Selçuk Pehlivanoğlu, President, Turkish Education Association Associate Professor Dr. Hüseyin Çelik, Minister, Education Ministry Köksal Toptan, Speaker, Turkish National Grang Assamble
10:00 - 11:30
Keynote Speakers
William Hansen, Former U.S. Education Deputy Undersecretary Dr. Kim Shinil, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Human Resources Development, Republic of South Korea
11.30-11.45
Coffee Break
First Session
11:45 - 13:00
The Ideological Meaning of Education
Chair: Prof. Dr. Kenan GÜRSOY, Galatasaray University Prof. Dr. Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin-Madison Prof. Dr. Ahmet İnam, Middle East Technical University
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Second Session
14:00 - 15:30
Global Changes and Education
Chair: Prof. Dr. Üstün Ergüder, Istanbul Policy Center Prof. Dr. Mark Ginsburg, University of Maryland Prof. Dr. Stephen Heyneman, Vanderbilt Peabody College Dr. Bahadır Kaleağası, TÜSİAD, EU and UNICE Brussels Representative Dr. Cüneyt Ülsever, Hürriyet Daily
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
Third Session
16:00 - 19:00
Changing Role and Function of School
Chair: Prof. Dr. İpek Gürkaynak, Gürkaynak Institute of Citizenship Prof. Dr. Howard Gardner, Harvard University (Video Conferences) Prof. Dr. Kamil Özerk, University of Oslo Dr. Dakmara-Ana Georgescu, UNESCO, International Education
January 29, 2008
09:00 - 10:00
Opening Speeches
Rıfat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President, Turkish Union of Chambers and
Commodity Exchanges Zafer Çağlayan, Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade
First Session
10:00 - 11:30
Impact of Education on Sustainable Economic Development
Chair: Prof. Dr. Ali Doğramacı, Bilkent University Prof. Dr. Donald K. Adams, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Robin Horn, World Bank Prof. Dr. Muhittin Şimşek, Audit Board of Higher EducationCouncil
11.30-11.45
Coffee Break
Second Session
11:45 - 13:00
Entrance Examinations: Selection or Restriction of the Right to Education?
Chair: Selçuk Pehlivanoğlu, Turkish Education Association Prof. Dr. İrfan Erdoğan, Board of Education, Ministry of
National Education Prof. Dr. Chong Jae Lee, Former President, Korean Educational Development Institute Faruk Köprülü, ÖZ-DE-BİR Işık Batuhan Çakmak, Student, TED Ankara College,
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Third Session
14:00 - 15:30
The Right to Education: Access and Equality
Chair: Prof. Dr. Tosun Terzioğlu, Sabancı University Prof. Dr. Tunçalp Özgen, Hacettepe University Abbas Güçlü, Milliyet Daily Prof. Dr. Rodolfo Meoño Soto, United Nations
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
Fourth Session
16:00 - 19:00
Perspectives for the Future: Life-Long Learning and Education for All
Chair: Prof. Dr. Aybar Ertepınar, Former Vice President of Higher EducationCouncil Prof. Dr. Pavel Zgaga, University of Ljubljana Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Balcı, Çankırı Vocational School, Ankara University
January 30, 2008
09:00 - 10:00
Opening Speeches
Ali Babacan, Minister of Foreign Affairs
First Session
10:00 - 11:30
Future Scenarios for Turkey: Re-examining the EU Process from Knowledge Economy Perspective
Chair: Ambassador Volkan Vural, Doğan Holding Prof. Dr. Nevin Gaye Erbatur, MP, CHP, Deputy for Adana Dr. Vittorio Campione, Camporlecchio Educational Gökcan Demirkazık, Student, TED Ankara College
11.30-11.45
Coffee Break
Second Session
11:45 - 13:00
Social Responsibility and Roles of Civil Society in Education
Chair: Zeynep Göğüş, TR Plus-Centre for Turkey in Europe Reza Hossaini, UNICEF Turkey Representative Dr. Alexandru Crisan, Center for Education 2000+, Romania Turgut Bozkurt, Turkish Education Foundation Deniz Aybaş, Student, TED Ankara College