The Observatory's 2012 Global Forum
New Players and New Directions:
The Challenges of International Branch Campus Management
Draft Programme available here.
Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
25-26 April 2012
Invitation and Call for Proposals
Are international branch campuses a long-term investment worth making for universities? The Observatory's 2012 Global Forum in Kuala Lumpur will help to answer this question.
The 2012 Global Forum is built around the Observatory's new report: 'International Branch Campuses: Data and Developments'. This new report, with six annexes of primary data, was published in January 2012.
The 2012 Global Forum is designed to facilitate discussion and debate with the world's leading practitioners of international branch campuses (IBCs). Participants will learn about what works, what has not, and the practical considerations involved in planning and operating campuses in other countries - pedagogical, managerial, financial, and legal. These debates will be informed by representatives of governments that incorporate IBCs and 'education hubs' in their national economic development strategies.
The Global Forum will also provide a platform for academics and non-practitioner stakeholders who are keen to analyse and evaluate the IBC phenomenon critically with practitioners and fellow scholars.
The Observatory is now accepting proposals for individual and panel presentations at the Global Forum. Proposals should indicate speaker(s), presentation title, and provide an abstract of 200-250 words. The deadline for proposals is Friday 9 March. Proposals should be e-mailed to GF2012@obhe.ac.uk .
To go to the Registration page, click HERE.
Some prominent higher education institutions are clear that IBCs are not part of their plans, but the Observatory's new report illustrates that for a steadily growing number of institutions, they are. At this Forum, university representatives will determine the extent to which IBCs represent a viable business proposition within their own internationalisation strategies and cross-border activities.
The new report also demonstrates that a shift in IBC activity toward the Far East is underway; as such, it reflects the world's current geopolitical transformation. But does that necessarily point the way for every HE institution? The report also notes that much of the new activity is also intra-regional - for example, within Asia or Africa.
Not all branch campuses are the same - in fact, it seems that no two are alike in terms of arrangements on how teaching is delivered, the role of local partners, and support from host governments. A diversity of such arrangements will be represented at the Global Forum and will provide a basis for practical comparison.
To go to the Registration page, click HERE.
Summary of objectives:
- To critically evaluate the latest data on, and unfolding landscape of, international branch campuses (IBCs), as conveyed in the Observatory's new report,
- To participate in discussions with existing and potential practitioners about starting and operating IBCs,
- To engage with government officials from existing and prospective host countries on how IBCs fit with their national economic and developmental strategies and goals.
Format
Over the two days of the Global Forum, the format will combine plenary presentations and seminars with a series of facilitated workshops on the practicalities of starting and operating IBCs. Rapporteurs from each workshop will come together in a subsequent plenary session to report on and discuss the issues and questions raised.
Who should attend?
- Universities and colleges
- Senior management
- Branch-campus Heads, Deans or CEOs
- International Office Directors and equivalents
- Heads of Strategy Units
- Governments (legislators and officials) of countries engaged in IBCs or considering such engagement
- Policy-makers and government officials with responsibility for 'education hub' initiatives,
- Academics who teach or research in HE internationalisation,
- Partner Companies for IBCs - Directors and Deputy Directors
- Other stakeholders in higher education with an interest in IBCs
Participating and invited institutions include:
• Amity University
• Chicago Booth School of Business
• Duke University Fuqua School of Business
• EDHEC Business School
• HEC Paris
• Eversheds LLP
• The Parthenon Group
• Heriot-Watt University
• Middlesex University
• Manipal University
• Monash University
• New York University
• SUNY Albany
• NUMed Malaysia
• Stenden University of Applied Sciences
• Schulich School of Business, York University
• UCL
• University of Surrey
• University of Nottingham
• University of Reading
• University of Southampton
• Yale-NUS College
• Chinese Education Association for International Exchange
• Dubai International Academic City
• EduCity@Iskandar, Malaysia
• Government of Malaysia - MoHE
• Government of Mauritius
• Government of Singapore - MoE
• Government of Sri Lanka - MoHE
• Incheon Free Economic Zone, Korea
• New York City Economic Development Corporation
• Qatar Foundation
• Singapore Economic Development Board
There is an early-bird discount rate until 9 March as well as discounted rates for Observatory members.
The draft programme will be available on the OBHE website shortly.
To go to the Registration page, click HERE.