from around the world.
Panelists:
"Empowering Students via Global Co-Curricular Education Experience"
Daniel Hastings, Dean of Undergraduate Education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Co-curricular educational experiences: What students learn and integration with curricula”
J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, Professor and Assistant Dean, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
“Real world global competition that prepares students for big challenges: An introduction to Solar Decathlon China”
Pingrong YU, Research Professor and Director of Center of Solar Energy at College of Engineering, Peking University; Director of Solar Decathlon China.
Moderator: Darryll Pines, Dean of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
12:00 – 1:15 PM Lunch – Sponsored Keynote speaker – Autodesk
“How Educational Innovation Prepares Youth to Meet Global Challenges”
George Abraham, Senior Program Manager, Education
Helping students meet future challenges in engineering requires new approaches to teaching and learning, often driven by students themselves. In this conversation, Autodesk will review design-centered programs and projects that are inspiring and prepare young people for the innovative careers that will solve some of today’s toughest problems.
1:15 – 1:45 PM – Plenary 2
“Innovating from Emerging Market”
Xiangli Chen, General Manager, GE China Technology Center
Dr. Xiangli Chen was appointed as General Manager of GE China Technology Center in August 2007, responsible for the overall Center operation, and leading a cross business team in research, new product development, and sourcing. His team is driving to build a world-class research and development center through close cooperation with all GE businesses, government, universities and research institutes. He led the establishment of GE’s third global research center in 2000 in Shanghai as the first General Manager. Before taking his current position, he was General Manager of Global Technology, GE Healthcare in China, leading an engineering team to develop new healthcare products and services for the global market, focusing on medical diagnostic technologies such as CT, x-ray, MRI, ultrasound, patient monitoring, and healthcare information systems.
1:45– 3:00 PM – Panel Session 2 - Workforce Needs of Multinational Corporations
The Workforce Needs of Multinational Companies panel is a moderated discussion on the current and future engineering workforce needs of multinational companies operating in a global landscape. Certain trends are evident: (i) Engineering work is being distributed globally as companies build design, research, and technical sales facilities near their customers around the world, (ii) Engineers increasingly work in geographically distributed teams that require them to cooperate, communicate, and compete worldwide, (iii) The competition for engineering talent at all degree levels occurs internationally across borders, and (iv) The supply stream and skill set of new engineering BS, MS, and PhD graduates must evolve to serve the changing worldwide workforce demands. What are the specific needs of industry and how can universities address them? To begin the session, each panelist will give 10-15 minutes of introductory comments on the engineering workforce needs and experiences in their own companies and what they seek for their worldwide workforce. The remaining time will be for moderated Q&A with the audience.
Panelists:
“Next Generation Engineer: Solving Workforce Needs”
Allyson Peerman, Vice President of Public Affairs, AMD
Cliff Emmons, Vice President for Tailored Products, Covidien Corporation
Xiangli CHEN, General Manager, GE China Technology Center
Min WANG, Director, HP Labs China
Moderator: Robert Parker, Executive Dean of Engineering, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
3:00 – 3:30 PM - Break
3:30 – 5:00 PM – Working Groups
The purpose of the working groups is to take advantage of the diverse perspectives of participants from academia, industry and government to generate and explore new ideas to make engineering education better. The Charge: Specifically, each group shall brainstorm ways that engineering education can be an even more significant driver for innovation and the global economy. Working group chairs will collect and summarize the best ideas for discussion of the whole at the closing session. 2-3 nuggets from each group will be summarized and disseminated broadly to the engineering education community as an ASEE Prism magazine article.
Participants are free to choose one of three working groups loosely aligned with the oral and panel sessions of the Symposium. A brief description of the specific charge to each working group is as follows:
1. Translation and Research Parks
Co-Chairs: Louis Martin-Vega, Dean of Engineering, North Carolina State University
YU Shouwen, Former Vice President of Tsinghua University, Vice Chair of CSEE
This working group will look at the vehicles for connecting the discoveries and inventions in the university to commercial and clinical ventures. How best can university ideas be translated into innovations that better society and drive the global economy? What are the roles of research parks and how can they be enhanced? What best practices in educational programs prepare students for translation? What best practices support faculty translation?
2. Global Education Experiences
Co-Chair: Darryll Pines, Dean of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
This working group will explore the role of global education experiences in preparing students to be leaders and innovators of the 21st C global workforce. What skillsets are needed to drive the global economy of the 21st C? How are these best learned? What is the role of extra-curricular versus classroom learning? Collaborative experiences across national and cultural boundaries? What is the role of multi-national corporations in providing appropriate learning internship experiences?
3. Policy and Government
Co-Chair: Joyce Msuya, Regional Coordinator of East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank Institute
This working group will explore the role of government agencies and organizations such as the NSF, the World Bank, foundations, NGOs, etc. in promoting university engineering education that drives innovation and the global economy. Recent initiatives such as the I-Corp at NSF represent a significant new emphasis on connecting university research to startups and business. What is and should be the role of each of the players (e.g., government, industry, academe, philanthropy) in bridging the valley of death?
5:00 – 6:30PM – Tour of SJTU Engineering Labs and Campus
7:00 PM – Opening Dinner (at Huating Hotel)
Nian Cai LIU, Dean of Graduate School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Professor Nian Cai LIU took his undergraduate study in chemistry at Lanzhou University of China. He obtained his doctoral degree in polymer science and engineering from Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada. He moved to the field of educational research in 1999, before which he was a professor in polymer science and engineering.
Prof. LIU is currently the Director of the Center for World-Class Universities and the Dean of Graduate School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His current research interests include world-class universities, university evaluation, science policy, and institutional research. The Academic Ranking of World Universities, an online publication of his group, has attracted attentions from all over the world. His latest book is “Paths to a World-Class University: Lessons from Practices and Experiences"
Prof. LIU has been enthusiastic in professional services. He is one of the vice-chairmen of “IREG-International Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence”. He is on the editorial/advisory boards of several international journals including Scientometrics.
Tuesday October 25th 2011
(All Meetings will take place at Huating Hotel)
8:30 – 10:00 AM – Plenary 3
“The Present and Future of Engineering Education in China”
ZHU Gaofeng, Former Vice President of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Zhu Gaofeng, an expert in telecom technology and management, was born in Shanghai in May, 1935. He was formerly the Vice President of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, China) and the former Deputy Minister of Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT, China), and is presently an Academician of CAE, adjunct professor of Tsinghua University and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
During the 1970s and the 1980s, he was in charge of system design of China's first set of 1800ch & 4380ch coaxial-cable carrier communication system, and won the National Science Conference Award & National Science and Technology Progress Prize. Integrating the theory of Communication Network with reality, he delved into the operating law of post-telecommunication economy and promoted the development of Economics of Post and Telecommunication. Also, he was responsible for many major consulting projects of CAE; and while keeping a close eye on the trend of IT development, he made exploration into a wide range of issues regarding China's industrial structure, communication industry, manufacturing industry, technology innovation and engineering education. Moreover, he authored a large number of papers and books, including Economics and Management of Post and Telecommunication, Industry Overview, Thought on Industry and Scientific Technology, China Manufacturing Industry in the Age of Economic Globalization, On the Theory of Transportation Network.
“Encouraging young students to be excellent Engineers in the future from both Universities and Industries”
YU Shouwen, Former Vice President of Tsinghua University, Vice Chair of CSEE
Professor Shouwen Yu is a Professor of Engineering Mechanics at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He is Vice President of International Federation of Engineering Education Societies from 2008 till now. He is Executive Deputy Director of Academic Committee of Engineering Education Accreditation of China and is a Member of Education Committee of Chinese Academy of Engineering (1999 to 2010). Professor Yu was Vice-President of Tsinghua University from 1992 to 1999.He has worked in the field of fracture mechanics and nano/micro/meso mechanics in last several decades. He was with the Institute of Mechanics, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany in 1985-1987 as Visiting Research Fellow under an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship. Professor Yu is a Vice President of the International Congress of Fracture (2001-2005, 2009-2013) and was elected as Honor Fellow of International Congress on Fracture in 2005. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica from 2000-2007.He is Editorial Member/Advisor of Editorial Board of 3 International Journals till now . Professor Yu authored and co-authored 6 books and has published 410 scientific and technical papers and 45 papers in Engineering Education. He received 2 National Science Awards and 2 National Awards of Progress of Education in China.
“United States National Science Foundation's support for Engineering Education”
Emily Ashworth, Director, Beijing Office of the US National Science Foundation
Prior to joining NSF, Dr. Ashworth served as Executive Vice President for International Programs at Texas A&M University. She has over 20 years of experience in management and oversight of international programs at Texas A&M and carried the responsibilities of establishing and expanding an international education and research network. Her major achievements included: facilitating establishment of Texas A&M overseas operations in Mexico, Qatar, and Costa Rica; increasing study abroad, research abroad, and service learning opportunities for students; and increasing support for faculty research abroad.
Dr. Ashworth developed collaborative relations with international institutions and research organizations. She facilitated establishment of a collaborative research agreement between CONACYT (NSF of Mexico) and Texas A&M to provide seed funding for collaborative research projects between Texas A&M and Mexican researchers. She helped secure funding from the European Commission to establish a European Union Center at Texas A&M, and served as a member of the negotiating team that facilitated establishment of the Texas A&M branch campus in engineering in Qatar.
In addition, Dr. Ashworth coordinated four biennial, bilateral China-U.S. Relations Conferences, initiated by former President George H.W. Bush and supported by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These conferences were attended by more than 1,000 people from both the U. S. and China, including policy makers (e.g., Presidents, Secretaries, and Ministers), business executives, educators, scientists and students. The second component of the conferences was research roundtables on topics of mutual interest to Chinese and U. S. researchers. Some of these roundtable discussions resulted in applications to and funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and other funding agencies. Dr. Ashworth received her Ph. D. in History from Kent State University.
10:00 – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 – 11:45 AM - Panel Session 3 - Global Partnerships
The Global Partnerships panel is a moderated discussion on the opportunities, various models, success stories, risks, and barriers of academic partnerships across borders. These partnerships involve a mixture of motivations including preparation of students to work in international settings, creation of unique educational programs, research, global brand projection, financial gain, diversification of the student body, and more. What are and what should be the objectives of the various stakeholders? Which models work best for the distinct objectives? What key ingredients are necessary for successful global cooperation? How can industry and government contribute? What are the barriers and risks? What are the unexpected results? To begin the session, each panelist will give 10-15 minutes of introductory comments on their experiences and views. The remaining time will be for moderated Q&A with the audience.
Panelists:
Steven McLaughlin, Vice Provost for International Initiatives, Georgia Institute of Technology
C. Dan Mote, Jr., Regents Professor, Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering and Former President, University of Maryland, College Park
Dave Munson, Dean of Engineering, University of Michigan
Moderator: Robert Parker, Executive Dean of Engineering, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
>12:00 – 1:15 PM Lunch – Sponsored Keynote speaker – D’assault Systemes
“Digital Innovation Transforming Global Engineering Education”
Xavier Fouger, Senior Program Director, Global Academia, Dassault Systemes
Digital technologies change the way industry works by enabling collaborative schemes to engineer globally competitive products. While engineering education gradually embraces similar practices to produce the global engineers' competences, the next transition emerges. Beyond collaborative engineering, co-creation and crowd sourcing announce the work style of 21st century innovators. The presentation discusses successful international experiences in implementing these practices in curricula.
1:15 – 1:45 PM – Plenary 4
“Universities, Global Partnerships, Innovative Economies”
Seeram Ramakrishna, Vice President, Research Strategy, National University of Singapore
Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng, FNAE, FAAAS is the author of book ‘The Changing Face of Innovation’. He is an advisor and sought after speaker worldwide on global trends of higher education, scientific research, and innovation. He participates in round table discussions organized by various think tanks, World Bank, OECD, and ASEAN. He is trained as a materials engineer at the University of Cambridge, and received general management training from the Harvard University. Thomson Reuters ISI Web of Knowledge places him among the top one percent of materials scientists worldwide (ESI rank is 30). He is an elected international fellow of major engineering societies in Singapore, ASEAN, India, UK and USA. He is a professor at the National University of Singapore and held several senior leadership positions which include Dean of Engineering, Vice-President of research strategy, Vice-President of International Federation of Engineering Education Societies, and Founding Chair of Global Engineering Deans Council. His passion led to substantial academic partnerships with institutions such as MIT, UC Berkeley, University of Cambridge, Imperial College, French Grand Ecoles, TUM, ETH, Technion, Peking University, and IITs in healthcare, energy, water and sustainability.
1:45 – 2:30 PM – Working group 1-3 Summaries
3:00 – 3:30 PM – Break
2:30 – 3:30 PM – Closing remarks & Town Hall
Summary of Events and Introduction to WEEF 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
4:00 – 6:00 PM – Closing Reception
