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ACA Annual Conference 2009Innovation through internationalisation.
University of Warsaw
Co-organised by Perspektywy Education
Foundation ACA’s Annual Conferences
have become a synonym for high-quality information, analysis and
discussion on current policy and practice-related issues in the area of
international higher education. ACA Annual Conferences address higher
education representatives, such as rectors, vice-rectors, faculty and
international relations staff, as well as policy-makers and
practitioners from government departments, international institutions,
non-governmental organisations and think tanks. They offer opportunities
for learning, exchange and networking at a high level. The 2009 ACA Annual
Conference will take place in Warsaw, and will be organised in
collaboration with the Perspektywy Foundation, ACA’s Polish member
organisation, and with the University of Warsaw, the host of the event.
The two-day conference, taking place on 14 and 15 May 2009, will be
preceded by a pre-conference programme, made up of a welcome reception, a ‘discover Warsaw’ programme, and a
networking event with Polish higher education representatives on 13 May.
On May 14, after the first conference day, a conference dinner is held
for all speakers and participants. Internationalisation,
once a marginal concern at best suitable for Sunday speeches, has now
become a firm component of national and institutional higher education
strategies in most countries in Europe. So has ‘innovation’. What are
the relations between the two concepts? Is innovation conceivable
without internationalisation? How does internationalisation contribute
to higher education renewal strategies already today, and in which way
should it do so in the future? These are some of the overriding
questions the Warsaw ACA Annual Conference will address. It will do so
by focusing on particular thematic areas, among them foreign languages;
marketing, recruitment and mobility; international rankings; ethics and
the intercultural dialogue, and transnational education, and the Bologna
Process. As usual, ACA has
secured an impressive array of first-order international specialists to
tackle the issues at stake, and to engage in discussion with
participants. With its
population close to two million, Warsaw is the undisputed
political and economic centre of Poland. Almost totally destroyed by the
German army, Warsaw’s old city was rebuilt stone by stone after World
War II. Birthplace of Marie Skłodowska-Curie,
it is also the country’s leading academic centre, with a multitude of
universities and other higher education institutions. Warsaw is also a
place for lovers of the arts and of classical and jazz music. Warsaw is
easy to reach by all means of transportation and is particularly lovely
in the spring time. Registrations are now closed. *The member's fee applies to staff and personnel of ACA member
organisations only (see
list on ACA website) All cancellations must be sent in writing
to the ACA Secretariat (e-mail or fax).
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