International Educational Innovation Forum
March 21, 2025
All activities will take place in person at Duke Kunshan University’s campus (UTC/GMT +08:00).
Speakers are listed alphabetically by last name.
Morning Sessions
Location: Community Center Theatre, 3rd Floor
8:40 – 9:00 am
IGHE Forum Check-in (For Participants Arriving Friday)
9:00 – 9:15 am
Opening Remarks
Moderator: John Quelch, Executive Vice Chancellor, American President, DKU
- CHEN Dali, Deputy Director General, the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges of China’s Ministry of Education
- YANG Shubing, Deputy Director General of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education
9:15 – 9:25 am
Welcome Remarks
- Noah Pickus, Associate Provost, Duke University, Dean, DKU, and Director, IGHE
- Video Remarks: Alec Gallimore, Provost, Duke University
9:25 – 9:35 am
Student Presentation: Educational Innovation in China
Moderator: Helen Chen, Senior Vice Provost, NC State University
- XU Tianyu, DKU ‘25
- ZHANG Yiyang, DKU ’25
9:35 – 10:00 am
Keynote Address
Moderator: LIU Yaolin, Chancellor, DKU
- SHI Yigong, President, Westlake University
10:00 – 10:20 am
IGHE Launch
Moderator: Noah Pickus, Associate Provost, Duke University, Dean, DKU, and Director, IGHE
- Gary Bennett, Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience and Dean of Arts and Sciences, Duke University
- FENG Youmei, Professor and Chancellor Emeritus, DKU
- Yakut Gazi, Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Digital Education, Duke University
- MA Lin, DKU Educational Foundation Board Member, Philanthropist
- LIU Yaolin, Chancellor, DKU
- Wendy Kuran, Associate Vice President for Development: Duke Kunshan University and China, Duke University
- Linda Painan, DKU Educational Foundation Board Member, Philanthropist
- John Quelch, Executive Vice Chancellor, DKU
- Scott MacEachern, Professor of Archeology and Anthropology and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, DKU
10:20 – 10:35 am
Tea Break
10:35 – 11:25 am
Leadership Dialogue: University Global Partnership Strategies
Moderator: WANG Huiyao, President, Center for China and Globalization Beijing
- JIN Li, Chair Professor of Finance, Vice President Global Strategies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
- Krishna Udayakumar, Chair, Global Priorities Committee and Founding Director, Global Health Innovation Center, Duke University
- Wen-hsin Yeh, Richard H. and Laurie C. Morrison Chair & Distinguished Professor of History, UC Berkeley
- ZHANG Ying, Associate Dean and Professor of Marketing and Behavioral Science, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
11:25 – 12:15 pm
Leadership Dialogue: Academic Strategy and Educational Innovation
Moderator: Tom Kvan, Dean, School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
- Yakut Gazi, Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Digital Education, Duke University
- QIAN Yingyi, Professor in the School of Economics and Management, Distinguished Professor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University
- Veda Sunassee, CEO, African Leadership University
- XI Youmin, Executive President of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool
12:15 – 1:15 pm
Lunch at Academic Building (AB) Ballroom (2nd Floor)
Afternoon Sessions
Location: Academic Building (AB), 2nd Floor
1:30 – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Break-out Sessions
Session A: Advancing Research and Practice in Teaching and Learning (AB 2103)
Moderator: Remi Kalir, Associate Director, Faculty Development and Applied Research, Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education, Duke University
- Kristinn Már Ársælsson, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science and IGHE Faculty Fellow, DKU
- Denise Comer, Professor of Practice, Thompson Writing Program and Chair of Arts & Sciences Council, Duke University
- Bridgette Hard, Professor of the Practice of Psychology and Neuroscience and Co-Chair, Provost’s 2030 Initiative on Teaching and Mentoring Excellence, Duke University
- LI Xu, Associate Dean, School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
Session B: Building a Cross-Cultural Liberal Arts and Sciences (AB 2107)
Moderator: Kara Godwin, Senior Global Fellow, Pomona College
- CAO Li, Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Founding Deputy Dean, Xin Ya College, Tsinghua University
- Ben Van Overmeire, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, IGHE Faculty Fellow, DKU
- Deborah Reisinger, Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies, and Dean of Undergraduate Education, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University
- Qiang Zha, Associate Professor of Education and Coordinator of Graduate Diploma in Postsecondary Education: Community, Culture and Policy, York University
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Tea Break
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Concurrent Break-out Sessions
Session A: Mapping the Future of Educational Innovation in an AI World (AB 2107)
Moderator: Daniel Weissglass, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and IGHE Faculty Fellow, DKU
- Chris Bail, Professor of Sociology and Director of Society-Centered AI, Duke University
- DAI Wangzhou, Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Vice Dean of the School of Intelligence Science and Technology, Nanjing University
- Ken Rogerson, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, Duke University
- SUN Hua, Professor and Director of Center for Excellent Teaching and Learning, Peking University
- ZHANG Yu, Professor in Economics of Education and Dean, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University
Session B: Charting the Frontiers of Interdisciplinary Education in the U.S. and China (AB 2103)
Moderator: Scott MacEachern, Professor of Archeology and Anthropology and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, DKU
- Ed Balleisen, Professor of History and Public Policy, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies, Duke University
- JIANG Shengjun, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Wuhan University
- Victoria Szabo, Research Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies and Director of Graduate Studies of the PhD Program in Computational Media, Arts & Cultures, Duke University
- WANG Xudong, Professor, Thrust of Internet of Things, Acting Dean of the College of Future, Hong Kong University of Science and technology (HKUST) Guangzhou
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Reception for all Attendees (AB Ballroom)
