Programme
UNIVERSITIES ENGAGING WITH SOCIETY IN TURBULENT TIMES
Anniversary of the Magna Charta Universitatum
14 - 16 September 2022
Plenary sessions will be broadcasted on YouTube: Magna Charta Observatory - YouTube
Programme
Wednesday 14 September 2022
Arrival of participants
Pre-conference programme
In association with University World News and the University of Bologna
Aula Absidale Santa Lucia
Via de’ Chiari 25/A
Plenary sessions
14.00 Registration
14.30 Welcome and introduction
Patrick Deane, President of the Magna Charta Observatory Governing Council, Canada
14.35 Universities in the News
Session led by University World News, looking at the stories making the news, why they are making the news, and how universities might engage constructively with the media
Brendan O'Malley, Editor in chief, University World News
15.35 Global Citizenship Education in 2022
Massimiliano Tarozzi, UNESCO Chair in Global Citizenship Education in Higher Education, Professor of General and Social Education at the Department of Life Quality Studies, Italy
Matteo Lepore, Mayor of Bologna, Italy
Collaboration between the University and local Government
16.35 Refreshment break
17.00 Universities, Academic Freedom, and Human Rights
Rita Monticelli, University of Bologna, Italy and City Councilor for Human Rights and inter-religious dialogue
18.00 Close of pre-conference programme
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Evening free
Thursday, 15th September 2022
Conference
Aula Absidale Santa Lucia
Via de’ Chiari 25/A
Universities engaging with Society in Turbulent Times
09.00 Arrival and registration of participants
09.30 Opening
Welcome
Giovanni Molari
Rector of the University of Bologna and President of the Magna Charta Observatory, Italy
Introduction
Patrick Deane
President of the Magna Charta Observatory Governing Council, Canada
09.45 Keynotes
Our academic responsibility to society
Chris Brink
formerly Rector of the University of Newcastle, UKThe University and Liberal Democracy
Ronald J. Daniels
President Johns Hopkins USA
Questions and Discussion
11.15 Refreshment break
11.45 Universities supporting society in times of crisis and preparing for uncertain futures
Panel Session (see content note below)
Chair
Patrick Deane
President of the Magna Charta Observatory Governing Council, Canada
Panel members
Sibongile Muthwa
Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Roman Gryniuk,
Rector, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Ukraine
12.45 MCO Update
David J. Lock
Secretary General of the Magna Charta Observatory
12.55 Briefing for afternoon session
13.15 Lunch
Cloister San Giovanni in Monte
14.45 – 17.15 World Café Sessions
Museum of the History of Bologna - Palazzo Pepoli,
Via Castiglione 8 (5 min. walk)
World Café Topics and partners
Tables of up to 10 people, each led by a speaker on a specific theme relating to the Conference (see list herebelow).
Participants will choose a topic and go to the relevant table. Forty five minutes later, on the sounding of a bell, participants will move to another table for a different topic for the second session. Forty five minutes later, on the sounding of a bell, participants will move to the third session of the afternoon.
10 min. introduction of the topic by host: (distributing a printed summary to participants at the table)
30 min. of questions and discussions from the participants
A note will be taken of each discussion which will be written up into a resource for the MCO website.
14.45 – 15.30 15.35 – 16.20 16.25 – 17.10
World Café Session 1 World Café Session 2 World Café Session 3
Topics
1. Student perspectives on principles, values, and responsibilities of universities: focussing on academic freedom, institutional democracy, and ethical research
Hosted by: Sherine Omondi, Global Student Forum
2. Student perspectives on teaching and research being inseparable with students engaged in the search for knowledge and greater understanding
Hosted by: Martina Darmanin, President of the European Students' Union (ESU)
3. Supporting Universities in conflict zones
Hosted by: Roman Grynyuk, Rector, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Ukraine
4. Defending autonomy: the case of Boğaziçi University
Hosted by: Taner Bilgiç, Professor, Bogazici University, Turkey
5. Academic Freedom in Russia – turbulent times and the role of academia in society
Hosted by: Milica Popovic, Fellow in residence Global Observatory on Academic Freedom (GOAF)
Speaker: Elizaveta Potapova, Researcher – PPMI
6. Approaches to forming a social contract with civil society
Hosted by: Chris Brink, formerly Rector of the University of Newcastle, UK
7. University engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals
Hosted by: Andreas Corcoran, Deputy Secretary General, International Association of Universities
8. Engaging with Arab Universities
Hosted by: Amr Ezzat Salama, Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities
9. Universities without walls: EUA vision for 2030
Hosted by: Amanda Crowfoot, Secretary General EUA
10. Creating Equity and Fairness: Gender
Hosted by: Cristina Demaria, Vice-Rector Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna
Hosted by: Claudia Padovani, Scholars at Risk, Italian Chapter
12. MCO Research Strategy: setting the agenda with universities
Hosted by: Giga Zedania, Chair of the MCO Research Committee
13. Living your Values: the MCO’s Living Values Project
Hosted by: John Davies MCO Ambassadors
14. Engaging with the Media
Hosted by: Brendan O'Malley, Editor in Chief, University World News
15. The Impact of Universities on the 2030 Global Skills Crisis: Using graduate degrees, executive education and continued education to combat the global skills crisis
Hosted by: Salah Kahlil, Macat International Ltd, UK
17.15 Close of World Café session
19.30 Conference gala dinner
Museum of the History of Bologna - Palazzo Pepoli
Via Castiglione 8
Dress code: Business formal
Friday 16th September 2022
Ceremony for the signature of the Magna Charta Universitatum MCU2020
Aula Absidale Santa Lucia
Via de’ Chiari 25/A
09.45 Arrival of participants
10.15 Ceremony for the signature of the MCU2020
Opening remarks
Giovanni Molari, Rector of the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, and President of the Magna Charta Observatory
Keynote
Stefania Giannini
Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
formerly, Minister of Higher Education, University and Research, in Italy
Signature of the Magna Charta Universitatum
Words of thanks on behalf of the signatories
Hanne Solheim Hansen, Rector of the Nord University, Norway
Concluding remarks
Patrick Deane, President of the Magna Charta Observatory Council
12.00 – 14.00 Closing buffet lunch
The Ceremony will be held in English