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News & Events
News
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12-Sep-2011
This issue invites you to join the OECD/IMHE Seminar on Collaboration between Vocational and University Education in san Sebastian on the 17-18th of October. It also includes the publication of OECD Peer Review Reports on the State of Paraná (Brazil) and Penang (Malaysia).
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12-Sep-2011
Cette publication vous invite à vous associer à l’OCDE / IMHE Séminaire: La collaboration entre l’éducation professionnelle et universitaire, le 17-18 Octobre 2011 à Donostia-San Sebastián. Ce bulletin comprend également la publication des rapports d’examen de l’OCDE dans l’État de Paraná (Brésil) et de Penang (Malaisie).
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25-Aug-2011
Paraná is one of the most prosperous states in Brazil and has invested in higher education, science and technology, and public-private partnerships. This publication explores how the higher education sector in Paraná can promote business formation, develop the existing industry and small and medium-sized enterprises and address the long-term challenges of poverty and inequality.
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23-Aug-2011
University of Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain. 17-18 October 2011
The seminar will examine the main challenges and opportunities of collaboration between vocational and university education for regional development. International good practices of collaboration between tertiary education institutions will be presented and discussed from the perspective of their contribution to human capital development and innovation in cities and regions. Please contact: oscar.valiente@oecd.org for more information
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07-Jul-2011
The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) hosted a meeting at which a group of 10 experts recommended that institutions provide greater assistance to teachers in order for them to accomplish their educational mission.
Click here for the press release. For more on IMHE's Quality Teaching project, click here.
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04-Apr-2011
Penang is one of Malaysia’s most industrial states. Its long-term economic growth has been based on manufacturing and foreign direct investments. Strong dependence on multinational corporations has brough growth and development but also an underdeveloped local industry, limited indigenous innovation and a lack of dynamic new entrepreneurship. This report explores how Penang can move up in the value chain, away from manufacturing to knowledge-driven economy.
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23-Feb-2011
Cette publication a pour objet la conférence sur l’Enseignement supérieur dans les régions de l’OCDE tenue les 10-11 février 2011 à Séville. Ce numéro comprend également la publication des rapports d’examen par les pairs de la Banque Mondiale et l’OCDE dans la région de Bío Bío (Chili).
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22-Feb-2011
This issue reports on the OECD Conference Higher Education in Cities and Regions in Seville on the 10-11th of February. It also includes the publication of the Spanish version of the OECD World Bank Peer Review Report in the Bío Bío region (Chile).
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18-Feb-2011
The Spanish version of the OECD World Bank Bío Bío review report has just been published. The Bío Bío Region has a high concentration of higher education and research activity. Its universities and higher education institutions have made significant progress in widening access to education. But the Bío Bío Region continues to suffer from brain drain as well as higher than average unemployment and poverty rates. This joint OECD and World Bank review explores a range of helpful policy measures and institutional reforms to mobilise higher education for the development of the Bío Bío Region.
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26-Jan-2011
Du 10 au 11 février 2011
Cette conférence a examiné les moyens novateurs dont les établissements d’enseignement supérieur peuvent contribuer à créer des villes et des régions plus fortes, plus propres et plus juste. Elle a été une opportunité unique de rencontrer et d’échanger avec les dirigeants des établissements d’enseignement supérieur à travers des discussions, des débats sur des sujets intéressants et utiles. Les présentations sont disponibles en ligne .
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Events
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from 16-May-2011 to 17-May-2011
University rankings make the headlines every year and are closely scrutinized by students, institutional leaders, policy-makers and employers. Whether respected or condemned, they occupy a role in the perception of higher education institutions globally.
This forum will contribute to the on-going debate by providing an opportunity for representatives of the most widely observed and influential University rankings to engage in an exciting and vibrant exchange with policy-makers and key higher education stakeholders on the merits and shortcomings of rankings and the uses made of them.
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from 05-Dec-2011 to 06-Dec-2011
Le prochain événement sur les innovations qui marchent sera une conférence organisé les 5 et 6 décembre 2011 à l'Université CETYS, Mexicali, Mexique.
Cette conférence reflètera les conclusions des examens institutionnels d’IMHE sur la qualité de l’enseignement (en cours) et abordera les interrogations plus larges à l’échelle de l’institution et des politiques nationales pour le soutien à la qualité de l’enseignement et de l’apprentissage dans l’enseignement supérieur.
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from 05-Dec-2011 to 06-Dec-2011
The next "What Works" event is a conference that will take place on 5-6 December 2011 at CETYS University, Mexicali, Mexico. The Conference will reflect on the findings of the IMHE institutional reviews on quality teaching (underway) and discuss broader issues on institution-wide and national policies supporting quality of teaching and learning in higher education.
For the meeting presentation, click here.
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on 01-Apr-2011
IMHE’s new initiative on managing internationalisation will be launched at a workshop to be held on Friday 1 April 2011 at the OECD Conference Centre.
The fundamental question is: What for you is/are the most important/useful issues for IMHE to address in the area of managing internationalisation?
This meeting is open exclusively to IMHE members.
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from 10-Feb-2011 to 11-Feb-2011
This conference looked at innovative ways in how HEIs can best contribute to making their cities and regions stronger, cleaner and fairer. It was a unique opportunity to meet and network with Higher Education leaders while discussing and debating valuable and relevant topics. Presentations are now available online.
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from 15-Sep-2010 to 16-Sep-2010
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 HE in regional and city 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.
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from 10-Feb-2011 to 11-Feb-2011
This conference will bring together representatives, mainly from universities and national, regional and local governments from the participating regions and will launch the final synthesis report of the second round of the OECD reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development. This international conference will be jointly organised with the Regional Government of Andalusia and the University of Seville.
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from 13-Sep-2010 to 15-Sep-2010
With the global financial crisis having a significant impact on OECD countries, this conference will focus on how the higher education sector including governments, institutions and individuals can lead the way to sustainable recovery.
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Top of page
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Focus
This report will prove to be an invaluable resource for all those interested in the broad international picture of education, as well as for those wanting to know more about OECD work in this important domain.
Education Today 2010: The OECD Perspective
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