ABSTRACT
Listening to the voices of global university presidents is important to understand higher education. In this interview, Professor Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice chancellor of the University of Waterloo, discusses personal experiences, leadership insights and arrangements, the institution, and future challenges and opportunities shaping higher education. Key points include spending time on school construction, strategy formulation, and innovation, ensuring professionalism among staff and leaders, engaging people in strategic planning and institutional operations, and linking university education and research with development of society as a whole.
