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Higher Education and Regions Newsletter N° 7 - April 2010

07-Apr-2010

Get the latest news about the OECD Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development. This issue focuses on the first completed OECD Peer Review Report (Amsterdam) and highlights the review visits to Parana, Victoria, Andalusia and Catalonia, as well as the pre-visits to Penang and Lombardy. The Roundtable for Cities and Regions will be organised on 15-16 Sep 2010.

The Autonomous Region of Catalonia's (Spain) self-evaluation report is now available

29-Mar-2010

The final version of the self-evaluation report for the Autonomous Region of Catalonia (Spain) is now available. The report was prepared by the Catalonia’s Regional Steering Committee and a number of regional stakeholders, as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development.

IMHE Info August 2010

26-Mar-2010

Get the latest news from the Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education. This issue focuses on the IMHE General Conference, taking place from 13-15 September 2010: www.oecd.org/edu/imhe/generalconference.

Registration now open for the 2010 OECD conference on higher education

23-Mar-2010

Higher Education in a World Changed Utterly
Doing More with Less

This international conference will be organized the 13 – 15 September in the prestigious setting of the OECD headquarters in Paris, France. This conference will bring together policy makers, institutional leaders and academic experts. It will explore how the crisis is affecting higher education and how governments, institutions and individuals can be more productive and lead the way to sustainable recovery. Register early for a special discounted rate.
www.oecd.org/edu/imhe/generalconference

Join IMHE now and get a reduced rate for the 2010 international conference on higher education

23-Mar-2010

By joining IMHE, the OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education, you will immediately benefit from reduced rates for all our conferences. Additionally, you will be linked to an internationally recognised network of services and activities that will support you in your profession. Your privileged connection to the OECD will directly engage you with this international organisation as it tackles the issues key to the management of higher education institutions

 

Amsterdam needs to realise its full potential, OECD peer review report concludes

26-Feb-2010

This peer review report for Amsterdam was prepared for the OECD/IMHE Programme reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City development. The report concludes that Amsterdam is an attractive city and its HEIs are highly-regarded. But the city-region needs to realise its full potential to turn research and human capital into innovation and growth. The way to do this is to build on the city’s competitive advantages and to exploit the excellence of the HEIs for economic and social development. These are the report’s key recommendations.

The Autonomous Region of Andalusia (Spain) self-evaluation report is now available in English and Spanish

23-Feb-2010

The final version of the self-evaluation report for the Autonomous Region of Andalusia  (Spain) is now available. The report was prepared by the Regional Ministry for Innovation, Science and Enterprises, through its General Secretariat for Universities, Research and Technology as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education and City development. Also available in Spanish

The State of Victoria self-evaluation report is now available

18-Feb-2010

The final version of the self-evaluation report for the State of Victoria is now available. The report was prepared by the Victorian Government Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education and City development.

Higher Education and Regions Newsletter, December 2009

14-Jan-2010

This issue includes reports on the pre-visits to Parana, Andalusia and Catalonia, as well as the review visits to Southern Arizona, Veracruz, Paso del Norte, Rotterdam, the Galilee.

The Galilee self-evaluation report is now available

06-Jan-2010

The final version of the self-evaluation report for the Galilee region is now available. The report was prepared by the Council for Higher Education of the State of Israel as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development.




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