University of California, Washington Center
1608 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
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6:00 p.m. Reception
6:45 p.m. Dinner
8:00 p.m. Opening Presentation
Dr. Anders Aslund
Senior Fellow
Peterson Institute for International Economics
An overview of the Russian and the Ukrainian economies and the broader implications for economic transition.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
8:30-8:45a.m. Coffee
8:45-9:45 a.m. Dr. Dan E. Davidson
President
American Councils for International Education
US-Russian Innovation Corridor including insights on the Global
Competitive Rankings, and how the USRIC fits into these goals.
9:45-10:00 a.m. Coffee
10:00-11:00 a.m. Dr. Rahul Choudaha
Director of Research and Strategic Development
World Education Services
Ukrainian and Russian institutional features (institution types,
quality assurance framework, recent trends and developments)
and students (student mobility patterns, enrollment patterns)
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Dr. Harley Balzer
Associate Professor of Government and International Affairs
Georgetown University
A framework of the Russian higher educational system with a focus
on education and the knowledge economy.
12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m. Dr. Fiona Hill
Director, Center on the United States and Europe
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Program
The Brookings Institution
Ambassador Steven Pifer
Director, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative
Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe,
Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence
The Brookings Institution
Russia and Ukraine: political, economic, and social
implications for the United States under the current governments.
2:30-2:45 p.m. Coffee
2:45-3:45 p.m. Dr. Svetlana Filiatreau
Eurasia Programs Coordinator, Global & Strategies, Provost’s Office
George Mason University
George Mason University's international strategy in Russia and Ukraine
3:45-4:45 p.m. Francisco Marmolejo
Lead Tertiary Education Specialist
Coordinator, Network of Higher Education
World Bank
Higher education trends, insights from attending the Moscow fall 2013
meeting regarding President Putin's rankings, and the World Bank
educational projects in the region.
4:45 p.m. Adjourn
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