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News

Just published - IMHE Info July 2009

26-Jun-2009

Get the latest news from the Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education. This issue talks about Vocational Education and Training (VET)’s  response to the financial crisis, as well as institutional governance and quality assurance, with updates on the international assessment of higher education learning outcomes (AHELO) and the reviews on higher education in regional and city development.

HE and Regions brochure in Spanish: Educación Superior en el Desarrollo Regional y de Ciudades

08-Jun-2009

The second round of the OECD reviews of Higher education in regional and city development has a strong focus in Latin America and Spain, where altogether seven regions will undergo a review process under the OECD lead in 2009-2010. To better serve the regions and their higher education institutions in the Spanish language area, a Spanish version of the Higher education in regional and city development brochure has now been published.

Just published - Higher Education and Regions Newsletter, May 2009

05-Jun-2009

This issue informs about the State of Sonora, Mexico joining the reviews. It also includes information about new communication tools such as the revamped website and the new interactive web 2.0 Community that was launched recently.

 

International conference on Higher Education at a Time of Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities, 29-30 June

30-Apr-2009

The Copenhagen Business School  in co-operation with OECD/ IMHE hosted a conference on the impact of the economic crisis on higher education institutions on 29-30 June. The conference debated questions of supply and demand, costs and income in higher education and analysed the role and responsibility of higher education institutions and how to transform these challenges into opportunities.

 

Higher Education in Cities and Regions: Website Revamped

09-Apr-2009

The dedicated website for the OECD Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development has been revamped. The website now features easier navigation between the different rounds of the reviews, a map of all the participating regions using the Google Maps service and the brochure: Higher Education in Cities and Regions. Read all about the goals of the OECD review, the steps  involved in the process and how to join the Rolling Programme of Reviews. For more information, go to the website  or contact: jaana.puukka@oecd.org.

IMHE Info April 2009

02-Apr-2009

This issue contains updates on the quality and teaching project; progress on the international assessment of higher education learning outcomes (AHELO) and the reviews on higher education in regional and city development.


Events

Global Forum on Education - The Challenges for Education in a Global Economy

from 24-Oct-2005 to 25-Oct-2005

The first Forum on the theme of The Challenges for Education in a Global Economy, co-hosted with the Chilean Ministry of Education, was held in Santiago on 24-25 October 2005. This event drew on the networks of education officials and experts established since 1991 through the Directorate for Education’s Programme for Co-operation with non OECD Economies.

The papers presented at the conference on Management of Human Resources in Higher Education are online

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.

Conference on E-learning in Post-secondary Education: Policies, Practices and Research

from 26-Jun-2005 to 28-Jun-2005

The OECD/Canada/Alberta Conference on E-Learning in Post-Secondary Education: Policies, Practices, and Research  was held in Calgary, Canada, 26-28 June, 2005.  The conference, jointly organised by the OECD's Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI)  , Industry Canada, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, and Alberta Advanced Education , was intended to: discuss key policy issues in e-learning in post-secondary education; provide a forum for sharing good practices and challenges, and identify opportunities for research and collaboration.

OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education - Working Group Meeting (Berne, Switzerland)

from 06-Jun-2005 to 07-Jun-2005

The first workshop of countries participating in the OECD Thematic Review of Tertirary Education will be hosted by Switzerland and will take place in Berne, on 6-7 June 2005. The purpose of the workshop is to provide an opportunity to exchange information early on among participating countries about organising the work, to discuss plans for the Review, and to exchange ideas about key emerging issues in tertiary education policy.



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