16th Conference of Rectors from the Black Sea Region BSUN 2024 Congress “Summit of the Future for the Black Sea Region”
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
11 July 2024
09:00 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 11:00 Welcome Speeches
- Prof. Osman Bülent ZÜLFİKAR (Rector, Istanbul University)
- Prof. Marian PREDA (BSUN President)
- Prof. Erol ÖZVAR (President, Council of Higher Education, Türkiye)
- Prof. Hasan MANDAL (President, TUBITAK, Türkiye)
- Prof. Muzaffer Şeker (President, Turkish Academy of Sciences)
- H.E. Lazăr COMĂNESCU (Secretary General, BSEC)
- Prof. Sorin COSTREIE (President, UNICA)
- Prof. Elmar GASİMOV (Rector, Baku Higher Oil School)
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 “Promoting Science-Based Decision Making in the Society and the Role of Universities”
Moderators:
- Prof. Marian PREDA (BSUN President)
- Prof. Ayşegül KOMSUOGLU ÇITIPITIOĞLU (Rector, Nisantasi University)
Speakers:
- Dr. Garry JACOBS (President, WAAS)
- Ketan Patel (Chairman, Force for Good) (online)
- Prof. Tony SPASSOV (Vice-Rector, University of Sofia)
- Dr. Elena Nolica DRUICA (University of Bucharest)
- Gulsen ERYİĞİT (Istanbul Technical University)
- “Promoting Science-Based Decision Making”
- Ahmet AYDEMİR (Bilgi University)
- “Sustainability Literacy”
- Deniz ÇELİK (Istanbul University)
- “Green Universities for a Green Economy”
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 “Transformation of Education and the Society”
Moderators:
- Prof. Hamdullah ÇUVALCI (Rector, Karadeniz Technical University)
- Prof. Sorin COSTREİE (President, UNICA)
Speakers:
- Janani RAMANATHAN (WAAS)
- Alberto ZUCCONI (WAAS)
- Prof. Jogaq KACANI (WAAS)
- Prof. Lucian CİOLAN (Vice-Rector, University of Bucharest)
- Haluk ZÜLFİKAR (Istanbul University)
- “AI’s Role in Data Analysis and Its Impact on Society”
- Veysel Bozkurt (Istanbul University)
- “ChatGPT and Its Use in Education”
- İsmail KOYUNCU (Rector, Istanbul Technical University)
- “AI-based Education Tools and Impacts on Society”
14:30 – 15:15 Corporate Satellite
15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:30 BSUN General Assembly
Moderator: Prof. Eden MAMUT (Secretary General, BSUN)
- Opening Remarks
- Prof. Osman Bülent ZÜLFİKAR, (Rector, Istanbul University)
- Prof. Marian PREDA, (Rector, Bucharest University)
- Session Reports from Moderators
- Country Reports of BSUN Studies during 2022-2024 Mandate
- Debates and Adoption of the Declaration of the Conference of Rectors from the BSR
- Election of the BSUN (President for the mandate 2024-2026)
- Election of the BSUN (Executive Board members)
- Nomination of the Future BSUN President for the mandate 2026-2028
19:00 – Dinner
12 July 2024
09:30 – 11:00 “A new Agenda for Peace in the Extended Black Sea Region and the Reform of Regional Cooperation Institutions”
Moderators:
- Prof. Fuat ERDAL (Rector, Anadolu University)
- Prof. Marian ZULEAN (University of Bucharest)
Speakers:
- H.E. Emil CONSTANTINESCU (President of Romania for the mandate 1996-2000)
- H.E. Lazăr COMĂNESCU (Secretary General, BSEC)
- Donato KINIGER-PASSIGLI (WAAS)
- Moneef ZOU’BI (WAAS)
- Aleksander ZIDANSEK (WAAS)
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 “Pathways for a Pact for the Future of the Extended Black Sea Region”
Moderators:
- Dr, Garry Jacobs (President, WAAS)
- Prof. Eden MAMUT (BSUN Secretary General)
Speakers:
- Gulchohra MAMMADOVA (Rector, Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction)
- Mykhaylo ZAGIRNYAK (Rector, Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi University)
- Prof. Erhan TABAKOĞLU (Rector, Trakya University)
- Prof. Erekle ASTAKHISHVILI (Vice-Rector, Tbilisi State University)