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International Dinner Forum - “Why ‘Glocal’ Matters, HK?”: The Importance of International Education
- Event of
- 60th Anniversary Celebrations
- Event Unit
- HKU SPACE International College, supported by Ming Pao
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- Date & time
- 24Nov 2016 (Thu)18:30 - 21:00
- Venue
- 27/F, Club Lusitano, 16 Ice House Street, Central
- Fee
- HKD$400
- Speaker
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- Donald Markwell ;
- Natalie Brett ;
- Ken Wong
Donald Markwell
Dr Donald Markwell has been an education leader in his native Australia and in Britain. Born in the Australian outback, Dr Markwell was Rhodes Scholar for Queensland for 1981, and educated at the Universities of Queensland and Oxford, and at Princeton University. Dr Markwell served as Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford (2009-12); as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) of the University of Western Australia (2007-09); as Warden of Trinity College, University of Melbourne (1997-2007), including with responsibility for Trinity College Foundation Studies; and as Fellow & Tutor in Politics at Merton College, Oxford (1986-97). Since returning to Australia from Oxford in 2012, he has headed the Menzies Research Centre, an Australian public policy think tank, where he was a leader in the development of the New Colombo Plan to take Australian students to study in universities in the Asia-Pacific region, and has served as a senior adviser on higher education to the Australian Minister for Education and on national security and constitutional issues to the Australian Attorney-General. Dr Markwell's books and other writings focus on international relations, constitutional history, educational philosophy, and Australian politics, and include John Maynard Keynes and International Relations: Economic Paths to War and Peace (2006), "A Large and Liberal Education": Higher Education for the 21st Century (2007), "Instincts to Lead": On Leadership, Peace, and Education (2013), and Constitutional Conventions and the Headship of State: Australian Experience (2016).
Natalie Brett
Natalie Brett has been Head of London College of Communication and Pro Vice-Chancellor of University of the Arts London since January 2013. She was previously Dean of College at Camberwell College of Arts, and has over 20-year experience within the Higher Education sector at both a national and international level. She has led the development of new approaches to learning and teaching within the University and has substantial experience in supporting widening participation activities and support for disabled staff and students. Natalie has a degree in Visual Communications and has worked as an illustrator and graphic designer for over 20 years both in the UK and the USA. Since being at the University, Natalie has led and contributed to a number of projects that have impacted on enhancing the experience of students and engaging with external partners and participants. These have included Peckham Space and working with Tate Britain, The British Library and the South London Gallery in supporting the development of their education programmes. She has led the initiative on developing a postgraduate community across UAL through a series of programmed events and activities. Natalie has curated across UAL exhibitions for Future Map and the London Design Festival and supported many of the UAL Widening Participation initiatives with schools in Southwark including Saturday Class, Summer School and the Big Draw. Natalie is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA) and is a member of the Council for Higher Education in Art and Design (CHEAD) executive.
Ken Wong
Ken Wong is Head of HKU SPACE International College. He has his vision set on practising education with a ‘glocal’ synthesis and nudging internationalisation in higher education. Ken has responsibility for leading on, promoting and implementing a global network of collaborations with academic and business organisations, as well as managing the strategic, academic, financial and branding aspects of the College. At HKU SPACE, he has developed several key initiatives in partnership, learning and community engagement. Ken has led the University of Western Australia joint BA programmes, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama executive education and more recently, two joint master’s programmes in collaboration with the University of the Arts London (UAL). The HKU SPACE-UAL (Central Saint Martins) programme in Arts and Cultural Enterprise is the first and the only overseas PG presence outside the UK in Central Saint Martins' 160 years of history. Graduated with a first class in English and started his advertising career in Leo Burnett Worldwide, Ken moved onto graduate studies in media and cultural economy in the UK in the late 1990s. He publishes papers, articles, journal reviews and book chapters on gender studies, cultural politics, arts/media consumption and lately, on transnational education, creative industries and Hong Kong's positioning. Since 2004, Ken has given guest lectures and talks to a wide range of audiences in universities, institutes, think tanks and professional associations in HK, China, S. E. Asia, Australia and the UK. Recently, he hopes to elicit the collective brain power of young leaders, through a co-founding organisation, to propel Hong Kong onward to its full potential.
- Enquiry
- 2910 7626 / 2910 7629 (exe.ic@hkuspace.hku.hk)
- Remarks
Online Registration: https://ic.hkuspace.hku.hk/news-events/information-seminars-and-events/international-dinner-forum/registration_form
6:30pm Network drinks
7:00pm Dinner starts (4 course Portuguese-style meal)
7:45-8:45pm Panel discussion
8:45-9:00pm Q&A session
The event will be conducted in English
Speakers
Donald Markwell
Senior Adviser - National Security and Governance
Office of the Attorney-General
Leader of the Australian Government in the Senate
Natalie Brett
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of the Arts London and Head , London College of Communication
Ken Wong
Head, HKU SPACE International College and Co-founder, NarrativeHK
“Why ‘Glocal’ Matters, HK?”: The Importance of International Education
Realising the importance of diversifying from traditional types of service economy to the knowledge-based economy that counts on creativity, innovation and technology, the HK Government spent tremendous efforts in expanding higher education opportunities during the 1990s mainly through the provision of collaborative programmes with overseas universities whilst refraining from offering additional funded degree places.
As we notice a paradigm shift during 2000s, the Government has encouraged the development of community colleges and private universities, adopting a more proactive approach in the development of the city’s self-financed institutions. However, there has been criticism regarding degree graduates becoming less global, less creative and more inward-looking.
The speakers will discuss the situations with the following questions:
- What will international education look like in 2025?
- What are the emerging trends and issues that policy makers, employers and academics should be aware of?
- In what ways does international education serve a city state’s/country’s foreign policy?
- How does it enhance the experience of local students and bring new approaches to learning, innovation and employability?
