《the university of the 21 st century》

ContentsOpening Address1

by Li LanqingVice Premier,the State Council of ChinaWelcome Speech5

by Chen Jia erPresident,Peking University,ChinaA Welcome Note from International Engineering Technology(IET)Educational Foundation7

by Fun-Den WangPresident,IET Educational Foundation and IET Member UniversitiesSession A Mission and Role of Higher Educationin the 21st CenturyMission and Role of the University in an Information Society11

by Chen Jia erPresident,Peking University,ChinaUniversities and the Challenge of the Learning Society17

by Colin LucasVice Chancellor,the University of Oxford,UKChallenges for Higher Education in a Changing World23

by Chang-Lin TienFormer Chancellor,University of California(Berkeley),USAChallenges for the Universities of the 21st Century27

by Neil L．RudenstinePresident,Harvard University,USAThe Role and Mission of Universities:the Example of Taiwan University35

by Wei-Jao ChenPresident,Taiwan University,ChinaUniversity of Copenhagen on the Threshold of the 21st Century41

by Kjeld MollgardRector,the University of Copenhagen,DenmarkUniversities Changing to Meet the Needs of the 21st Century45

by John A．BrightonExecutive Vice President and Provost,the Pennsylvania State University,USAMission and Role of the University in the 21st Century51

by Les HolborowVice Chancellor,Victoria University of Wellington,New ZealandThe Future of the Universities55

by Lucy SmithRector,the University of Oslo,NorwayHigher Education:Potentials and Impediments59

by Mansour Khalili AraghiChancellor,the University of Tehran,IranMeeting the Cross-century Challenge and Promoting“Two Link-ups”61

by Tang HonggaoChairman of Council,the University of Science and Technology of ChinaProspects of Higher Education in the 21st Century69

by Zhou Li-GaoRector,University of MacauSession B Teaching and Learning for the 21 st CenturyToward the“Third Generation”of the University77

by Shigehiko HasumiPresident,the University of Tokyo,JapanTeaching and Learning Strategies for the 21st Century83

by Ludmila A．VerbitskayaRector,St．Petersburg State University,RussiaTeaching,Learning and the Internet:the Globalization of Higher Education87

by David C．ChangPresident,Polytechnic University(Brooklyn),USAThe Higher Education on Engineering Facing the Social andEconomic Development of the 21st Century93

by Yang TianjunPresident,University of Science and Technology of Beijing,ChinaInternationalization of Education:a New Challenge for France s Ecole Polytechnique97

by Jean NovacqDirector General,Ecole Polytechnique,FranceDilemma and Solution for Universities in the 21st Century101

by Cheng GengdongPresident,Dalian University of Technology,ChinaAn Innovative Approach for International Education:the Tufts Institute for International Leadership and Perspective105

by Melvin BernsteinVice President,Tufts University,USAPreparations of Qualified Personnel for the New Century109

by Zhou JiPresident,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,ChinaA Full Spectrum of Higher Education Institutions115

by Chia-Wei WooPresident,Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,ChinaHuman Resources Education:the Lynchpin of Future Development119

by Donald R．GerthPresident,California State University,USAThe Challenges That Success Has Generated for the Research University127

by Janice F．MaddenVice Provost,University of Pennsylvania,USANorthern Jiaotong University Entering the 21st Century is to ShoulderHeavy Responsibilities131

by Wang JinhuaPresident,Northern Jiaotong University,ChinaCreative Talent:the Goal of Higher Education in the 21st Century137

by Zhang YiweiPresident,Petroleum University,ChinaFacing the Future and Striving for Features143

by Gu GuanqunPresident,Southeastern University,ChinaSession C University-Society Relationships for the 21 st CenturyThe Advantage of the Research-Intensive University151

by Gerhard CasperPresident,Stanford University,USAUniversity-Society Relationship in the 21st Century161

by Makoto NagaoPresident,Kyoto University,JapanAn American Experience:the Research University in Service of Society167

by Robert M．BerdahlChancellor,University of California(Berkeley),USAToward a New Partnership between Universities and Societyin a Global Knowledge Economy173

by Wang DazhongPresident,Tsinghua University,ChinaUniversity and Society179

by V．A．SadovnichPresident,M．V．Lomonosov Moscow State University,RussiaThe Globalization of Higher Education187

by Sang ChangPresident,Ewha Womans University,KoteaExpanding Opportunities in a Shrinking World193

by Kenneth P．MortimerPresident,University of Hawaii,USAThe Place beside the Pillow197

by Willem A．WagenaarRector,Leiden University,NetherlandsThe Network as a Paradigm for Internationalisation199

by Alan D．GilbertVice Chancellor,the University of Melbourne,AustraliaThe Interrelationship between University and Society205

by Buhm-Jin ChungPresident,Sungkyunkwan University,KoreaModernization and Internationalization of Education:A 500-Year Perspective209

by H．K．ChangPresident,City University of Hong Kong,ChinaThe Relations between the University and Regional Economic andSocial Development213

by Xie ShengwuPresident,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,ChinaSession D University Management and Finance in the 21st CenturyUniversity Management and Finance in the 21st Century221

by Arthur K．C．LiVice Chancellor,the Chinese University of Hong Kong,ChinaLudwig-Maximilians-University and the Challenge of the 21st Century229

by Andreas HeldrichRector,Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich,GermanyDragon and Eagle as Brothers233

by James WaddellPresident,Menlo College,USAThe Basic Trends of the Chinese Universities Developmentinto the Third Millennium239

by Hou ZixinPresident,Nankai University,ChinaViews on Higher Education in the World Today245

by Richard MawdittDirector,International Center for Higher Education Management,the University of Bath,UKUniversities Should be an Important Base for Knowledge Renovation253

by Huang BaiyunPresident,Central-South University of Technology,ChinaAustralian Evolution257

by Gavin BrownVice Chancellor and Principal,University of Sydney,AustraliaPanel Discussion(based on tape-transcription of the speech on May 3,1998)Humanities for the Well-Being of the Society263

by Wei-ming TuDirector,the Harvard-Yenching Institute,Harvard University,USAKnowledge is a Matter of Values,It Poses a Moral Question267

by Colin LucasVice Chancellor,the University of Oxford,UKUniversities Must Prove to the Outsiders that Truth is Really a Componentof Their Research271

by Shigehiko HasumiPresident,the University of Tokyo,JapanAn Important Function for Universities to Play is to Developthe Relations between Nations273

by John NilandVice Chancellor,University of New South Wales,AustraliaIndex of Authors277