EuroHESC Launch Conference
27-28 October 2009
Presentations:
Introduction to the European Science Foundation and EuroHESC
Sarah Moore, EuroHESC Programme Coordinator
EuroHESC: The 'What', 'Why' and 'How'
Professor John Brennan, Open University UK
Collaborative Research Project presentations:
The Academic Profession in Europe: Responses to Societal Challenges (EUROAC)
Professor Ulrich Teichler, University of Kassel
Change in Networks, Higher Education and Knowledge Societies (CINHEKS)
Professor Jussi Välimaa, University of Jyväskylä
Transforming Universities in Europe (TRUE)
Professor Ivar Bleiklie, University of Bergen
Re-Structuring Higher Education and Scientific Innovation (RHESI)
Professor Richard Whitley, University of Manchester, & Professor Uwe Schimank, University of Bremen
Invited speakers:
Higher Education and the Public Good: Preliminary Reflections
Professor Mala Singh, Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (CHERI), Open University UK
Gender and Higher Education: Developing a Sociology of Absences
Professor Louise Morley, Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research (CHEER), University of Sussex
A Forward-Looking Perspective – the OECD Project on the Future of Higher Education and the OECD Innovation Strategy
Ms. Kiira Kärkkäinen, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), OECD
The Eastern European university: governance and reform in the Post-Socialist period
Professor Sophie Howlett, Central European University
Wednesday 28 October
Networking and dissemination in EUROCORES
Sarah Moore, EuroHESC Programme Coordinator
