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2d EURASIAN SILK ROAD UNIVERSITIES CONVENTION
(ESRUC)
BUILDING BRIDGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION SEEKING FOR
A EURASIAN MODEL AND DEVELOPING ESRUC CONSORTIUM
GLOBALIZATION, POWER AND HIGHER
EDUCATION EXCELLENCE IN UNIVERSITY PROFILES
CLAUDE-LOUIS GALLIEN 1st VICE PRESIDENT OF
FISU PROFESSEUR ÉMÉRITE DE L UNIVERSITÉ PARIS
DESCARTES
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THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IS DOUBTLESS THE
MAIN CHALLENGE THAT OUR SOCIETY WILL MEET FACING
A PERIOD OF DEHUMANIZATION WHEN FINANCIAL AND
ECONOMIC POWERS ORGANIZE PHYSICAL AND
INTELLECTUAL MISERY
WE SHALL BE CONVINCED THAT ETHICS - CULTURE -
SPORT CAN PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN
A TRANSDISCIPLINAR HIGHER EDUCATION
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GLOBALISATION

• ECONOMIC INTERNATIONALISATION
• DISPERSION OF CAPITALISTIC MARKET
• EXPLOSIVE ADVANCEMENT OF
• COMMUNICATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (CIT)

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CYBERWORLD
INFORMATION - COMMUNICATION COMPUTER
TECHNOLOGIES (400 000 BILLION OF MATHEMATICAL
CALCULATIONS PER SECOND) NANOTECHNOLOGIES (LEVEL
OF 3 - 4 ATOMS)
WE HAVE ENTERED A NEW WORLD RADICALY DIFFERENT
FROM THE 20th CENTURYS WORLD
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WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHICH RUSHES TOWARDS THE
DISASTER

• SPONTANEOUS GEOLOGIC AND CLIMATIC CRISIS

• ECONOMICAL AND SOCIETAL CRISIS
• ECOLOGICAL CRISIS DUE TO EXCESSIVE USE OF THE
  ENVIRONMENT

• EXCESSIVE RISK-TAKING
• NO EVALUATION AND ANTICIPATION OF THE RISKS
• POOR RISK MANAGEMENT

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SYSTEMS OF DECISION

• A NECESSARY CONDITION FOR
• THE PROTECTION OF OUR PLANET
• WORLD WEALTH AND STABILITY
• IS TO INTEGRATE
• GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF MAN IN HIS ENVIRONMENT
• UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX PROBLEMS
• APPLIED ETHICS
• INTO THE SYSTEMS OF DECISION

• POWER OF DECISION
• DYNAMIC OF DECISION
• DECISION MAKERS

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POWER OF DECISION
NATION STATES HAVE A (LIMITED) POWER OF
REGULATION
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL GROUPS
TRANSNATIONAL CONGLOMERATES HAVE THE POWER OF
INFLUENCE - DECISION - CONTROL
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DYNAMIC OF DECISION
WITHIN THE  CYBERWORLD  A LIMITED NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE
TECHNOLOGIES OF INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION ARE IN FACT THE MAJOR ACTORS IN
THE DYNAMIC OF DECISION
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DECISION MAKERS

• THE ACTUAL DECISION MAKERS
• ARE
•  BRILLIANT BARBARIANS 
• LACK GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS
• LACK A LONG TERM VISION
• LACK THE UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX PROBLEMS
• LACK EDUCATION TO RISK
• LACK SENSE OF APPLIED ETHICS
• LACK SENSE OF PUBLIC INTEREST RESPONSIBILITY

THE TRADITIONAL MODEL OF HIGHER EDUCATION HAS
FAILED
BECAUSE THE CURRENT STUDENTS WILL BE THE
DECISION-MAKERS OF TOMORROW THERE IS A NEED
FOR ALTERNATIVE HIGHER EDUCATION MODEL
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WHAT IS THE TRADITIONAL MODEL OF HIGHER
EDUCATION ?
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TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITY PROFILE
 HARD  SCIENCES
MEDICINE CHEMISTRY
LAW
SOCIAL SCIENCES
HUMAN SCIENCES
KNOWLEDGE
GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS
SPIRITUALITY
EXCELLENCE
VALUES SYSTEMS
ETHICS
PARTITIONING OF DISCIPLINES
SPRAY IN MICRODISCIPLINES LITTLE INTEREST FOR
INTERACTIONS
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TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITY PROFILE
 HARD  SCIENCES
MEDICINE CHEMISTRY
LAW
SOCIAL SCIENCES
HUMAN SCIENCES
KNOWLEDGE
GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS
SPIRITUALITY
EXCELLENCE
ECONOMY
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
KNOW-HOW
VALUES SYSTEMS
ETHICS
TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION
PARTITIONING OF DISCIPLINES - SPRAY IN
MICRODISCIPLINES LITTLE INTEREST FOR INTERACTIONS
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TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITY PROFILE
 HARD  SCIENCES
MEDICINE CHEMISTRY
LAW
SOCIAL SCIENCES
HUMAN SCIENCES
KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE
GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS
SPIRITUALITY
EXCELLENCE
EXCELLENCE
ECONOMY
CULTURE ART
SELF BEEING KNOWLEDGE
KNOW-HOW
SELF BEEING KNOWLEDGE
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
KNOW-HOW
SPORT
VALUES SYSTEMS
ETHICS
LIFE SKILLS
TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION
CITIZENSHIP COMPETENCIES
PARTITIONING OF DISCIPLINES - SPRAY IN
MICRODISCIPLINES LITTLE INTEREST FOR INTERACTIONS
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TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITY PROFILE
 HARD  SCIENCES
MEDICINE CHEMISTRY
LAW
SOCIAL SCIENCES
HUMAN SCIENCES
KNOWLEDGE
GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS
SPIRITUALITY
ECONOMY
EXCELLENCE
CULTURE ART
SELF BEEING KNOWLEDGE
KNOW-HOW
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
SPORT
VALUES SYSTEMS
ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
ETHICS
LIFE SKILLS
TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION
CITIZENSHIP COMPETENCIES
PARTITIONING OF DISCIPLINES - SPRAY IN
MICRODISCIPLINES LITTLE INTEREST FOR INTERACTIONS
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INTERNATIONALISATION STRUCTURES - PROGRAMS -
DEGREES INCREASING MOBILITY RESEARCHERS -
PROFESSORS - STUDENTS
COMPETITION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITIES OF THE
WHOLE WORLD
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 ELITE  UNIVERSITIES (TOP 100) PROFILE
HUMAN SCIENCES
SOCIAL SCIENCES
 HARD  SCIENCES
 HARD  SCIENCES
GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS
MEDECINE
ECONOMY
CULTURE
KNOWLEDGE
 USEFUL  KNOWLEDGE
KNOW HOW (POWER)
SPORT
LAW
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
EFFECTIVE POWER
ÉTHICS
HUMAN VALUES
TECHNOLOGIES
ART
COMMUNICATION
SPIRITUALiTY
CITIZEN COMPETENCIES
INTEGRATED IN THE CONCEPT OF GLOBALIZATION
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UNBALANCED PROFILE
THE BEST RANKING UNIVERSITIES EMBODY THE
EFFICIENCY TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
OF INSTANTANEOUSNESS AND GLOBALIZATION  ONE IS
BY WHAT ONE DOES 

THEY PRODUCED THOSE BRILLIANT BARBARIANS RESPONSIB
LE FOR THE 2008 WORLD FINANCIAL CRASH THE 2009
INCREASE IN WORLD FAMINE THE 2010 BP PLATFORM
 DEEPWATER HORIZON  CATASTROPHE THE 2011
FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLAN CATASTROPHE
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WHAT SHALL BE A WELL BALANCED PROFILE ?

UNIVERSITY WELL BALANCED PROFILES SHALL EMBODY
THE SUM OF SCIENTIFIC CULTURE AND GENERAL
HUMANIST CULTURE  ONE DOES BY WHAT ONE IS 
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ALTERNATIVE PROFILE OF EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER
EDUCATION

TRANSDISCIPLINARITY
RISK MANAGEMENT
ENDOGENIZATION OF ETHICS
FULL INTEGRATION OF CULTURE AND SPORT
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TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITY PROFILE

• ISOLATED AND SCATTERED KNOWLEDGES
• EDUCATION OF SUBSET AND PARTIAL ANALYSIS
• STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT NEITHER SYNTHESIS NOR BINDING

TRANSDISCIPLINARITY
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TRANSDISCIPLINARITY
NOT TO JUXTAPOSE OR STACK KNOWLEDGES
BUT TO BRIDGE THEM MAKING THE WHOLE OF THEM
NOURISHED ON THE SPIRIT OF EACH
CREATING A SINERGY FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES IN
ORDER TO ACT ON COMPLEX PROBLEMS
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TRANSDISCIPLINARITY
THE COMPONENTS ARE DIFFERENT AS VARIOUS
MULTICOLOR STRANDS OF SILK
WOOVEN TOGETHER THEY CREATE A WHOLE NEW AND
COMPLEX FIGURE AS IN A TAPESTRY
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RISK MANAGEMENT PARADOXICAL SOCIETY
PRECAUTION PRINCIPLE
HIGH-RISK TECHNOLOGIES

• RISK
• SHALL NOT BE ISOLATED FROM ITS CONTEXT
• SHALL BE
• CONSIDERED IN THE LONG TERM ISSUE
• APPROACHED IN ECONOMICAL - SOCIAL - ETHICAL
  DIMENSIONS
• DEBATED WITH OPPOSITION OF DIFFERENT VIEWS
• (TRANSDISCIPLINARITY)

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ETHICS
STANDARDS THAT REGULATE RIGHT AND WRONG SOCIAL
BEHAVIOUR

• NOT THE ABSOLUTE BEST SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR BUT
• THE BEST POSSIBLE SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AT A GIVEN TIME

OPEN TO SOME FLEXIBILITY ETHICS IS SOLUBLE
IN TIME - SPACE - CASUISTIC
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ETHICS

• MUST BE INCREASED AMONG STUDENTS
• MUST CONSIDER THE COMPLEX SITUATION OF VARIOUS
  ACTIONS
• TOGETHER WITH THEIR CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES

ENDOGENISATION OF ETHICAL VALUES IN ALL THE
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AS PART OF A
TRANSDISCIPLINAR PROGRAM SHALL PREPARE
STUDENTS TO ANALYSE APPLIED ETHICAL ISSUES IN
COMPLEX AND OVERLAPING TOPICS BIOMEDICINE -
BUSINESS - ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS - SOCIAL POLICY
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ETHICS

• MUST BE INCREASED AMONG STUDENTS
• MUST CONSIDER THE COMPLEX SITUATION OF VARIOUS
  ACTIONS
• TOGETHER WITH THEIR CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES

ENDOGENISATION OF ETHICAL VALUES IN ALL THE
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AS PART OF A
TRANSDISCIPLINAR PROGRAM SHALL PREPARE
STUDENTS TO ANALYSE APPLIED ETHICAL ISSUES IN
COMPLEX AND OVERLAPING TOPICS BIOMEDICINE -
BUSINESS - ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS - SOCIAL POLICY
SYSTEM OPTIMAL AND ETHICS
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DECISION MAKERS MUST KNOW THAT IN THE REALISATION
OF ANY SYSTEM OPTIMAL ALL EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
MAY CHANGE THROUGH TIME AND SPACE
DYNAMICS BUT ETHICS MUST REMAIN CONSTANT IF THIS
CONDITION IS NOT SATISFIED THE SYSTEM WILL BE
UNDER OPTIMAL
OHRAN GÜVENEN
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COMPLEX SET KNOWLEDGES - BELIEFS - ARTS - ETHICS
- LAWS - TRADITIONS - SPORTS LIFESTYLE - SPECIFIC
 SPIRIT  ROOTS OF CIVILIZATION HERITAGE IN
PERPETUAL MOTION EXCHANGE - SHARING - ENLARGEMENT
- LOSS
ACTUAL  UNIFIED  GLOBAL CULTURAL CRITERIA
ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSITY PROJECT
TRANSDISCIPLINARY AND PARTICIPATORY
APPROACH COMBINING ARTS -SPORTS -
SCIENCES PROMOTING SPIRIT OF CURIOSITY -
ORIGINALITY - TRANSVERSALITY CONTINUOUS
OBLIGATION OF EXCELLENCE IN MIND AND
BODY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH MUSEUMS - ART
COMMUNITIES - SPORTING CLUBS
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ONE MUST HAVE MUSIC WITHIN ONESELF TO MAKE THE
WORLD DANCE
DIVERSITY OF CULTURES CARRIES THIS LITTLE
MUSIC GIVING BIRTH TO A DANCING WORLD
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SPORTSMANSHIP
ETHICAL LIFESTYLE FUN BASED COMPETITIVE GAME
RESPECT OF RULES - FAIR PLAY - EXEMPLARITY
PIERRE DE COUBERTIN - 1894
EDUCATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVE ACCOUNTABLE
LIFESTYLE EXCELLENCE - RISK MANAGEMENT - DECISION
MAKING
PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT HYGIENIC LIFESTYLE WELLNESS
- PREVENTION - THERAPY
SOCIETAL PROJECT HUMANIST LIFESTYLE GENERAL
INTEREST PREVAILING OVER PRIVATE INTERESTS GLOBAL
CONSCIOUSNESS
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 PRO-LYMPIC   SPORT
CONSUMER PRODUCT
PERFORMANCE - ENTERTAINMENT - SHOW MARKET LAWS -
BUSINESS - MEDIA EXPOSURE HYPERMEDICALISATION -
DOPING
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FISU MODEL OF UNIVERSITY SPORT
A SCHOOL FOR HEALTHY LIFE
A SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE DECISION MAKERS
A SCHOOL FOR KNOWLEDGE
A SCHOOL FOR SELF BEEING KNOWLEDGE
A SCHOOL FOR KNOW HOW
A SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE
A SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE
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ASIA AND EUROPE HEIR OF GREAT MILLENARIAN
CIVILIZATIONS MASTERING THE HIGHEST TECHNOLOGICAL
CHALLENGES
SHALL TAKE THE WORLD LEADERSHIP OF A REVOLUTION
IN HIGHER EDUCATION

• NETWORKING THEIR UNIVERSITIES ALL ALONG THE SILK
  ROAD
• ALLOWING GEOGRAPHIC AND THEMATIC STUDENTS
  MOBILITY
• DEVELOPING e-LEARNING

• SETTING UP MODULAR AND FLEXIBLE TRANSDISCIPLINAR
  PROGRAMS
• BRIDGING SCIENCES - HIGH TECHNOLOGIES - CULTURE -
  SPORT
• INCLUDING RISK MANAGEMENT
• INCLUDING ETHICS

• OFFERING A NEW MANAGEMENT OF THE TIME
• CONSIDERING EXCELLENCE IN MIND AND BODY
• TEACHING THE HOW AND THE WHY

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
MERCI POUR VOTRE ATTENTION
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