10th Annual Presidents Meeting
June 22 to 24, 2006
University of Sydney
APRU held its 10th Annual Presidents Meeting in
Sydney from June 22 to 24, 2006.
26 university presidents
and 56 delegates attended the meeting hosted by the University of
Sydney.
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Professor
Shih Choon Fong, President of National University of Singapore,
handing over the leadership rein to University of Sydney's
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gavin Brown.
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University of Sydney's Vice-Chancellor, Professor
Gavin Brown,
was elected as the new Chairman of APRU.
The newly established APRU World Institute (AWI) was
a major initiative endorsed at the Presidents Meeting.
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University presidents and APRU's key officers at
University of Sydney.
The Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency
Professor Marie Bashir AC, hosted a welcome reception for university
presidents and APRU leadership at the Government House on June 22,
2006. A
welcome dinner
at the Parliament House was
hosted by The Honourable
John J Aquilina, Member of Parliament Speaker of New South Wales
Legislative Assembly.
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APRU Chairman Professor Shih
Choon Fong
presenting a token of
appreciation to Governor
of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor
Marie Bashir AC. |
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The Honourable John Aquilina, Member of
Parliament Speaker of the New South Wales
Legislative Assembly, addressing university
presidents and delegates at Welcome Dinner. |
APRU
Forum
The APRU 10th Annual Presidents Meeting included a
one-day forum on "The New Macro Environment of Higher Education:
Redefining University-Industry Interfaces and Paradigm Shifts in
Science and Technologies" held on June 23, 2006.
Four eminent industry leaders from around the Asia
Pacific region were invited to speak at this forum:
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Mr John Mork, President and CEO, Energy Corporation
of America;
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Mr Xie Ke Hai, Vice President, Peking University
Founder Group Co., Ltd;
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Dr Chang-Gyu Hwang, President and CEO, Semiconductor
Business, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd; and
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Mr Will Delaat, Managing Director, Merck Sharp and
Dohme (Australia) Pty Limited.
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APRU Chairman Professor Shih Choon Fong
giving a token of appreciation to
Mr John Mork, President and CEO of Energy Corporation of
America. |
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Mr Xie Ke Hai, Vice President of Peking Founder Group Co., Ltd,
giving a presentation on a case study on University-Run Venture
Businesses in China. |
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Mr Will Delaat, Managing
Director of Merck Sharp and Dohme (Australia) Pty Limited
speaking on "Shifts in Biomedical Innovation - A Virtuous
Balance Between Pure and Applied Science." |
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APRU Chairman Professor Shih Choon Fong
showing appreciation to Dr Chang-Gyu Hwang, President
and CEO, Semiconductor Business, Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd. |
Presidents from the Group of Eight (Go8) universities also attended
the APRU Forum and social activities.
APRU Leadership
The Steering Committee
Elections was conducted at APRU's Business Meeting on June 24, 2006.
University of Sydney's Vice-Chancellor Professor
Gavin Brown was elected as the new Chairman of APRU. Professor
Shih Choon Fong, President of National University of Singapore was
appointed Chairman Emeritus of APRU. Dr Lawrence Loh, Vice
President of University and Global Relations, National University of
Singapore was re-elected as Secretary General.
Left to right: University of Southern
California President
and Founding Chairman, Professor
Steven Sample; National
University
of Singapore
President and APRU Chairman
Emeritus, Professor Shih Choon Fong; Vice-Chancellor of
University of Sydney and
newly-elected APRU Chairman,
Professor Gavin Brown;
National University of Singapore
Vice
President (University and Global Relations) and APRU
Secretary
General, Dr Lawrence Loh; and APRU Secretary
General Emeritus, Dr Richard Drobnick.
A
new Steering
Committee was elected.
To see the list of members on the Steering Committee, please click
here.
APRU World Institute
The newly established APRU World Institute (AWI) was
a major initiative endorsed at the Presidents Meeting. AWI's Governing Board would be headed by National
University of Singapore's President and APRU Chairman Emeritus,
Professor Shih Choon Fong. Dr Richard Drobnick from University
of Southern California, has been appointed as the Institute's Managing
Director.
The AWI aims to become a leading center for research
excellence in interdisciplinary studies and policy-making, in order
to help decision-makers better under global transformations in an
increasingly integrated world. It draws strength from APRU's
36-member talent base and beyond to engage in research issues of
global significance relating to public health, environmental
sustainability and economic integration.
Program Schedule
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