“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” George Bernard Shaw
What's happening in Higher Education!
World Universities Forum 2013, Vancouver, Canada
The World Universities Forum (WUF) is interdisciplinary in scope, and
seeks to explore the meaning and purposes of the academy in times of
striking social transformation. The WUF brings together university
administrators, teachers, and researchers to discuss the prospects of
the academy and to exemplify or imagine ways in which the university can
take a leading and constructive role in the transformations of our
times.
In 2013, the forum will be held at the Robson Square, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada from 10 to 11 January. The forum examines the role and future of the University in a changing world. It is ambitious in its intellectual and practical, agenda-setting scope, and broad in its themes.
http://ontheuniversity.com/conference-2013/
Towards Modernisation and Employability in the EU
Modernisation and employability at heart of new higher education reform strategy!
As part of Europe's strategy for jobs and growth, the European Commission presented a reform strategy to boost graduate numbers, improve teaching quality and maximise what higher education can do to help the EU economy emerge stronger from the crisis.
http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/news3049_en.htm
Nordic Conference 9th -10th Feb. 2012
Nordic Conference on Higher Education and Research to be held from Thursday 9th – Friday 10th February 2012. The conference is organized by the University of Helsinki’s Network for Higher Education and Innovation Research, the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers in Finland and Hanasaari – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre.
http://blogs.helsinki.fi/hegompage/nordic-conference-9th-10th-feb-2012/
INTED2012 Conference
6th International Technology, Education and Development Conference) will be held in Valencia (Spain) on the 5th, 6th and 7th of March, 2012. URL: http://www.iated.org/inted2012/
What's the Purpose of Higher Education in the 21st Century?
