Dear All,
> Please circulate to other interested colleagues.
>
> /Higher Education in the 21st Century -- Diversity
> of Missions/, Dublin,
> June 2007 promises to be a very interesting and
> informative event, with
> registered participants from HEIs and policy
> institutions in Ireland and
> the UK, USA, Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic,
> Israel, Lithuania,
> Malaysia, South Africa, among others.
>
>
> Registration for this high level and interesting
> conference on the
> future of Higher Education closes in just 4 weeks.
>
> Places are limited so book now to avoid
> disappointment.
>
> Higher Education in the 21st Century -- Diversity of
> Mission will
> address the following themes:
>
> * How is institutional diversity valued (or not)
> by Governments,
> funding agencies and society more generally?
> * What impact are league tables and rankings
> having on institutional
> diversity?
> * What are the appropriate incentives to enable
> institutions to
> relate research to mission?
> * How can we better measure and evaluate the
> contribution that HEIs
> make to national, regional and local economic
> and social development?
> * How are institutions facing up to the
> challenges of widening
> participation and cultural diversity?
>
> The conference will have particular significance for
> newer HEIs as well
> as for policy makers and funding agencies.
>
> There will be an informal format, with an emphasis
> on dialogue and
> sharing 'good practice' through case studies and
> reflective practice in
> a relaxing environment.
>
> Hosted by the Dublin Institute of Technology,
> Ireland (DIT), the
> conference is sponsored by HEA, IMHE, IAU, and IUA.
>
>
> Conference programme and registration details are
> available at:
> www.heconference.dit.ie
> <http://www.heconference.dit.ie/>
>
Best wishes,
Sarah
Sarah Fletcher
http://www.TeacherResearch.net
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