SIAS+Global+Excellence+in+Education

Zhengzhou, China
//What new strategies and models can be put in place today during a global economic crisis to create future-proof workplaces? Join education, business and government leaders in this important dialogue sponsored by the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP), the Provincial Educational Commission of Henan, the University of Central, SIAS International University and the SIAS Foundation Board in a bold conference where the discipline and vigor of 5,000 years of Chinese education is synthesized with the inquisitive, problem-solving abilities taught in the U.S.//

**Submission Deadline: DUE MARCH 15, 2010 **  **Strand 1 – 21st Century Education Models** Ø Strategy development to foster cooperation Ø Teaching theory between China and the West Ø Challenges of cultivating creative talents

Ø Channeling creativity into workplaces Ø Collaborative teaching models at universities Ø Creative collaborative education and business models for the future
 * Strand 2 – Collaboration Models **

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">**Strand 3 - Win- Win Partnerships** <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; msobidifontfamily: Helvetica;">Collaborative Partnership Productivity: Success Stories <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; msobidifontfamily: Helvetica;">The role of community colleges in providing talent <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Cross-cultural innovation

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">**Strand 4 – Measuring Success** <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; msobidifontfamily: Helvetica;">How do you measure success? <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; msobidifontfamily: Helvetica;">Matching future needs with present models <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; msobidifontfamily: Helvetica;">Innovation in Use: case studies of what is working <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">