Launch and inaugural forum of the Global Alliance of Technological Universities (By invitation only)
The launch and inaugural forum was held at Nanyang Auditorium, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore on Tuesday, 7 April 2009 at 9.15am. Guest-of-Honour was Mr Lim Chuan Poh, Chairman, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star).
| Time |
Programme |
| 9.15am |
Arrival of guests |
| 9.45am |
Arrival of Guest-of-Honour
Mr Lim Chuan Poh, Chairman
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Welcome address by Dr Su Guaning
President, Nanyang Technological University
Keynote address by Mr Lim Chuan Poh
Signing of Memorandum of Understanding among members of the Global Alliance of Technological Universities
Launch of Global Alliance of Technological Universities |
| 10.20am |
Forum Discussion: The Role of Technological Universities in the 21st Century
Chair:
Dr Su Guaning
Forum members:
Dr Stephen L. Mayo
Vice Provost, Research
California institute of Technology
Professor Gerhard Schmitt
Senior Vice President
International institutional Affairs
Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich
Professor Steven McLaughlin
Vice Provost, International Initiatives
Georgia Institute of Technology
Sir Roy M. Anderson
Rector, Imperial College London
Professor R.K.Shevgaonkar
Deputy Director, Finance and External Affairs
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Professor Bertil Andersson
Provost, Nanyang Technological University
Dr Yin Jie
Vice President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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| 11.45am |
Lunch |
| 1.15pm |
End of Programme |
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