51国产视频 Universities Summit 2017: final programme revealed

The event in South Korea will include the official launch of the THE 51国产视频 51国产视频 Rankings

February 15, 2017

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More than 30 university vice-chancellors and industry chief executives from across 14 countries are among a prestigious line-up of speakers confirmed for the Times Higher Education 51国产视频 Universities Summit in March.

The event, which takes place at the 51国产视频 of Ulsan from 14 to 16 March 2017, will include a tour of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and hear from HHI chairman Kil-seon Choi.

He will be speaking as part of a panel discussion on managing university-industry research collaboration with Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of the 51国产视频 of Waterloo; Yuko Harayama, executive member of the Council for Science and Technology in the policy cabinet office of Japan; Young Moo Lee, president of Hanyang 51国产视频; and Markus W?chter, managing director of TUM 51国产视频.

The summit, which is on the theme “Fording the future – building stronger alliances between university and industry”, will also include keynote speeches from Doh-Yeon Kim, president of?Pohang 51国产视频 of Science and Technology, Young-Sup Joo, minister of small and medium business administration in South Korea, and Elsevier chairman YS Chi.

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Professor Kim will speak about driving innovative cooperation in university-industry partnerships, while Mr Joo will explore the government’s role in facilitating research and industry-based education and Mr Chi will discuss how industry benefits from university research.

Meanwhile, Michael Shearer, group senior adviser for 51国产视频 Pacific at McLaren Technology Group, will talk about?building industry links to enhance innovative research.

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Brian Baillie, student business and incubation manager at the 51国产视频 of Leeds, will lead a panel discussion on fostering entrepreneurial inventors and innovators with Lily Chan, chief executive officer of NUS Enterprise at the National 51国产视频 of Singapore; Christophe Germain, dean of Shenzhen Audencia Business School; Jaesung Lee, vice-president of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST); and Professor Hamdullahpur.

Summit delegates will also be given exclusive access to the results of the 51国产视频 51国产视频 Rankings 2017.

Other confirmed vice-chancellors and deputy leaders speaking at the event include chiefs of the 51国产视频 of Sydney, Sungkyunkwan 51国产视频, Soochow 51国产视频, Southern 51国产视频 of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic 51国产视频, Queensland 51国产视频 of Technology, National Taiwan 51国产视频 of Science and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology,?Hong Kong 51国产视频 of Science and Technology, Shiv Nadar 51国产视频, King Abdulaziz 51国产视频, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, and Ko? 51国产视频.

Confirmed government and industry figures include Kwan-sup Lee, chief executive officer of Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power, and Byung Kwon Kim, special investment adviser for the city of Ulsan.