Updated June 29: An update to the release reflects a change in the panelist from India for July 2 and the addition of a panelist from Sorbonne University in France for July 9.
Leaders from universities in New Zealand, India and Japan will discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the future of international education in an online forum Thursday, July 2.
The third in a series of five live conversations with educational leaders from about a dozen countries, the panel will include:
- Harlene Hayne, vice-chancellor of the in New Zealand
- Yutake Maeda, vice president and dean of the Division of International Affairs at in Japan
- , vice chancellor of in Sonipat, India
The series, “,” is co-hosted by the Institute of International Education, or IIE, and the University of California, Davis. See the series news release.
The regional panel on Asia and Oceania will begin at 6 p.m. PDT (July 3 at 1 a.m. UTC). Allan Goodman, president of the IIE, will moderate the discussion.
The conversations continue July 9 with panelists from Europe:
- , vice president of international development at in France
- Matilde Sánchez Fernández, vice-rector of in Spain
- Sari Lindlom, vice-rector of the in Finland
- , principal and vice-chancellor of the in Scotland
and July 16 with panelists from Latin America:
- , rector of
- , rector of in Mexico
- Soraya Soubhi Smaili, rector of in Brazil
The hourlong sessions are open to the public. For each session, and will close when seats are filled. are available on the series webpage.
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Julia Ann Easley, News and Media Relations, 530-752-8248, jaeasley@ucdavis.edu