Engagements - Invited speakers

 

Sean Rowlands

Sean Rowlands has been a senior policy officer at the Guild of European Research Intensive Universities since September 2023. He is responsible for raising the voice of The Guild’s member universities on issues of international cooperation, currently focusing his advocacy and facilitation on two key strategic areas: emphasising the role, capacity and needs of universities for responsible internationalisation rising geopolitical tensions; and strengthening R&I collaboration between Africa and Europe with new Clusters of Research Excellence which are active, intercontinental research groups striving for equitable partnerships in an unequal world.

Presentation topic:
"Responsible Internationalisation and Europe’s global approach: R&I partnerships in practice and EU programmes in a multipolar world."

Tommy Shih

Tommy Shih is an Associate Professor in Business Administration at Lund University in Sweden. He is an internationally recognized policy expert and researcher on responsible internationalization and research security. His research focuses on global science, geopolitics, and innovation management. He is currently the Director of the Forum for Responsible Internationalization and Research Security (risecforum.com). Tommy Shih has also served as an expert on science, technology, and business to the European Commission, international funding agencies, and government agencies.

Presentation topic:
"Global disorder and its impact on university internationalization"