Sub - Themes

1. Future Talent and Workforce
2. Entrepreneurship
3. Digital Education
4. Technical & Vocational Education & Training (TVET)

Keynote Speakers

1. Dr. Yuko Harayama 
2. Emeritus Prof. Geoffrey Scott
3. Distinguished Prof. Dr. Rajah Rasiah

Publications

1. Future Talents in Higher Education
2. Higher Education from Region to Nation for the Community
3. Higher Education: Developing Holistic Graduates

1. Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
2. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

1. International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
   
2. Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UniRazak)
   
3. SEGi University
   
4. Asia Pacific University (APU)
   
5. Kaduna State University (KASU), Nigeria

1. The HEAD Foundation (THF), Singapore
   
2. Higher Education Research Association (HERA), South Korea
   
3. Malaysian Society for Higher Education Policy & Research Development (PenDapat)
   
4. University Malaysia of Computer Science & Engineering (UNIMY)
   
5. Xiamen University (Malaysia Campus), China

1. Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia
2. Department of Women Development, Ministry of Women and Family Development

1. National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN)
   

 Sub - Themes

1. Higher education and resilience: From ideas to practice
2. Higher education and its resilient future
3. Peaceful, resilient and inclusive societies for sustainable development
4. Global partnership for sustainable development

Keynote Speakers

1. Dr. Gatot Hari Priowirjanto, Director of SEAMEO Secretariat, Bangkok
2. Prof. Masafumi Nagao, Institute for the Advance Study of Sustainability, United Nations University, Tokyo

Publications

1. Internationalisation of Higher Education: Insights from Malaysian Higher Education Institutions (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
   
2. Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Higher Education: Challenges and Strategies (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
   
3. Governance Reforms in Public Universities of Malaysia (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
   
4. Mobiliti Akademik: Memperkasa Pemindahan dan Perkongsian Ilmu ke Arah Kesarjanaan (Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia & IPPTN)

1.  Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MoHE)
2. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

1. UNESCO Bangkok
2. LH Martin Institute
3. Commonwealth Tertiary Education Facility (CTEF)

1. National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN)

 Sub - Themes

1. Cultural connectivity 
   • Language, community representation
   • Intercultural dialogues
   • Indigenous/vernacular knowledge
2. Engaging networks 
   • Industry/community links
   • Social/industrial/political innovation
   • Philanthropy & volunteerism
3. Values and ethics: Humanising higher education 
   • Human governance
   • Shared and contested values
4. Voices and actors in higher education 
   • The underrepresented group
   • Widening access and promoting equity
   • Education for all
   • Beyond listening to charting pathways

Keynote Speakers

1. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Teichler International Centre for Higher Education Research, Germany
2. Sir Graeme Davies University of London, United Kingdom

Publications

1. Charting New Directions for Muslim Universities (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
   
2. Developments in Higher Education: National Strategies and Global Perspectives (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)

1.  Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MoHE)
2. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

1. Taylors University

1. National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN)

 Sub - Themes

1. Reflecting on past discussion
   • Higher education access and equity
   • Effects of global recession on higher education
2. Taking stock of plans constructed/abandoned
   • Higher education regionalisation and harmonisation
   • Staff/student mobility
   • Attracting global talent
3. Sustainable futures
   • Indigenous knowledge
   • Advance civilisation
   • Priority on humanity and nature
4. Education for rapid global socio‐cultural change‐beyond “business‐as‐usual”
   • “The truly strategic of the 21st century”
   • Futures in higher education: Futures studies courses‐ cases and designs
   • Futures of higher education: Diverse alternatives from around the globe
   • Inclusive higher education for the “bottom billion” and the most vulnerable
5. Education for rapid global socio‐cultural change‐beyond “business‐as‐usual”
   • “Welcome to postnormal times”
   • Complexity, creativity, imagination, innovation
   • Transdisciplinary, integral studies, postnormal studies
   • Role of media and civil societies in creating new knowledge and learning
6. Higher education to sustain a fragile planet
   • “Pedagogy for sustainable futures”
   • Impact of climate change on higher education futures
   • Eco‐logical education
   • Higher education in climate‐change vulnerable regions

Keynote Speaker

1. Prof. Sohail Inayatullah, Tamkang University

Publications

1. Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Asia (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
   
2. Higher Education and Human Capital Development between Malaysia and CLV Countries: Towards Strategic Partnership and Alliances (IPPTN)
   
3. Development of Higher Education and Its Future (IIUM Press & IPPTN)
   
4. Diversity of Higher Education Models (IIUM Press & IPPTN)

1.  Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MoHE)
2. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
3. World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF)

1. International Association of Universities
2. Association of African Universities (AAU) 
3. Right Livelihood College (RLC)

1. National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN)

 Sub - Themes

1. HE regionalisation and harmonisation: One model fits all?
   
   • Diversity of HE models, either existing or that existed in recent past
   • Current trends in regional harmonisation of HE systems
   • Challenges and trends in regional harmonisation of HE systems
2. HE in a globally competitive world – From a tradable to a competitive commodity
   
   • Should HE be a tradable commodity?
   • Cross‐border HE and internationalisation: Are there losers? 
   • Global ranking and benchmarking of HE institutions: Who benefits?
3. HE in times of global financial and economic turbulence
   
   •  Repercussions of the economic crisis on the HE sector: Funding, student enrolment, quality, etc.
   • Will HE in the South be affected in the same way as in the North? What will be the impact on national growth and development?
   • How can the challenges be overcome? Are there avenues for North‐South HE collaboration?
4. Scenarios for HE futures
   
   • HE to serve local or global needs, or both? 
   • Alternative models of HE futures
   • Embedding values and service to humanity in the HE futures

Keynote Speaker

1. Prof. Jomo K. S.
   United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Publications

1. Student Loan Schemes: Experiences of New Zealand, Australia, India and Thailand and Way Forward for Malaysia (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
   
2. Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
   
3. 50 Years of Higher Education Development in Malaysia (1957 - 2007) (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)

1.  Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MoHE)
2. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
3. World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF)

1. International Association of Universities
2. Association of African Universities (AAU) 
3. Right Livelihood College (RLC)

1. National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN)

 Sub - Themes

1. Global mobility, access and equity in higher education 
2. Governance, leadership, and quality of higher education
3. Transnational, cross‐border education, and lifelong learning

Keynote Speaker

1. Prof. Deepak Nayyar
   Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Publications

1. 50 Tahun Pembangunan Pendidikan Tinggi di Malaysia (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
   
2. Globalisation and Internationalisation of Higher Education in Malaysia (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
   
3. Governance and Leadership in Higher Education (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
   
4. Higher Education in Asia Pacific: Emerging Trends in Teaching and Learning (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)

1. Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MoHE)
2. International Association of Universities (IAU)
3. National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN)