Thursday, March 9

9:00-9:45

Welcome and Overview

Chancellor Robert Berdahl, UC Berkeley

Secretary General Per Nyborg, Norwegian Council of Universities
[ presentation ]

Director General Karin Röding, Division of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Science, Sweden
[ presentation ]

What is a Virtual University? Organization and Future Scenarios

9:45-11:15

The Organization of IT at Research Universities/Impacts on Campuses

Panel:
Dr. Anthony W. Bates, Director, Distance Education and Technology, Continuing Studies, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
[ presentation ]

President (Rector) Tove Bull, University of Tromsø; President, Norwegian Council of Universities
[ presentation ]

Prof. Sture Hägglund, Department of Computer and Information Science, Linkoping Universiuy, Sweden
"IT and the Management of Distributed Ph.D. Study Programs"
[ abstract | presentation ]

Vice Provost Julius Zelmanowitz, Academic Initiatives, UC Office of the President
[ presentation ]

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11:15-11:30

Break

11:30-1:00

Models of Virtual Universities

Panel:
Prof. Sarah Guri-Rosenblit, Head of Education and Psychology Department, Open University of Israel
"Virtual Study Environments: Academic Functions and Organizational Models"
[ presentation ]

Dr. Pekka Himanen, Department of Philosophy, Helsinki University, Finland
"The NetAcademy Model"
[ abstract | presentation ]

Prof. Peter Deussen, Center for Multimedia, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
"Learning through Nets"
[ abstract | presentation with slides ]

Senior Adviser Lars Skjold Wilhelmsen, University of Bergen, Norway
"A Virtual University Based on Collaboration"
[ abstract | presentation with slides ]

President (Rector) Boel Flodgren, Lund University, Sweden
[ presentation ]

1:00-2:30

Lunch Break

Classrooms of the Future

2:30-4:00

High Speed Networks: Challenges and Future Research

Speakers:
Prof. August-Wilhelm Scheer, Director, Institute for Information Systems (IWi), University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany
"WINFOLine Experiences in Development and Deployment of Curricula on the Internet"
[ abstract | presentation with slides ]

Dr. Gunnar Backman, Managing Director, The Swedish Learning Lab, Uppsala University, Sweden
"Quality at High Speed?"
[ abstract | presentation with slides ]

Asst. Prof. Arvid Staupe, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
[ presentation with slides ]

Prof. Lawrence Rowe, Director, Berkeley Multimedia Research Center (BMRC), UC Berkeley
"Classrooms of the Future"
[ presentation with slides ]

4:00-4:15

Break

4:15-5:30

Impacts on the Learner and Teacher

Panel:
Prof. Bernard Gifford, Graduate School of Education, Division of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, UC Berkeley

Prof. Knut Lundby, Director, InterMedia, University of Oslo, Norway
"Changing Roles in Changing Learning Environments: Distributed Problem Based Learning in Medical Education, University of Oslo"
[ abstract | presentation with slides ]

Dr. Charles Crook, Dept. of Human Sciences, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
"Distributed Computing and the Re-mediation of Study Practices on a Traditional Campus"
[ abstract | presentation ]

Friday, March 10

Education as a Commodity: Balancing Costs, Quality, and Access

9:00-10:30

Determining Costs: Economic and Social

Panel:
Prof. Chris Curran, Dean of Faculty, Dublin City University; Director, National Distance Education Centre, Ireland
[ presentation ]

President (Rector) Svein O. Haaland, Lillehammer College, Norway
"The Pedagogical Challenge: Research-Based Teaching as a Commodity in an On-line World"
[ abstract | presentation with slides ]

Associate Qrof. Skotte Mårtensson, Director, Centre for Information Technology in Education, Lund University, Sweden
[ presentation ]

Dr. Saul Fisher, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
[ presentation ]

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45-12:30

University-Industry Relations

Panel:
Dean Gary Matkin, University Extension and Summer Sessions, UC Irvine
[ presentation ]

President (Rector) Anders Flodström, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
[ presentation ]

President (Rector) Emil Spjøtvoll, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
"From Research Production to Knowledge Provision"
[ abstract | presentation with slides ]

President (Rector) Bo Sundqvist, Uppsala Universiuy, Sweden
[ presentation ]

12:30-2:00

Lunch Break

Planning for an Uncertain Future: Policy Implications

2:00-3:30

Challenges for National Educational Policies/State Educational Policies

Panel:
President (Rector) Knut Brautaset, Agder College, Kristiansand, Norway; Norwegian Commission!on Higher Education
"The Digital Age: Impact on Higher Education in Norway"
[ abstract | presentation ]

Dr. Ladislav Cerych, Director, Education Policy Center, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
[ background paper | presentation ]

Prof. Lars Engwall, Business Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden
"Mastering Minerva's Multinationals: National Educational Policies and Globalisation"
[ presentation with slides ]

3:30-3:45

Break

3:45-5:30

Discussion: Future Research Questions and Collaborations

Panel:
Dean Garry Brewer, University of California at Berkeley Extension; Professor, Energy and Resources Group (ERG); former King Carl XVI Gustaf Professor of Environmental Sciences, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
[ presentation ]

Dr. Tilman Küchler, CHE, Center for Higher Education Development, Bertelsmann Foundation, Germany
[ presentation ]

Prof. Thorsten Nybom, History, Uppsala University, Sweden; Stiftungs-Professor, Humboldt University, Berlin
[ presentation ]

Dr. Marijk van der Wende, Senior Research Associate, The Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, The Netherlands
[ presentation ]