Draft Delegates Program v1 Queensland Government Education Mission to China 15-23 June 2013 PROGRAM Time Zones Time in bold indicates local time Time in normal font indicates Brisbane time Hong Kong Chongqing Shanghai Hangzhou Suzhou Guangzhou Please note: Mission delegates who are the sponsors of QLD Cup in Chongqing need to arrive in Chongqing on 15 June (Saturday). Saturday 15 June Brisbane/Hong Kong/Chongqing 10:20am 5:25pm 6:25pm 9:00pm pm Depart Brisbane International for Chongqing (1 Stop) Qantas Airways Flight 97 Travel time: 9 h 5 m Arrive Hong Kong Layover: 1 h 0 m Depart Hong Kong Air China Flight 420 Travel time: 2 h 35 m Arrive Chongqing Total Travel time: 12 h 40 m Check in at hotel 1
Sunday 16 June Chongqing am 2:00pm - 5:00 pm 5:30pm 7:30pm Own Arrangements/Liaison time Queensland Cup English Competition Final and Award Ceremony Networking function and dinner for delegation and organisers of Queensland Cup competition Monday 17 June Chongqing 9:30am 1:30pm Roundtable for Australia-Chongqing Vocational Sector followed by lunch function This roundtable will be aimed at establishing and strengthening Queensland s institutional connections related to vocational education and training. 2:00pm 4:30pm Meeting and campus tour at Chongqing University Topics for discussion may include transnational education and research collaboration opportunities as well as two way exchange of students. Tuesday 18 June Chongqing/Shanghai 7:00am 11:15am Hotel check-out and depart for airport Depart Chongqing for Shanghai (Direct) China Eastern Airlines Flight 5424 Travel time: 2 h 15 m Arrive Shanghai 12:00noon 2:00pm Hotel check-in and lunch own arrangement 2
2:00pm 5:00pm Higher Education Roundtable on Transnational Education and Research Collaboration The roundtable will focus on deepening collaboration in specific areas such as program delivery in China and research collaboration etc. It is envisaged that the round table will be attended by representatives of a range of Shanghai based tertiary institutions. 5:30pm 6:30pm Meeting with Shanghai Education Municipal Committee (SMEC) The Westin Bund Centre Shanghai 88 Henan Central Road Tel: +86 21 6335 1888 Fax: +86 21 6335 2771 Wednesday 19 June Shanghai/Hangzhou/Shanghai 8.00am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 4:30pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:30pm Travel to train station by chartered bus Travel time: 0 h 45 m Depart Shanghai for Hangzhou by Fast Train Travel time: 0 h 50 m Opening Ceremony of the Hangzhou Dong Fang School Queensland Certificate of Education (Recognised School) Program Meeting with Senior Representatives from Zhejiang Provincial Education Bureau Round-table for school and university sectors Travel to train station by chartered bus Travel time: Depart Hangzhou for Shanghai by Fast Train Travel time: 1 h 30 m The Westin Bund Centre Shanghai 88 Henan Central Road Tel: +86 21 6335 1888 Fax: +86 21 6335 2771 Thursday 20 June Shanghai/Suzhou/Shanghai/Guangzhou 7:45am 8:00am 9:30am Checkout of Hotel Depart Shanghai for Suzhou by chartered bus Travel time: approximately 1 h 30 m 3
9:30am 10:30am Opening Ceremony of the Suzhou International Foreign Language School Queensland Certificate of Education (Recognised School) Program followed by School Visit 11:00am 12:30pm Visit to University campuses in Suzhou High Technology Park 12:30pm 1:30pm 2:30pm 7:05pm Depart Suzhou for Shanghai by Fast Train Travel time: approximately 0 h 45 m Depart Shanghai for Guangzhou (Direct) China Southern Airlines Flight 5309 Travel time: 2 h 30 m Arrive Guangzhou and check in at hotel The Garden Hotel Guangzhou Friday 21 June Guangzhou Add: 368 Huanshi East Road, Guangzhou, Tel: +86 20 83866000 Fax: +86 20 62619048 9:30am 11:30am Roundtable for university sector Topic: R & D collaboration in southern China (TBC) Representatives of Chinese tertiary institutions and affiliated research laboratories will meet the delegates to discuss potential collaboration in research and joint teaching programs. 11:30am 12:30pm 3:00pm 4:30pm 4:30pm - 5:30pm 5:30pm 7:30pm Meeting with the Senior Representatives from Guangdong Education Bureau Meeting with Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University Campus tour Travel to next meeting Alumni Function hosted by the Friends of Queensland The Garden Hotel Guangzhou 368 Huanshi East Road, Guangzhou Tel: +86 20 83866000 Fax: +86 20 62619048 4
Saturday 22 June Guangzhou/Brisbane am 1:25pm 5:25pm 9:15pm Checkout of Hotel and travel to Airport Travel time: Depart Guangzhou for Brisbane (1 Stop) Singapore Airlines Flight 851 Travel time: 4 h 0 m Arrive Singapore Layover: 3 h 50 m Depart Singapore Singapore Airlines 235 Travel time: 7 h 50 m In transit Sunday 23 June Brisbane 7:05am Arrive Brisbane Total Travel time: 15 h 40 m 5