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Andris Barblan (European University Association), makes a point as Jürgen Mittelstrass (University of Konstanz, Germany) listens. 6 2000 In 2000, the Universities Project continued its focus on the globalization theme, while at the same time turning greater attention toward the development of the next generation of university leaders. The schedule of programs was changed in several significant ways: • There was no Plenary Convocation in 2000. Such gatherings were very useful during the early years of the Project but became less necessary after having compiled a lengthy list of participating universities. An additional symposium was held in 2000, which allowed all programs to focus at the pragmatic and applied level. • In July, the Seminar extended the work of the Universities Project into its “Core Session” program by offering Session 379: Alternate Systems and Structures for Higher Education: Public Needs and Institutional Response for the 21st Century. As each Salzburg Seminar session typically has Fellows from thirty-five to forty countries, this session also extended the theme of “Globalization and Higher Education” to a fully international audience. The event was co-chaired by Dr. Dennis O’Brien, president emeritus, University of Rochester, New York, USA; and Dr. Jairam Reddy, former vice chancellor, University of Durban-Westville, and chair, National Commission on Higher Education, South Africa. Dr. Jochen Fried, director of the Universities Project, served as director of Session 379. (This session was supported in part by Universities Project funding.) • Due to the positive results of the November 1999 symposium, a similar symposium in September 2000 was held along the same model (i.e., Faculty- Fellow format, combining Russian and CEE representation, and focusing on university leadership development). It had become apparent that there was added value to inviting future university leaders from both regions at the junior-administrative level where the common denominators of English and greater international experience serve as bridges that may not exist between their more senior colleagues. CEE Symposia (February and November): The February symposium considered the degree to which the university can encourage the process of reconciliation and the development of civil society in regions experiencing ethnic and cultural conflict, in this case Southeast Europe/former Yugoslavia. This sub-theme is consonant with the Project’s fifth core theme, “The Role of the University in Civil Society.” Three of the presentations delivered at this symposium, by Jan Sadlak, Peter Magrath, and Srbijanka Turajlic, were subsequently published in Higher Education in Europe, the quarterly review of the European Centre for Higher Education (UNESCO- CEPES, Vol. XXV, No. 2, 2000). The November symposium focused on the role of universities in the Baltic Sea region (Scandinavia, the Baltic countries, northern Poland and Germany, and northwest Russian Federation). Specifically, the symposium explored the potential of the universities in this region to be promoters and incubators of social change, economic innovation, and European integration as viewed through the prism of the globalization theme. Russian Symposium (April): This was a traditional Universities Project Russian symposium that continued the work with the Russian higher education community. The symposium explored the expanding regional role of the university in the Russian
Federation, and the extent to which Russian universities may become more entrepreneurial in response to the challenges they face. Core Session 379: Alternate Systems and Structures for Higher Education: Public Needs and Institutional Response for the 21st Century (July): This was a traditional Salzburg Seminar “Core Session,” but resulted from the work of the Universities Project; Fellows and Faculty from thirty-one countries discussed the evolving role of universities at the outset of the new millennium. Future Leaders Symposium (September): Based on the November 1999 symposium, this was a meeting of junior-level university administrators from North America, Europe, and the Russian Federation who were nominated by their senior-level colleagues. They met with a small faculty of senior-level administrators (university presidents and rectors) to discuss issues relating to “Globalization and the University.” 2001 In 2001, the Universities Project adopted a new overarching theme: “The Social and Civic Responsibilities of the University,” the fifth of the Project’s five core themes. All Project symposia in 2001 will focus on this subject, while incorporating the other four core themes into the discussions. TECHNOLOGY AND THE UNIVERSITIES PROJECT From the outset, technology has been envisioned as a significant aspect of the Project in order to disseminate its work to as broad an audience as possible. The following components are either currently in place or are being planned: • Website: the Universities Project features a full and expansive website within the Seminar’s web domain. Information regarding past and future symposia may be obtained from this site. Texts of presentations and related articles may be downloaded from the Universities Project Library: www.salzburgseminar.org/up • Electronic reports: as mentioned above, the decision was made in late 1999 to post all Project reports since 1999 on the Project’s website so that they may be accessed worldwide. Printed versions are created only as a derivative of the electronic version and then only as necessary. • Electronic newsletter: an online newsletter is currently being established to be e-mailed to all who have participated in the Project. This resource, which will be updated monthly and posted on the Project website, will be a repository of current information on higher education issues of interest to the Universities Project community—notices of upcoming conferences; newly established programs; announcements of foundation grants; notices of recently published papers, articles, books; updates on higher education legislation, etc. Readers will be invited to submit postings to be added to the site. • Electronic discussion group of higher education papers: a series of discussion groups in which a friend of the Universities Project will post a recent paper written by him or her is being proposed. A controlled group of Universities Project alumni will be invited to read, comment, and chat on-line with the author for one to two weeks. This proposed program allows for the continuation of interactions between Project participants who meet in Salzburg, encourages Universities Project alumni to post new scholarly material, and refreshes itself with the introduction of new material each month or so. • E-symposia: Universities Project staff are investigating the possibility of holding a version of an on-line symposium in 2002. “I firmly believe the Universities Project and the Visiting Advisors Program, are furthering needed changes in universities vital to their countries, and also helping all who care about universities worldwide to become closer and really linked.” Peter Magrath NASULGC, USA 7
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