Home page The role of higher education institutions in regional development, 4-5 October 2005, Karlstad University, Sweden

An international seminar organized by the OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE), the Nordic University Association (NUS) and the Nordic Association of Univeristy Administrators (NUAS)

• First Announcement
• Programme
• Conference Programme
• The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Regional Development
• Powerpoint on the Regional Project
• Seminar report  - Chris Duke

Power Points presentation from the seminar

• Welcome to Karlstad University - Christina Ullenius 
• Supporting the contribution of higher education to regional development - John Goddard 
• What does the literature tell us? - Peter Arbo 
• What should regions expect from their HEIs? - Frans van Vught
  Leif Johan Sevland    

Presentation of experience from OECD countries

• Australia by Steve Garlick
• Canada by Wade Locke
• Denmark by Susanne Bjerregaard
• England by Helena Pickering
• Hungary by JKulianna Faludi
• Korea by Jang-Soo Ryu and Sung-Joon Paik
• Mexico by Romeo Flores Caballero 
• Stewards of Place - Travis Reindl    

Perspectives from the Värmland region

• Sweden - Ingrid Ivars
• Sune Berger
• Joakim Persson