Date : 12-16 Mar 2009

Venue : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

       
       
       

Hosted by Management and Executive Development Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Higher Education Leadership Development Programme 2009 was held in Hong Kong on 12-16 March. The Programme provided an exchange platform for leaders and senior executives from member institutes to appreciate the current trends, practices and challenges of the higher education sector from international experts. Through seminars and small group learning exercises, participants are challenged to apply innovative thinking to lead their institutions to even higher grounds.

In the 5-day programme, over 30 executive leaders, under the facilitation of invited experts, discussed in-depth the current issues and challenges confronting the higher education institutions.

Experts invited:

- Ms Meg Beckel, Vice-President External Relations, University of Waterloo
- Mr Kevin Moore, Chief Executive, AGILE8 Consulting Limited
- Prof. Chia-wei Woo, GBS, President Emeritus, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Prof. Edmond I Ko, Senior Advisor to Vice-President - Academic Affairs (Deputy President), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Mr Alexander Tzang, Deputy President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Issues and challenges discussed:

- Challenges to the contemporary higher education sector
- New missions and responsibilities of higher education senior management
- Productivity enhancement through organizational and process reforms
- Innovation in management and cost effectiveness
- Modern teaching methodology and lifelong education
- Partnership development, fund raising, and resources development

Visits:

- The University Grants Committee of Hong Kong
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong