Up and Coming HE Conferences and Events
October
A Social Reserach Conference at The New School, Free Inquiry at Risk: Universities in Dangerous Times, New York, USA, 29-31 October 2008 - "Rapid globalization, international collaborations, massification, corporate partnerships, increasing number of franchises, regime change, and other conditions of duress are reshaping universities around the world. What are the benefits and what are the risks to academic freedom and free inquiry as universities navigate these trends? This conference will look backward at the role of academic freedom and free inquiry in research universities and forward to what the future may have in store." http://www.socres.org/freeinquiry/
Effective Teaching and Learning Conference, Brisbane, 30-31 October 2008 – "Academic staff are invited to engage colleagues with the policies, procedures and practices related to 'transitions into' university and 'transitions out' into professional practice (encompassing the academic professional practice of research) including: enhancing the transition of commencing students into university, enhancing the employability capabilities and confidence of students as they prepare to transition into new professional environments, embedding and institutionalising good practice strategies for helping students to engage with their learning and profession, access appropriate academic and professional support mechanisms and acquire a sense of belonging including social integration into university and into their profession. " http://www.etl2008.qut.edu.au/
November
The Higher Education Information Technology Summit, Melbourne, 6-7 November 2008 - "The IT challenges facing the higher education sector are growing in their complexity, IT Directors face the ever present balancing act of consolidation and cost reduction whilst maintaining the speed and quality of delivery." http://www.informa.com.au/higheredIT/campus
Max Weber Programme & Academic Careers Observatory Conference, University Autonomy and The Globalization of Academic Careers, Florence, Italy, 11-12 November 2008 – "It is often argued that in order to improve research and educational performance universities should be given sufficient institutional autonomy - this includes financial and managerial autonomy, academic and scientific autonomy as well as organisational and staffing autonomy – and that the academic market should be open and competitive. Such claims raise many questions." http://www.eui.eu/MaxWeberProgramme/AcademicCareers/ACOconference2008.shtml
European Quality Assurance Forum, Budapest, Hungary, 20 - 22 November 2008 – "The 3rd European Quality Assurance Forum, the premier conference for quality discussions in Europe, will explore European and international trends in quality assurance. It will examine the implications of various developments for quality assurance in European higher education and internationally and ask, specifically, if these developments increase quality levels in higher education." http://www.eua.be/index.php?id=622
ANZCIES 36th Annual Conference, Meeting of Comparative Minds: Education in all its forms, Perth, Australia, 24 - 27 November 2008 – “ Comparative and international education examines all aspects of schooling and education across the globe. Research analyses can range from single nation case studies to large cross-national studies, but they usually share commonalities in approach, method, or conceptual framework. As educational contexts, structures and practices become increasingly valued in a ‘globalising’ world, comparative analyses serve as potent vehicles for interpreting and discovering patterns among educational phenomena.
The format for the conference will be divided into three streams:
• Educational transfer and the globalisation of education
• Educational development and quality
• Inequalities in education http://www.anzcies.org/
48th session of the International Conference on Education, Geneva, 25-28 November 2008 – “The International Conference on Education is a major international forum for education policy dialogue among ministers of education and other stakeholders (researchers, practitioners, representatives of intergovernmental organisations and civil society). The theme of the 48th session of the ICE is inclusive education: the way of the future.” http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/ice/48th-session-2008.html
LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management, Charting New Terrain: Creating and maintaining a diversified tertiary education sector in Australia, Melbourne, 27-28 November, 2008 - "The conference will focus on the formation of a diverse tertiary education system in Australia. A select group of national and international speakers will explore the challenges that such a system poses in terms of flexibility, quality and transparency, and meeting the needs of a diverse range of stakeholders. The conference provides ample opportunity for discussion and exchange of ideas, and it is hoped that these can provide input into the review of higher education currently underway. Confirmed speakers include the Hon John Dawkins AO, Mr Robin Shreeve, Professor Frans van Vught and Dr Tom Karmel. http://www.mihelm.unimelb.edu.au/chartingnewterrain
UNESCO, Global Research Seminar: Sharing Research Agendas on Knowledge Systems, Paris, France, 28 – 30 November 2008 – "The objective is to provide an arena for researchers to discuss new and ongoing research, identify research gaps and suggest new research agendas on systems of higher education, research and knowledge, with a view to forge closer links between the research communities and UNESCO in these fields." mhttp://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=56555&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) 2008 International Education Research Conference, Changing Climates: Education for Sustainable Futures, Brisbane, 30 November to 4 December 2008 – "This theme reflects sustainability in many forms, including a clear social justice perspective. … Special Interest Groups include: Assessment and Measurement; Distributed Learning Environment and Multicultural Issues; Doctoral Education Research; Early Childhood; Educational Leadership and Management; Educational Philosophy and Theory; Gender and Sexualities; Health and Physical Education; Information and Communication Technology; Motivation and Learning; Sociocultural and Activity Theory; and Social Justice." http://www.aare.edu.au/conf2008/scope.htm
December
22nd Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference 2008, Managing in the Pacific Century, Auckland, New Zealand, 2-5 December 2008 - "The pattern and pace of economic transformation in the Pacific Rim is unprecedented and presents new challenges and new opportunities for organisations throughout the world. The role of managers, management and leadership will be fundamental to this transformation. Irrespective of the sector, the industry or the form of the organisation, the ability to respond and adapt in a world increasingly dominated by Asia-Pacific alliances, innovations and enterprise will be essential to an organisation's competitive success." http://www.promaco.com.au/2008/anzam/
Going Global 3, London, 3-5 December 2008 - Themes include: institutional collaboration and partnership; student mobility and international student recruitment; the role of international education in promotion entrepreneurship; employability and internationalisation. http://www.britishcouncil.org/goingglobal3.htm
SRHE Annual Conference, Valuing Higher Education, Liverpool, UK, 9-11 December 2008 - "Today, economic values sometimes seem to dominate higher education: throughout the world, governments seek to develop their higher education systems to meet the demands of economic competition in an increasingly globalised market place. Individuals, too, may have economic reasons for seeking higher education: despite rapid expansion, studies still show that there are positive rates of return to higher education. Yet economic values are not the sole drivers of higher education. It is valued as a contribution to both personal and social development, and by a wide range of people and institutions – students, their families, the staff of institutions, employers and other organisations. Moral, social, philosophical and educational values are all central to the debate." http://www.srhe.ac.uk/conference2008/
Cyber University Era Now, 2008, Bordeaux, France, 10-12 December 2008 - "Three major topics for three days of debates: 1. The governance of higher education institutions at the cyber era: building, succeeding better, evaluating; 2. Succeeding with Educational ICT: training, producing and diffusing, using and attracting; 3. University cooperation at the cyber era: sharing, mutualizing, opening up." http://ciuen2008.org/index.php/cyuen2008
2009
UNESCO Symposium on Comparative Analysis of National Research Systems, Paris, France, 16-18 January 2009 - "Since research systems play a key role in the development of low-income countries, the mapping of research systems, with special emphasis on national policies, infrastructure, human capacities and investment, was critical to get a global overview on what we know." http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=54627&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
The 2nd World Universities Forum, Mumbai, India, 16-18 January 2009 - "The program for the World Universities Forum 2009 will be structured around five keynote sessions that will deal with the following topics:
* Indian Higher Education in the Global Context
* Issues of Development, Higher Education and the Global South
* Global Initiatives in Higher Education
* Higher Education in East Asia
* The Contribution of the United States to the Global Systems of Higher Education
http://www.universitiesforum.com
Annual Higher Education Congress 2009, Transforming Education, Sydney, 24-26 March 2009 - "The higher education system under the Rudd Government is focusing on an educational revolution. The obvious rationale behind this revolution is: improve the performance of our higher education system which then leads to higher productivity which ultimately leads to higher economic growth. Our universities are great civic institutions with a grand public purpose that spans economic and non-economic spheres. Increased funding is essential to maintain Australia’s standing with other OECD countries and investment by both Government and private industry is crucial." http://www.acevents.com.au/education2009/
The 7th Annual Higher Education Summit, Exploring issues of interdependence, connectivity and the development of the individual institution, Melbourne, 2-3 April 2009 - "The esteemed 7th Annual Higher Education Summit will take place in an exciting time, in which key higher education representatives will discuss the future of higher education in the context of the post-Bradley Review environment. In order to draw from the vibrant discussions and debates that are taking place within this sector, we have decided to establish a few overarching themes for the 2009 Summit - "interdependence", "connectivity" and "the development of the individual institution"." http://www.highereducationsummit.com.au/informaoz/highereducationsummit/home/
IAU 3rd Global Meeting of Associations of Universities, Associations, Networks Alliances etc.: Making Sense of the emerging Global Higher Education Landscape, Guadalajara, Mexico, 21-22 April 2009 - "In such a densely populated international scene, on which many actors are vying for the lead role, IAU is convinced that it is cooperation and collaboration, rather than competition, that is most likely to bring the greatest benefits to the largest number of stakeholders." http://www.unesco.org/iau/conferences
World Class Institutional Research, Atlanta, 30 May to 3 June 2009 - "Our Forum theme, World Class Institutional Research, challenges us to learn from each other and our colleagues around the world to improve our theoretical understanding, our methods, our techniques and our practice. To accomplish this, we must share what we know, listen to what others know, and use the opportunity to challenge our own and others ‘taken for granted’ assumptions about higher education and our role within it." http://www.airweb.org/?page=4
Ninth International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, Riga, Lativia, 16-19 June 2009 - "The Conference will seek to explore the full range of what diversity means and explore modes of diversity in real-life situations of living together in community. The Conference supports a move away from simple affirmations that 'diversity is good' to a much more nuanced account of the effects and uses of diversity on differently situated communities in the context of our current epoch of globalisation." http://d09.cg-conference.com/
Triple Helix VII, 7th Biennial International Conference on University, Industry & Government Linkages, The role of Triple Helix in the Global Agenda of Innovation, Competitiveness and Sustainably, Glasgow, Scotland, 17-19 June 2009 – “Triple Helix VII offers a multi-disciplinary forum for experts from universities, industry and government. The Conference is designed to attract leading authorities from across the world who will share their knowledge and experience, drawing a link between research, policy, and practice in sustainable development. The Conference will bring together policy-makers, academics, researchers, postgraduate students, and key representatives from business and industry.” http://www.triple-helix-7.org/
The World Conference on Higher Education, New Dynamics of Higher Education, UNESCO Paris, 6-8 July 2009 - "A global platform for innovative thinking, the 2009 World Conference will take stock of the changes in higher education and research since the last World Conference in 1998, address the dynamics shaping the strategic agenda for the development of higher education and identify concrete actions to meet national development objectives and individual aspirations." http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=56642&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
International Conference on Higher Education Research and Development (IHERD): Looking Beyond Globalization, Bangkok, Thailand, 9 - 12 July 2009 - "Globalization has had a great impact on higher education and vice versa. Changes are evident in all aspects of higher education. A large variety of innovations have been proposed and practiced in higher education policy and management, instructional practices and research. This is apparent also in individual academic disciplines. It is prime time for a careful review and evaluation of the situation and for preparation of the next steps." http://www.dpu.ac.th/iherd/
The 2nd International Symposium on Academic Globalization: AG 2009, Orlando, USA, 10-13 July 2009 - "The purpose of AG 2009 is to bring together scholars, educators and practitioners with the objective of exploring, reflecting and sharing ideas with regards to the impact that the Globalization Phenomena is having or might have on universities (research, teaching and continuing education), and vice versa: the impact that academia is generating, or could generate on the phenomenon of globalization." http://www.iiis2009.org/wmsci/Website/AboutConfer.asp?vc=22
