This presentation will discuss the future of global universities within the evolving context of current international education systems. It will begin with an overview of the challenges posed to modern day universities by the breadth and diversity of international further education curricular between the ages of 16 and 18 and the accessibility of world leading universities to international students, in general. Having established potential global trends in further education, the implications for global universities and higher education will be discussed within the context of both teaching and research Event Date: 17/05/2022 Speaker: Prof. David Cardwell (University of Cambridge) Moderator: Prof. Christoper Chao (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Panel members: Prof. Wong Kwok-yin (Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Prof. Andrew Cohen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research