Conference Program

Tuesday May 4, 2010

8:30-9:00		Registration
9:00-9:30
		Welcome Address
9:30-10:00		Coffee Break
10:00-10:30		Keynote Address I TBA
10:30-11:30
		Session 1: Quality Assurance & Accreditation in HE
		Session Chair: President Mazin Jumah – Royal University for Women (Kingdom of Bahrain)
11:30-12:30
		Session 2: Euromed Higher Education Cooperation
		Session Chair: Professor Aref Soufi – National Tempus Office Coordinator
12:30-2:00		Lunch
2:00-3:00
		Session 3: University Ranking
		Session Chair: Professor Mohammed Al Hamid – Ministry of Higher Education (Saudi Arabia)
3:00-4:00
		Session 4: Women in Higher Education
		Session Chair: Professor Soheil Matar – Public Relations Director – Notre Dame University (Lebanon) Secretary General – Lebanese Universities’ League
8:00		Conference Dinner

Wednesday May 5, 2010

9:30-10:00	Keynote Address I Professor Ahmad Jammal – Director General for Higher Education (Lebanon)
10:00-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-11:30
	Session 5: Institutional Research & Effectiveness in HE
	Session Chair: Professor Abdel Raouf Sinno – Ex Dean, Faculty of Education – Lebanese University (Lebanon)
11:30-12:30
	Session 6: Higher Education Community Service
	Session Chair: Professor Mounir Mabsoot – Director, Center for Civic Engagement & Community Service – American University of Beirut (Lebanon)
12:30-2:00	Lunch
2:00-3:00
	Session 7:Unequal Access to Higher Education Opportunities
	Session Chair: Professor Elham Kallab Bsat – Professor – Saint Joseph University & Lebanese University (Lebanon)
3:00-4:00
	Session 8: ICT and E-learning in Higher Education
	Session Chair: Professor Sobhi Abou Chahine – Professor – Beirut Arab University (Lebanon)
8:00	Conference Dinner

Thursday May 6, 2010

Full day excursion including lunch