Global Research Seminar: Sharing Research Agendas on Knowledge Systems

Draft Agenda UNESCO, Paris, 28 – 29 November 2008 28 November 2008 (Room II UNESCO Fontenoy Building 7, Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris) 08:00 – 09:00 Registration 09:00 – 09:15 Session I: Welcome remarks Hebe Vessuri,Vice-Chair of the UNESCO Forum, Interim Global Advisory Board and Senior Researcher and Head of the Department of Science Studies, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Caracas, Venezuela) Tomas Kjellqvist,Director, Swedish Development Cooperation Agency, Sida, Sweden Mary-Louise Kearney, Director,UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge Appointment of the Rapporteur General: Merle Jacob, University of Oslo, Norway and Lund University, Sweden 09:15 – 10.30 Session II:Methodologies for the study of knowledge systems Researchers’ Panel Moderator: Johann Mouton, Centre for Research on Science and Technology (CREST, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Rapporteur: Rose-Marie Salazar-Clemena, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines Ritu Sadana (World Health Organisation) "The WHO Health Research Systems Analysis (HRSA)Initiative" Arie Rip(Netherlands) "Dynamics of Knowledge, Research and Innovation Systems, with particular attention to low and middle income countries" Barbara Iasiello (OECD) The Global Project on "Measuring the Progress of Societies" Discussants Philippe Kahutama Mawoko, New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) Ernesto Fernandez Polcuch (UNESCO/ Windhoek, Namibia) 10:30-10:45 Coffee 10:45-11:30 Researchers’ Presentations Neo Molotja(South Africa) ”Measuring Science and Technology indicators in South Africa: the role of Center for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators” Bajrang Lal(India) ”Mapping knowledge Systems- emerging concept of Innovation Management Education for global competitiveness” Ellen Hazelkorn(Ireland) ”The Impact of Global Rankings on Higher Education Research and the Production of Knowledge” Michael Kuhn(Germany) ”Internationalisation of SSH and the multiplicity of scientific universalism – How about the developing countries?” 12:00-13:00 Plenary Session III:Case studies on knowledge systems - Higher education and universities Moderator: Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic, Division of Higher Education, UNESCO Rapporteur:Saran Kaur Gill, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia Researchers’ Panel Marcela Mollis(Argentina) "Innovative Strategies for Improving Quality of Argentine Higher Education" Mammo Muchie(Ethiopia), “Research Universities as key parts of the research system to eradicate poverty?” Solomon Arulraj David(India) "Globalisation and Curriculum Restructuring in Higher Education" Ngoyi K. Zacharie Bukonda (Congo/USA) “Partnerships in support of African Higher Education and research: Challenges for the African academic diaspora” 13:00-14:30 Lunch (Poster Session, Monaco Foyer) 14:30-16:00 Parallel sessions Researchers’ Presentations Group I (Room VI) Moderator: Jaana Puukka(OECD/International Managment of Higher Education (IMHE) Program. Rapporteur Hebe Vessuri, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Venezuela Claes Brundenius, Bengt-Ake Lundvall, Judith Sutz ”Towards Developmental University Systems: Normative, Empirical and Policy Perspectives” Paul Benneworth(United Kingdom) ”How the societal impact of universities can be improved both conceptually and practically” Joseph Gahama(Rwanda) ”Higher Education research and Development in the Great Lakes region of Africa” Meeta and Rajiv Lochan(India) ”Political Interferences in Universities. A historical approach” Group II (Room VIII) Researchers’ Presentations Moderator:Tony Marjoram, Division of Basic and Engineering Sciences, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO Rapporteur:Philippe Kahutama Mawoko, NEw Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) David Cooper, (South Africa) “The University in National Development: the Role of Use-Inspired Research. Case studies of research groups at universities of the Western Cape, South Africa.” N Phuthi, M. P. D Gundani, I. M Sibanda (Zimbabwe) “Challenges of reforming Higher Education in developing nations: Some Indo-French perspectives” Ana Julia Bozo de Carmona et al(Venezuela) ”The Bolivarian University of Venezuela: an innovative public policy to link science with development” 16:00 – 16:15 Coffee 16:15-18:30 Plenary Session IV:Case studies on knowledge systems - Mapping, analysing and measuring research capacities and human resources Researchers’ Presentations Moderator:Carthage Smith, International Council for Science (ICSU) Rapporteur:Miguel Nussbaum,Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Amanda Scoggins, Tom Ling(United Kingdom) ”Health Research Observatory: providing insights to support evidence-based decision making in the policy and practice of health research” Nienke Beintema(Italy) ”Measuring agricultural R&D investment and capacity trends in low and middle income countries” Sylvie Didou Aupetit(Mexico) ”La circulation des ressources humaines et des savoirs entre le Mexique et l´Europe” Anant Kamath(Netherlands) ”Analysing the Contribution of Technical Education to India's Core-HRST : A case study of IIT Madras” 18:30 Cocktail (place to be confirmed) - Draft Agenda 29 November 2009