On 5 November 2020, Peking University Graduate School of Education successfully hosted the Peking-Lingnan-Wisconsin Education Forum to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global higher education. This Forum was co-organised by Peking University, Lingnan University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with support from the Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership and Lingnan’s Institute of Policy Studies. The Forum highlights the importance of global partnership, especially the cooperation between different higher education institutions worldwide. According to the Sustainable Development Goal 17 (SDG17), global partnership is strongly encouraged for sustainable development, particularly under the COVID-19 crisis. This Forum serves as a good demonstration of partnership to examine the challenges and opportunities for higher education facing the pandemic.
Programme Schedule
| 8:30–9:00 |
Virtual Check-in |
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9:00–9:10 |
Opening Remarks Prof. Fengqiao Yan, Dean, Graduate School of Education, Peking University |
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9:10–9:25 |
Keynote Speech: COVID-19 Pandemic and Higher Education: Student Voices and Future for International Higher Education Prof. Ka Ho Mok, Vice President, Lingnan University, Hong Kong |
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9:25–9:40 |
Understanding Synchronous Online Courses: Experiences from the Shock of COVID-19 Prof. Wei Ha, Vice Dean, Graduate School of Education, Peking University Prof. Liping Ma, Graduate School of Education, Peking University |
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9:40–9:55 |
Keynote Presentation Prof. Nancy Kendall, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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9:55–10:05 |
Q&A |
| 10:05–10:15 |
Morning Tea |
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10:15–10:30 |
Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on College Internships in the US: Insights from the Literature and Preliminary Data from a Study of Micro-internships in 2020 Prof. Matthew Hora, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US |
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10:30 –10:45 |
The Impact of the Epidemic on the Decision-making and Behaviour of Elite College Students Studying Abroad: A Qualitative Study across Three Time Periods Prof. Wenqin Shen, Yilin Chai, Jing Feng, and Ziyou Mo, School of Graduate Studies, Peking University |
| 10:45–11:00 |
Whoopensocker Fights the Zombie Apocalypse: Supporting Teachers with Digital Arts-based Curriculum Prof. Erica Halverson, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 11:00–11:15 |
The Impact of Coronavirus on the British Higher Education: A Case Study of University of Cambridge Dr. Guangkuan Xie, School of Health Humanities, Peking University |
| 11:15–11:30 | Q&A |
| 11:30–13:30 |
Lunch Break |
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13:30–13:45 |
Promote the Cooperation between Hong Kong’s Universities and Mainland China Taoli Wang and Prof. Kai Jiang, Graduate School of Education, Peking University |
| 13:45–14:00 |
Seize Opportunities, Accelerate Changes of Higher Education in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Prof. Xiaoguang Shi, Graduate School of Education, Peking University |
| 14:00–14:15 |
A Survey Study on Hong Kong University Students’ Online Learning Experiences amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Dr. Weiyan Xiong and Prof. Ka Ho Mok, Lingnan University Prof. Jin Jiang, Hong Kong Baptist University |
| 14:15–14:30 |
Doing Educational Research amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploration of Chinese Doctoral Students’ Experiences in Australia Dr Kun Dai, Graduate School of Education, Peking University |
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14:30–14:45 |
Q&A |
| 14:45–15:00 | Afternoon Tea |
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15:00–15:15 |
A Choice for Access rather than Excellence: How the University of California Dropped Standardized Tests Kunzhao Kou, Graduate School of Education, Peking University |
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15:15–15:30 |
Quality of Online Teaching during the Outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic: Take the Universities in Fujian Province as Examples Ying Chen, Lingnan University and National Chengchi University |
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15:30–16:00 |
Education in Community: The Effect of Creating a Community Atmosphere on Children’s Education Lijie Wang, Lingnan University |
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16:00–16:15 |
Opportunities and Risks for International Collaboration in a Post-COVID-19 World: The Role of Interpersonal Relationships Prof. Catherine Montgomery, School of Education, Durham University |
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16:15–16:30 |
Q&A |
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16:30-16:45 |
Concluding Remarks |