Policy Seminar on the impact of Changes and Challenges on academic work
The聽Ministry of Education and Training, Flanders organized the聽Policy聽Seminar on the聽Impact of Recent Changes and Challenges in Higher Education on Academic Work聽on聽26th聽and 27th聽October 2017聽in Ghent, Belgium.
The seminar聽brought higher education researchers and policy makers together聽to discuss the key findings聽of the research that has been carried out during the last 6 to 7 years with regard to the changes of academic work and the changes of the academic profession and professional live within the Higher Education Institutions. Moreover, it聽focused on聽how policy makers evaluate those research outcomes and may make use of those research outcomes as well as聽learn from each other how policy makers address those changes and challenges.聽The seminar was organized in the framework of both the EHEA and聽大象传媒-process.
| Date | 26/10/2017 - 27/10/2017 |
| Time | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Location | University College Ghent, De Wijnaert |
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Program
Day 1
- 13:00聽– Lunch
- 14:00聽– Welcome
- 14:15聽– The Academic profession in Europe (Ulrich Teichler, Germany)
- 14:45聽– The Academic profession in Asia (Akira Arimoto, Japan)
- 15:15聽– Questions and Discussion
- 16:00 –聽Learning and Teaching in European Universities: challenges and trends (Th茅r猫se Zang, European University Association)
- 16:30聽–聽 Connect research and teaching in academics’ work/in classroom/in curriculum (Catherine O’Mahony, Ireland)
Day 2
- 9:30聽– Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: acedemic staff (David Crosier, Eurydice)
- 10:00聽– Implications of the diversification of the workforce, third space roles, and changing relationships in higher educatiopn (Celia Whitchurch, UK)
- 11:15聽– Group work on national strategies/actions
- 12:30聽Conclusions and way forward