World University Consortium Meeting of Charter Members

Meeting of Charter Members

Library of Alexandria, February 12-14, 2014

The Library of Alexandria, one of the world’s greatest repositories of knowledge, hosted the first meeting of the Charter Members of the World University Consortium. This meeting follows the “World Academy Forum on Global Higher Education” at the University of California at Berkeley in Oct 2013 at which the launching of WUC was endorsed by a leading group of educational innovators.

WUC seeks to become a global network and umbrella group working to facilitate educational partnerships and linkages with interested stakeholders with shared goals, to explore creative solutions to enhance the reach, quality and relevance of higher education globally, and to provide a platform for new ideas, trans-disciplinary perspectives and integrated courseware intended to address global opportunities and challenges.

Officers elected by the Board on February 14, 2014

Heitor Gurgulino de Souza
President

Garry Jacobs
Chief Executive Officer

Alberto Zucconi
Secretary General & Treasurer

Winston Nagan
Chair, Program Committee

Founding Charter Members of the Consortium

	Foundation for Culture of Peace – an international NGO founded by former UNESCO Director General Federico Mayor Zaragoza – represented on WUC Board by Federico Mayor
	Green Cross International – an international NGO founded in 1993 by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev with offices in more than 30 countries – represented on WUC Board by Alexander Likhotal, President
	International Association of University Presidents – an international association of more than 800 present and former university presidents, vice chancellors and rectors from around the world – represented on WUC Board by Neal King, President
	Institute of Cultural Diplomacy – An international NGO to promote global peace and stability by intercultural relations in Berlin – represented on WUC Board by Emil Constantinescu, President
	The Mother’s Service Society – a social science research and educational institution founded in 1970 based in Pondicherry, India – represented on WUC Board by Garry Jacobs, Vice President
	Person-Centered Approach Institute, the largest psychological counseling and post graduate psychological education and training institution in Italy founded by Carl Rogers and Alberto Zucconi in 1979 – represented on WUC Board by Alberto Zucconi, President of IACP
	World Academy of Art & Science – An international think tank established by eminent intellectuals in 1960 with more than 600 members from 80 countries – represented on WUC Board by Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, President of WAAS and former Rector, United Nations University; Garry Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer of WAAS; Winston Nagan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of WAAS; Ivo Šlaus, Honorary President of WAAS; and Alberto Zucconi, Member of the Board of Trustees of WAAS.

Participating Institutions

	Library of Alexandria – An international center of knowledge and education in Alexandria, Egypt – represented by Ismail Serageldin, Director.
	Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik – An international association of 170 universities based in Dubrovnik, represented by Sigmund Gronmo, Chair of the Council, and Ivo Šlaus, Vice-Chair.

Sessions intended primarily for free discussion and brainstorming with brief introductory and concluding remarks by moderators.

WEDNESDAY, FEB 12	Library of Alexandria
Noon	Lunch with participants
1:30 pm	Drive to Library of Alexandria
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	1. Need for a New Paradigm Issue: What factors and circumstances are driving the quest for a new paradigm in global higher education? Moderators: Ismail Serageldin & Garry Jacobs Group discussion
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm	2. Challenges Confronting Global Higher Education Issue: What is the status of global higher education today and its place in overall global development strategy? What challenges does it face? Moderators: Heitor Gurgulino de Souza & Emil Constantinescu Group discussion
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm	3. Towards a New Paradigm in Higher Education Issue: What are the emerging opportunities & potentials for revolutionary advances in global higher education? Moderators: Alberto Zucconi & Winston Nagan Group discussion (David Krieger on Skype)
THURSDAY, FEB 13	Library of Alexandria
8:30 am	Drive to Library of Alexandria
9:00 am – 10:30 am	4. Role of the WUC in promoting world-class global higher education Issue: Looking forward, what goals can WUC hope to accomplish? How can it act most effectively to achieve these goals? Moderators: Sigmund Gronmo & Alexander Likhotal Group discussion
10:45 am – 12:00 pm	5. World Consortium Charter Issue: What should be the mission, objectives and activities of WUC? Moderators: Heitor Gurgulino de Souza & Alberto Zucconi Group discussion
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	6. Constitution of the World University Consortium Issue: Provisions of WUC Bylaws Moderators: Winston Nagan & Garry Jacobs Group discussion & adoption
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Lunch
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm	Library tour (optional)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm	7. WUC Stakeholder & Membership Strategy Issue: What strategies should WUC adopt to enlist, engage and energize other institutions and individuals to participate in the Consortium work? Moderators: Alberto Zucconi & Sigmund Gronmo Group discussion
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm	8. Design concepts for a world-class global delivery system Issue: If you were asked to design a world-class system of higher education available to everyone, how would you do it? Moderators: Garry Jacobs & Ismail Serageldin Group discussion (Ralph Wolff, Neal King on Skype)
FRIDAY, FEB 14	Helnan Palestine Hotel
9:00 am to 10:00 am	9. Election of WUC Officers Issue: Election of key officers of WUC Moderators: Emil Constantinescu & Winston Nagan
10:00 am – 11:15 pm	10. Financing the Consortium Issue: Approval of a preliminary budget for 2014 and a plan to fund WUC operations and activities. Moderators: Alberto Zucconi & Alexander Likhotal Group Discussion
11:30 am — 1:00 pm	11. Action plan for 2014 & Open Discussion Issue: What are the first steps WUC can and should take during 2014? Closing comments: Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, Garry Jacobs, Ismail Serageldin Group Discussion

Confirmed Participants

Emil Constantinescu: Trustee, World Academy of Art and Science; President, Academy for Cultural Diplomacy; Former President of Romania

Heitor Gurgulino de Souza: President, World Academy of Art and Science; President, Brazilian Chapter of the Club of Rome; Vice-President of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP)

Sigmund Grønmo: Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science; Chairman of the Council, Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik; Vice-Chancellor, University of Bergen; Honorary member, The Norwegian Students Society

Garry Jacobs: Chief Executive Officer, World Academy of Art & Science; Vice-President, The Mother’s Service Society (MSS); Managing Editor, Cadmus Journal

Alexander Likhotal: President, Green Cross International; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science

Winston Nagan: Chairman, World Academy of Art and Science; Professor of Law, University of Florida, Levin College of Law; Founding Director, Institute for Human Rights, Peace and Development

Ismail Serageldin: Director, Library of Alexandria; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science

Alberto Zucconi: Trustee, World Academy of Art and Science; President, Person-Centered Approach Institute (IACP)

Skype Participants

Neal King: President, International Association of University Presidents

David Krieger: President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

Ralph Wolff: Former President, Western Association of Colleges and Schools; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science