Conference Presentations

2013

Going Global 2013, 4-6 March, Dubai

To view our session 'Digital partnerships to widen access to knowledge' on the Going Global 2013 presentation website, please click here, and follow links on site.  [Session 7.2]

Going Global 2013
Pre-conference seminar, 4 March 2013

The Impact of Education Hubs and International Branch Campuses: Dubai in comparative context

The Impact of Education Hubs and International Branch Campuses - Ashwin Assomull, Partner, Parthenon Group, Mumbai, India

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Online and open-access learning in higher education:  MOOCs, new pedagogies and business models

5 February 2013, Senate House, London

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Presentations in order of appearance:

Welcome and Overview

Professor Sir Adrian Smith, Vice-Chancellor, University of London

Tim Gore OBE, Director of Global Networks and Communities, University of London International Programmes

Dr William Lawton, Director, Observatory on Borderless Higher Education

Session 1 – The Online Revolution: Innovating and adapting

Teaching as a Design Science:  Tools to support an evidence-based professional culture - Professor Diana Laurillard, Professor of Learning with Digital Technologies, Institute of Education, University of London

Session 2 - Global Innovators

Education and IT:  Game changers - Dr Diana Oblinger, President and CEO, EDUCAUSE, Washington

3a – New businesses and technologies: Impacts and perceptions

Winners and losers in On-line open enducation:  Who is it good for? - Professor Josie Taylor, Professor of Learning Technology and Director of the Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University

 

2012

2012 Global Forum, Kuala Lumpur
New Players and New Directions:
The Challenges of International Branch Campus Management

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Presentations in PDF, in order of appearance (click names for bios)

Session 1 - Welcome and opening keynote

Welcome Speech
Hou Kok Chung, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Government of Malaysia

Session 2 - The Observatory's IBC report: Summary of findings

William Lawton, Director of the Observatory
Alex Katsomitros, Research Analyst

Session 3 - TNE in Asia: Challenges and opportunities

'Transnational education in Asia: Opportunities and challenges' (link to video) and in PDF
Karan Khemka, Partner and Head of Emerging Markets Education Practice, The Parthenon Group, Mumbai

Session 4 - Setting up and operating IBCs: Values and benefits

'Setting up overseas campuses: Important considerations before you start'
Raj Gill, PVC; Regional Director, Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, Middlesex University, Dubai

'Is small really beautiful? The place and value of "niche" campuses in today's international HE landscape'
Michael Worton, Vice-Provost International, University College London

'The 4 Bs of IBCs: Benefits - Big, Bold and Beautiful'
Robert Coelen, Vice-President International, Stenden University, Netherlands

Session 5a - The student experience at international branch campuses

'The branch campus student experience: Internationalised learning or transplanted teaching?'
Margaret Mazzolini, Pro Vice-Chancellor Learning & Teaching, Victoria University, Melbourne

'The student experience across campuses: The reality of the rhetoric'
Christine Ennew, Pro Vice-Chancellor Internationalisation & Europe, University of Nottingham

'Raising the bar - Examples of excellence in student experience'
Guy Perring, Director, South East Asia, i-graduate, Kuala Lumpur

Session 5b - Managing IBCs: A question of staffing

'Challenges in staffing an IBC: SUNY Buffalo's programmes at the Singapore Institute of Management'

John Wood's presentation                     Kevin McKelvey's presentation

John J Wood, Senior Associate Vice-Provost for International Education, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Kevin McKelvey, Resident Director, University at Buffalo - Singapore Institute of Management

'Recognising and rewarding leadership roles in transnational education'
Beena Giridharan, Dean of Teaching & Learning, Curtin Sarawak, Malaysia

Session 6 - Developing a global network:  Approaches to managing risk and reputation

‘Internationalizing a branch campus:  Positive and negative consequences’
Alan Brender, Associate Dean, Lakeland College Japan, Tokyo

'If you build it, will they come? Challenges in transforming ideas into a global network'
Duleep Deosthale, Vice-President, Manipal Global Education; Professor and Dean, Manipal International University, Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

'Reputation in a risky world'
Tim Gore, Director, Global Networks and Communities, University of London International Programmes

Session 7 - What do governments want with IBCs?

'Malaysia's expectations'
Siti Hamisah Tapsir, Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Malaysia

'The German approach to cross-border education: German partnership model - German backed universities - Branch campuses'
Beate Schindler-Kovats, Director of Division, Higher Education Projects Abroad, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bonn

'EPFL's graduate research centre in Ras Al Kaimah'
Franco Vigliotti, Dean, EPFL Middle East, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

Session 8a - Models for developing and sustaining IBCs: Challenges and strategies

'Learnings from the past five years'
Carolyn Byrne, Dean and CEO, University of Calgary - Qatar, Doha
Lois Thornton, Interim Associate Dean, Academic, University of Calgary-Qatar

'Developing research capacity in a new university in Uzbekistan'
Abdumalik Djumanov, Rector, Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT)

'Higher education systems in a global environment: A framework for TNE models'
Alan P France, First Deputy Rector (Academic), Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT)

Session 8b - Managing IBCs: A question of quality

'Managing IBCs: A question of quality - A NUMed perspective'
Philip Bradley, Dean of Academic Studies, Newcastle University Medicine (NUMed) Malaysia

'A new approach to quality assurance of IBCs in Dubai:  The new UQAIB Board'
Martin Carroll, Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic, Charles Darwin University, Australia; Member, Universities Quality Assurance International Board, Dubai

'Managing quality and standards at a branch campus'
Bob Craik, CEO Designate, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia Campus, Putrajaya

Session 9 - Education hubs: From concept to execution

'Dubai International Academic City:  Successes, challenges and future direction of an education hub in the Middle East'
Ayoub Kazim, Managing Director, TECOM Investments - Education Cluster, Dubai
Leigh Ann Khosla, Director of Business Development, TECOM Investments - Education Cluster, Dubai

'Singapore's global schoolhouse strategy: The first ten years'
Peter Waring, Associate Professor and Deputy CEO, University of Newcastle Singapore
Vicky Drewe, Academic Registrar, University of Newcastle Singapore

Session 10 - Closing keynote address

'Levelling the playing field'
Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Vice-Chancellor, Albukhary International University, Malaysia

2011

Adapting to Disruptive Times: Emerging Models for HE Provision

Presentations (via YouTube) in order of appearance

Disruption and uncertainty in different sectors:  Reasons for despondency and stagnation, or optimism and innovation? - Ken Sloan, Director for Universities & HE, Serco

Strategic approaches for turbulent times - Dr Malcolm Read, Executive Secretary of JISC

Emergent strategies for adaptation I. - Prof Geoffrey Crossick

Emergent strategies for adaptation II. - Professor Malcolm Gillies, Vice-Chancellor, London Metropolitan University

The public sector: New models for provision - Tim Gore OBE, Director Global Networks and Communities, University of London International Programmes

The private sector: New models of provision - Roxanne Stockwell, Managing Director for Higher Education, Pearson Education

The Edge Hotel School and beyond - Alan Jenkins, Vice President, Kaplan Europe

Panel: Concluding thoughts and going forward - Chair: Will Archer, CEO i-graduate
Panelists: Prof Aldwyn Cooper, Chief Executive and Principal, Regent's College; Eva Egron-Polak, Secretary General, International Association of Universities; Prof Jonathan Kydd, Dean, University of London International Programmes; Ken Sloan, Director for Universities & HE, Serco

Adapting to disruptive times - Vox pops

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Presentations in PDF, by Surname A-Z

Everest, Kelvin - University of Liverpool - Online Delivery: The Liverpool-Laureate Model

Gore, Tim - University of London International Programmes - Models of transnational education

Jenkins, Alan - Kaplan Europe - EDGE Hotel School and beyond

Read, Malcolm - JISC - Strategic Approaches for Turbulent Times

Sloan, Ken - Serco - Adapting to Disruptive Times: Despondency and Stagnation or Optimism and Innovation

2011 Global Forum: Leveling the International Playing Field, Vancouver

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Presentations in PDF, by Surname A-Z

Adams, Leslyn - Concordia University - The Dangers of Large Networks & Increased Mobility: Real or Imagined?

Baird, Craig - Curtin University - Targeted, Timely, Learning Support for International Students: One Australian University’s Approach

Bjarnason, Svava - IFC - Private Capital & Higher Education: Roles, Outcomes and Possibilities

Chu, Toby - CIBT Education Group Inc.- Credibility & Transparency Issues Faced by Private Education Players

Cichello, Francesca - SUNY Empire State College - Crossing Borders through Open and Online Learning:Collaborative Strategies for Learner Success

Deosthale, Duleep - Manipal Education - Not a Zero-Sum Game? Private Provision & the Public Good

Dobson, Gretchen - Tufts University - Entrepreneurial Networks: Adding Value, Affinity and Support

Eley, Winnie - Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong PolyU in PRC

Fernandez-Chung, Leong, Hill, Cheong,and Perring - Transnational Higher Education in Southeast Asia: Realities, Challenges and Opportunities

Garrett, Richard - Eduventures - U.S. For-Profit Higher EducationEvolution, Growth, Tension

Gore, Tim - University of London - Entrepreneurial Higher Education in a Global Context?

Hawthorne, Lesleyanne - University of Melbourne - If You Let Them They Will Come: International Students and Migration Policy

Healy, Stephen - INTO - Destination China: The next international powerhouse fulfilling international student demand

Khanna, Sunil - Oregon State University - Public-Private Partnership & Higher Education: A View From the Ground

Pedigo, Kerry - Curtin Business School - Quality Assurance, Staff Development and International Campus Engagement: How One Australian University Bridged the Gap

Powell, Marci - POLYCOM - Global Best Practices in Video-enabled Blended Learning: An Interactive Discussion

Robertson and Olds - Global Regionalisms and Higher Education: Mapping Projects, Challenging Concepts

Said, Hassan - Taylor's University - Private Higher Education in Malaysia: The Learning Curve

Sethy, Satya - Indian Institute of Technology - Offering Cross-Border Education Through Master of Arts in Distance Education Program: Experiences in Indira Gandhi National Open University of India

Sirat, Morshidi - Ministry of Higher Education of Malyasia - Private Provision, Public Sector Incentives: Towards Higher Education Excellence in Malaysia

Smith, Burck - Straighterline - The Great Unbundling: Risks and Opportunities

Taulats, Maria - Open University of Catalonia - The University of the Knowledge Society

Uvalic-Trumbic, Stamenka - UNESCO - The For-Profit Sector: Credibility and Transparency

Venezia, Scott - CETYS University - Focusing The Lens Inward: The Internationalization Review Process

Wa, Zong - China Education Association for International Exchange - Recent Policies on China’s International Exchange & Cooperation in Education

Weichold, Mark - Texas A&M University at Qatar - Inside Successful Branch Campuses: Perspectives From Texas A&MUniversity at Qatar

Worton, Michael - University College London - Perspectives From a New Member of Education City

Zgaga, Pavel - University of Ljubljana -  European Higher Education in a Global Setting: Up to 2010 and Beyond

2010

'The Leadership Enigma: Myths and Realities of University Internationalism Strategy', "Ethics and Values in Higher Education in the Era of Globalisation: What Role for the Disciplines?" IAU International Conference, Vilnius, LITHUANIA, June 2010

'Global Connections –Local Impacts: Trends in Cross-Border and International Higher Education', 2010 UCEA Annual Conference: Global Associates International Symposium, San Francisco, USA, April 2010

'International Branch Campuses: Motivations, Opportunities & Challenges', British Council: Going Global 4, London, ENGLAND, March 2010

'Back to the Future: Sustaining the UK's Leadership Role in International Higher Education', Emap Education’s Recruiting and Supporting International Students Forum, London, ENGLAND, January 2010

 

2008/2009

'Global Connections -- Local Impacts: Transforming Cross-Border Higher Education and Open and Distance Learning Partnerships', 5th International Conference in Open and Distance Learning, Athens, GREECE, November 2009

'Camelot, Calamity, or Collaboration: The Road Ahead for TNE', 2009 International Education Association of Australia (IEAA), Sydney, AUSTRALIA, October 2009

 'Camelot, Calamity or Catch 22: Global Higher Education Myths and Realities', 2009 Quatity Assurance Agency Annual Subscribers' Meeting, Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND, June 2009

'Off-shore Campuses and Programmes: A Mainstream Activity for Europe's Universities?' 5th European University Association Convention for Higher Education Institutions, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, March 2009

'Global Connections, Local Impacts: Opportunities and Challenges for Cross-Border Open and Distance Learning', Global Forum on Open and Distance Education, Shanghai, CHINA, October 2008

'The Challenges and Perspectives of Borderless Higher Education', 2008 International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Standing Conference of Presidents (SCOP), Shanghai, CHINA, October 2008

'Did you know...The Myths and Realities of Global Higher Education', 2008 Annual Conference, The Council of Validating Universities, Durham, ENGLAND, September 2008

'Backto the Future: New Horizons for Global Universities and Borderless Higher Education', 2008 Association of University Administrators (AUA) Conference, York, ENGLAND, March/April 2008

'Managing International Partnerships', The Guardian 2008 Higher Education Summit on 'The Business of Higher Education', London, ENGLAND, February 2008

 

2006/2007

'Internationalisation in Higher Education', Russell Group Presentation, London, ENGLAND, January 2007

'The International Branch Campus - Models and Trends', British Council Conference 'Going Global', Edinburgh, SCOTLAND, December 2006

'Global Trends in Transnational Higher Education', Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Conference, Berlin, GERMANY, November 2006

'Values and Ethics: The Borderless Perspective', Institutional Management in higher Eductaion (IMHE)/Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Conference, Paris, FRANCE, September 2006

'Emerging Trends in Cross-Border Higher Education for Capacity Development', World Bank Presentation, September 2006