Date:
Event location: Salamanca
Type: Magna Charta Anniversaries
30th Anniversary of the signature of the Magna Charta Universitatum
800th Anniversary of the Universidad de Salamanca
The 2018 conference and ceremony took place on 17 and 18 September 2018 in Salamanca, Spain, at the occasion of the celebrations of the 800th Anniversary of the University of Salamanca.
The conference welcomed university leaders and their representatives, higher education professionals and students, policy-makers and higher education stakeholders from all sectors. Its purpose was to enable them to respond more effectively to the challenges which they face and anticipate and strengthen their universities’ capability to uphold fundamental values for the benefit of their students, society and their university communities.
UNIVERSITY VALUES IN A CHANGING WORLD
On the way towards a revised version of
the Magna Charta Universitatum
XXX Anniversary of the Magna Charta Universitatum
DCCC Anniversary of the University of Salamanca
Salamanca, 17 - 18 September 2018
Monday 17 September 2018
09.00 – 18.30
University of Salamanca
Paraninfo
Historical Building, University of Salamanca
Patio de Escuelas
Welcome address
Ricardo Rivero Ortega, Rector, University of Salamanca, Spain
Pilar Aranda, Vice-President, CRUE, Spanish Rectors’ Conference, Spain
Opening Remarks
Sijbolt Noorda, President, Magna Charta Observatory
Annual Report on the Magna Charta Observatory
David Lock, Secretary General of the Magna Charta Observatory
Keynote Address
The changing expectations of society
John Edward Sexton, President Emeritus, New York University, USA
Pilar Aranda, Rector, Universidad de Granada, Spain
The Magna Charta Universitatum: the original aims and the outcomes: retrospective from authors
Fabio Roversi-Monaco, Honorary President, Magna Charta Observatory, Bologna, Italy
Josep Bricall, drafter of the Magna Charta Universitatum, Barcelona, Spain
Chair: Ricardo Rivero Ortega, Rector, University of Salamanca, Spain
Panel session
How Universities are responding to the challenges
Pam Fredman, President, International Association of Universities, Paris, France
Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Egypt
Ludovic Thilly, Chair of the Coimbra Group Executive Board, Belgium
Michaela Onofrei, Rector, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
Keynote Address
The MCO Living Values Project: an introduction to the project and the afternoon workshops
Sijbolt Noorda, President, Magna Charta Observatory
David Lock, Secretary General, Magna Charta Observatory
13.30 – 15.00
Lunch at Historical Cloister
15.00 – 17.00
Workshops
Session 1:
1.1 Values based leadership
How Rectors and other senior leaders, especially when newly appointed, can use the tool to inform their priorities.
Room: Paraninfo
Facilitator: David Lock, Secretary General, Magna Charta Observatory
Pilot sites:
Dean Mundey, Senior Advisor, University of Tasmania, Australia
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Rapporteur: Dimitrios Tsougarakis, Council Member, Magna Charta Observatory
1.2 The process of using the Living Values Guidelines
What has worked well and not so well in the process so far, what the challenges were and how they were addressed
Room: Aula Unamuno
Facilitator: Caroline Parker, Lead GCU Values Project, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Pilot sites:
Astrid Söderbergh Widding, Vice-Chancellor, Stockholm University, Sweden
Mono Bunwaree, Council Member, University of Mauritius
Rapporteur: Janja Komljenovic, Council Member, Magna Charta Observatory
1.3 Emerging values
The values that were identified as being relevant, the reasons why and implications for the University
Room: Aula Salinas
Facilitator: Sijbolt Noorda, President, Magna Charta Observatory
Pilot sites
Vladimir Filippov, Rector, Peoples" Friendship University of Russia
Marcelo Knobel, Rector, University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Brazil
Rapporteur: Ella Ritchie, Former Vice Rector, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
1.4 Triggers for undertaking the values project and evidence of success
Why universities choose to become a pilot sites, the means of assessing success and evidence of the benefits from undertaking the project
Room: Aula Francisco de Vitoria
Facilitator: Agneta Bladh, Vice-President, Magna Charta Observatory
Pilot Sites
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Horia Iovu, Vice-Rector, University Politehnica of Bucharest
Rapporteur: Eva Egron-Polak, Council member, Magna Charta Observatory
Session 2:
2.1 Engaging with students
How were students engaged with the design and implementation of the project, what worked and what didn’t
Room: Aula Unamuno
Facilitator: Eva Egron-Polak, Council member, Magna Charta Observatory
Pilot sites:
Horia Iovu, Vice-Rector, The University Politehnica of Bucharest
Rapporteur: Dimitrios Tsougarakis, Council Member, Magna Charta Observatory
2.2 Engaging with staff
How were staff (academic and administrative) engaged with the design and implementation of the project, what worked and what didn’t
Room: Aula Salinas
Facilitator: Caroline Parker, Lead GCU Values Project, Glasgow Caledonian University
Pilot sites:
Alessandra Scagliarini, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Italy
Mono Bunwaree, Council Member, University of Mauritius
Rapporteur: Ella Ritchie, Former Vice Rector, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2.3 Engaging with stakeholders
Which stakeholders were engaged with the design and implementation of the project, how were they engaged, what worked and what didn’t and what outcomes resulted
Room: Aula Francisco de Vitoria
Facilitator: Gulsun Saglamer, Former Rector, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Pilot sites
Amr Elhelw, Head of International Agreements & Cooperation Center, Arab Academy for science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Egypt
Marcelo Knobel, Rector, University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Brazil
Rapporteur: Janja Komljenovic, Council Member, Magna Charta Observatory
2.4 Engaging with the Strategic Planning process
How did a focus on values integrate with formulating and implementing the strategic plan and related academic and administrative processes, how did it facilitate change, what worked and what didn’t
Room: Paraninfo
Facilitator: John Davies, International Consultant in Higher Education, University of Bath, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Pilot sites
Astrid Söderbergh Widding, Vice-Chancellor, Stockholm University, Sweden
Dean Mundey, Senior Advisor, University of Tasmania, Australia
Rapporteur: David Lock, Secretary General, Magna Charta Observatory
Final plenary session
to reflect on the outcome of the discussions and explore the next steps
Paraninfo
Chair: Sijbolt Noorda, President, Magna Charta Observatory
Reflections: John Davies, International Consultant in Higher Education, University of Bath, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Panel:
Caroline Parker, Lead GCU Values Project, Glasgow Caledonian University Eva Eva Egron-Polak, Council member, Magna Charta Observatory
Mono Bunwaree, Council Member, University of Mauritius
Marcelo Knobel, Rector, University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Brazil
Tuesday 18 September 2018
University of Salamanca
Paraninfo
Historical Building, University of Salamanca
Ceremony of the Signature of the Magna Charta Universitatum
Welcome address
Ricardo Rivero Ortega, Rector, University of Salamanca, Spain
Fabio Roversi-Monaco, Honorary President, Magna Charta Observatory, Bologna, Italy
Words of thanks on behalf of the Signatories
Giga Zedania, Rector, Ilia State University, Georgia
Concluding remarks
Francesco Ubertini, Rector, University of Bologna, Italy
