Impact – the weight of tradition versus future potential
7 - 9 February 2007 (Wed-Fri)
Hosted by:
Venue: UTS City Campus, No. 1 Broadway, Ultimo
Program
Speakers
Keynote Speakers included:
Shadow Minister for Education, Science & Training
Member of JP Morgan Advisory Council & BCA Representative on the
RQF
Development Advisory Council
"What business wants from the RQF"
Executive Director
Carrick Institute for Learning & Teaching in Higher Education
"T
he Future of Teaching and Learning in Australian Universities"
Director, Office of Planning and Institute of Higher Education
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
"Academic ranking of world universities: methodologies and problems"
Guest Speakers include:
Ms Anne Baly
Branch Manager
Teaching, Equity and Collaboration Branch
Department of Education, Science and Training
Professor Stuart Cunningham
President
Council for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS)
"Collaborating with Impact"
Emeritus Professor Dennis Gibson AO
Chair of the Business-Higher Education Round Table Task
Force on Philanthropy
"What universities want from
business – weighing tradition against future potential"
Professor Peter Høj
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Research Council
"Introduction of the RQF - what, if
any, effects will it have on competitive funding schemes
such as those conducted by the ARC?"
Glen Milne
Senior Correspondent, News Limited
"The impact of universities in an
election year "
Mr Peter Speldewinde
Director, Skilled Migration
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
"Skill
shortages, mobility and immigration changes"
Associate Professor Chris Ziguras
Globalism Institute, RMIT University
"Implications
of Bologna and trade liberalisation"
International Guests:
Vice Chancellors & Senior Academics from...
International Strategic Technology Alliance (ISTA), China
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South Africa Technology Network (SATN)
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Vice Chancellors of Ghana (VCG), South Africa