Conference 1999
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Overview
President of GCHERA Dr. Dmytro MElnichuk, Former President Martin Jischke and Dr. Csaba Csaki, World Bank The Global Consortium organized a conference in July 1999 in Amsterdam with the theme Leadership for Higher Education in Agriculture
Agenda
Wednesday, July 21, 1999
1400 - 1900 Registration

Dr. David Acker
Ms. Shelley Taylor
Iowa State University, USA

     
Thursday, July 22, 1999
0700 - 0900 Registration Dr. David Acker
Ms. Shelley Taylor
Iowa State University, USA
0900 - 1030 Welcome from the President of the Global Consortium of Agricultural Universities Dr. Martin C. Jischke, President
Iowa State University, USA
  Welcome to The Netherlands and Overview of the Wageningen University and Research Centre Dr. Cees M. Karssen, Rector Magnificus
Wageningen University and Research Centre
The Netherlands
  Opening Keynote Address Dr. Martin C. Jischke, President
Iowa State University, USA
1030 - 1100 Break  
1100 - 1200 Session Chair Dr. Walter Armbruster, Executive Director
Farm Foundation
Illinois, USA
  Case Study: Europe

Dr. Dmytro O. Melnychuk, Rector
National Agricultural University
Ukraine

  Reaction Panel

Dr. Andrzej Babuchowski
Olsztyn University of Agriculture and Technology
Poland

    Dr. Edward Kemsley
Botswana College of Agriculture
Botswana
1230 - 1430 Lunch  
1430 - 1530 Session Chair Dr. Vedprakash Patil, Vice Chancellor
Indira Gandhi Agricultural Univ.
India
  Case Study: North America Dr. C. Peter Magrath, President
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
Washington, DC, USA
  Reaction Panel Dr. Harald von Witzke, Chairman
Division of International Trade
Humboldt Univesitat zu Berlin
Germany
    Dr. Chris Igodan, Dean
Faculty of Agriculture
Fort Hare University
South Africa
1530 - 1630 Poster Session and Refreshments  
1630 - 1730 Session Chair Dr. O. D. Mwandemele, Dean
Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Namibia
Namibia
  Case Study: Asia/Pacific Dr. Jia-an Cheng, Vice President
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, P.R. China
  Reaction Panel Dr. Frans Swanepoel, Director
Post Graduate School of Agriculture and Rural Development
University of Pretoria
South Africa
    Dr. Jorge Flores, Academic Dean
Escuela Agricola Panamericana
Honduras
1830 - 1930 Reception  
1930 Dinner Welcome and Toast by Dr. Martin Jischke
     
Friday, July 23, 1999
0830 - 0930 Session Chair

Dr. Marietta Perez Dlamini, Head
Department of Agricultural Education
University of Swaziland
Swaziland

  Case Study: Europe Dr. Ladislav Kabat, Director, Statistics Division, FAO, Former Rector
University of Agriculture
Nitra, Slovakia
  Reaction Panel Dr. Sophy Musaana, Director
Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute
Uganda
    Dr. David G. Topel, Dean
College of Agriculture
Iowa State University, USA
0930 - 1030 Session Chair Dr. Richard Wallace, Chancellor
University of Missouri, USA
  Case Study: Africa Dr. Zachary Kasomekera, Professor of Water Resources Engineering and Former Principal
Bunda College of Agriculture
Lilongwe, Malawi
  Reaction Panel Dr. Roger Steele, Professor
Department of Education
Cornell University, USA
    Dr. Walter Schiebel, Vice Rector
University of Agricultural Sciences
Vienna, Austria
1030 - 1100 Break  
1100 - 1200 Session Chair Dr. S. Bisaliah, Vice Chancellor
University of Agricultural Sciences
Bangalore, India
  Case Study: Latin America Dr. Ramon de la Pena Manrique, Rector
Monterrey Campus
Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Monterrey, Mexico
  Reaction Panel Dr. Robert van Haarlem
Wageningen University and Research Centre
The Netherlands
    Dr. Charles Maguire
World Bank
Washington, DC, USA
1200 - 1400 Lunch  
1400 - 1500 Session Chair Dr. Constantine Curris, President
Clemson University
South Carolina, USA
  Case Study: Middle East Dr. Fakhry Shousha, President and Board Chairman
Scientific Society of Egyptian Co-operators
Egypt
  Reaction Panel Dr. Sharon Anderson, Director
Extension Service
North Dakota State University, USA
    Dr. Marla McIntosh, Associate Dean
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Maryland, USA
1500 - 1530 Coffee Break  
1530 - 1630 Session Chair Dr. Evangelos Vergos, Dean
Dimitris Perrotis College of Agricultural Sciences
Thessaloniki, Greece
  Panel Dr. Csaba Csaki, Senior Agricultural Advisor
World Bank
Washington, DC, USA
    Dr. Richard M. Foster, Vice President for Programs
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Michigan, USA
1630 - 1730 Summary and Next Steps Dr. Martin C. Jischke, President
Iowa State University, USA
     
Saturday, July 24, 1999
0900 - 1200 Topical Roundtable Discussion Groups
(Organized according to interest areas expressed on registration )
(30 minute break at 1030)
Session I:

Institutional Leadership in Reform

Chair:    Dr. Walter Gmelch, Dean
College of Education
Iowa State University, USA
Session II:

Quality Improvement in Undergraduate Education

Chair:    Dr. William Lindley, Senior Officer, Agricultural Education
Research, Extension and Training Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Italy
Session III:

Public and Private Partnerships (including Engagement with Clientel

Chair:    Dr. Barnabas Dlamini, Pro-Vice Chancellor
University of Swaziland
Swaziland
Session IV:

Globalization of Teaching and Research (including Distance Education)

Chair:    Dr. Francisco Escobar Vega
Colegio Postgraduados
Mexico
Speakers

Dr. Jia-an Cheng, Vice President
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China

Dr. Richard M. Foster, Vice President for Programs
W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

Dr. Martin C. Jischke, President
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA and President, Global Consortium of Agricultural Universities

Dr. Ladislav Kabat, Director, Statistics Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, and Former Rector, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Republic of Slovakia

Dr. Cees. M. Karssen, Rector Magnificus
Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands, and President, Inter-University Council of Agriculture and Related Universities

Dr. Zachary M. Kasomekera, Former Principal
Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi

Ing. Ramon de la Pe–a Manrique, Rector
Monterrey Campus, Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Dr. C. Peter Magrath, President
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, Washington, DC, USA

Dr. Dmytro O. Melnychuk, Professor and Rector
National Agricultural University, Kyiv, Ukraine

Dr. Fakhry Shousha, Former Rector
Higher Institute for Agricultural Cooperation, Egypt

Proceeding
On-Line Complete Versions

The following files contain the complete proceedings of the conference. In consideration of download time, the second version does not include the color cover and conference photo collage. Pages which are blank in the printed version have not been included. All files are in Adobe Acrobat 4.0 PDF format.

 
Version    Description     Pages     File Size
Complete     Complete proceedings including color covers and photo collages     119     1,517 KB
No Covers     Complete proceedings without covers or photos     115     784 KB
 
 
On-Line Version by Sections and Chapters

In consideration of download time, the proceedings have been divided into the various sections and chapters. Pages which are blank in the printed version have not been included. All files are in Adobe Acrobat 4.0 PDF format. correctly.

 
Section    Description     Pages     File Size
Front Cover     Front cover / front photo collage     2     450 KB
Credits     Inside cover / sponsors / paper-copy ordering information     2     90 KB
TOC     Table of Contents     1     213 KB
Forward     Forward – Martin C. Jischke / Acknowledgements – David G. Acker / Contributors     3     101 KB
Chapter 1     A Global Perspective on Change in Higher Education for Agriculture – Martin C. Jischke, David G. Topel, and David G. Acker     4     171 KB
Chapter 2     Opening Keynote Address: A New Global Era for Higher Education in Agriculture – Martin C. Jischke     4     172 KB
Chapter 3     Ukrainian National Agricultural University Reform Activities: Integration into the World Education System – Dmytro O. Melnychuk     8     269 KB
Chapter 4     Reforming U.S. Higher Education – C. Peter Magrath     7     186 KB
Chapter 5     Agricultural Higher Education in China: Challenges for the Twenty-First Century – Jiaan Cheng     6     179 KB
Chapter 6     The Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra: Successes and Failures in a Period of Transition – Ladislav Kabat     7     250 KB
Chapter 7     Mobilizing Development For Agricultural Institutions: Experiences From Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi, Africa – Zachary M. Kasomekera     8     187 KB
Chapter 8     What Does the Future Hold? Dreaming and Doing – Ramon de la Pena Manrique     4     176 KB
Chapter 9     Restructuring Higher Education for the Transition to a Market Economy: The Experience of the Higher Institute for Agricultural Cooperation – Fakhry Mohamed El Boghdady Shousha and Stanley R. Johnson     10     214 KB
Chapter 10     Change in Agricultural Higher Education – Csaba Csaki     4     171 KB
Chapter 11     From Local to Global: The Challenge of Change in Agriculture and the Food System – Richard M. Foster     5     173 KB
Chapter 12     Building Leadership Capacity for Institutional Reform – Walter H. Gmelch     8     250 KB
Chapter 13     Quality Improvement in Undergraduate Education – William I. Lindley     5     236 KB
Chapter 14     Globalization of Teaching and Research – Francisco Escobar Vega     2     163 KB
Chapter 15     Public And Private Partnerships – Barnabas M. Dlamini     3     169 KB
Appendix I     Conference Program     6     187 KB
Appendix II     Conference Participant List     15     190 KB
Appendix III     Information on the Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture     3     215 KB
Back Cover     Back color cover with additional conference photos     2     341 KB
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