HONG KONG SAR –\u00a0Media OutReach<\/a>\u00a0– 26 October 2021 –\u00a0Hong Kong
HKBU will host the QS APPLE 2021 Conference with the theme “Future
Organised by Quacquarelli
\u00a0<\/p>\n Professor Alexander Wai, President and
\u00a0<\/p>\n “HKBU is proud to host the QS APPLE 2021
\u00a0<\/p>\n Mr
\u00a0<\/p>\n “QS are proud partners to the higher
\u00a0<\/p>\n The three-day virtual conference will feature
\u00a0<\/p>\n A Presidents Panel on the theme “<\/b>Building resilient universities for tomorrow: An Asian perspective”<\/b>
\u00a0<\/p>\n The conference will also present roundtable and panel discussions
\u00a0<\/p>\n Please visit
\u00a0<\/p>\n Media representatives who would like to join
\nBaptist University<\/a> (HKBU) will host the QS Asia-Pacific Professional Leaders in Education (QS APPLE) 2021
\nConference<\/b><\/a> with the theme “Future Rebalance: Emerging trends and workforce in the Asia Pacific<\/b>“
\nfrom 1 to 3 November.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/images.media-outreach.com\/Thumb\/500x0\/189792\/HKBU-Photo.jpg#image-189792\")
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\nRebalance: Emerging trends and workforce in the Asia Pacific” from 1 to 3
\nNovember.<\/p>\n
\nSymonds<\/a> (QS), an international
\nhigher education network specialising in the analysis of higher education
\ninstitutions around the world, and with the Prince
\nof Songkla University<\/a> in Thailand as the co-host, the conference will gather renowned
\nleaders and experts from the higher education sector, and they will exchange their thoughts and shed light on
\nthe upcoming development trends for higher education and the strategies for
\nnurturing talent in the region. <\/p>\n
\nVice-Chancellor of HKBU<\/b>, said that it
\nis an important time for higher education in the region, as the COVID-19
\npandemic has clearly demonstrated the importance of transdisciplinary
\ncollaboration to address many of the world’s grand challenges.<\/p>\n
\nConference, as the theme and topics resonate strongly with our focus on the
\nimportance of cultivating transdisciplinary education and research to meet the
\nneeds of tomorrow,” he said. <\/p>\n
\nAnton John Crace, Editor & Programme Designer of QS<\/b>,
\ncommented: “As we continue to face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, it
\nis vital that we champion the crucial role which higher education institutions
\nplay in enabling the knowledge exchange which is needed to enact change on a
\nglobal scale. In the Asia Pacific region, perhaps more than anywhere else in
\nthe world, there is already a huge momentum for growth and development in
\nhigher education. We have already seen rapid change in research output,
\ncollaboration and impact over the past decade.”<\/p>\n
\neducation sector – working together with world-class universities and employers
\nto understand and navigate future trends and what they mean for individual
\ninstitutions. I look forward to hearing the range of experiences and
\nperspectives from the incredible panel of experts who we are proud to have
\nbrought together for this year’s QS APPLE Conference,” he said.<\/p>\n
\nkeynotes, debates, panel discussions, and case studies spread across five tracks:
\n(1) Crossing disciplinary divides<\/b> (research
\ninnovation), (2) Thriving through
\ncollaborations<\/b> (partnerships), (3) Cultivating
\ngreat minds<\/b> (innovation in pedagogy), (4) Finding the next big thing<\/b> (strategic planning) and (5) Student flows during a pandemic<\/b>
\n(student insights).<\/p>\n
\nwill be held on 1 November, with Professor
\nAlexander Wai<\/b>, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKBU; Professor Lily Kong<\/b>, President of the Singapore Management
\nUniversity; Professor Joonki Paik<\/b>, Provost and Executive
\nVice President of Research of the Chung-Ang University in Korea; Professor Yang Bin<\/b>, Vice President and
\nProvost of Tsinghua University in mainland China; and Professor T.G. Sitharam<\/b>, Director of the Indian Institute of
\nTechnology, Guwahati, as the panellists; and Mr Anton John Crace<\/b> as the moderator. <\/p>\n
\non specific topics including art-tech, wellness, as well as artificial
\nintelligence and ethics, university partnerships, and innovative pedagogies. <\/p>\n
\nthe official website of the conference (https:\/\/qsapple.org\/<\/a>) for the full agenda and other information about the
\nevent.<\/p>\n
\nthe virtual conference can register free of charge via QS APPLE 2021’s designated
\nwebpage (https:\/\/qsapple.org\/registration?promo=PRESS<\/a>). The
\nquota for free media registrations is limited and applications
\nwill be entertained on a first-come-first-served basis. <\/p>\n