 |
 |
Colleagues, I would like to bring the following international conference to your attention. Please circulate to other interested colleagues. Places are limited so early booking is advisable. Higher Education in the 21st Century - Diversity of Missions Dublin, Ireland June 25 - 27 2007 Higher Education in the 21st Century - Diversity of Mission will discuss how to better value and support greater diversity and differentiation between higher education institutions (HEIs), culminating in a special report. Keynote speakers and participants at this international conference will be leaders and senior decision-makers from higher education and inter-governmental organizations worldwide. Sessions 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: <http://www.heconference.dit.ie/> www.heconference.dit.ie Apologies for cross posting. This message has been scanned for content and viruses by the DIT Information Services MailScanner Service, and is believed to be clean. http://www.dit.ie