IAU
Prize in Access
IAU, in partnership with Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, publishers of the IAU
research journal HEP and the Association’s reference guides, invites
scholars and researchers interested in the topic to submit an
analytical essay on the theme: Equitable Access, Success and Quality -
Three Essential Ingredients or Three Mutually Exclusive Concepts for
Higher Education Development?
By linking the 2009 Prize theme to the new IAU policy statement:
Equitable Access, Success and Quality in Higher Education, adopted at
the Association's 13th General Conference at Utrecht University, The
Netherlands, in July 2008, IAU wishes to pursue its involvement and
promote research in this area.
Policy
Statement
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For the French version click here
Studies and
Publications
The Joint UNESCO-IAU Research Program in Higher Education (1960)
undertook the first major international study to “identify and
investigate admissions problems” between systems where the structures
and problems varied widely.
- IAU Horizons - May 2006 Vol. 12 n° 2
- Issues in Higher
Education
Access to knowledge: new information technologies and the emergence of
the virtual university / Tschang, F.Ted; Ed.; Della Senta,
Tarcisio / International Association of Universities [IAU].--
Oxford, Pergamon. IAU Press, 2001. 434 p. (Issues in Higher
Education) - ISBN: 0-08-043670-6
CONTENTS: Part I. Knowledge-based perspectives on learning and
institutional change. Part II. Transforming learning environments with
new technologies. Part III. Moving towards the virtual university:
institutional experiences from different regions.
- Selected Thematic
Bibliography from IAU's quarterly journal, Higher
Education Policy (HEP) (1989-2007)
IAU organized events and participation in
Conferences and Workshops
30 June – 2 July 2008
17th EAN Annual
Conference, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Dana Sheikh represented the IAU at the EAN’s annual conference
entitled “Crossing Borders: Diversity in Higher Education: Migration,
Integration and Lifelong Learning.” held at the Technische Universitat
Berlin, Germany
http://www.ean-edu.org/about/conventions.shtml?s=C1F2C009-7D8603110513-2649
Links:
http://www.ean-edu.org/about/links.shtml?s=C1F2C009-7D8603110513-2649
9-11 June 2008
ABCDE World Bank
Conference, Cape Town, South Africa
Chaired by Dr. Dana Sheikh, the IAU presented a session entitled
“Access, Equity And Success In Higher Education – Prerequisites For
Human Development For Equitable Growth” at the World Bank ABCDE
Conference As the reality in terms of national context, policy and
practice is very diverse, Professor Mohammedbhai, IAU President,
Professor Gomes, the Chair of the Task Force, and Ms. Perpetua Modjadji
presented from an African, a European and an African student
perspective, respectively.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTABCDESOUAFR2008/0,,
contentMDK:21508102~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:4277148,00.html
6-8 April 2008
Policy Summit, April 9,
2008
Conference: Neither a Moment Nor a Mind to Waste, Toronto, Canada
Dr. Dana Sheikh presented the work of IAU in a session entitled “The
Issue of Access: An Inalterable Dilemma” at the Canadian
Millennium Scholarship Foundation in Toronto, Canada.
She was
also invited and participated at the Policy Summit held after the
Conference.
http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca/en/index.asp
http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca/en/newsevents/index.asp
http://www.neitheramoment.com/
Papers:
http://www.neitheramoment.com/_documents/Marshalling-en.pdf
http://www.neitheramoment.com/_documents/Career%20Dev-en.pdf
http://www.neitheramoment.com/_documents/Partnering-en.pdf
http://www.neitheramoment.com/_documents/StrategyPractice-en.pdf
3-4 April 2008, Lisbon,
Portugal
Tertiary Education for the
Knowledge Society: OECD Thematic Review of
Tertiary Education.
During this OECD Tertiary Education for the Knowledge Society
conference, held in Lisbon,
the Chair of the IAU Access Task Force, Professor Jose Ferreira Gomes,
represented the IAU and one of the Task Force members, Professor Amaral
was an invited expert and chaired a workshop entitled “Funding Tertiary
Education.”
http://oecd-conference-teks.iscte.pt/index.html
3-5 March 2008, Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic
Global Forum on Education:
Improving the Effectiveness of Educational
Systems
The IAU Secretary-General, Eva Egron-Polak, chaired a workshop entitled
“Access, Success and Relevance of Higher Education”. The workshop
was prepared by IAU in collaboration with the OECD Programme on
Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE).
http://www.oecd.org/site/0,3407,en_21571361_39572393_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
29-30 August, 2007
UNU/UNESCO International
Conference, Tokyo, Japan
IAU
President, Goolam Mohammadbhai, and the IAU Secretary-General, Eva
Egron-Polak, attended the conference entitled “Pathways Towards a
Shared Future: Changing Roles of Higher Education in a Globalized
World.” Ms. Egron-Polak chaired a workshop on “Access with Success in
Higher Education.” Professor Mohammedbhai presented at this workshop
and Dr. Christina Lloyd., a member of the Access Task Force, was a
Co-ordinator and Rapporteur.
6-7 November 2007
Higher Education Forum,
Knowledge and Relevant Human Resource
Development, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia
Organized jointly by the Ministry of Higher Education in Malaysia, the
National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN) and the IAU, one
of the sub-themes at the conference was Global Mobility, Access and
Equity in Higher Education. A Plenary Session was devoted to Access,
Equity and the Role of ICT and a parallel workshop covered Access,
Equity and Broadening Participation in Higher Education (session 1) and
ICTs: A Response to Needs of Access and Success? (session 2)
1987
Symposium on “Access to
Higher Education”, Amman, Jordan
1978
Round Table on “Access and
Financing”, Philadelphia, USA
1978
5th IAU Seminar on Access
in Halle, Germany entitled “The Right to
Education and Access to Higher Education.”
1965
Access on Conference - 4th
General Conference, Tokyo, Japan
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