Newsletter No. 218

University Presidents' Global Forum 2003 Listen As Movers and Shakers in World Higher Education Speak Their Minds T he presidents and v i c e - c h a n c e l l o r s of 51 m a j o r u n i v e r s i t i e s f r o m five continents w i l l discuss c r i t i c a l issues f a c i n g u n i v e r s i t i e s in the new century. A l l discussion sessions w i l l be held in E n g l i s h and putonghua at Cho Yiu H a l l on CUHK campus. Simultaneous i n t e r p r e t a t i o n w i l l be p r o v i d e d . Special Lecture 2 4 t h M a r c h 2 0 0 3‧ 1 0 3 0 — 1 1 0 0 ‧ C h oYiuHall Incentives and the Universities: The Impact of Performance Measurement P r o f e s s or Sir J a m es A . M I R R L E ES Nobel Laureate in Economics; Professor of Political Economy, The University of Cambridge; Distinguished Professor-at- Large, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Session 1 24th March 2003‧1115-1245‧Cho Yiu Hall How Will New Developments in IT Impact Research and Teaching in the 21st Century? Chairpersons • P r o f e s s or P a ul C . W . C H U • D r . D a v e F R O H N M A Y E R Speakers • P r o f e s s or Sir A l e c B R O E RS • P r o f e s s or W y a t t R. H U M E • D r . M a r k S. W R I G H T O N Chairpersons • D r . R o d e r i ck D . F R A S ER • P r o f e s s or F r a nk S H U Speakers • P r o f e s s or R.F. B O U C H E R • P r o f e s s or G a v i n B R O W N • Sir C o l i n L U C A S Professor H.K. CHANG, City University of Hong Kong Professor Ian CHUBB, The Australian National University Dr. Roderick D. FRASER, University of Alberta Professor Alan D. GILBERT, The University of Melbourne Professor Edward K.Y. CHEN, Lingnan University Dr. Paul DAVENPORT, The University of Western Ontario Dr.DaveFROHNMAYER,The University of Oregon Dr.DavidGRANT,Cardiff University Dr. Wei-Jao CHEN, Taiwan University Professor Sir Graeme John DAVIES TheUniversityofGlasgow Dr. Cordon GEE, Vanderbilt University Professor John HAY, The University of Queensland Professor Paul C.W. CHU, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ProfessorChristopherEDWARDS, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Dr. Peter GEORGE, McMaster University Professor Wyatt R. HUME, The University of New South Wales 4