Going Global 2013 | Internationalising Higher Education

Conference name

Going Global 2013

04 March 2013

09:00 Pre-conference

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P1.2 Benchmarking universities – the governance scorecard
09:00 Pre-conference

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PC1.1 Models of transnational education provision
10:00 Tour/study visit

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T1 Tour of Dubai International Academic City
14:00 Pre-conference

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PC2.1 The impact of education hubs and international branch campuses: Dubai in comparative context
14:00 Pre-conference

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PC2.2 Partnerships – the key to a globally transferable employability approach
14:00 Tour/study visit

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T2 Cisco site visit: a journey through the 21st Century learning environment
18:30 Reception/dinner

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GG2013 Welcome Reception

05 March 2013

08:30 Breakfast session

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B.1 Growing global graduates: UK universities equipping graduates for the future
08:30 Breakfast session

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B.2 THE World Reputation Rankings of 2013: the official worldwide launch!
08:30 Breakfast session

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B.3 Education hubs: the third generation of internationalisation?
08:30 Breakfast session

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B4: Understanding Employability Skill Gaps: official launch of DIAC and Deloitte's workforce planning study
10:15 Plenary

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1 Global education: knowledge-based economies for 21st century nations
11:30 Plenary

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2 Opening ceremony
13:00 Panel debate

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3.1 Local challenges, local solutions: what roles for indigenous and imported knowledge?
13:00 Panel debate

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3.2 The university in the 21st Century: innovate, collaborate or die
13:00 Multi-presentation

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3.3 Global launch: intercultural skills at work
13:00 Multi-presentation

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3.4 Outward mobility: institutional strategies to address the opportunities and challenges
13:00 Multi-presentation

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3.5 Higher education networks: theory, practice, impacts
13:00 World cafe

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3.6 Does international collaboration really work?
14:30 Panel debate

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4.1 Creating the conditions for jobs and growth in a global economy
14:30 Multi-presentation

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4.2 Transnational education: the student experience
14:30 Multi-presentation

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4.3 Turkey: land of new opportunity for partnerships in knowledge and innovation?
14:30 Multi-presentation

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4.4 English language: a skill for the globalised 21st century?
14:30 Panel debate

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4.5 Your knowledge, my knowledge, our knowledge?
14:30 Multi-presentation

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4.6 Rankings, classifications and the information needs of MENA higher education
15:45 Launch

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L1: Launch: British Council's South Asia Policy Dialogues
16:30 Panel debate

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5.1 What role, if any, can the private sector play in higher education?
16:30 Panel debate

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5.2 Driving China's economy: can education deliver?
16:30 Panel debate

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5.3 Enterprise: a vehicle of change?
16:30 Panel debate

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5.4 Soft power: higher education and cultural diplomacy
16:30 Multi-presentation

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5.5 Quality assurance in higher education: collaborating for impact in the MENA region
16:30 Multi-presentation

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5.6 English language proficiency and enhancement strategies: what is their impact on the undergraduate student experience? (IELTS sponsored session)
19:00 Reception/dinner

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GG2013 Conference dinner
19:30 Reception/dinner

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GG2013 Dhow dinner cruise

06 March 2013

09:00 Panel debate

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6.1 Governments as strategic actors in education
09:00 Multi-presentation

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6.2 How have imported systems of quality assurance met the challenges in MENA?
09:00 Multi-presentation

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6.3 Higher education in countries emerging from conflict: the role of international collaboration
09:00

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6.4 Education re-imagined: what today's trends tell us about the future of learning
09:00 Multi-presentation

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6.5 University and industry links: case studies in innovation
09:00 World cafe

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6.6 Editing fruit: do international standards make sense?
10:45 Panel debate

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7.1 21st century nations: no place for the humanities?
10:45 Multi-presentation

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7.2 Digital partnerships to widen access to knowledge
10:45 Panel debate

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7.3 Latin America: does internationalisation actually deliver?
10:45 Multi-presentation

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7.4 Using the TOEFL iBT® test to measure English language proficiency
10:45 Multi-presentation

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7.5 Quality assurance in transnational education: changing approaches to meet stakeholder needs?
10:45 World cafe

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7.6 Strengthening research through international collaboration
12:00 Launch

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L2: Launch of British Council’s new ‘UK Students Abroad’ portal
13:00 Panel debate

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8.1 ASEAN economic integration: education in the Asian century?
13:00 Multi-presentation

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8.2 The shape of things to come: the evolution of transnational education
13:00 Panel debate

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8.3 Does the economy drive education or does education drive the economy?
13:00 Multi-presentation

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8.4 Why do you need higher level skills?
13:00 Panel debate

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8.5 Higher education and societal transformation: the role of universities and international collaboration in times of conflict and unrest
13:00 Panel debate

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8.6 Strategic internationalisation and partnerships: institutional and national perspectives
14:30 Panel debate

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9.1 Universities as Anchors: how to build effective local partnerships
14:30 Panel debate

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9.2 The Demographic Dividend: How HE in South Asia is reshaping the future
14:30 Multi-presentation

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9.3 Developing knowledge economies: the role of international collaboration
14:30 Multi-presentation

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9.4 Global graduate employability - a lost generation?
14:30 Multi-presentation

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9.5 Action for women in higher education leadership
14:30 Multi-presentation

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9.6 Higher education and economic prosperity: benefits and tensions
15:45 Poster

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PP1.01 A Panoramic View of Doctoral Programs in Colombia: Opportunities for Internationalisation
15:45 Poster

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PP1.02 A trilateral partnership to drive research, innovation and mobility
15:45 Poster

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PP1.03 Beyond the classroom into everyday life
15:45 Poster

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PP1.04 Building capacity for sustainable development through research networks
15:45 Poster

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PP1.05 Business and management education in Dubai: innovation and impact
15:45 Poster

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PP1.05 Collaboration between NUST and University of Oxford: a success story
15:45 Poster

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PP1.07 Creating innovation through highly focused research agenda
15:45 Poster

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PP1.08 Creation and delivery of international research networks: Challenges and opportunities
15:45 Poster

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PP1.09 Developing employability skills in doctoral and postdoctoral researchers
15:45 Poster

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PP1.10 Developing research support scheme: funding, networking and rewarding
15:45 Poster

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PP1.11 Erasmus Intensive Programme: making students’ experience valuable
15:45 Poster

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PP1.12 Enhancing skills development as a route to sustainable labour nationalisation in the UAE
15:45 Poster

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PP1.13 From Poland to Peru - exhausted but happy!
15:45 Poster

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PP1.14 INSPIRE-ing workforce skills in entrepreneurship and innovation in Peshawar
15:45 Poster

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PP1.15 New horizons of integrating ICTs in Egyptian initial teacher education
15:45 Poster

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PP1.16 Innovation and Entrepreneurship - the road to success
15:45 Poster

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PP1.16 Opportunities and obstacles for international collaboration in research and innovation
15:45 Poster

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PP1.17 Public-private innovation network and economic performance in Palestinian Territories
15:45 Poster

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PP1.18 Research and innovation-role of international collaboration and multilateral research hubs
15:45 Poster

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PP1.20 The worldwide universities network public health research collaboration case study
15:45 Poster

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PP1.21 Research and innovation challenges in Africa's Higher Education systems
15:45 Poster

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PP1.21 YTU-WMG Postgraduate Certificate Program in industrial research and development and technology management
15:45 Poster

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PP2.01 Australia: Building strategic knowledge partnerships with India
15:45 Poster

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PP2.02 Benefits of global student and academic exchange programs
15:45 Poster

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PP2.03 Commercial and socially responsible marketing to ensure positive student experience
15:45 Poster

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PP2.04 Creating workforce skills for next generation: case study, Egypt
15:45 Poster

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PP2.05 Developing a new global work placement programme
15:45 Poster

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PP2.06 Educating employable global citizens: university education for world-class global professionals
15:45 Poster

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PP2.07 Employability and unemployability in higher education: tipping the balance
15:45 Poster

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PP2.08 Enhancing employability and wealth creation through international collaboration
15:45 Poster

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PP2.09 Enhancing employability through new research curriculum
15:45 Poster

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PP2.10 Getting personal via global: higher education and its further internationalisation
15:45 Poster

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PP2.11 Impact of transnational education: an analysis of student choice preferences
15:45 Poster

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PP2.12 Innovation and internationalisation via Social Media
15:45 Poster

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PP2.13 International collaboration for developing skilled knowledge workers: Case of Botswana
15:45 Poster

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PP2.14 International collaboration in developing the concept of global citizenship
15:45 Poster

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PP2.15 International students and bilingual teacher education in Norway
15:45 Poster

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PP2.16 Masters education for the 21st Century: international practices
15:45 Poster

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PP2.17 Quality of teacher education - the problems, visions
15:45 Poster

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PP2.18 Student exchange - The University of Newcastle’s Singapore and Australian campuses
15:45 Poster

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PP2.19 Young Professional Institute : a unique opportunity
15:45 Poster

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PP3.01 A system of comprehensive internationalisation for community colleges
15:45 Poster

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PP3.02 Benefits of developing higher education partnerships, DelPHE case study
15:45 Poster

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PP3.03 Beyond digitisation: curriculum transformation to online environment in Kuwait
15:45 Poster

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PP3.04 Building a university in Lafia, Nigeria with world class aspiration
15:45 Poster

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PP3.05 Eurasian integration: Common scientific-educational area is being formed
15:45 Poster

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PP3.06 Ghana, a regional education hub: socio-economic impact of transnational education
15:45 Poster

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PP3.07 International accreditation with local educational and training institutions enhances skills
15:45 Poster

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PP3.09 Internationalisation of degrees - making European dual qualifications effective
15:45 Poster

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PP3.10 Issues in using remote laboratory experimentation
15:45 Poster

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PP3.11 Local initiatives and international collaboration: enhancing the student experience
15:45 Poster

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PP3.12 Internationalisation in Brazil: the Science Without Borders program
15:45 Poster

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PP3.12 Promoting higher education and research in the energy sector of Pakistan
15:45 Poster

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PP3.13 Quality assurance and enhancement in transnational and global education
15:45 Poster

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PP3.14 Research is becoming increasingly important for medical student career development
15:45 Poster

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PP3.15 Shifting sands in global Higher Education – how will it play out?
15:45 Poster

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PP3.16 Skill-enhancement through international collaboration
15:45 Poster

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PP3.17 Sustainably financing international tertiary education
16:30 Plenary

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10. Going Global 2013: Closing Ceremony