Recovery and Transformation:
New Challenges for
Higher Education Leaders
At Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
Colombia – September 28, 29 and 30.
About the
event
The International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) and our host institution, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB) welcome you to the 2022 IAUP Regional Meeting, “Recovery and Transformation: New Challenges for Higher Education Leaders”, to be held in Colombia on September 28-30, 2022.
For three days, higher education leaders from around the world will come together to discuss highly relevant topics that contribute to the enhancement of senior leadership in the context of current trends and future needs.
These “Semi-Annual Conferences” were first started in the 2011-2014 Presidency as a way to make the six-monthly sessions of the Executive Committee have a greater impact with solid academic programs.
As part of the networking and social agenda, on the evening of September 29th, participants are invited to attend a concert of UNAB’s symphonic orchestra at Teatro Santander, an urban landmark of Bucaramanga noted for its architectural beauty which was recently renovated. Also, several options of visiting regional tourist attractions, such as the Chicamocha Canyon, the town of Barichara and Parque Cerro del Santísimo, will be available for participants after the academic agenda and during the weekend following the event.
In this special year of 2022, when the city of Bucaramanga is celebrating 400 years of its foundation and UNAB is commemorating its 70th anniversary, we are looking forward to welcoming higher education leaders from all over the world.
*This event will be in person. The official language will be English with optional Spanish interpretation.
About
IAUP
The International Association of University Presidents is a unique worldwide platform that facilitates the exchange of professional experience to strengthen the international mission and quality of education in an increasingly interdependent world, promoting global awareness and competence as well as peace and international understanding through education.
About
UNAB
Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB) is an accredited, private institution dedicated to the service of higher education. Its purpose of developing individuals is guided by the principles of autonomy, harmony, knowledge and citizenship, contributing to regional, national and international advancement. Through the training of technicians, technologists, professionals, specialists, masters and doctors, UNAB provides society with comprehensive, autonomous and tolerant professionals, highly capable in their areas of knowledge.
Agenda
START END AGENDA 1:30 P.M. 2:00 P.M. Transportation from Holiday Inn hotel to UNAB 2:00 P.M. Meeting point at UNAB 2:00 P.M. 4:30 P.M. City tour 4:30 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Back to UNAB 5:00 P.M. 6:45 P.M. IAUP Board of directors meeting
START END AGENDA DESCRIPTION SPEAKERS 7:00 A.M. 7:30 A.M. Transportation from Holiday Inn hotel to UNAB (only for IAUP Executive Committee) 7:30 A.M. 8:30 A.M. IAUP Executive Committee metting 7:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M. Transportation from Holiday Inn hotel to UNAB (for other guests) 8:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. Registration 9:00 A.M. 9:30 A.M. Inauguration / Opening ceremony 9:30 A.M. 10:45 A.M. Panel session 1 Strategy and Leadership in Higher Education Key leadership challenges for “post pandemic” universities: Strategy and design of better, different and resilient institutions. Dr. Fernando León García (Mexico) 10:45 A.M. 11:00 A.M. Group photo 11:00 A.M. 11:30 A.M. Break 11:30 A.M. 12:30 A.M. Panel session 2 New ways to Reinvent Higher Education Implications of the Roadmap proposed by UNESCO for the 3rd WHEC 2022 Dr. Juan Fernando Galván Reula (Spain) Dr. Ana Capilla Casco (Spain) 12:30 P.M. 1:45 P.M. Panel session 3 How Presidents should understand and lead digital transformation: Decisions, phases and best practices. Dr. Kakha Shengelia (Georgia) 1:45 P.M. 3:15 P.M. Lunch 3:15 P.M. 4:30 P.M. Panel session 4 Universities' new roles in order to face current human, social and economic challenges. Local understanding and action with permanent global engagement. Dr. Fernando León García (Mexico) 4:30 P.M. 6:00 P.M. Networking and signing of agreements 6:00 P.M. 6:30 P.M. Transportation from UNAB to Holiday Inn hotel 6:45 P.M. 7:30 P.M. Transportation from Holiday Inn hotel to Teatro Santander 7:30 P.M. 8:30 P.M. Concert: UNAB's Symphonic Orchestra 8:30 P.M. 10:00 P.M. Cocktail - UNAB's 70th anniversary 10:00 P.M. Transportation back to Holiday Inn hotel
Dr. Claudia Restrepo Montoya (Colombia
Dr. Tomás Morales (USA)
Dr. Elizabeth Stroble (USA)
Dr. Ignacio Sánchez Díaz (Chile)
Dr. Victoria Galán-Muros (France)
University Presidents leading and promoting Digital Transformation
Dr. Alejandro Caballero (USA)
Dr. Charles R. Graham (USA)
Dr. José Mata Temoltzin (Mexico)
Global Multiversity
Dr. Arturo Cherbowski (Mexico)
Dr. Fernando Valenzuela Migoya (Mexico)
Dr. Maritza Rondón Rangel (Colombia)
START END AGENDA DESCRIPTION SPEAKERS 7:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M. Transportation from Holiday Inn hotel to UNAB (for guests who want to go to UNAB tour) 8:00 A.M. 8:45 A.M. UNAB tour (optional) 8:30 A.M. 9:00 A.M. Transportation from Holiday Inn hotel to UNAB (for other guests) 9:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. Conference Reimagine, redesign and rebuild higher education institutions for powerful social and economic impact Critical imperatives for transformations in higher education Dr. Minu Ipe (USA) 10:00 A.M. 11:15 A.M. Panel session 5 Generating positive impact: Research and Community outreach for global sustainability Higher Education contribution and commitment with SDGs to build a more sustainable world and solve real-life problems Dr. Juan Fernando Galván Reula (Spain) 11:15 A.M. 11:45 A.M. Break 11:45 A.M. 1:00 P.M. Panel session 6 How universities are improving their support to students in these three important aspects Dr. Juan Camilo Montoya Bozzi (Colombia) 1:00 P.M. 1:30 P.M. Closing remarks Dr. Fernando León García (Mexico) 1:30 P.M. 2:00 P.M. Transportation from UNAB to restaurant 2:00 P.M. 3:30 P.M. Lunch: Local Gastronomic Experience 3:30 P.M. 4:00 P.M. Transportation back to Holiday Inn hotel Friday Sep 30 4:00 P.M. Saturday Oct 1 7:00 P.M. Optional Tourist Plan: Barichara – San Gil (2 days, 1 night: late-night Friday and Saturday all day)
Dr. Alan Sweedler (USA)
Dr. Andrea Catalina Martínez Lozada (Colombia)
Today's Higher Education key value proposition: Student wellbeing, life project and employability
Dr. Sabur Khan (Bangladesh)
Dr. Stephen Williams (UK)
P. Harold Castilla Devoz, CJM (Colombia)
Dr. Santiago García Rodríguez (France)
Dr. Patricia del Pilar Martinez Barrios (Colombia)
Dr. Juan Camilo Montoya Bozzi (Colombia)
START END AGENDA DESCRIPTION SPEAKERS 8:00 A.M. 6:00 P.M. Optional Tourist Plan: Coffee Tour Hacienda El Roble and Chicamocha National Park (1 day)
*Agenda subject to change
Speakers
Dr. Fernando León García
President IAUP 2021-2024
President, CETYS University
Mexico
Dr. Juan Camilo Montoya Bozzi
President, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
Colombia
Dr. Juan Fernando Galván Reula
Secretary General IAUP 2021-2024
Former President, Universidad de Alcalá
Spain
Dr. Kakha Shengelia
President, Caucasus University
Chairman, IAUP Board
Georgia
Dr. Md. Sabur Khan
Chairman, Daffodil International University
Bangladesh
Dr. Elizabeth Stroble
Chancellor, Webster University
USA
Dr. Claudia Restrepo Montoya
President, EAFIT
Colombia
Dr. Victoria Galán-Muros
Senior Policy Analyst
UNESCO-IESALC
France
Dr. Minu Ipe
Director and Vice Chair, University Design Institute, Arizona State University
USA
Dr. Charles R. Graham
Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University
USA
Dr. Maritza Rondón Rangel
President, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
Colombia
Dr. Fernando Valenzuela Migoya
Global Digital Education Thought Leader
Mexico
Dr. Ignacio Sánchez Díaz
President, Pontificia Universidad Católica
Chile
Stephen Williams
Director NTU Global, Nottingham Trent University
UK
José G. Mata Temoltzin
President FIMPES
President, Universidad Anáhuac Puebla
Mexico
Dr. Santiago García Rodríguez
Vice President, Kedge Business School
France
Dr. Ana Capilla Casco
Director of Higher Education and Science, Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI)
Spain
Dr. Alan Sweedler
Senior Fellow for Energy and Environment, Center for U.S. – Mexican Studies, University of California, San Diego
USA
Dr. Patricia del Pilar Martínez Barrios
General Vice Chancellor of UNIMINUTO University System
Colombia
Dr. Arturo Cherbowski
Executive Director, Santander Universidades
General Director, UNIVERSIA Mexico
Mexico
Dr. Alejandro Caballero
Principal Education Specialist, International Finance Corporation
USA
Andrea Catalina Martínez Lozada
Professor and Researcher, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
Colombia
Maryon Urbina
Director of Sustainability, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Chile
Dr. Tomás Morales
Vice President IAUP 2021-2024
President, California State University San Bernardino
USA
Travel information
About
Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga is the capital of the department of Santander in the north of Colombia. It is surrounded by the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes and has an average climate of 22C. It is known for its many parks, including Parque del Agua, with waterfalls and fountains, and Parque García Rovira lined with palm trees. In the center of the city is the towering Sagrada Familia Cathedral and the Capilla de los Dolores, an important centuries-old whitewashed chapel. Its metropolitan area is made up of the municipalities of Girón, Piedecuesta and Floridablanca.
Where to stay?
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What to do?
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What to eat?
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PhD is the General Vice Chancellor of UNIMINUTO University System. She was previously the Vice Minister of Education for Colombia and Director of the Social and Human Sciences Group at the Simón Bolívar University, working on higher education governance, organization, management, quality, inclusion and internationalization. 
Andrea Catalina Martínez has an undergraduate degree in computer science and has an MBA from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. in Management from the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá. Professor and researcher in areas of management, social innovation, innovation ecosystems, and local development. Consultant in areas of corporate sustainability and viability in Colombia and Mexico. 
Profesor titular de la Facultad de Medicina de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC). Completó sus estudios médicos en la UC, y luego se especializó en Pediatría en la misma institución, y en respirología pediátrica en la Universidad de Manitoba, Canadá.
Rectora Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia. Administradora de Empresas de la Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga UNAB. Especializada enDirección de Empresas de la misma institución y Magister en Administración del convenio UNAB y el Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey -ITESM- de México.
Executive Director of Santander Universities and General Director of Universia in Mexico. 
Dr. Leon-Garcia is President of the International Association of University President (IAUP) for 
Ana Capilla Casco is director of Higher Education and Science in the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI), and professor of International Relations in the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria. From May, 2016 to June, 2018, she has been head of the Verification Programmes Unit at the Fundación para el Conocimiento Madrimasd of the Community of Madrid, she was in charge of verifying new degrees proposed by the universities of Madrid. Between 2011 and 2015, she was advisor to the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports and responsible of the international area of the General Secretary of Universities of the Ministry. Between 2007 and 2011, she was advisor to the Minister of Education of the Regional Government of Madrid.
Professor at the History Department at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile). Since 2020 he serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs at the same institution. 
Alan Sweedler is Senior Fellow for Energy and Environment at The Center for U.S-Mexican Studies (USMEX) at the University of California, San Diego, where his expertise is in the area of energy policy, technology and environmental impacts of energy use, especially climate change and the energy-water nexus. Sweedler was a Congressional Science Fellow and worked in the U.S. Senate on issues of energy, water and national security. 
Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble is the Webster University Chancellor, having served as Webster’s Chief Executive Officer since 2009. During a decade of her leadership, Webster has more than tripled its endowment, substantially increased private scholarship funding for students, and strengthened Webster’s global diversity. Across her career at public and private institutions, Stroble has emerged as a nationally recognized champion of expanding access to higher education through need-based student aid, while also advocating vigorously for federal support of university-based research. She is an experienced leader in American higher education, known for her commitment to increasing educational access and success for students worldwide, catalyzing academic innovation, and encouraging universities’ civic engagement and service to society. She currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee for IAUP and is higher education co-chair for the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network, a globally focused NGO with consultative status with the United Nations.
Dr. Victoria Galán-Muros is an expert on higher education policy, management, engagement and innovation. As a leading policy analyst, researcher and advisor working in the interface between universities, business and policymakers in 40+ countries, Victoria has co-authored 60+ technical reports and 50+ academic publications. She has teaching and research experience in 15 universities of four continents, has designed and facilitated executive training internationally, advised ministers, rectors and CEOs and participated as invited/keynote speaker and panelist in 100+ events.
As Director of NTU Global, Stephen is responsible for embedding internationalisation at Nottingham Trent University in line with the University’s Connecting Globally strategy theme. This includes oversight and development of strategic international partnerships, student and staff mobility, summer schools, internationalisation at home and the global student experience. Prior to joining NTU in April 2016, Stephen worked at the University of Warwick for 12 years in a variety of international roles including Head of Global Partnerships and Head of International Student Experience.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Garcia, holding a PhD from Leeds University Business School, is also Doctor Honoris Causa by Caucasus University, Georgia, current Vice President for Strategic Development & International at KEDGE Business School, the largest school of management in France, and Distinguished Professor at Universidad de La Sabana (Colombia).
Founder and Chairman, Daffodil International University 
Father Harold Castilla Devoz is a Eudist priest, Philosopher, Theologian and Bachelor of Social Sciences. He is a specialist in the Social Doctrine of the Church and Social Ethics, currently advancing Master’s studies in this field, and is a Doctor of Education. With his deep conviction of the impact of education for development, he has been trained in the fields of management and university quality, social responsibility, ethics and communication. In turn, he has studied Senior Management and has participated in the Presidents program at the Universidad de Los Andes.
Dr. Minu Ipe is the Managing Director and Vice Chair of the University Design Institute (UDI) at Arizona State University. At UDI, Minu brings her expertise in organizational design, leadership and culture to partner with higher education leaders to co-design solutions that enable universities to be more relevant, successful and sustainable. She manages UDI’s global engagements with universities in 21+ countries to advance innovative designs across these institutions. As an Advisor to the President at ASU, Minu leads large-scale design initiatives that strengthen ASU’s capacity for innovation and long term impact. They include the redesign and transformation of academic units, university-wide leadership development and multiple efforts to strengthen a culture of innovation. Minu’s track record includes initiatives at the intersection of business and academia, academic program leadership, and four years as ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise Architect. She is also a faculty member at the W.P. Carey School of Business.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) President of Caucasus University (CU) Tbilisi, Georgia
B.A in Business Administration from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. MBA from American University (Kogod School of Business). He has also participated in executive leadership programs at CORE School of Management and INALDE.
President FIMPES and President of Anáhuac Puebla University. 
Bachelor Degree in Computer Science from the UIA, 
Dr. Juan Fernando Galvan Reula is the current Secretary General of IAUP (2021-2024). He is Professor of English Literature at the University of Alcalá, Madrid (Spain), where he was Rector/President (2010-2018). He has a distinguished teaching and research career in English fiction, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, literary translation, as well as comparative literary and cultural studies. In 1996-2002 he chaired the Spanish Association for Anglo-American Studies (AEDEAN), and during 2007-2013 he was President of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE). 
Charles R. Graham is a Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University with interest in technology-mediated teaching and learning. Charles studies the design and evaluation of online and blended learning environments and the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning.