OECD conference on “Attaining and Sustaining Mass Higher Education” to be held at OECD headquarters in Paris, France, from 17 to 19 September 2012
Programme
Conference Chair
Peter Coaldrake
Chair of the IMHE Governing Board
Overview
The programme consists of a range of plenary sessions and parallel sessions, with:
More than 60 cutting-edge sessions
More than 10 “meet the OECD experts” sessions on key OECD research
High-level dialogue sessions instigating profound audience debates
A variety of fast track research forums highlighting the latest research and newest technologies
Networking events every evening to expand your professional network
Monday 17 September
8h00-9h30
Check-in
9h30-9h45
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Peter Coaldrake, Chair of the IMHE Governing Board
Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary General (tbc)
9h45-10h45
Plenary Session 1: Where have we got to in attaining and sustaining mass higher education?
Moderator
Barbara Ischinger, Director for Education, OECD
Keynote 1:
Keynote 2:
Shri Kapil Sibal, Honourable Minister for Human Resource Development and Communications & Information Technology, India
Professor John Sexton, President, New York University, New York, U.S.
10h45-11h15
Break
11h15-12h30
Plenary Session 2: What can higher education contribute to developing skills for the knowledge economy?
Moderator
tbc
Keynote:
Panellists:
Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
– Shri Kapil Sibal, Honourable Minister for Human Resource Development and Communications & Information Technology, India.
– Professor John Sexton, President, New York University, New York, U.S.
12h30-14h00
Lunch
14h00-15h00
Parallel Group Sessions and Research Forums
15h00-15h30
Break
15h30-16h30
Parallel Group Sessions and Research Forums
16h30-17h00
Break
17h00-18h00
Meet the OECD experts – Parallel Group Sessions on:
Higher education in regional and city development
Managing internationalisation in higher education
Open education
Post-secondary vocational education and training (VET)
AHELO (Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes)
18h15
Reception
Tuesday 18 September
9h00-10h15
Plenary Session 3: How can higher education reconcile its different missions and roles?
Moderator
tbc
Keynote:
Panellists:
Professor Indira Samarasekera, President, University of Alberta, Canada
– The Baroness Brinton, UK (tbc)
– Prof. Maria Helena Nazaré, President of the European University Association (EUA)
10h15-10h45
Break
10h45-12h00
Plenary Session 4: How can higher education maintain and improve quality?
Moderator
tbc
Keynote:
Panellists:
Dr Carol Nicoll, Chief Commissioner, TEQSA, Australia
– Dr. Jorge Guimarães, President, CAPES (the Brazilian Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education), Brazil
12h00-13h30
Lunch
13h30-14h30
Parallel Group Sessions and Research Forums
14h30-15h00
Break
15h00-16h00
Parallel Group Sessions and Research Forums
16h00-16h30
Break
16h30-17h30
Meet the OECD experts – Parallel Group Sessions on:
PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies)
Supporting quality teaching in higher education
Taxes and investment in skills
Future of higher education
Skills platform
Education at a glance (EAG)
17h30
So you’d like to know more about the OECD’s Programme for Institutional Management of Higher Education (IMHE)?
Join the welcome cocktail for new and potential members!
18h15
Dinner: departure from the OECD by coach
Dinner at Le Procope restaurant
To reserve, please contact [email protected]
Wednesday 19 September
9h30-11h00
Plenary Session 5: What does the future hold for higher education?
Moderator:
tbc
Keynote:
Panellists:
Andreas Schleicher, Deputy Director for Education and Special Advisor on Education Policy to OECD’s Secretary-General.
– Dr. Imma Tubella i Casadevall, President, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
– Dr. Gokhan Cetinsaya, President, the Council of Higher Education, Turkey
11h00-11h30
Break
11h30-12h45
Plenary Session 6: How can higher education deal with the challenges it faces?
Moderator:
tbc
Panellists:
– Dr. François Weil, President, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), France
12h45-13h15
Wrap-up and closing remarks
Peter Coaldrake, Chair of the IMHE Governing Board
Barbara Ischinger, Director for Education, OECD
13h15-
Lunch and tour of the Marais
Lunch at Bofinger restaurant, followed by a tour of the Marais
Departure from the OECD by coach at 13h30
To reserve, please contact [email protected]