The 2010-2011 CHEA Annual Report is now available online. The report is designed to keep institutional members, accrediting organizations, associations and the public informed about CHEA activities and accomplishments during the past year.
News from Members
Institute of International Education (IIE) – New Publication
IIE has released the report Classifying Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa. It comprises data and findings from 300 higher education institutions from the MENA region. The pilot study aiming at developing a system for classifying HEIs was initiated in 2009 by the IIE with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and in partnership with the Lebanese Association of Education Studies (LAES). The report is available for purchase as a PDF file.
European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU) - Executive Programme for Senior University Leaders
CEU and ESMU announce a new executive programme for senior university leaders from Central and Eastern European countries. It aims to provide a place for interactive peer learning and exchange on matters relevant for leaders of higher education institutions and an opportunity to meet higher education experts from the European Commission and other European organizations focusing on higher education management and policy.
Location: The Central European University, Budapest, Hungary.
Date: Sunday 12 - Friday 17, February 2012.
Contact: Highered_programs@ceu.hu
Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia) – Call for Papers
Between the Mountain and the Sea : Positioning Indonesia is the theme of the fifth International Indonesia Forum co-sponsored by Yale University and Universitas Gadjah Mada. The Forum will take place at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 9-10 July 2012. Papers that deal with the various aspects of positioning Indonesia in the global or regional stage are welcome. Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 31, 2012. More
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA ) - 2012 Annual Conference and International Seminar
CHEA 2012 Annual Conference and International Seminar: Accreditation and the Future: What's Known? What's Next? will take place at Capital Hilton, in Washington, DC, on January 23-26, 2012. Deadline for registration : January 12, 2012. More.
Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania) - Joint International Doctoral Degree
The joint international doctoral degree in "Law, Science and Technology" covers three different research fields: bioethics and biolaw; ICT law, and legal informatics.
The doctorate has 5 full partners, and 10 associate partners within higher education institutions, and 6 industrial partners. It is an interdisciplinary integrated doctorate designed to address new challenges in legal, socio-ethical and technical domains arising from the information society and newly emerging technologies.
Deadline for applications: 11 February 2012.
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Saint-Joseph University (Lebanon) - Unisports Festival
The Athletics Department, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon is inviting all universities to its third international sports tournament: Beirut Unisports Festival 2012.
The 2012 tournament will take place from Thursday 15 March to Monday 19 March 2012.
Deadline for registration: 20 January 2012.
Read more on the 2011 tournament
Institute of International Education (IIE) – Emergency Student Fund
IIE announced the launch of a new IIE Emergency Student Fund on 2 November 2011 at the 3rd World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha, Qatar. The purpose of the Fund is to provide emergency grants to post-secondary students matriculated at accredited educational institutions outside their home countries whose sources of support have been impacted by natural disaster or crisis. More
Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE) – Vice-President
Eduardo del Valle, Rector of the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (Argentina), was elected Vice-President of the Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE) for the period 2011-2013 at the 31st General Assembly of the organization which was held on November 2, 2011, in San Luis de Potosí, Mexico. More
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) – The Future of Universities
As part of its 100th anniversary celebrations, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) launched a blog entitled University Commons to encourage an online dialogue about the future of university education in Canada. Thinkers from across Canada have been invited to share their ideas on how universities can and should progress in the next 100 years. More
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