Program Agenda
Day 1 July 2
Time Activity
18:00-18:15 Arrival and Registration
18:15-18:45 Opening RemarksIntroduction of the Summer School and Participants
18:45-19:45 An Overview of Education and Development     Eduardo Velez (Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University)
Day 2 July 3  Issues in Early Childhood Development and Early Education
Time Activity
9:00-10:00 The Importance of Early Childhood Development

  Mary Young (Director, Center for Child Development, China Development Research Foundation)

10:00-10:15 Tea break
10:15-11:15 Early Childhood Education in China

  Yingquan Song (Associate Professor, China Institute for Educational Finance Research, Peking University)

11:15-12:15 Group Discussion

  Participants discuss in groups on the main messages from the presentations prepare and present a 3 minutes presentation on one particular aspects based on the internal discussion

12:15-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 The Project Cycle. How to identify issues, design solutions, monitor implementation and evaluation- A case study from World Bank

  Eduardo Velez (Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University)

15:00-17:00 Panel Discussion and Q&A Session.

  A panel, composed by the three presenters, will discuss critical issues issues on childhood development and early education and will answer questions from the Plenary on childhood development and early education and will answer questions from the Plenary

17:00-17:15 Wrap Up (Takeaways from the day).
17:15-19:00 Dinner
Day 3 July 4 Technical Vocational Education and Training
Time Activity
9:00-9:30 TVET International Trends

  Liping Xiao (Senior Education Specialist, World Bank)

9:30-10:15 How Yunnan is improving the TVET system-- The case of a demand driven approach

  Tiezheng Fu (Deputy Director of Yunnan Foreign Loan Office of Yunnan Education Department)

10:15-10:30 Tea Break
10:30-11:30 A General View of TVET in China

  Jin Yang (Director, Central Institute for Vocational and Technical Education, MOE, China)

11:30-12:30 Question and Answer

  Moderator: Po Yang

12:30:14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 Financing of TVET in China

  Po Yang (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University)

15:00-16:00 The Main Characteristics of the Korean TVET System

  Kye Woo Lee (Professor of Economics, KDI School of Public Policy and Management)

16:00-17:00 Question and Answer

  Moderator: Eduardo Velez

17:00-18:30 Dinner
Day 4 July 5 Issues in Compulsory Education
Time Activity
9:00-10:00 Compulsory Education Development in Shanghai: Experiences and Innovations

  Houqing Yin (Former-Vice Director of Shanghai Education Commission, Director of Shanghai Education Association)

10:00-11:00 Financing Compulsory Education

  Rong Wang (Director and Professor, China Institute for Educational Finance Research, Peking University)

11:00-11:15 Tea Break
11:15-12:30 Group Discussions (40 minutes discussions + 4 presentations with 5 minutes each)
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 Education Policy Making in China: Political Logic and Practical Consequence

  Mingxing Liu (Professor, China Institute for Educational Finance Research, Peking University)

15:00-15:15 Tea Break
15:15-16:15 Increasing Private Financial Resources in Education

  Kai-Ming Cheng (Former Vice Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong)

16:15-17:15 Group discussion and Presentation
17:15-19:00 Dinner
Day 5 July 6  Higher Education Development
Time Activity
9:00-10:00 Higher Education Development

  Isak Froumin (Head of Institute of Education at the National Research University-Higher School of Economics)

10:00-10:15 Tea Break
10:15-12:15 Issues in Higher Education Finance

  Jianguo Wei (Associate Professor, China Institute for Educational Finance Research, Peking University)

12:15-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-16:00 School Visit
16:00-21:00 Dinner &Excursion
Day 6 July 7 Innovative Topics in Financing Education
Time Activity
9:00-10:00 Decentralization and Centralization of Fiscal System and Education Finance Policy in China

  Mingxing Liu (Professor, China Institute for Educational Finance Research, Peking University)

10:00-10:15 Tea Break
10:15-11:15 PPP in public service sectors: China's latest policies and practices

  Xiaoxi Kan ( Department of Finance, Ministry of Finance, TBD)

11:15-12:15 Question and Answer
12:15-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 School Vouchers and Conditional Cash Transfers

  Ning Fu ( Education Specialist, World Bank)

15:00-15:15 Tea Break
15:15-16:15 Student Loans

  Jianguo Wei (Associate Professor, China Institute for Educational Finance Research, Peking University)

16:15-17:15 Open Discussion
17:15-17:30 Closing remarks
17:30-19:00 Commencement