Conference Program

Tentative Conference program – download pdf

Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Time Agenda Rooms
08.00 – 09.00 Registration Registration desk  is located on the second  floor adjacent to the Ballroom
09.00 – 10.00 Opening Ceremony

  • Report of the OC/Rector of UT
  • Speech of President of AAOU
  • Opening & Speech
    Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education,
    Professor Muhamad Nasir
 Ballroom (2nd floor)
10.00 – 10.45 Keynote Speech 1: Leadership in Open and Distance Learning University

Professor Tian Belawati ( presentation slide ),
UT Rector 2009-2017, OEC Board of Director, President ICDE (2012-2015), ICDE Board of Trustees

 Ballroom (2nd floor)
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Plenary Panel 1: Leadership in Open and Distance Learning University

  1. Professor S.A. Ariadurai ( presentation slide ),
    Vice Chancellor of the Open University of Sri Lanka
  2. Dr. KC Li ( presentation slide ),
    Director of University Research Center of Open University of Hong Kong.
  3. Professor Cheong Hee Kiat ( Presentation Slide ),
    President, Singapore University of Social Science.
 Ballroom (2nd floor)
12.30 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.30
  1. Pemandengan 3 Room (8th floor) *
  2. Kasultanan 2 Room (2nd floor)
  3. Kasultanan 3 Room (2nd floor)
  4. Trajumas 1 Room (2nd floor)
  5. Trajumas 2 Room (2nd floor)
  6. Srimanganti Room (2nd floor)
  7. Pasewakan 1 Room (2nd floor)
  8. Pasewakan 2 Room (2nd floor)
  9. Pemandengan 1 Room (8th floor)
  10. Pemandengan 2 Room (8th floor)
15.30 – 15.45 Coffee Break
15.45 – 17.30
  1. Pemandengan 3 Room (8th floor) *
  2. Kasultanan 2 Room (2nd floor)
  3. Kasultanan 3 Room (2nd floor)
  4. Trajumas 1 Room (2nd floor)
  5. Trajumas 2 Room (2nd floor)
  6. Srimanganti Room (2nd floor)
  7. Pasewakan 1 Room (2nd floor)
  8. Pasewakan 2 Room (2nd floor)
  9. Pemandengan 1 Room (8th floor)
  10. Pemandengan 2 Room (8th floor)
19.00 – 21.00 Welcome Reception Ballroom (2nd floor)
Thursday, 28 September 2017
08.00 – 09.00 Registration Registration desk is located on the second floor adjacent to the Ballroom
09.00 – 09.45 Keynote Speech 2: Quality Assurance in Open University

Professor Melinda Bandalaria,
Chancellor of University of the Philippines Open University

 Ballroom (2nd floor)
09.45 – 10.00 Coffee Break
10.00 – 11.30 Plenary Panel 2: Assessment and Accreditation of Learning in Open University

  1. Dr. Naveed A Malik (President of Virtual University of Pakistan)
  2. Prof. Dato’ Dr Ho Sinn Chye (Vice Chancellor of Wawasan Open University)
  3. Prof. Ojat Darojat (Rector of Universitas Terbuka)
 Ballroom (2nd floor)
11.30 – 12.00 Launching AAOU Initiatives 2017: OER and AAOU Language Program
  Ballroom (2nd floor)
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 15.00
  1. Pemandengan 3 Room (8th floor) *
  2. Kasultanan 2 Room (2nd floor)
  3. Kasultanan 3 Room (2nd floor)
  4. Trajumas 1 Room (2nd floor)
  5. Trajumas 2 Room (2nd floor)
  6. Srimanganti Room (2nd floor)
  7. Pasewakan 1 Room (2nd floor)
  8. Pasewakan 2 Room (2nd floor)
  9. Pemandengan 1 Room (8th floor)
  10. Pemandengan 2 Room (8th floor)
15.00 – 15.15 Coffee Break
15.15 – 17.30
  1. Pemandengan 3 Room (8th floor) *
  2. Kasultanan 2 Room (2nd floor)
  3. Trajumas 1 Room (2nd floor)
  4. Trajumas 2 Room (2nd floor)
  5. Srimanganti Room (2nd floor)
  6. Pasewakan 1 Room (2nd floor)
  7. Pasewakan 2 Room (2nd floor)
  8. Pemandengan 1 Room (8th floor)
  9. Pemandengan 2 Room (8th floor)
19.00 – 21.00 Cultural Night Pendopo
Friday, 29 September 2017
08.30 – 09.30 Keynote Speech 3: Access and Justice in Open,  Distance and Online Learning

Dr. Wayne Mackintosh,
Director of OER Foundation/OER University

(online presentation slides)

 Ballroom (2nd floor)
09.30 – 10.00 Conference Reflection

Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Raj Dhanarajan

  Ballrom (2nd floor)
10.00 – 11.30 Closing Session

  1. Presentation of Awards (Best Paper, Young Innovator and Meritorious Service)
  2. Remarks by Rector UT followed by Conference Video Presentation
  3. Closing by President of AAOU
  4. Video Presentation for 2018 conference venue
 Ballroom (2nd floor)
11.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 18.00 Complimentary tour

* Previously Kasultanan 1 room