Xi’an Peihua University attended the Global University President Forum.

1. Overall Context of the Forum

The main goal of the University President Forum is to explore the new normal and rethinking of the global trends, opportunities and challenges of the universities and colleges in the global higher education sector in the COVID-19 era, inspire current and strategic thinking, provide a platform for exploring linkages and mechanisms, and explore appropriate and effective modes of delivering sustainability without compromising the mission and vision of the universities.

We are pleased to announce that our goal has been achieved that on the 10th of December 2021, Global University President Forum 2021 London with the Strategic Theme of New Normal and Rethinking, Building Quality Higher Education Systems Global Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in the Global Higher Education in the pandemic era, co-organized by United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and China Association for Management of Technology (CAMOT), in collaboration with Research Center for Technological Innovation (RCTI), Tsinghua University and co-hosted by the University of Law (ULaw) and ELITE Innovation College Cambridge (EICC), was successfully held online with Zoom webinar.

2. Opening Ceremony of the Forum

20 university presidents, vice chancellors, leaders, innovators and schalors including Vassilis Konstantinou, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Law, UK, Professor Richard Li-Hua, General Convenor, University President Forum 2021 London, Professor Maurits Van Rooijen, Chief Executive Academic (Rector) Global University System, UK, Professor Tim Nichol, Pro Vice Chancellor, Liverpool John Moores University, UK, Professor TU Shandong, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Former Vice President of East China University of Science and Technology, China, Professor Philip G. Laird, Vice President, Innovation, Global and Academic Partnerships, Trinity Western University, Canada, Professor Yinshan Tang, Vice Dean of Henley Business School, Reading University, UK, Dr Abdul Almhdie, Associate Vice President of Global Engagement, EICC and Akram Momammed, Director of Global Operation, EICC, etc. attended the Opening Ceremony.

Jiang Bo,President of Xi 'an Peihua University, Liu Yuilian, vice President of Xi 'an Peihua University, and Wang Peng, Director ofInternational Exchange Center attended the forum.

Professor Richard Li-Hua, General Convenor, University President Forum 2021 London, delivering his opening remarks at the Opening Ceremony of University President Forum 2021 London

3. Distinguished High-profile Keynote Speakers

The Forum was scheduled into Morning Session: Theme 1: Global Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges in the Global Higher Education in Post Covid-19 Era and the Afternoon Session: Theme 2: Transformational Leadership with Resilience during the Post Covid-19 and the Future of Global Higher Education followed by a Plenary Session with questions and answers as well as discussion.

42 distinguished world known speakers, presidents, vice chancellors, thinkers and innovators delivered their speeches virtually or with a pre-recorded video, such as:

Topic: Building Excellence in Higher Education in Singapore delivered by Professor Arnoud De Meyer, Former President, Singapore Management University, Singapore

Topic: Role of Academia in the Post-COVID World delivered by

Mr. Robert Skinner, Chief, United Nations Academic Impact

Topic: Perspective of a Chinese University: Xi’an Peihua University, delivered by Dr. Jiang Bo,President, Xi’an Peihua University, China

Prof.Liu Yuilian , Vice President, Xi'an Peihua University, China, attending the Panel Session

Wang Peng, Director ofInternational Exchange Center,attended the forum