The symposium organisers would welcome contributions on how apprenticeship provision is changing or would need to change in response to external mega trends, such as socio-demographic and socio-economic changes, new technologies and labour market changes, new forms of work organisation, trends...

The aim of the GFKE is to take a broad and coherent view of the contribution of science, technology and innovation to the knowledge economy, essential for designing policy frameworks that will drive economic growth and social welfare in the 21st century. It also provides a vehicle for dialogue...

Contributions from economics and the social sciences are invited. Possible fields of enquiry include: - Social cohesion and growth - Social cohesion and inequality - Governance, institutions and social cohesion - Social cohesion and (global) public goods - Education policies and social...

The conference will address three broad themes for learners with special needs: - Facilitating access to education. - Improving social participation. - Working together to create meaningful learning environments

The Conference will focus on the challenges of managing issues involving ethics and values in higher education. Sub-themes: - Values, ethics and governance in institutional dealings with its external environment - Values, ethics and internal management - Values, ethics and research - Values,...

The 2004 IMHE General Conference will focus on some of the challenges faced by higher education in today’s' "knowledge society". Higher education institutions must respond to new funding and governance mechanisms, questions of access and equity, an increasing client base, new and developing...