Learning and Events
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Connecting Our Community
3 September 2025 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
Join us for an hour of community, conversation, and connection.
Facilitator: Eva Seidel, AAIR President
LIVE WEBINAR
You’re invited to join us for a special one-hour live online networking session, hosted by none other than our President, Eva Seidel—creating a space where Institutional Research professionals can meet, chat, and support each other in a relaxed and friendly setting.
What to Expect:
- Warm welcome from Eva Seidel: As our President and community champion, Eva will set the tone, guiding conversation and fostering open dialogue.
- Inclusive and casual conversation: No need to prepare a presentation or script! Eva will gently steer the discussion with light, thoughtful prompts.
- Meaningful connections: Whether you’re here to share ideas, ask questions, or simply listen in, this online meetup is for fostering genuine dialogue.
Why You Should Join:
- Connect and collaborate: Whether you’re a seasoned IR professional or just starting out, this is a great chance to expand your network.
- Community-led experience: Eva’s genuine warmth and leadership will make you feel welcome, heard, and inspired.
- Low pressure, high value: There’s no need for formal preparation—just bring yourself and your curiosity.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: $52.77 (AUD$45 + GST and booking fee)
THIS IS A LIVE WEBINAR AND WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
25th Annual SEAAIR Conference
15–17 September 2025
Bangkok, Thailand
Theme: Education Forward
Sub-Themes:
- Transforming Pillars of Education
- Renewing Teaching and Learning: Practice and Policies
- Digitization of Education
- Sustaining Education Quality Assurance in the Digital Age
- Driving Faculty and Students’ Well-Being Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
From networking with peers to presentation sessions by leading experts in the field, the annual conference is the must attend event for academics, educators, researchers and practitioners in higher education.
Amplifying Student Voices: Building an Open Feedback Culture in Education
17 September 2025 (1–4pm AEST / 3–6pm NZST)
Online
Join Explorance’s APAC Virtual Summit to explore the transformative role feedback analytics and AI can play in enhancing student engagement, staff wellbeing, and long-term institutional success. With sessions built specifically for leaders, faculty, and administrators working in education, discover how data-driven insights can elevate the teaching and learning experience to the next level.
Discover how to:
- 📈 Implement effective feedback strategies for improving student and staff experience
- 🧠 Uncover key themes in student feedback with next-gen qualitative analysis
- 🛡️ Safeguard staff wellbeing with AI-powered qualitative analysis that redacts sensitive or identifying language
- 🧰 Empower your departments, teams and researchers with powerful, customisable surveys
Register now to hear how Explorance users are driving impact at their institutions and best practices from the Explorance team.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: FREE
From Reporting to Insights: Shaping What Comes Next
30 September 2025 (12–1pm AEST / 2–3pm NZST)
Online
LIVE WEBINAR
Facilitator: Robert Wood, Manager, Business Intelligence, UNE
Join us for our upcoming Business Intelligence & Analytics Special Interest Group session – a place to connect with colleagues, share experiences, ask questions, or simply listen in and see what’s happening.
Our sector is evolving rapidly, and so is the role of business intelligence and analytics within higher education. This session will be an open, collaborative discussion where we reflect on how BI is shifting from reporting to insight generation, including:
- The evolving role of BI: from reporting to predictive and AI-driven insights
- Increasing adoption and data literacy: driving meaningful impact for staff, students, and leadership
- Balancing governance and agility: navigating compliance, privacy and risk while enabling fast, actionable insights
- Priorities for the year ahead: future direction of this SIG and the topics members want to see explored
As a group, we’ll identify common challenges and opportunities, and shape what comes next for both our practice and this special interest group. Your voice and experiences will help set the direction for future sessions.
Pricing:
- Members: FREE
- Non-members: $52.77 (AUD$45 + GST and booking fee)
THIS IS A LIVE WEBINAR AND WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
AAIR Forum 2025
17–19 November 2025
Rydges Gold Coast Airport, Queensland
From Beach to Benchmark – Surfing the Institutional Research Wave
Our theme, From Beach to Benchmark – Surfing the Institutional Research Wave, draws inspiration from the coastal setting of the Gold Coast. It reflects the dynamic nature of institutional research in higher education – where professionals are continually navigating shifting tides of data, policy, and strategy to support informed decision-making across their institutions.
The Forum will provide an opportunity for institutional researchers, surveys staff, planners, analysts, and higher education professionals to come together to explore innovative practices, share challenges, and develop strategies that will help shape the future of the sector. With a diverse program of presentations, interactive sessions, and networking opportunities, this year’s event promises to be rewarding and professionally enriching.
Call for Abstracts Open
Closes 10 September 2025
Registration
Open
Acceptance to Authors
3-15 September 2025
Draft Program Released
16 September 2025
Platinum Partner
Explorance
University Supporter
Southern Cross University
Leading Innovation Summit
24–27 March, 2026
Sydney, NSW
Lead the Future—Don’t Just React
Innovation isn’t optional—it’s essential. At the Leading Innovation Summit 2025, discover practical strategies to spark change and build a culture of innovation that lasts.
This year’s summit focuses on real-world tools, fresh thinking, and bold ideas to help leaders like you challenge the norm and drive meaningful progress. From emerging tech to transformative business models, you’ll connect with global innovators who are reshaping industries.
What to Expect
The program highlights groundbreaking organisations and the strategies behind their success. You’ll gain actionable insights to inspire innovative thinking and lead with impact.
This is your opportunity to engage with trailblazers, explore bold ideas, and walk away ready to create the future—not just adapt to it.
AIR Forum 2026
26–29 May 2026
Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.
The AIR Forum, the annual conference of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), is the largest global gathering of higher education professionals working in institutional research, assessment, planning, and related postsecondary education fields. This conference includes more than 300 presentations by colleagues and thought leaders representing all sectors of higher education and an Exhibit Hall featuring the latest tools and resources to support data use for decision making.
AIR Forum presents a unique opportunity to network with peers, share best practices, and learn from practical workshops and sessions led by the field’s leading experts. AIR Forum is the must-attend event for both seasoned and early-career professionals.