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2012

This conference examined the key role multiple actors play together in tackling the effects of the global financial crisis and fostering recovery policies, especially job creation, innovation, and wealth generation.

 

2011

The conference examined the global trends and challenges of internationalisation facing higher education institutions throughout the world. It also explored the changes in teaching and learning methods within the context of internationalisation.

 

Presentations from the conference are being posted here: http://congresslund.com/smoi

The conference attracted some 85 participants from 23 countries, mostly professionals engaged in developing the quality and relevance of teaching and learning in higher education. The format included plenary presentations, case-studies in parallel sessions, and a set of working groups focused on how to address the challenges of improving and evaluating the quality of teaching. The event was extremely well organised, with excellent facilities, and participants responded by showing a high level of commitment and engagement. Presentations and videos will be posted shortly.

The seminar examined the main challenges and opportunities of collaboration between vocational tertiary and university education for regional development. International good practices of collaboration and division of labour between tertiary education institutions were presented and discussed from the perspective of their contributions to human capital development and innovation in cities and regions. The seminar attracted more than 80 participants and counted with the collaboration of 28 speakers. Attendees included experts, policy makers and practitioners; public and private bodies concerned with human capital development and innovation in cities and regions; and leaders and managers of universities and vocational tertiary education institutions.

  • 10-11 February 2011    
    OECD Conference: Higher Education in Regions and Cities - For Stronger, Cleaner and Fairer Regions University of Seville, Seville, Spain  
    Drawing on the OECD reviews and other studies conducted by the OECD, this conference looked at innovative ways in how HEIs can best contribute to making their cities and regions stronger, cleaner and fairer. It highlighted key issues in human capital development and innovation and identify ways of transforming universities. This conference brought together policy makers and practitioners; public and private bodies concerned with regional development; leaders and managers of HEIs; and those responsible for knowledge transfer, regional development and community liaison at HEIs. This international conference was organised with the Regional Government of Andalusia and hosted by the University of Seville.  The presentations are available online.

 

2010

  • 18-20 October 2010
    OECD LEED Trento Centre/IMHE seminar: Universities, skills and entrepreneurship 
    This seminar included a mix of case study presentations by invited experts, OECD analysts and participants and creative group activities. Guided by an OECD criteria list of good practice in local entrepreneurship support, participants worked on individual action plans that helped their organisations to contribute to and benefit from partnership working in entrepreneurship support. An OPENSPACE session offered participants opportunities to engage in depth-interviews with people who design and implement good practices.
  • 15-16 September 2010
    OECD Roundtable on Higher Education in Regional and City Development, OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France
    This event attracted 90 participants from 23 countries, including representatives from HEIs, regional governments, OECD country delegations, OECD and international organisations such as the EU, UNESCO IIEP, World Bank and Lumina Foundation. The meeting provided opportunities for shared learning between the cities and regions taking part in the OECD reviews of higher education in regional development to discuss the key issues arising from the reviews, such as widening access and talent attraction, regional innovation, Green Growth and urban regeneration. The presentations are available online. 
             
  • 13-15 September 2010
    IMHE General Conference: Higher Education in a World Changed Utterly: Doing More with Less, OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France. The presentations are available here. 

       

2009

  • 6-8 December 2009
    Higher Education Spaces and Places: for Learning, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, Riga, Latvia, organised with CELE
    The conference explored developing trends in higher education and how the built environment will need to support these changes. With a focus on developing sustainable higher education environments, the aim of the conference was to share knowledge on good practice and innovative facilities for learning, innovation and knowledge transfer environments. It also explored the impact of the relationships with the local and global communities on the spaces used for knowledge transfer.

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    Contact: alasdair.blyth@oecd.org

  • 12-13 October 2009
    What Works Conference on Quality Teaching in Higher Education, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
    This conference is part of the IMHE project on quality teaching. It will explore the policies and strategies designed and implemented by institutions to promote the quality of teaching, the linkage between quality of teaching and learning outcomes and the impact of the national policies and initiatives aimed at improving the quality of teaching in higher education. Through workshops and interactive sessions it aims to highlight effective quality initiatives and mechanisms and at encouraging reflection on practices that may in turn help other institutions to improve the quality of their teaching and, in so doing, the quality of programmes and of the learning outcomes. The conference is intended for institutional leaders, faculty academic members and researchers, representatives of quality assurance agencies and bodies dealing with quality teaching as well as for students.

    Find the latest version of the agenda here.
    Contact: fabrice.henard@oecd.org

 

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