UN Secretary General to Chair Global Colloquium of University Presidents

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, will chair the fourth meeting of the Global Colloquium of University Presidents on January 14-15. The meeting will take place on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. This year’s meeting, which will be hosted by Yale President Richard C. Levin, is dedicated to the theme of “The Roles of Science in Meeting Global Challenges.” The goal is to provide useful guidance to the Secretary-General as he seeks to ensure that the benefits of technology and science are broadly distributed and mobilized to address pressing world problems.

Keynote speakers at the meeting will include Dr. Bruce Alberts, head of the InterAcademy Council and former president of the National Academy of Sciences; Professor Phillip Griffiths, former director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ; and Chris Field, Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II. The speakers will discuss their experiences with organizations designed to promote international collaboration on technical and scientific matters. The presidents and vice chancellors will explore opportunities for cooperation and ways to build research capacity in developing countries. Announcement here.