ContentsOpening Address 1
by Li LanqingVice Premier,the State Council of ChinaWelcome Speech 5
by Chen Jia erPresident,Peking University,ChinaA Welcome Note from International Engineering Technology(IET)Educational Foundation 7
by Fun-Den WangPresident,IET Educational Foundation and IET Member UniversitiesSession A Mission and Role of Higher Educationin the 21st CenturyMission and Role of the University in an Information Society 11
by Chen Jia erPresident,Peking University,ChinaUniversities and the Challenge of the Learning Society 17
by Colin LucasVice Chancellor,the University of Oxford,UKChallenges for Higher Education in a Changing World 23
by Chang-Lin TienFormer Chancellor,University of California(Berkeley),USAChallenges for the Universities of the 21st Century 27
by Neil L．RudenstinePresident,Harvard University,USAThe Role and Mission of Universities:the Example of Taiwan University 35
by Wei-Jao ChenPresident,Taiwan University,ChinaUniversity of Copenhagen on the Threshold of the 21st Century 41
by Kjeld MollgardRector,the University of Copenhagen,DenmarkUniversities Changing to Meet the Needs of the 21st Century 45
by John A．BrightonExecutive Vice President and Provost,the Pennsylvania State University,USAMission and Role of the University in the 21st Century 51
by Les HolborowVice Chancellor,Victoria University of Wellington,New ZealandThe Future of the Universities 55
by Lucy SmithRector,the University of Oslo,NorwayHigher Education:Potentials and Impediments 59
by Mansour Khalili AraghiChancellor,the University of Tehran,IranMeeting the Cross-century Challenge and Promoting“Two Link-ups” 61
by Tang HonggaoChairman of Council,the University of Science and Technology of ChinaProspects of Higher Education in the 21st Century 69
by Zhou Li-GaoRector,University of MacauSession B Teaching and Learning for the 21 st CenturyToward the“Third Generation”of the University 77
by Shigehiko HasumiPresident,the University of Tokyo,JapanTeaching and Learning Strategies for the 21st Century 83
by Ludmila A．VerbitskayaRector,St．Petersburg State University,RussiaTeaching,Learning and the Internet:the Globalization of Higher Education 87
by David C．ChangPresident,Polytechnic University(Brooklyn),USAThe Higher Education on Engineering Facing the Social andEconomic Development of the 21st Century 93
by Yang TianjunPresident,University of Science and Technology of Beijing,ChinaInternationalization of Education:a New Challenge for France s Ecole Polytechnique 97
by Jean NovacqDirector General,Ecole Polytechnique,FranceDilemma and Solution for Universities in the 21st Century 101
by Cheng GengdongPresident,Dalian University of Technology,ChinaAn Innovative Approach for International Education:the Tufts Institute for International Leadership and Perspective 105
by Melvin BernsteinVice President,Tufts University,USAPreparations of Qualified Personnel for the New Century 109
by Zhou JiPresident,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,ChinaA Full Spectrum of Higher Education Institutions 115
by Chia-Wei WooPresident,Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,ChinaHuman Resources Education:the Lynchpin of Future Development 119
by Donald R．GerthPresident,California State University,USAThe Challenges That Success Has Generated for the Research University 127
by Janice F．MaddenVice Provost,University of Pennsylvania,USANorthern Jiaotong University Entering the 21st Century is to ShoulderHeavy Responsibilities 131
by Wang JinhuaPresident,Northern Jiaotong University,ChinaCreative Talent:the Goal of Higher Education in the 21st Century 137
by Zhang YiweiPresident,Petroleum University,ChinaFacing the Future and Striving for Features 143
by Gu GuanqunPresident,Southeastern University,ChinaSession C University-Society Relationships for the 21 st CenturyThe Advantage of the Research-Intensive University 151
by Gerhard CasperPresident,Stanford University,USAUniversity-Society Relationship in the 21st Century 161
by Makoto NagaoPresident,Kyoto University,JapanAn American Experience:the Research University in Service of Society 167
by Robert M．BerdahlChancellor,University of California(Berkeley),USAToward a New Partnership between Universities and Societyin a Global Knowledge Economy 173
by Wang DazhongPresident,Tsinghua University,ChinaUniversity and Society 179
by V．A．SadovnichPresident,M．V．Lomonosov Moscow State University,RussiaThe Globalization of Higher Education 187
by Sang ChangPresident,Ewha Womans University,KoteaExpanding Opportunities in a Shrinking World 193
by Kenneth P．MortimerPresident,University of Hawaii,USAThe Place beside the Pillow 197
by Willem A．WagenaarRector,Leiden University,NetherlandsThe Network as a Paradigm for Internationalisation 199
by Alan D．GilbertVice Chancellor,the University of Melbourne,AustraliaThe Interrelationship between University and Society 205
by Buhm-Jin ChungPresident,Sungkyunkwan University,KoreaModernization and Internationalization of Education:A 500-Year Perspective 209
by H．K．ChangPresident,City University of Hong Kong,ChinaThe Relations between the University and Regional Economic andSocial Development 213
by Xie ShengwuPresident,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,ChinaSession D University Management and Finance in the 21st CenturyUniversity Management and Finance in the 21st Century 221
by Arthur K．C．LiVice Chancellor,the Chinese University of Hong Kong,ChinaLudwig-Maximilians-University and the Challenge of the 21st Century 229
by Andreas HeldrichRector,Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich,GermanyDragon and Eagle as Brothers 233
by James WaddellPresident,Menlo College,USAThe Basic Trends of the Chinese Universities Developmentinto the Third Millennium 239
by Hou ZixinPresident,Nankai University,ChinaViews on Higher Education in the World Today 245
by Richard MawdittDirector,International Center for Higher Education Management,the University of Bath,UKUniversities Should be an Important Base for Knowledge Renovation 253
by Huang BaiyunPresident,Central-South University of Technology,ChinaAustralian Evolution 257
by Gavin BrownVice Chancellor and Principal,University of Sydney,AustraliaPanel Discussion(based on tape-transcription of the speech on May 3,1998)Humanities for the Well-Being of the Society 263
by Wei-ming TuDirector,the Harvard-Yenching Institute,Harvard University,USAKnowledge is a Matter of Values,It Poses a Moral Question 267
by Colin LucasVice Chancellor,the University of Oxford,UKUniversities Must Prove to the Outsiders that Truth is Really a Componentof Their Research 271
by Shigehiko HasumiPresident,the University of Tokyo,JapanAn Important Function for Universities to Play is to Developthe Relations between Nations 273
by John NilandVice Chancellor,University of New South Wales,AustraliaIndex of Authors 277