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25-Sep-2009
Welcoming the adoption of the Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth by G20 leaders gathered in Pittsburgh for the G20 summit, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said new sources of jobs and growth needed for the global economy to effect a sustained recovery, will only emerge if the right structural policies are adopted by the world’s leading global economies.
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14-Sep-2009
OECD roundtable for cities and regions on 10-11 September brought together almost 100 representatives from cities and regions involved in the second round of Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development.
It provided an opportunity to highlight the experiences of the Bio Bio Region in Chile which was the first region to undergo the review in August 2009. In addition, 5 new regions – Free State in South Africa, Valparaiso in Chile, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, New England in the US and Oulu in Finland – introduced themselves. To view the presentations see here .
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14-Sep-2009
The OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) is looking for contributions for their What Works Conference on Quality of Teaching in Higher Education, 12-13 October 2009. This is a valuable opportunity for researchers, practitioners, academic leaders, students, educational developers, quality units and heads of services to showcase their experiences and research in the field. Deadline: Monday, 28 September 2009. Contact: fabrice.henard@oecd.org.
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22-Jul-2009
This issue invites you to join the OECD roundtable for regions participating in the reviews or interested in them. It also includes brief reports of the first two previsits to Berlin and the Bío Bío region and invites you to register in EducationToday – OECD's Education Lighthouse.
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03-Jul-2009
This meeting will take stock of progress made in the regions involved in the 2nd round of the OECD reviews of HE in regional and city development. It is also open to regions and HEIs who have joined the 3rd round or are planning to do so.
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Events
International conference on Higher Education at a Time of Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities, 29-30 June
from 29-Jun-2009 to 30-Jun-2009
OECD’s Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education announces plans for a conference on the impact of the economic crisis on higher education institutions on 29-30 June hosted by the Copenhagen Business School in co-operation with OECD/IMHE.
The conference will debate questions of supply and demand, costs and income in higher education and will analyse the role and responsibility of higher education institutions and how to transform these challenges into opportunities.
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from 08-Sep-2008 to 10-Sep-2008
In today’s knowledge-driven economy, higher education is a major driver of economic competitiveness. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría will participate in a panel discussion focusing on value for money in higher education. Other sessions of the conference will cover such topics as Assessing Learning and Employment Outcomes and Reputation and Ranking – the impact on institutional strategy and behaviour of international ranking tables. Registration is now closed.
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from 25-Aug-2005 to 26-Aug-2005
Higher education institutions, whether public or private, and regardless of national structures of finance and governance, are facing a number of challenges related to strategies for and management of human resources. This conference dealt with a variety of new issues and problems. When ready, the papers presented at the conference are posted on the web.
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OECD Education Lighthouse
Register to join this collaborative space and help chart the way for the education sector to navigate through the current crisis and shape the post-crisis economy and society.
OECD Education Lighthouse
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