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Content2 – 5 About the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN)

6 – 8 Messages from the Organizers

9 – 14 Summit Programme

16 – 64 Speakers’ Biographies

66 – 67 General Information

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Universities are increasingly expected to play a broader role than educating youth and creating knowledge. The

rapidly changing environment in which universities operate requires them to contribute more to the betterment of

society through the integration of social responsibility into institutional management, teaching, research, services and

public activities. The notion of university social responsibility (USR) transcends the traditional mission of universities and

emphasises the social relevance of higher education.

The University Social Responsibility Network (USRN) was established in 2015 on the belief that universities have an

obligation to work together to fi nd solutions to address the economic, social and environmental challenges facing the

world today, making the world more just, inclusive, peaceful and sustainable. The USRN brings together a group of

universities from across the world committed to USR to exchange ideas, resources and practices and to collaborate on

impactful projects in an endeavour to promote and elevate the global movement of USR in higher education.

MEMBERSHIPThe USRN currently has 16 member institutions worldwide:

• Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

• Beijing Normal University, China

• Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, UK

• Kyoto University, Japan

• Peking University, China

• Sichuan University, China

• Simon Fraser University, Canada

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

• The University of Manchester, UK

• Tufts University, USA

• University of Haifa, Israel

• University of New South Wales, Australia

• University of Pretoria, South Africa

• University of São Paulo, Brazil

• Washington University in St Louis, USA

• Yonsei University, Korea

About the University Social

Responsibility Network


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OUR VISION• Be an effective collaborative platform for all USRN member institutions in pursuit of USR.

• Be an important global player in spearheading USR strategic development for the betterment of universities and the

world.

OUR MISSION• To provide a platform for the exchange of ideas, resources, policies, practices, problems and solutions to foster USR

among member institutions.

• To develop collaborative USR projects with varied scopes and scales within the USRN.

• To contribute to the global discussions and development of USR through networking and partnerships within the USRN

and with other networks and alliances.

WHAT WE DOCommitted to creating a vibrant platform for collaboration, the USRN has identified several areas for impactful

collaboration:

1. Global Student Engagement

Student Exchange Opportunity and International Service-Learning Programme

The USRN has been active in student exchange, particularly in international service learning, with member institutions

opening up their programmes to student participation within the Network.

Its past service-learning exchange programmes have included projects in Sichuan, China (post-disaster rehabilitation),

Kyoto, Japan (active ageing), Phnom Penh, Cambodia (solar power installation), Kigali, Rwanda (sustainable water fi lter

system building) and Pretoria, South Africa (community engagement and development).

Annual Global Youth Leaders Summit

The annual Global Youth Leaders Summit is a ground-breaking international student leader conference that brings

together student leaders worldwide to debate and discuss how young leaders can make a difference in the world through

community participation and projects.

Each year, the Global Youth Leaders Summit opens up spaces for students from the USRN member universities to join and

exchange ideas on different community engagement projects with other international student presenters. The students

are also given the opportunity to actualise their project ideas by forming a project group and applying for project seed

funding.

Young Community Leaders Fund

The Young Community Leaders Fund was established to encourage and support students from USRN member universities

to initiate and organise projects in teams with students from other institutions, with the aim of enhancing their

intercultural understanding and nurturing their community leadership skills and global citizenship.

The fi rst student project funded by the Young Community Leaders Fund was led by a group of students from six USRN

universities, with the aim of serving the local community in slum areas of Uganda.


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2. Professional Development Workshop The USRN organises the Professional Development Workshop each year for USR capacity building, with member

institutions taking turns to host the workshop in their respective countries to facilitate mutual learning and to exchange

good USR-related practices and policies. The University of Manchester, University of Pretoria and University of São Paulo

have hosted previous workshops.

3. Promoting Global USR Awareness

Bi-Annual International USR Summit

Every alternate year, the USRN member institutions take turns hosting the International USR Summit in their respective

countries. The Summit, a flagship event of the Network, serves as an effective platform for university leaders, senior

government officials, administrators, scholars, practitioners and students worldwide to share insights and best practices

on issues concerning USR and university-community partnership. The Summit also provides an excellent opportunity for

different stakeholders to foster partnerships and collaborations, contributing to global USR development.

USR Month

To enhance awareness of the USR movement, the Network organises USR Month every October to advocate the

social responsibility of higher education. Member universities demonstrate and highlight their commitment to USR by

showcasing their USR activities during USR Month. Through the commemoration of USR Month, universities affiliated

with the USRN are able to learn from each other’s USR initiatives and motivate other universities outside of the Network

to strengthen their USR initiatives.

Social Impact Metrics and Impact Stories

The USRN strives to develop better metrics to capture social impact. Many university rankings do not adequately capture

the social impact of higher education. USR efforts often make impact in ways that are outside of citations or traditional

metrics. The Network is currently collating a set of impact stories from member institutions to demonstrate the versatility

of USR in creating social impact.

4. Research on Global IssuesThe USRN is a strategic network of leading research universities with strong track records in conducting research to

address the world’s greatest challenges. Leveraging the strong research tradition of its member institutions, the USRN

develops research clusters focused on critical global issues, aiming to produce high-level research and to generate impact

through inter-disciplinary and cross-border collaborations.

Some research themes that the Network is working on include the following, which are also linked with the UN

Sustainable Development Goals.

• Climate Change and Sustainable Development

• Cultural Diversity and Social Inclusion

• Disaster Risk Reduction and Governance

• Food Safety and Quality

• Innovative Solutions for Ageing Society

• Refugees and Migration

A USRN Student Research Attachment programme will be held by Kyoto University in early 2019 and a Residential

Research Workshop will be held at Clare Hall at the University of Cambridge in the summer of 2019.



5. PublicationsThe book titled ‘University Social Responsibility and Quality of Life: A Global Survey of Concepts and Experiences’ (co-edited

by Professor Daniel Shek and Professor Robert Hollister) was published by Springer in 2017. The book not only documents

the USR policies and practices of the USRN member institutions, but also explores the conceptualisation and different

dimensions of USR. Each USRN member institution contributed a chapter to the book.

The Network is currently working on a second book project to explore fostering USR through a cultural approach.

USRN MEMBER INSTITUTIONSNo membership fee is required to join the USRN. However, the following criteria are applied in assessing membership

applications:

• Institutional track record in and commitment to USR

• Institutional commitment to the USRN

• Institutional reputation

• Geographic location of the institution against the USRN’s geographic representation

SECRETARIAT The USRN Secretariat is hosted at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Contact: [email protected]

+852 3400 8362

www.usrnetwork.org


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Message

I am proud and honored to be writing these words to you.

These are exciting times for the University. The Summit, entitled "Nurturing

a Culture for University Social Responsibility", serves as an opportunity for

institutes of higher education to converse internationally about the key issue

of integration and diversity in academia. We are proud and honored to host

the 2018 USR summit.

The University of Haifa's Faculty and student population is unique in its

composition. We are the most pluralistic institution of higher learning in

Israel and a shining example of how excellent research and teaching can

be conducted in an atmosphere of mutual respect and inclusion. This is our

contribution to the State of Israel and its continued strength.

The University’s distinctive mission is to foster academic excellence in an

atmosphere of tolerance and diversity – an environment, which contributes to

excellent research and to more exceptional, creative and productive alumni.

To our guests this year, we are grateful for your attendance and support of the

USR Network. To all of you who have worked so hard for the past months to

make this summit possible – I profoundly grateful for your commitment and

passion.

Best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable summit.

Prof. Ron ROBIN

President, University of Haifa

Prof. Ron Robin

President

University of Haifa



Welcome to the University Social Responsibility (USR) Summit 2018.

The Summit, themed “Universities’ Social Responsibility in Shaping a Future of

Critical Hope”, focuses on the role of higher education in shaping the future

of our society when the world is facing challenges relating to climate change,

poverty, inequality, confl ict and on many other fronts.

The USR Summit is a biennial flagship event of the University Social

Responsibility Network (USRN), a global alliance initiated by The Hong Kong

Polytechnic University with 16 member universities from across the world. The

last Summit, hosted in 2016 by Peking University in Beijing with the extensive

participation of other universities in Mainland China, raised awareness of USR

in the Mainland. I am sure this year’s Summit, with support from Israel’s higher

education sector and the participation of delegates from different countries,

will be another success, generating impacts in the region and the world.

I take this opportunity to extend my sincere appreciation to all the member

universities of the USRN and all the distinguished speakers for their

contributions to the Summit. Our special thanks go to the Local Organizing

Committee, comprising senior academic leaders in Israel and representatives

from the Office of the President of Israel, and our co-hosting partners –

University of Haifa and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

I wish you all an inspiring and rewarding Summit.

Prof. Timothy W. Tong

President,The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Timothy W. Tong, Ph.D.

President

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University


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Message

The University Social Responsibility Network (USRN) is a global alliance of 16

member universities united in their commitment to university social responsibility,

with representation in each major continent and region of the world. The Hong

Kong Polytechnic University is proud to have initiated this network and host its

Secretariat. The network is intentionally kept relatively small in size to facilitate

collaboration and strategic development. It embraces a vision: to be an important

global player in spearheading University Social Responsibility (USR) strategic

development for the betterment of universities and the world.

The biennial USR Summit is a major vehicle of realizing this vision. After the

Beijing USR Summit 2016 hosted by Peking University, I am glad that USR Summit

2018 is being held in Israel, having garnered so much support from the Israeli and

international communities. This has demonstrated the support the Summit is able

to garner and the influence it can have in the region and the world.

Besides the USR Summit, the USRN engages in a wide range of activities, from

organizing student exchange in service learning and student summit, to staff

development, publication and research. In 2018 alone, the network has organized

a Staff Development Programme at University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, staged a

Student Summit in Hong Kong and Beijing, launched a scheme in student research

attachment, conducted service-learning summer exchange, and inaugurated a USR

Month (October) campaign, not to mention the Summit we are having here in Israel.

Student development is a major area of focus for the USRN. You will be witnessing

a milestone in our work in student development as we are launching in the

Summit a USR student network with USRN member universities’ students as main

representatives. We hope the student network will be a force to be reckoned with

internationally in students’ global citizenship and leadership development. The

student network will be a valued partner of the USRN in promotion of USR.

I would like to thank all Summit participants for your joining the USRN in an exciting

and inspiring global dialogue about universities’ role in building a future of hope

and peace, and I hope to see you in future events of the USRN.

Dr. Angelina YUEN

Chair, Executive Committee, University Social Responsibility Network Senior Advisor to the President The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Dr Angelina Yuen

Chair, Executive Committee, University Social Responsibility Network

Senior Advisor to the President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University


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Day 1: Sunday, 2 December 2018Venue: Hecht Museum Auditorium, Main Building

University of Haifa

0900-0930 Registration Opens

0930-1000 Welcome Remarks

• Prof. Gustavo MESCH, Rector, University of Haifa

· • Dr. Angelina YUEN, Chair, Executive Committee, University Social Responsibility Network, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Prof Yaffa ZILBERSHATS, Chair of the Planning and Budgeting Committee, Council of Higher Education in Israel

• Welcome remarks video from Prof. Ron ROBIN, President, University of Haifa

• Congratulatory video speech from Mr. BAN Ki-moon, The 8th Secretary General of the United Nations

1000-1010 Group Photo

1010-1030 Keynote Speech: Universities’ Social Responsibility in Shaping a Future of Critical Hope

Keynote Speaker: • Prof Yuli TAMIR, Former Minister of Education of Israel; President of Shenkar College

1030-1100 Tea Break (Venue: Hecht Museum Foyer, Main Building)

1100-1245 Plenary Session I: University Social Responsibility: Global Perspectives

Chair:

• Prof Robert M. HOLLISTER, Professor Emeritus, Tufts University

Speakers:

• Prof David IBBETSON, President, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge

• Prof Joy JOHNSON, Vice-President, Research and International, Simon Fraser University

• Dr. Fernando Diego PALACIO, Program-Specific Senior Lecturer, International Strategy Office, Kyoto University

• Prof Roni STRIER, Head of the Interdisciplinary Research Center for the Study of Poverty and Social Exclusion, University of Haifa

• Prof YE Jingyi, Vice Chairman of University Council, Peking University

1245-1400 Lunch (Venue: Hecht Museum Foyer, Main Building)

University Social Responsibility Summit 2018“Universities’ Social Responsibility in Shaping a Future of Critical Hope”



Day 1: Sunday, 2 December 2018Venue: Hecht Museum Auditorium, Main Building

University of Haifa

1400-1500 Plenary Session II: Israeli Hope in Academia

Chair: • Ms. Ayala HENDIN, Director, Israeli Hope in Academia

Speakers:

• Mrs. Michal BARAK, Israeli Hope Offi cer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Dr. Ohr MARGALIT, Dean of Students and Israeli Hope Offi cer, Levinsky College of Education

• Dr. Yousef MASHARAWI, Senior Lecturer, Tel Aviv University

1500-1620 Students’ Project Presentation (Session I)

Chairs:

• Dr. Maayan AGMON, Senior Lecturer, University of Haifa

• Prof Ruti MARGALIT, Associate Professor, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology


1635-1805 Plenary Session III: Inter-sectorial Collaboration in Promoting Social Responsibility through Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Co-Chairs:

• Dr. Alison LLOYD, Co-Chair, Executive Committee, University Social Responsibility Network; Director of International Affairs, Director of Institutional Research and Planning, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Prof ZHOU Zuoyu, Vice President, Beijing Normal University

Speakers:

• Mr. Aharon AHARON, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority

• Mr. Yehuda BRONICKI, Founders of Ormat Technologies, Winner of the 2018 Israel Prize for Industry

• Mrs. Dita BRONICKI, Director, Bronicki Investments Ltd, Winner of the 2018 Israel Prize for Industry

• Prof Michal GRINSTEIN-WEISS, Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis

• Prof Toru IIYOSHI, Deputy Executive Vice President for Education, Kyoto University

• Dr. Alwin WONG, Director, Institute for Entrepreneurship, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

1900-2100 Dinner (Venue: Tishreen Restaurant, Nazareth)



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0900-10-30


1100-1220 Students’ Project Presentation (Session II) Chairs: • Dr. Maayan AGMON, Senior Lecturer, University of Haifa • Prof Ruti MARGALIT, Associate Professor, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport

Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

1220-1235 Inauguration of the University Social Responsibility Students’ Network

1235-1400 Lunch (Venue: Hecht Museum Foyer, Main Building)

1400-1600 Study Tour in Haifa

1600 Departing to Jerusalem Dinner (Venue: Muma Restaurant, Kiryat Anavim)

Day 2: Monday, 3 December 2018Venue: Hecht Museum Auditorium, Main Building

University of Haifa

Parallel Session I: Inclusion and Diversity for Community BuildingVenue: Hecht Museum Auditorium, Main Building

Chair: • Prof Marylou MCLAWS,

Deputy President Academic Board, The University of New South Wales

Speakers:

• Dr. Hok Bun KU, Director of China Research and Development Network, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Prof MA Fengzhi, Co-Director, Peking University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University China Social Work Research Centre, Peking University

• Prof. Gulmira ABDIRAIYMOVA, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Director of the Center of Sociological Researches and Social Engineering, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

• Prof Marylou MCLAWS, Deputy President Academic Board, The University of New South Wales

Parallel Session II: Fostering Social Awareness through Community Engagement Venue: Aviva and Sammy Ofer Observation Gallery, 30/F Eshkol Tower

Chair: • Prof Antoinette LOMBARD, Head,

Department of Social Work and Criminology, University of Pretoria

Speakers:

• Dr. Stephen CHAN, Head of Office of Service Learning, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Ms. Shaheen NANJI, Director, International Community Engagement, Simon Fraser University

• Prof Michal SHAMAI, School of Social Work, University of Haifa

• Prof Min YANG, Director, West China Research Centre for Rural Health Development, Sichuan University

• Prof ZHANG Qiang, Associate Dean, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University




Day 3: Tuesday, 4 December 2018Venue: The Maiersdorf Faculty Club,

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus

0830-0900 Registration Opens

0900-0930 Welcome Remarks Venue: 2/F, The Conference Center

• Prof Oron SHAGRIR, Vice President for International Affairs, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

0930-1100 Plenary Session IV: The Role of Universities in Confl ict Resolution and Mediation Venue: 2/F, The Conference Center

Chair: • Prof Daphna GOLAN, Director of Campus-Community Partnership,

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Speakers:

• Prof Chris BRINK, Emeritus Vice-Chancellor, The Newcastle University, Former Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University

• Ms. Shifra GOTTLIEB, Israeli Hope Offi cer, The Jerusalem College of Technology

• Mr. Fadi KHASHRAM, Research Assistant, 3rd Year Student of BSN, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Dr. Zvika ORR, Senior Lecturer, Jerusalem College of Technology

1100-1130 Tea Break

1130-1230 Parallel Session III: Art and Culture and Social Responsibility Venue: Room 501

Chair: • Prof James THOMPSON, Vice President for Social Responsibility,

The University of Manchester

Speakers:

• Mr. Eytan SHOUKER, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

• Dr. Timothy SIM, Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Community Health Services, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Prof Gerson Yukio TOMANARI, Chief of Staff, President’s Offi ce, University of São Paulo



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1100-1230 Parallel Discussion IV: Governance, Society, and Policy Change Venue: Room 502

Chair:

• Prof Michal GRINSTEIN-WEISS, Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis

Speakers: • Adv. Vardit DAMARI-MADAR, Professional Director of the Clinical Legal

Education Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem • Adv. Sami ERSHEID, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem • Prof ZHANG Jing, Professor/Chair in Sociology, Peking University

Student Parallel Discussion: Role and Development of the USR Students’ Network Venue: Room 503

1230-1400 Lunch

1400-1430 Conclusion Session Venue: 2/F, The Conference Center • Prof. Faisal AZAIZA, Dean of the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences,

University of Haifa • Dr. Angelina YUEN, Chair, Executive Committee,

University Social Responsibility Network; Senior Advisor to the President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

1430-1700 Study Tours in Jerusalem

1900-2100 Gala Dinner *Sponsored by China Renaissance Education Foundation

Day 3: Tuesday, 4 December 2018Venue: The Maiersdorf Faculty Club,

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus



Biographies


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Biography

Gulmira S. Abdiraiymova has been the Head of the Sociology and Social

Work Department, the Director of Center of Sociological research and

Social Engineering at al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Kazakhstan) since

2008. Gulmira S. Abdiraiymova has been in charge of major fundamental

and applied projects of Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic

of Kazakhstan, international foundations (World Bank, Volkswagen, Open

Society Foundation, F.Ebert Foundation and etc.) on international and national

education systems, and implementation of Bologna process principles in HEI of

Kazakhstan.

Gulmira S. Abdiraiymova has been served as the chairman of the Council of

Young scientists at the Foundation of the First President of RK - Elbasy (2007-

2012), the chairman of the Dissertation Council “6D050000 - Social Sciences”

at the al-Farabi Kazakh National University (2013, 2014), the chairman of the

Council for Science of the Foundation of the First President of RK - Elbasy

(2018), the scientific secretary of the Association of Sociologists of Kazakhstan.

Gulmira S. Abdiraiymova is a young scientists award laureate by Association

of sociologists of Kazakhstan (2003), a holder of the state scientific grants for

talented young scholars by Ministry of education and science of the Republic

of Kazakhstan (2004-2005), a winner of M. Auezov Award for the best work

in humanitarian area by Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of

Kazakhstan (2006), a winner of the state grant of Ministry of Education and

Science Republic of Kazakhstan «Best lecturer of HEI» (2007).

Prof. Gulmira ABDIRAIYMOVA

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Director of the Center of Sociological Researches and Social Engineering, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University



Dr. Maayan Agmon, received her PT degree from Ben Gurion University,

her Master's degree in Anthropology from University of Haifa and her

PhD from the Nursing Department at University of Washington, Seattle,

Washington. Her research interests lie in the interplay between mobility,

cognition and behavior. She is the voluntary co-leader of "Activist aging"

course and leads a collaboration between community and university aiming at

promoting participation of older adults.

Dr. Maayan AGMON

Senior Lecturer, University of Haifa


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Biography

Aharon Aharon is the CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority, an

independent public entity that operates for the benefit of the Israeli

innovation ecosystem and Israeli economy as a whole. Its role is to nurture

and develop Israeli innovation resources, while creating and strengthening

the infrastructure and framework needed to support the entire knowledge

industry.

Prior to his role at the Authority, Aharon served as the VP of Hardware

Technologies and General Manager of Apple Israel. Aharon joined Apple in

2011, as its first Apple employee in Israel, and managed the R&D activities of

Apple’s Hardware Technologies in Israel.

In 2004, Aharon co-founded Camero, a startup company developing through-

the-wall micro-power radars for the defense and HLS markets. He served as

the CEO and Chairman of the company, which was acquired by the SK group

in 2010.

From 2003 till 2010, Aharon served as an active Chairman of the Board at

Discretix, a startup company providing solutions for data security in mobile

phones and hand-held devices. Discretix was acquired by ARM in 2014.

Aharon managed Seabridge, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens. As CEO,

he oversaw the successful turnaround of the company.

Aharon served as COO of Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) in Silicon Valley, managing

all aspects of company activities along with the financing of development of

chips for consumer electronics markets.

Aharon began his professional career at the IBM Research Division in Haifa,

Israel, where he spent 14 years and held a number of senior management

positions including Deputy Manager of IBM Research’s Haifa operations.

Aharon holds a B.Sc and M.Sc in Computer Engineering and Electrical

Engineering respectively from the Technion, where he lectured for more than

15 years (1983-1999).

Mr. Aharon AHARON

CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority



Professor Faisal Azaiza is Dean of the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health

Sciences at the University of Haifa and currently serves as a member of the

IASSW board. Previously, he served as Head of School of Social Work. Professor

Azaiza was also on the Planning and Budgeting Committee (VATAT) and Chair

of the Committee for Promoting Accessibility of Higher Education for the Arab

Population (The Council for Higher Education, MALAG), among other pursuits.

Prior to his current position, he also acted as Head of the University’s Jewish-

Arab Center and mayor of the municipality of Daburiyya, an Arab village

in Israel’s north district. He is a former member of the Council for Higher

Education in Israel and former head of its subcommittee for universities and

colleges of education.

Professor Azaiza completed his MSW and Ph. D. in Social Work at Hebrew

University in Jerusalem and has published on the subjects of Jewish-Arab

relations in Israel; welfare and health of minority populations; cultural

transformation of ethnic minorities; utilization of informal and alternative

modes of help; and Arab families, women, and adolescents. His current

research projects include: School, Family and Community Partnerships:

Empowering Arab and Jewish Parents in Education, Promoting Adherence

to Early Detection of Breast Cancer Screening, and Psychiatric diagnoses in

Arabic-speaking patients in Israel.

Prof. Faisal AZAIZA

Dean of the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa


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Biography

In April 2018, Mr. Ban has been elected as the Chairman of Boao Forum for

Asia. Since January 2018, Mr. Ban, along with former President of Austria,

Mr. Heinz Fischer, was inducted as Co-Chairs of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for

Global Citizens in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Ban Ki-moon was elected as Chairman

of IOC Ethics Committee in September 2017. Mr. Ban is also the Distinguished

Chair Professor and Honorary Chairman at the Institute for Global Engagement

& Empowerment at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. Since February 2018,

he was elected as President of the Assembly & Chair of the Council of Global

Green Growth Institute (GGGI).

Prior to such appointments, Mr. Ban had served two consecutive terms as

Secretary General of the United Nations (2007-2016). At the time of his

appointment at the UN, Mr. Ban was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of

the Republic of Korea.

Throughout his tenure at the UN, Mr. Ban sought to be a bridge builder, to

give voice to the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. He pressed successfully

for action to combat climate change, an effort that culminated in the adoption

and rapid entry into force of the landmark Paris Agreement in 2016. Mr. Ban

worked closely with member states of the UN to shape the 2030 Agenda for

Sustainable Development and to establish UN Women, thereby advancing the

Organization’s work for gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Mr. BAN Ki-moon

The 8th Secretary General of the United Nations



Michal Barak is the executive director of the Center for the Study of

Multiculturalism and Diversity at the Hebrew University and the

university's "Israeli Hope" officer. She holds an LL.B. from the Hebrew

University Law Faculty and an M.A. in linguistics from Rutgers University. She

has worked extensively in education for democracy, human rights and a shared

society at The Gilo Center for Civic Education, The Center for Education and

Technology (CET), The Open University and The Lautman Forum for Education

Policy. She is the founder of A Different Lesson and is active in various social

and political initiatives in Israel.

Mrs. Michal BARAK

Israeli Hope Offi cer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem


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Biography

Professor Chris Brink served as Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University in

the UK from 2007 till 2016. He was a Board member of the Russell Group,

as well as the N8, the partnership of eight research-intensive universities in the

North of England, which he also chaired. Previously he had served as a Board

member of Universities UK (where he chaired the Student Policy Network),

the national Equality Challenge Unit (also as Co-Chair), the national Quality

Assurance Agency, JISC (the national digital services provider), the Advisory

Committee on Leadership, Governance and Management of HEFCE, the North

East Local Enterprise Partnership, and various regional Boards. Currently he

serves on the University Grants Committee in Hong Kong, where he chairs the

implementation group for the 2020 Research Assessment Exercise.

Chris Brink is known as a champion of the idea of a civic university, which he

phrased in two key questions: ‘What are we good at?’ and ‘What are we good

for?’. For his work with the city he was awarded the Freedom of Newcastle.

Before taking up his position at Newcastle, Professor Brink was Vice-Chancellor

of Stellenbosch University in South Africa, where he led a transformation

agenda which attracted national and international attention. Earlier, he had

served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Wollongong

in Australia. Before that he was Professor and Head of the Department of

Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town, and

served as the University’s Coordinator of Strategic Planning.

Prof. Chris BRINK

Emeritus Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University, Former Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University



Yehuda L. Bronicki received his BSc and MSc degrees in engineering from

l’Ecole Superieure d’Ingenieurs Arts et Metiers, and another masters’

degree in physics from the Sorbonne. He received honorary PhDs from

the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Technion – Israel Institute of

Technology.

Mr. Bronicki was head of the Solar Turbine Team at the National Physical

Laboratory of Israel in Jerusalem. Together with his wife he established Ormat

Industries, in 1965. Ormat went on to become a world leader in renewable

energy solutions with a focus on geothermal power plants, with operations in

30 countries. Mr. Bronicki served as chairman and CTO in Ormat and Chairman

of related companies including Orbotech Ltd., Orgenics, Or-Ad Hi-Tec Systems

Ltd. and Bet Shemesh Engines ltd.

Bronicki received the Israel Prize for Industry in 2018 his pioneering work

on Ormat. He won the fi rst Rothschild Prize for innovation, the Geothermal

Research Council Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Industry and a Gold

Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering of UK for his contribution to

the geothermal engineering.

Mr. Bronicki is a member of the Executive Board of the Weizmann Institute,

the Board of the Technion and Board of ORT-Vocational Training Institution.

He was a member of Commissions of Energy for Tomorrow’s World of the UN,

OECD and WEC.

He is the author of 40 patents and 50 technical publications.

Mr. Yehuda BRONICKI

Founders of Ormat Technologies, Winner of the 2018 Israel Prize for Industry


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Biography

Dita is one of the leading industrialists in Israel. Together with her husband,

Yehuda, they founded the Ormat group of companies in 1964. Under

their leadership the company grew from a small workshop to a global

company, publicly traded on the NY stock exchange and a world leader in

geothermal energy. Dita served as the CEO of Ormat from 1991, until her

retirement in 2014.

Since her retirement, Dita is active in various activities related to vocational and

technological education and is a member of a number of organizations in this

area.

Dita received the Prize of Israel in the field of Industry in 2018, in addition to

many other awards over the years.

Mrs. Dita BRONICKI

Director, Bronicki Investments Ltd, Winner of the 2018 Israel Prize for Industry



Dr. Stephen Chan received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from The

University of Rochester in the USA in 1987. He worked for Neo-Visuals

in Toronto from 1987, the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa

from 1988 and The Department of Computing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic

University from 1993. His current research interests are data mining, human-

computer interaction and service-learning.

In 2011, Dr. Chan was appointed the founding Head of the Offi ce of Service-

Learning (which has recently become part of the Global Youth Leadership

and Service-Learning Institute) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. OSL

coordinates the development and offering of 60+ service-learning subjects

and numerous projects across the university for ~4,000 students each year.

He has set up and led many projects in Hong Kong, as well as 20+ offshore

projects in mainland China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Rwanda

and Kyrgyzstan since 2006. His teams have taught workshops on computers,

information technology, multimedia, social networks and robotics, installed

computer networks and solar-electrical power systems, built community

learning centers and playgrounds, and trained local youths on the relevant

technology and skills. He was given the HKPolyU President’s Award (Team) in

Services in 2008 and the Hong Kong University Grants Committee Teaching

Award (Team) in 2016.

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Dr. Stephen CHAN

Head of Offi ce of Service Learning, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University


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Biography

Adv. Vardit is the professional director of the Clinical Legal Education center

at the Faculty of Law. Prior to this role, Vardit was the director of the

legal department of YEDID. In this position, she represents hundreds of people

living in poverty in the realization of social and economic rights. She also took

part in many precedent proceedings concerning Human Rights. She holds a

LLB in Law and Political Science and an LLM (with honors) from the Hebrew

University of Jerusalem, and is the first winner of the Bernice Tenenbaum Prize

for the Advancement of Women's Rights in Israel of Hadassah Women.

Adv. Vardit DAMARI-MADAR

Professional Director of the Clinical Legal Education Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem



Advocate Sami Ershied is an Israeli Bar-qualifi ed lawyer with a signifi cant

practice and expertise dealing with housing, land and property issues.

His significant legal education includes an LLM (Sussex University, UK); and

selection as a British Chevening Scholar. Adv. Ershied graduated from the Law

faculty of the Hebrew University in 1993 with an LLB and is currently a PhD

candidate at the Faculty of Law of the Hebrew University.

Adv. Ershied has a law office in Jerusalem has undertaken many cases in

these legal fields. As well as representing clients in cases, Adv. Ershied has

undertaken legal research in housing, land and property issues and has an

excellent understanding and knowledge of the current legal situation in

Jerusalem.

Adv. Sami Ershied is teaching at the Faculty of Law of the Hebrew University

a Transitional Justice Course related to Property, Planning and Preservation in

Jerusalem.

Adv. Sami ERSHEID



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Biography

Professor Daphna Golan teaches human rights at the Law School, The

Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Prof. Golan is the director of Campus

Community Partnership for Social Change. The Partnership, founded in 2006

promotes community-engaged courses throughout Israel. Her recent book -

Hope on the Margins of the Campus- Palestinian and Israelis in Jerusalem, has

been published in Hebrew in 2018.

Prof. Daphna GOLAN

Director of Campus-Community Partnership, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem



Shifra Gottlieb is the Israeli Hope officer at the Jerusalem College of

Technology (JCT), where she works to promote cultural and structural

competency among faculty members, staff and students. Previously, she led

the fl agship civic engagement program at JCT, which focuses on promoting

the human rights of ultra-orthodox people with disabilities. She holds a

Bachelor's in Nursing from JCT, and currently study for Master's in Public

Health at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. She is involved in projects related

to cultural competency in health services, inequity in health, and increasing the

participation of ultra-orthodox people in Israeli higher education.

Ms. Shifra GOTTLIEB

Israeli Hope Offi cer, Jerusalem College of Technology


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Biography

Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PhD, MA, MSW, is the Shanti K. Khinduka

Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Policy Initiatives at

the Brown School. She serves as director of the university-wide Social Policy

Institute at Washington University and as a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the

Brookings Institution.

Dr. Grinstein-Weiss is an influential voice in the design of innovative social

policies. She leads large-scale initiatives promoting financial inclusion and

health equity through unique cross-sector partnerships. Dr. Grinstein-Weiss is

pioneering the field of tax-time savings and spearheading Israel’s creation of

a national child savings account program. Her work also promotes evidence-

based solutions for managed healthcare.

Her research crosses disciplines, informing policy makers, scholars, industry

leaders, and practitioners. Her publications include popular press and scholarly

journals. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets such as

CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Dr. Grinstein-Weiss’

research has been supported by many government departments such as the

U.S. Department of Treasury, National Institutes for Health, and the Bureau

of Consumer Financial Protection. In addition, her research won the support

of philanthropic foundations such as the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Ford

Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and Annie

E. Casey Foundation. She also works closely in collaborations with industry

partners, including Fortune-500 partners Centene Corporation and Intuit Inc.

Dr. Grinstein-Weiss received her master’s in social work from the University of

Haifa (Israel), a master’s in economics from the University of Missouri-St. Louis,

and her Ph.D. in social work from the Brown School.

Prof. Michal GRINSTEIN-WEISS

Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis



Ayala Hendin of Jerusalem, directs “Israeli Hope in Academia”, a national

initiative established by the offi ce of the President of Israel. In this role,

she works with The Council for Higher Education and with all institutions

of higher education in Israel, supporting them in diversity, inclusion and

partnership oriented institutional work.

She is currently a PhD candidate at Ben Gurion University of the Negev,

researching diversity policies in higher education. Ayala holds an MA degree

from The Federmann School of Public Policy of the Hebrew University of

Jerusalem where her thesis focused on participation of Arab students in higher

education in Israel. Previously, as a researcher at Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute,

she conducted the evaluation of the Council for Higher Education's multi-year

access plan for Arabs in higher education.

Ms. Ayala HENDIN

Director, Israeli Hope in Academia


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Biography

Robert M. Hollister is Professor Emeritus, Department of Urban and

Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University, and Senior Advisor

to the University Social Responsibility Network. An influential pioneer in the

engaged university movement, he supports universities to move beyond the

ivory tower. As the first chair of his home department, he built it into a top

graduate program, widely recognized for educating “practical visionaries.”

As founding dean of the Tisch College of Civic Life (2000 to 2011), he led

the creation and development of Tufts University’s uniquely comprehensive

university-wide program to prepare students in all fields for lifetimes of active

citizenship.

In 2005, Professor Hollister co-led organization of the conference in Talloires,

France, of university heads from around the world that launched the Talloires

Network. He then guided the growth and development of the Network, and

from 2011-2016 served as its Executive Director. The Network now numbers

378 member universities in 77 countries and is a premier global coalition

advancing university social engagement and social responsibility.

He serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of his alma mater, Antioch College, an

innovative leader in experiential education and education for social justice.

Professor Hollister is co-editor of University Social Responsibility and Quality

of Life: A Global Survey of Concepts and Experiences, co-author of The

Engaged University: International Perspectives on Civic Engagement and of

Development Politics, and co-editor and contributing author of Governing,

Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organizations; Cities of the Mind;

Neighborhood Policy and Planning; and Neighborhood Health Centers.

Prof. Robert M. HOLLISTER

Professor Emeritus, Tufts University



Professor David Ibbetson is the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University

of Cambridge and President of Clare Hall, a graduate college within the

university. He studied for his BA and PhD at Cambridge, then taught in Oxford

for 20 years before returning to Cambridge in 2000. He has been President

of Clare Hall since 2013. Professor lbbetson's academic interests are primarily

the history of law, from the earliest period for which records exist right

through to the present day. He has a particular interest in graduate education

cutting across disciplines, and so is completely at home at Clare Hall, a college

comprising international graduate students and academics working on a

variety of different subjects.

Prof. David IBBETSON

President, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge


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Biography

Toru Iiyoshi is Deputy Executive Vice President for Education, and Director

and a professor at the Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher

Education of Kyoto University (2012-current). He also serves as Executive

Director of KyotoUx, the global MOOC initiative at Kyoto University. Previously,

he was a senior scholar and Director of the Knowledge Media Laboratory

at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (1999-2008),

and Senior Strategist in the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology

at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009-2011). Dr. Iiyoshi has served

as a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on

Technology and Education as well as a visiting professor of the Graduate

School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo

(2007-2010).

Dr. Iiyoshi’s current areas of research and development include educational

innovation and technology, open education, technology-enhanced scholarship

of teaching and learning, future of higher education systems, and university

social responsibility. He works with various national and international initiatives,

projects, and organizations in an advisory role to provide vision and leadership

in innovative educational development. He is a co-editor of the Carnegie

Foundation book, "Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of

Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge"

(MIT Press, 2008).

Prof. Toru IIYOSHI

Deputy Executive Vice President for Education, Kyoto University



Dr. Joy Johnson leads Simon Fraser University's strategic research

initiatives and facilitates international opportunities that foster research

collaborations and student exchange. Her work focuses on facilitating research

excellence and helping the university respond to new opportunities. She works

with members of SFU's eight faculties to ensure they have the support and

resources required to conduct excellent cutting-edge research in all its forms.

Building on her long-standing leadership and research experience, she works

with faculty, students and staff to secure research partnerships within the

community and industry.

A key element of Dr. Johnson's role focuses on knowledge mobilization by

facilitating opportunities to transfer the results of SFU research to society. This

collaborative role allows for an interplay between research and innovation to

enhance social, economic and environmental wellbeing.

Dr. Johnson is a leader for SFU Innovates - a university-wide strategy and

action plan to inspire, develop, and support impact-driven innovation

and entrepreneurship. As part of SFU's commitment to innovation, she

is responsible for developing initiatives that support students and faculty

members to harness new ideas and innovations for the benefi t of society.

Prof. Joy JOHNSON

Vice-President, Research & International, Simon Fraser University


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Biography

Mr. Fadi KHASHRAM

Research Assistant, 3rd Year Student of BSN, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Brought up in east Jerusalem and attended the international French school

of Jerusalem. During secondary school, Fadi KHASHRAM has attended

three model united nation conferences (MUNs), PalMUN, TIMEMUN and

MEDMUN (SciPo Menton). He attended the preparatory year in the Hebrew

university of Jerusalem (2014) and he is currently on his third year acquiring his

BSN.

Fadi volunteered in many sub-fields of medicine: Hadassah Ein Kerem’s cancer

dep., the social work facilities and translating services as well as the emergency

dep. In Hadassah Mount Scopus for three years and counting. His experience

in these fields has been molded by Jerusalem’s unique obstacles and it proved

to be a tremendous way to overcome and maneuver the difficult landscape of

the medical system in such a complex city.



Dr. Hok Bun KU holds a PhD from the Department of Anthropology and

Sociology at SOAS, University of London. He is the Associate Professor,

Program Leader of DSW and Sociology Panel Chair in the Department of

Applied Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is also

the Director of China Research and Development Network and Deputy

Director of the PKU – HK PolyU Social Work Research Center, Associate Editor

of Action Research, and Executive Editor of China Journal of Social Work.

He was Fulbright Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis in 2007 and

Senior Research Fellow at Durham University in UK. He has been an honorable

professor at the Minzu University of China, Yunnan University, Sun Yat-

sen University in China, China Youth University for Political Sciences, and

Shandong Youth University for Political Sciences. He has also been a visiting

scholar at the Central China Agriculture University, Taiwan National Central

University and York University in Toronto.

Dr. Ku strongly engages in practice and action research in China. He

endeavors to advocate the participatory research methodology. With more

than fifteen years of experience, involving in China’s rural development, he

has been writing extensively on topics related to rural development, cultural

politics, participatory design, social exclusion and marginality, and social work

education.

Dr. Hok Bun KU

Director of China Research and Development Network, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University


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Biography

Dr. Alison LLOYD

Co-chair, Executive Committee, University Social Responsibility Network Director of International Affairs,Director of Institutional Research and Planning, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

As Director of International Affairs, Alison oversees the strategic

development and coordination of international partnerships, international

recruitment, mobility opportunities, and institutional relations. As Director of

Institutional Research and Planning, she steers strategic planning, performance

monitoring, university rankings, business intelligence, and analytics.

Prior to joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, she was a Management

Consultant in Deloitte and a boutique consulting practice in Hong Kong. Her

previously consulting engagements cover strategy, business process review

and improvement, performance management frameworks and change

management for both private and public sector organizations in Hong Kong

and Asia.



Antoinette Lombard is professor in Social Work and head of the

Department of Social Work and Criminology at the University of Pretoria

(UP) in South Africa. She worked for seven years in a community practice

context before she joined the University of Pretoria 30 years ago. At UP, her

teaching portfolio includes modules on community work, social development

and developmental social work and welfare.

She represented the Association of South African Social Work Education

Institutions (ASASWEI) on the Board of the International Association for

Schools of Social Work (IASSW) from 2012 to 2015. Currently, she is the

IASSW’s chair of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development,

and coordinator of the Global Agenda in the Africa region. She coordinates

staff and student exchange programmes, among other, the Ubuntu Study

Abroad programme of Fordham University which includes a community

engagement learning component.

She is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAF), and a C1

rated researcher at the South African National Research Foundation. In 2015,

she received a national award from the Minister of Science and Technology as

the second runner up for the 2015 Distinguished Women in Science Award

(WISA) in the category Humanities and Social Sciences. She has more than 60

publications and collaborates in cross country research initiatives that targets

social change at community level.

Prof. Antoinette LOMBARD

Head, Department of Social Work & Criminology, University of Pretoria


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Biography

Dr Miranda Lou is Executive Vice President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic

University (PolyU), responsible for planning and leading institutional

matters in connection with the administration and management of the

University’s affairs and resources, including resources management (finance,

human resources, information technology, etc.), campus development,

facilities management, knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship, subsidiaries

management, China and Mainland affairs, communications and public affairs,

alumni and institutional advancement as well as enterprise risk management

and governance matters.

Dr Lou has more than 20 years of strategic, business and functional

management experience in the business and public sectors. She has worked

for The Wharf (Holdings) Limited, the Independent Commission Against

Corruption (ICAC) and Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL Group).

She has served in different global and regional leadership roles within OCCL

Group and her last position was Chief Operating Officer of OOCL Logistics,

leading and managing its global business development and corporate

functions. Apart from the experience in the business sector, Dr Lou has

worked at the ICAC to promote corruption prevention and business ethics to

the community.

Dr Lou received her Doctor of Business Administration degree from PolyU,

Master of Business Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong,

Master of Science in Financial Management from the University of London,

and Bachelor of Arts from The University of Hong Kong.

Dr Lou has served as committee/board member of various government

advisory committees and industry associations, and is currently member of

the Hong Kong Housing Authority, panel member of the Insurance Appeals

Tribunal, member of the Logistics Management Committee of The Hong Kong

Management Association and Council Member of Board of English-Speaking

Union (Hong Kong).

Dr. Miranda LOU

Executive Vice President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University



Ma is a professor in the Department of Sociology, and the Director of

social work program at Peking University. Professor Ma also serves as the

Director of MSW Education Center of Peking University, and the Co-Director

of China Social Work Research Center of Peking University-Hong Kong

Polytechnic University.

Professor Ma received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Economics

at Peking University, Master’s degree in Social Work at the University of

Nottingham, and her Ph.D in Social Welfare from the Chinese University of

Hong Kong.

Professor Ma is the Vice-President and Secretary General of China Association

for Social Work Education, Deputy Secretary-General of China Social Work

Academy. Prof. Ma is the representative of the Tenth and Eleventh Congress

of Women, and she also served as an executive member on the Tenth and

Eleventh Committee of the All-China Women's Federation, the Expert

Committees of National Social Work Professional Examination and the Medical

Social Work and voluntary service Committees of China Hospital Association.

Professor Ma is also the project executor of Lam Woo Distinguished Social

Work Award and Social Work Training and Development Fund.

Prof. MA Fengzhi

Co-Director, Peking University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University China Social Work Research Centre,Peking University


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Biography

Ohr Margalit, Ph.D. is acting Dean of Students, the head of the department

of Jewish Thought and the Israeli Hope Officer at Levinsky College

of Education. Ohr completed his Ph.D. in Rabbinic Thought at Ben Gurion

University of the Negev and was a Harry Starr Fellow in Judaica at Harvard

University. Ohr was also a project leader at the Interfaith Encounter Association

and a facilitator at Elul Elu va’Elu and has remained involved in interfaith

dialogue and in activities that bridge the gap between various segments of

Israeli society.

Dr. Ohr MARGALIT

Dean of Students and Israeli Hope Officer, Levinsky College of Education



Prof. Ruti MARGALIT

Associate Professor, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Dr. Margalit received her medical doctorate from the Hebrew University,

Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. Board certifi ed in Family

Medicine, with training in Pediatrics and Public Health fellowship at the Johns

Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and at University of Maryland,

department of Family Medicine, Behavioral Medicine. In 2003 Ruti moved

to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, College of Public

Health and College of Medicine, where she founded and directed the “Inter-

professional Service Learning Academy” with major projects with vulnerable

populations. Dr. Margalit was also a founding physician for One World

Community Health Centers in Omaha and has been involved in global health

since 1989 in Africa and India. Since 2009, she has worked with Friends of

Naivasha, Kenya, developing a new hospital and creating a simulation-based

training center.

In 2014, upon her return to Israel, Dr. Margalit served as the Director of

Research at MSR simulation center and established the Change a World

program at the Faculty of Medicine in Tel Aviv. Currently, Ruti serves as

an Associate Professor (visiting) at the Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of

Medicine, Technion, Haifa where she founded the community engagement

program and developing of the fi rst Student run, inter-professional community

health center. She volunteers with the Friendship Clinic (for Syrians civilians –

telemedicine), and with the refugee and underserved communities in Northern

Israel.

Ruti has dedicated her career to promote professional, cultural sensitive,

compassionate care; to encourage interprofessional collaborations and

enhance students’ leadership and awareness for social justice.


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Biography

Dr. Youssef Masharawi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physical

Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine at the Tel Aviv University. He is a

physical therapist, clinically specialized in the orthopedic domain and had

established the Spinal Research Laboratory at the university. His research

projects are well documented in leading professional Journals in the

Orthopedic field.

Dr. Masharawi is the Head of the Steering Committee for Arab Integration

as well as a member of the Steering Committee of Israeli Hope at the Tel

Aviv University in the last two years. He is responsible for many projects

supporting Arab students at the University as well as projects that connects

Arab school children from the community with the University in order to

improve their chances to be enrolled at the universities in the future. Dr.

Masharawi major aims are to improve the sense of belonging of the Arab

students to the University and to increase the number of Arab students as

well as administrative and academic staff at the University. He hopes that the

psychological, linguistic and cultural barriers between the Arab students and

all other University staff will be significantly reduced. Dr. Masharawi travels a

lot across the country giving many talks to Arab parents, teachers and students

at schools to enrich their knowledge about the various activities and services

existing at the University existing to support the Arab students. He is well

known and appreciated among the Arab community in this domain.

Dr. Yousef MASHARAWI

Senior Lecturer, Tel Aviv University



Professor Mary-Louise Mclaws is Deputy President of the Academic Board

at UNSW Sydney, a member of the Equity and Diversity Committee at the

School of Public Health and Community Medicine, and Water-Health Leader

for the UNSW Global Water Institute.

She is representing Professor Eileen Baldry, Deputy Vice Chancellor Equity,

Diversity and Inclusion.

She is a clinical epidemiologist with a focus on patient safety related to

healthcare associated infections with a strong dedication to capacity building

in medium and low resource settings. She was the World Health Organization

Advisor to China and Malaysia during the development of their national

surveillance programs, a core member of the World Health Organization

First Global Patient Safety Challenge: Clean Care is Safer Care project and

a member of the Technical Steering Committee for the Infection Prevention

and Control Global Unit. Under her supervision she has mentored in-country

for patient safety projects including antibiotic prescribing practices and use

in Cambodia, epidemiology in Turkey, infection control for Haemodialysis in

Vietnam and water-related health in Vanuatu and Mali.

Prof. Marylou MCLAWS

Deputy President Academic Board, The University of New South Wales


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Biography

Professor Mesch is a Professor of Sociology. He studied his BA and MA

studies at the University of Haifa, and received his PhD from the Ohio State

University (1993). His research career focus on the social effects of Internet and

mobile communication, social networks online and offline and technology and

Social Capital. He has authored and co-authored over 90 papers in top journals

in the field. He has been a visiting Fellow at the University of Toronto and the

Oxford University Internet Institute. He was elected and served as the Chair of

the Research Section on Information and Communication Technologies of the

American Sociological Association, Member of the Board of the Israeli Internet

Society, and Editor in Chief of the Sociological Focus. He was twice the Chair

of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Dean of the Paul &

Herta Amir Faculty of Social Sciences, a position he left after The Senate of the

University of Haifa elected him as the Rector of the University (2016).

Prof. Gustavo MESCH

Rector, University of Haifa



Shaheen Nanji is Director of International Community Engagement at SFU.

She has worked on projects in the areas of education, diaspora, refugee

and newcomers, diversity, public health and environment policy. As a convenor

of public engagement and dialogue programs on global issues, she explores

the spaces between diverse sectors, cultures, perspectives and interests.

Shaheen is committed to intercultural understanding and diversity issues.

At SFU, her role is to enable faculty to apply their research and expertise

in development settings and to facilitate mutually productive university-

community projects. Her MA in International Studies focused on the

implications of Canadian policy on the role and potential of diaspora

contributions to international development. Her international work has been

focused in Africa and Asia.

Shaheen is the Vice-Chair of the Board of Burnaby Family Life, co-Chair of the

Burnaby Together Coalition Against Racism and Hate and an Associate of the

SFU Centre for Dialogue.

Ms. Shaheen NANJI

Director, International Community Engagement, Simon Fraser University


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Biography

Zvika Orr, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences

at the Jerusalem College of Technology - Lev Academic Center (JCT). He

is the co-founder and director of "Lev in the Community", JCT’s flagship

civic engagement program, which focuses on promoting the human rights

of people with disabilities in ultra-orthodox communities. He also chairs

JCT’s steering committee for "Israeli Hope in Academia" Program. In 2017-

2018, he was a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, in

the Department of Anthropology and Berkeley Center for Social Medicine.

In summer 2019 he will be a visiting scholar at CERMES3 in Paris, France. He

has published on human rights, civil society, campus-community partnerships,

health policy, medical anthropology, and professions. He is the co-editor

(with Prof. Daphna Golan and Prof. Jona Rosenfeld) of the book "Bridges of

Knowledge: Campus-Community Partnerships in Israel".

Dr. Zvika ORR

Senior Lecturer, Jerusalem College of Technology



Dr. Fernando Palacio is currently serving as Program-Specifi c Senior Lecturer

at the International Strategy Office in Kyoto University, where his main

responsibilities relate to the design and development of university wide policy

on internationalization and promotion of University Social Responsibility.

His experience in the field of harmonization and international cooperation

in higher education started as researcher on credit transfer systems in South

East Asia Ministries of Education Regional Center for Higher Education

Development (SEAMEO RIHED) in Thailand.

Later, in the University of Tsukuba in Japan he worked as evaluator of the

ASEAN International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Program, with teaching

responsibilities in Human Rights Education, Research Methodology in Social

Sciences, and Technical (scientifi c) English Writing. It was at this time that he

started doing research on University Social Responsibility.

He obtained his Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from Tokyo University of Foreign

Studies at the Peace And Conflict Studies Department focusing on

international cooperation for human and children rights protection. He has

also been committed to international experiences in UNICEF-EAPRO, and other

local NGOs in Southeast Asia working on issues pertaining to child soldiers and

child migrant issues.

Before moving to Japan for his postgraduate studies, he graduated

from Catholic University of Cordoba, in Argentina, with a Ba. degree on

International Relations.

Dr. Fernando Diego PALACIO

Program-Specifi c Senior Lecturer , International Strategy Offi ce, Kyoto University


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Biography

Michal Shamai, Ph.D. is professor emerita at the School of Social Work,

University of Haifa, Israel. Dr. Shamai has extensive experience in

research of families living in poverty and populations living under threat of

political violence. As social worker Prof. Shamai is also an experienced clinician

and has an extensive experience in intervention with families, communities and

mental health professional. She integrates her research and clinical expertise in

several opportunities, among them was a two year joint research with women

social activists from Haifa focusing on the question whether poverty is a

collective trauma, in which several students from the BA program in the school

of social work took part. In the last year she started to take part in debriefing

service given by the Welfare Department in Haifa to Zaka's volunteers. As an

academic representative she initiated an evaluative study of the process.

Prof. Shamai received an award from the Israeli Union of Social Workers for

the contribution of her research to practice with families and communities

in stressful situations, such as war, natural disasters and poverty. In addition,

she received an award from the American Family Therapy Academy for the

contribution of her research to family and systemic therapies practice.

Prof. Shamai is the author of two books, chapters in several books and articles

published in international journals.

As a social worker Prof. Shamai believes that the state and institutions

supported by the state should be responsible to the welfare of citizens and

other populations.

Prof. Michal SHAMAI

School of Social Work, University of Haifa



Artist, researcher and a senior teacher at Bezalel Academy for Art and

Design. Published several researchers and books on culture policy in

Israel and abroad, and won the Berlinski prize for an excelling lecturer in

the academy-community field in 2014, awarded by the Council for Higher

Education. Mr. Shouker is also an entrepreneur of society and culture art

projects in collaboration with various communities. In 1997, he initiated

project "Haver La-Et" (Penpal) in which 500 Israeli and Palestinian youth

communicated through personal and photographed postcards. This was

later exhibited in Israel and abroad. In 2008, he presented the exhibition

"The Pyramid Game" after an extensive, decade-long research, dealing

with the sociological and economical structure of the Israeli art field. Mr.

Shouker founded the course "Art and Activism in the Public Sphere" in

Bezalel academy. Between 2008-2012 served voluntarily as the CEO of the

professional union of visual artists in Israel.

Mr. Eytan SHOUKER

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design


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Dr. Timothy SIM is currently an Associate Professor at the Department

of Applied Social Sciences, as well as the Deputy Director of the World

Health Organization Collaborating Center for Community Health Services,

School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was the Director

of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the United Nations Office for

Disaster Risks Reduction Collaboration Programme from 2015-2016. Timothy

has published widely on disaster management and risk reduction and currently

serves as one of the Associate Editors of the “Oxford Encyclopedia of Natural

Hazard Governance”.

He currently helps the Research Councils United Kingdom to review large

grants for the Global Challenge Research Fund. He is staunch believer of

transdisciplinarity and resilience and sustainable development. He has been

collaborating with a team of esteemed physical scientists, social scientists,

government and non-government practitioners from the China Earthquake

Administration, the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, Durham

University, Overseas Development Institute to promote earthquake resilience

in China and the region since 2012. These projects are funded by the Chinese

and English governments.

Dr. Timothy Sim is a leading scholar in practice research and family therapy. He

continues to write, teach and practice family therapy when the opportunities

arise, as family resilience continues to guide his work with families. He is

currently helping to write two chapters in the prestigious “Handbook on

Systemic Family Therapy” based on a global perspective.

Dr. Timothy SIM

Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Community Health Services, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University



Prof. Roni Strier is an Associated Professor at the School of Social Work at

the University of Haifa, Israel. His areas of teaching and research are social

exclusion, poverty, gender, critical social work, and fatherhood studies. He is

the Academic Chair of the Leadership and Social Change Track at the Master

Social Work Program, the Head of the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of

Poverty and Social Exclusion and the Academic Chair of the University of Haifa

Flagship Program "Fighting Social Exclusion and Promoting Solidarity". He has

been awarded in 2017 with the ESPANET (European Social Policy Network)

"Lifetime Award " for his academic and professional contributions to the areas

of poverty eradication and social inclusion.

Prof. Roni STRIER

Head of the Interdisciplinary Research Center for the Study of Poverty and Social Exclusion, University of Haifa


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Biography

Professor Yael (Yuli) Tamir is the President of Shenkar College. She was a

deputy speaker of the Knesset and a member of the Finance committee,

the Education committee and the Security and Foreign Affairs committee;

she served as the Minister of Immigration (1999-2001) and as a Minister of

Education (2006-2009).

Tamir received her BA and MA from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (Cum

Laude), and her Ph.D. in political philosophy from Oxford University where she

wrote her thesis under the supervision of Sir Isaiah Berlin. She was a professor

at Tel-Aviv University and a scholar-in-residence at Princeton, Harvard, The

University of Pennsylvania, the European University in Florence, the Central

European University in Budapest.

Professor Tamir received many academic awards including the Balliol College

Domus Scholarship, The Moses Montefiore Scholarship, the Alon Fellowship,

the Laurence S. Rockefeller Fellowship and the Fulbright Fellowship, and

research fellowship at the Program in Ethics and the Professions, Harvard

University.

Tamir is the author of Liberal-Nationalism (Princeton University Press), as well

as numerous articles in the fields of moral and political philosophy, philosophy

of education, feminism and human rights. She is the editor of Democratic

Education in a Multicultural State (Blackwell) and, Moral and Political Education

(New York University Press), with Professor Macedo.

Professor Tamir is a founding member of the Israeli peace movement "Peace

Now" and served as the chairperson of the Association of Civil Rights in Israel

and was a member of the political committee of Women’s Lobby.

Prof. Yuli TAMIR

Former Minister of Education of Israel, President of Shenkar College



James Thompson is Vice President for Social Responsibility and Professor

of Applied and Social Theatre at the University of Manchester. He leads

the University’s social responsibility goal which includes how the university

orientates its research, teaching/learning, community engagement, and

processes to making a positive social, environmental and cultural impact on

society. He is also the Founder and Co-Director of In Place of War - a project

researching and developing arts programs in war and disaster zones. He has

developed and run theatre projects in Africa and South Asia (principally DR

Congo and Sri Lanka). He has written widely on theatre applied to confl ict,

peacebuilding, and reconciliation and his most recent books are Performance

Affects: Applied Theatre and the End of Effect (2009) and Humanitarian

Performance: from Disaster Tragedies to Spectacles of War (2014).

Prof. James THOMPSON

Vice President Social Responsibility, The University of Manchester


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Biography

Dr. Gerson Yukio Tomanari is a full professor at the University of São Paulo

(USP), Brazil, institution in which he has completed the Bachelor degree in

Psychology (1993), as well as the master (1995) and doctoral (1997) degrees in

Experimental Psychology. Dr. Tomanari has served as adjunct researcher at the

University of Massachusetts Medical School - Shriver Center. At the University

of São Paulo, Dr. Tomanari coordinates the Laboratory of Experimental Analysis

of Behavior. From a comparative perspective involving humans and non-

humans, his main interests have been: Behavioral and learning processes,

attention, observing behavior, eye movements, visual discrimination, symbolic

behavior and concept formation. On these topics, Dr. Tomanari has published

more than 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals, books and chapters, and

supervised almost 30 master and doctoral students. He has lectured and

taught in the United States, France, Norway, Peru, Japan, and served as “ad

hoc” reviewer for the main journals in the field. Dr. Tomanari was the dean of

the Institute of Psychology (2012-2016) at USP. Currently, Dr. Tomanari is the

coordinator of the National Psychology Graduate System of CAPES - Ministry

of Education (2018-2021). Dr. Tomanari is a former adjunct Provost for

Undergraduate Education of the University of São Paulo. Currently is the chief

of staff at the president's office.

Prof. Gerson Yukio TOMANARI

Chief of staff, President's office, University of São Paulo



Dr Alwin Wong, a Registered Technology Transfer Professional, is a

key driver overseeing university-wide knowledge transfer initiatives,

addressing needs and interests in industrial partnership, innovation, technology

commercialization and entrepreneurship.

At the Institute for Entrepreneurship, we advocate "do well, do good"

entrepreneurial character and skill set development for the young. Such

competence and philosophy are best acquired via hands-on seed funding

programs from proof of concepts funds to angel investment matching

grants alike whereby young start-ups are provided with both financial and

developmental support, with a special track dedicated to social innovation.

Related partnering programs have been extended to both local and regional

intermediaries, agencies and investors.

For professional services, Dr Wong currently serves as secretary-general of

the International Strategic Technology Alliance which is comprised of 28

top league universities in China and abroad; co-chair of AUTM international

strategy committee for the Austrasian region; an assessor in an Innovation and

Technology Fund Research Project Assessment Sub-Panel for the Hong Kong

Government; and a consultant to the Professional Validation Council of Hong

Kong Industries and the Professional Validation Centre of Hong Kong Business

Sector.

Dr. Alwin WONG

Director, Institute for Entrepreneurship, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University


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Biography

Professor Min Yang was graduated from the former West-China University

of Medical Sciences with MD Diaploma in 1977 and Master of Science

in Health Statistics in 1982. She was associate professor and the chair of

Health Statistical Department in the university during 1986-1991, and visiting

scholor to Division of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and

Tropical Medicine during 1985-1986. She joined Stats, Math and Computing

Department in Institute of Education, University of London (UoL) in the UK

since 1991, where she developed international expertise in multilevel statistic

modeling. In 2003 she joined Queen Mary Medical School, UoL, to focus

on research methods for mental health, and became a Reader in Medical

Statistics in 2007. In 2009 she took a full professorship in Medical Statistics

in UK University of Nottingham until August 2014. In June 2013 she took the

position as professor and director of West China Research Centre for Rural

Health Development in Sichuan University, China.

Over 40 years academic career, she published two books and over 140 peer

reviewed papers, covering multilevel models and applications, research

in maternal & child health, school effectiveness, mental health, health

development and risk behaviour assessment. She is apparently statistical

editors to British Journal of Psychiatry,Personality and Mental Health, Criminal

Behaviour and Mental Health, Adjunt Professor of Swinburne Technology

University Australia, Fellow of Royal Statistical Society, and reviewer to

numerous international journals. In 2018, Her academic output by h - Index is

scored at 42 and i10-index at 75 by Google Scholor.

Prof. Min YANG

Director, West China Research Centre for Rural Health Development, Sichuan University



Professor Ye Jingyi is currently Vice Chairman of University Council of Peking

University, and Dean, Professor and Doctor of Laws of the Institute of

Labour Law and Social Security Law of Peking University. Her research interests

are Social Law, Labour Law and Social Security Law.

Professor Ye also serves as Vice President and Chief Secretary of China

Law Society Social Law Studies Institute, Member of the Second Advisory

Committee of Experts to Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security,

Consultant to the Legal Advisory Committee of All-China Federation of Labour,

and Vice President of Chinese Women's Research Society.

As Chief Editor and Co-editor to over dozens of books and author to tens

of journal articles and essays, Professor Ye has presided more than twenty

researching projects in collaboration with domestic and overseas partners.

The main books and articles authored, translated or edited by her include "An

Introduction to Swedish Labour Law", "Twelve Lectures on Labour Contract

Law", "A Ten-year Exploration of Social Justice: A Comparative Study of the

Labour Law Reforms in China and Overseas", "A Guidance to the Training

Course in Achieving the Equality of Opportunity of the Physically Challenged

People by Legislation", "The Construction of China Social Security Law in the

Period of Social Transformation", and "A Study on the Positioning of Social

Law", etc.

Prof. YE Jingyi

Vice Chairman of University Council, Peking University


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Biography

Dr Angelina Yuen is Senior Advisor to the President and Honorary Professor

in Department of Applied Social Sciences of The Hong Kong Polytechnic

University (PolyU). Before this, she had served as PolyU Vice President for eight

years, overseeing different areas of university activities including institutional

advancement, student affairs and global affairs. During her years as PolyU Vice

President, she initiated the formation of the University Social Responsibility

Network and is Chair of the network’s Executive Committee.

Dr Yuen has been member of the University Grants Committee in Hong Kong

since 2014, and was appointed Justice of the Peace and awarded the Bronze

Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong government. She also serves as advisor to and

board member of a number of government organizations and foundations.

In Hong Kong, she serves on the board of Keswick Foundation, Hong Kong

Institute for Public Administration and Bai Xian Asia Institute, and is Hon.

President of the Hong Kong Social Workers Association. In the Chinese

mainland, she is Executive Committee member of the All-China Federation of

Women, Advisor to the China Social Work Association and China Association

of Social Work Education, Co-Director of the Peking University – The Hong

Kong Polytechnic University China Social Work Research Centre, and Advisor

to Beijing Municipal Government in overseas talent development, among other

appointments.

Dr Yuen has played a key role in the development of the social work profession

in the Chinese Mainland and internationally. She was instrumental in

developing the first Master in Social Work Programme in the Chinese Mainland

in 1980s, co-organized by PolyU and Peking University. She was President

of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) from

2008 to 2012, and she continues to be actively engaged in capacity building

programmes for social workers in developing countries.

Dr. Angelina YUEN

Chair, Executive Committee, University Social Responsibility Network, Senior Advisor to the President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University



Prof. ZHANG Jing

Professor/Chair in Sociology, Peking University

Professor Zhang Jing is currently Professor and Chairman of Department of

Sociology of Peking University.

Professor Zhang also serves as member of the discipline appraisal group

for Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, member of State

Commission of Public Sectors Reform, and vice President of Chinese

Sociological Association.

The main books and articles authored by Professor Zhang include

“Corporatism”, “Problems of Rural Level Governance in China”, “Century

Group Publishing Company”, “The Unit of Organized Interests”, “Modern

Public Rules and Rural Society”, “Structural Sources of Social Confl icts”, “Social

Governance: Ideas, Organizations and Methods”, etc. She is also chief editor

to books such as “State and Society”, “Identity Research: Concepts, Attitudes,

and Reasons”, “Civic Justice in Transitional China”, “Social Organizational

Behavior: A Case Study”


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Prof. Qiang (Braven) Zhang is the Associate Dean at School of Social

Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University. He is also the

Founding Director of the Innovation Center for Risk Governance and the

UNDP-China Risk & Resilience Innovation Project Lab (R+ Lab).

Dr. Zhang serves as the Founder and Vice President of China Chapter of TIEMS

(The International Emergency Management Society); the Board Member

of China Administration Society; the Deputy-Director of China Nonprofit

Committee for Disaster Risk Management at China Charity Alliance; the

Deputy General-Secretary of Research Committee, China Volunteer Service

Federation (CVF). He is a leading expert for volunteering programs co-

organized by UNV and China and the EAG member for SWVR2018. His

research focuses on public management and intergovernmental policy

implementation, including Risk Reduction, humanitarian & sustainable

development and social innovation.

He has conducted researches or consulted for UNDP, UNESCO, UNV, UNOCHA,

and public agencies in China, as well as lecturing widely on these subjects

globally. He received his Ph.D. in Management from SPPM at Tsinghua

University(2004), and was a Harvard-Yenching Visiting Scholar at Harvard

(2011-2012).

Prof. ZHANG Qiang

Associate Dean, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University



Zhou Zuoyu is Vice President of Beijing Normal University where he is

responsible for international communication, Hong Kong, Macao and

Taiwan affairs, international Chinese learning and continuing education.

As the Founding Dean of Faculty of Education of Beijing Normal University

from 2009 to 2011, he devoted himself to uniting the scattered academic

units within the university into a giant Faculty. From 2011 to 2014, he was

sent from Beijing Normal University as a vice president to help Xinjiang Normal

University pursue excellence in academic affairs.

Zhou specializes in higher education administration, higher education

assessment and the research on leadership. He led many research programs

funded by National Social Science Fund and won the Second Prize for the Third

Excellence Achievement Award in Educational Research of China. He wrote,

edited, translated many books and has more than 60 publications on world-

famous journals such as Journal of Education for Teaching. He is also the vice

chairman and secretary general of Chinese Association of Higher Education

Evaluation, the standing fellow of Chinese Association of Higher Education

Administration, the board member of Hong Kong Institute of Educational

Research, the editorial board member of London Review of Education and

Journal of Education Studies, etc.

Zhou Zuoyu received his doctoral degree in Education from Beijing Normal

University and was a visiting scholar of Boston College and Indiana University

Bloomington. As a Fulbright scholar, he went to study at Stanford University

and UCLA In 2008.

Prof. ZHOU Zuoyu

Vice President, Beijing Normal University


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Biography

Prof. Yaffa Zilbershats is currently serving as the Chair of the Planning and

Budgeting Committee of the Israeli Council of Higher Education. She

served as the Deputy President of Bar-Ilan University since May 2010 until

October 2015. She previously served as Dean of the Faculty of Law at the

University between 2004 –2007.

Professor Zilbershats teaches and researches various aspects of international

law and constitutional law. She has published numerous articles in these fields

in peer reviewed journals and has also published a book in English on the

Human Right to Citizenship.

She has served on several public committees, including the Committees for the

preparation of immigration and citizenship legislation, drafting the constitution

of the State of Israel, and the Committee for composing a new bill for equality

in the army and civilian service.

She also served as the Deputy President of the International Association of

Jewish Lawyers and Jurists and was a member of the board of the Israel

Democracy Institute.

Prof. Yaffa ZILBERSHATS

Chair of the Planning and Budgeting Committee, Council of Higher Education in Israel


General Information


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VENUES2 to 3 December 2018Hecht Museum Auditorium

University of Haifa

199 Aba-Hushi Avenue Mount Carmel

Haifa, Israel

4 December 2018The Maiersdorf Faculty Club


Mount Scopus

Jerusalem, Israel

REGISTRATION DESKS2 December 09:00 – 09:30Hecht Museum Auditorium, Main Building

University of Haifa

4 December 08:30 – 09:002/F, The Conference Center

The Maiersdorf Faculty Club


MEETING/ SUMMIT VENUES1 December

17:30 – 21:30Executive Committee Meeting of USRN (USRN Members only)Pisga Hall, Dan Panorama Hotel

107 Hanassi Avenue, Haifa

18:00 – 21:00USR Students’ Network Meeting (for student representatives only)Erez Hall, Dan Panorama Hotel

107 Hanassi Avenue, Haifa

2 to 4 December 2018Haifa & Jerusalem, Israel


2 to 3 December Welcome Remarks, Keynote Speech and Plenary Sessions of USR SummitInauguration of the University Social Responsibility Students’ NetworkHecht Museum Auditorium, Main Building

University of Haifa

Parallel Sessions of USR Summit1. Hecht Museum Auditorium, Main Building

2. Aviva Sammy Ofer Observation Gallery, 30/F Eshkol Tower, University of Haifa

4 December Welcome Remarks, Plenary Session and Conclusion Session of USR Summit2/F, The Conference Center



Parallel Sessions of USR Summit1. Room 501

2. Room 502

3. Room 503



LANGUAGEThe official language of the summit is English.

All presentation and discussions will be conducted in English.

INQUIRY / EMERGENCY CONTACTSummit Secretariat: Ms Einat Bar Ilan

Mobile: +972-54-4304045

E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Shir Argovi

Mobile: +972-54-7871671

E-mail: [email protected]



SUMMIT HOTELSHaifaDan Panorama HotelAddress: 107 Hanassi Avenue, Haifa

Tel: +972-3-7408966

JerusalemPrima Kings HotelAddress: 60 King George St. Jerusalem 9426224

Tel: +972-2-6201201

STUDY TOURSHaifa 3 December 14:00 – 16:00

Guided by: Dr. Kamil SAARI, resident and community activist, Prof. Yoel MANSFELD from the Dep. of Geography, a scholar on Community Tourist Economic Development in conflict areas and Prof. Roni STRIER, from the School of Social Work and Academic Chair of the University of Haifa Flagship Program.

The study tour will focus on the area of West Haifa. In this area, the University of Haifa Flagship Program operates through Academic Courses and Community Projects with and on behalf the local population. The tour will focus on issues of urban inequalities, multiculturalism, Jewish-Arab coexistence and the role of the Academy in the promotion of social inclusion in urban, postindustrial, and ethnically and socially polarized societies. In the context of the tour we will visit the “Sovev Eyn Hayam”. The Ein Hayam Tour is a community based economic initiative to develop a sustainable tourism business model in the Ein Hayam-Wadi-El Jamal neighborhood, a unique Jewish-Arab neighborhood in West Haifa. Developed in cooperation with the University of Haifa's Department of Geography, the School of Tourism, the Leo Beck Community Center and the Haifa Municipality, the project's ultimate goals are to provide economic opportunities and increase community sustainability and pride in an Arab-Jewish neighborhood, in the context of the on-going violent national confl ict.

We will meet local residents, visit the community garden, have a panoramic view of the city and get a brief introduction of the city and the Ein Hayam-Wadi-El Jamal community.

Jerusalem4 December 14:30 – 17:00

Guided by: Dr. Zvika ORR, Senior Lecturer at Jerusalem College of Technology, Mr. Eytan SHOUKER, Artist, researcher and a senior teacher at Bezalel Academy for Art and Design, and Advocate Nisreen ALYAN, the Legal Clinic for Multiculturalism and Diversity, University of Jerusalem.

The first tour will provide a glimpse into community engagement of students who volunteer with persons with disabilities in Jerusalem. We will visit Shalva, the Israeli Association for the Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities. This award-winning nonprofi t organization is dedicated to providing transformative care for individuals with disabilities, empowering their families and promoting social inclusion. Shalva provides an all-encompassing range of services for 2,000 individuals with disabilities from infancy to adulthood and their families. On an ongoing basis, Shalva’s programs offer a host of therapies, inclusive educational frameworks, sports and wellness, recreational activities, as well as respite and family support. Shalva’s programs are non-denominational and provided free of charge to ensure equal opportunity regardless of religion, background, or financial capability. Shalva partners with communities worldwide as well as government, academic, and cultural inst itut ions to develop programs, pioneer therapy solutions, and create global communities around the common goal of inspiring hope and improving the lives of people with disabilities and their families.

In the tour of activist projects of collaboration between communities and students from the Bezalel Art and Design Academy, we will see fi ve projects of academy-community partnership: the changing of the municipal plans to pave a 4-way road in Gonenim so as to put a walking and bicycle route instead; moving the wall which prevented the residents' access to the local playground; building shared give-and-take libraries in public spheres around the German Colony, in Gonenim and in Beit Zafafa. The tour is of about 3 km long.

The tour of the Hebrew University campus overlooking the Old City and the Palestinian neighborhoods of East Jerusalem will focus on the reality in the neighboring communities and the human rights work that the Legal Clinics of the Hebrew University does.


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חניון חניוןהמעונות

בניין ראשי

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CARMEL GATE

HAIFA GATE

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קפה וגן ריגר RIEGER CAFÉAND GARDEN

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ספריית יונס וסוראיה נזריאןYOUNES AND SORAYA NAZARIAN LIBRARY

Rieger Café and Garden

Rabin Building

Cafeteria - Terrace Building

* הכניסה למוזיאון הכט בשבתות דרך שער כרמל בלבד

Food Facilities

Minimarket - near the Dormitories

Food Court

Cafeteria - Main Building, 500 Floor

Cafeteria - Education Building

Coffee Shop - Shopping Arcade

מתקני מזון

Coffee Shop/Cafeteria

Restaurant

FACULTY OF SOCIAL WELFAREAND HEALTH SCIENCES

בניין הפקולטה למדעי הרווחה והבריאות

מצפור אביבה וסמי עופרמוזיאון הכטהספינה העתיקה ממעגן מיכאלספריית יונס וסוראיה נזריאןבנקסוכנות דוארקופת חולים / מרפאת שינייםתחנת עזרה ראשונהחנות ספריםאגודת הסטודנטים

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תחנת אוטובוס

תחנת מוניות

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שדרת החנויות

Sammy and Aviva Ofer Observation Gallery

Hecht Museum

Ma’agan Mikhael Ancient Ship

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library

Bank

Post Office

Medical Clinic / Dental Clinic

First-Aid Station

Bookstore

Student Union

Sports Center

Edmond Safdie Auditorium

Dormitories

Security Building

Warehouse

Student Administartaion Division

Parking Lot

Handicapped Parking

Bus Station

Taxi Station

Barrier

מועדון הסטודנטים STUDENT CLUB

חניון הסובה

בנייןבטחון

מעונות הסטודנטים

בניין י.ב.מ.

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