The Forum for World Education (FWE) is pleased to announce “Universities in the Age of Authoritarianism: Education as Diplomacy,” a one-day international conference on the role of universities in building dialogue, trust, and cooperation across borders.
Drawing on lessons from history, the conference will explore how universities have sustained scholarship and open inquiry through challenging times, and how education can serve as a bridge between nations today. Through student exchange, research collaboration, and academic partnership, universities remain among the most enduring platforms for mutual understanding.
We are honored to welcome:
William C. Kirby, T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University
Bin Yang, Vice Chancellor of University Council, Tsinghua University
Their participation reflects the spirit of this conference. Scholars and leaders from two of the world’s leading universities, convening in New York to consider what history can teach us about the future of higher education.
The conference will convene an international group of university leaders, scholars, diplomats, and business leaders for a day of dialogue on the role of universities in connecting societies.