Linking Society and Universities: New Missions for Universities
EAIR Forum Valencia 2010, Valencia, Spain, 1-4 September 2010
On each day of the Forum, a plenary keynote address will be given on one of the main Forum themes. At present 4 distinguised keynote speakers have accepted the challenge to address questions relating to the Forum theme in plenary lectures.
Wednesday 1 September, 18:00 – 19:00 hrs.
Prof. Francisco José Mora, Vice-Rector Financial
Coordination & Planning, Universidad Politécnica de
Valencia
Place: Plenary Room Nexus Building – Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Thursday 2 September, 09:00 – 10:00 hrs.
Dr. Frans van Vught, ESMU
Place: Plenary Room Nexus Building – Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Title: "Mapping the European Higher Education landscape:
the challenges and the tools".
Friday 3 September, 09:00 – 10:00 hrs.
Prof. Marti Parellada, Fundación Conocimiento y Desarrollo (CyD)
Place: Plenary Room Nexus Building – Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Saturday 4 September, 09:00 – 10:00 hrs.
Adjunct Prof Jane Knight – University of Toronto – Ontario
Institute for Studies in Education – Canada
Place: Plenary Room Nexus Building – Universidad Politécnica de
Valencia
Title: ‘Internationalisation: New developments and unintended
consequences’
EAIR Award for Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education,
Research, Policy and Practice 2010
EAIR established the 'EAIR Award for Outstanding Contribution
to Higher Education, Research, Policy and Practice' in 2005. The
award is designed to recognise the contribution of those who have
had an impact internationally, through research that has informed
policy and practice in higher education. At the suggestion of
the EAIR President, the Executive Committee selects appropriate
recipients and the award will be presented by the President of
the Association. Earlier recipients of the award are Professor
Ronald Barnett (2005) and Dr Guy Haug (2007).
This year's EAIR Award for Outstanding Contribution is being presented to Prof Dr. Jane Knight at the Forum Banquet on Friday 3 September 2010.
Professor Doctor Jane Knight, University of Toronto, focuses her research and professional interests on the international dimension of higher education at the institutional, system, national, and international levels. Her work in over 60 countries with UN Agencies, Universities, Foundations and Professional Organizations helps to bring a comparative, development and international perspective to her research, teaching and policy work. She is the author of numerous articles/chapters/reports on internationalisation concepts and strategies, quality assurance, institutional management, mobility, cross-border education, trade and capacity building. Her latest books include Higher Education in Turmoil - The Changing World of Internationalization (author), Financing Access and Equity in Higher Education (editor), and Higher Education in Africa: The International Dimension (co-editor). She is an adjunct professor at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, a Fulbright New Century Scholar 2007-2008, and sits on the advisory boards of several international organizations and journals. Currently, she is a visiting professor at the National Higher Education Research and Policy Institute at the University Sains Malaysia.
