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