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OECD/France International Conference on the Future of Higher Education - 8-9 December 2008, Paris

The OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) will hold a public Conference on the Future of Higher Education on 8 9 December 2008 in Paris, at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM). The conference is organised with France, which currently holds the presidency of the European Union. The languages of the conference will be English and French.

The purpose of the conference is to present and discuss possible and desirable futures for higher education, drawing on analytical findings and stakeholder consultations carried out in the framework of the CERI project on the Future of Higher Education. This conference is also the final event to be held in 2008 marking CERI’s 40th Anniversary.