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, UK

The 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

 

11.       The role of universities in supporting at-risk-scholars in times of crisis 
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