Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Going Global 4 - The UK's International Education Conference

Going Global 4 - The UK's International Education Conference
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Central London, 24 - 26 March, 2010

A distinguished line-up of more than 100 speakers in 40 sessions has been planned for this year's Going Global 4 conference.

Experts on international education include:
a.. Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education, University of Melbourne
b.. Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Vice Chancellor, Universities Sains Malaysia
c.. Dr. Gwang-Jo Kim, Director, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education
d.. Charles Fadel, Global Lead Education, CISCO
e.. Professor Julia King, Vice Chancellor, Aston University

Some of the over 40 sessions:
2020 vision - opportunities for skills partnerships in Vietnam
Ambitious education reform: implications for Hong Kong
Can governments deliver their higher education policies without the private sector?
China 2020: the internationalisation agenda
Doing north-south partnerships
Education 2.0: Preparing students for tomorrow’s world
Educational strategies in the quality assurance of TNE
Embedding global citizenship within the student experience
Engaging students in global issues: the responsibility of education to develop the ethical student
Erasmus: the changing face of mobility
Europe and beyond: new partnership models, TNE and Bologna
Fraud and verification: an international response to an international issue
Gearing up for the future: skills and knowledge under the microscope
Getting quality and access to language learning right
Hit or myth: UK / Africa partnerships supporting skills development
How can language requirements contribute to successful student mobility?
Improving recruitment strategy: international student choices and the changing higher education landscape
Inclusion in education: responding to changing societies
Institutional partnerships: what’s the real value?
International branch campuses: motivations, opportunities and challenges
Internationalisation index
Is internationalisation a western construct?
Iraq: meeting the challenges through education reform and partnerships
Leading tertiary education into a global future
League tables – flawed rankings or key benchmarks?
Managing expectations and supporting the international experience
New global regionalism: competition and collaboration
New horizons: the future of HE partnerships
Power of partnerships: how partnerships in Africa support development
Rapidly developing world class research in the Gulf
Responding to HE internationalisation
Strangers in a foreign land: international student security
Skills development: lessons from the European experience
Succeeding in the global competition for academic talent
Team Germany: tactics to top the global Bundesliga
What do employers seek and how can we deliver?
What do the students want?
What makes a truly global university?
Which way is the pendulum swinging?
Widening access to higher level skills: the contribution of global partnerships
Equality in international education: how do universities respond to the new demographic?
You can’t ask that: eliminating bias to make English tests fair for all

For more information visit www.britishcouncil.org/goingglobal or email going-global@britishcouncil.org

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Monday, February 1, 2010

Career Info Night at Willis College

Willis College welcomes Toronto to their newest downtown location.

Come and see the new direct job entry Business, Technology and Health programs.

Free career consulting, explanation of available careers, career planning resources and career training.

Find out how you can start your Canada academic preparation training at Willis and go onto many USA and Canadian colleges and universities.

Located at 3080 Yonge Street, third floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Willis College is on the North West corner of Yonge and Lawrence in Toronto.

For subway access exit the Lawrence Station at the south - and walk up the North-West exit - turn left for 10 meters and into the first door.

To reserve your free seat email the info night coordinator: rmcbride (at) williscollege (dot) com or call 416 485 8588.

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