Learning and Events
Enhancing the student experience
27 February 2020
London, UK
This one-day conference hosted by Universities UK will bring together sector leaders to look at how the sector can enhance the student experience in a drastically fast-moving world. The conference is an opportunity for delegates to hear from and engage with experts as well as network with colleagues and speakers. Confirmed speakers include Professor Robert Allison, Vice-Chancellor, Loughborough University and Professor Chris Day, Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University.
1st Conference
Adelaide, 24 Feb 2020 | Melbourne, 28 Feb 2020
Adelaide, SA & Melbourne, VIC
Lean And Agility For Business Of All Types
“1st Conferences are for people of all levels of experience who recognize that agile and lean principles and techniques are a key to more effective business.”
Why come to a 1st Conference?
- If you’re new…make sense of agility, and how it can work for you.
- If you’re experienced…revisit the core principles of agility, using the Heart of Agile structure.
- If you’re scaling up…and you want to do it properly.
- If you want to innovate in an agile way.
- If you work in an NFP, in education or another field…and want to see how agile is more than just a tool for Software Development and IT.
- If you want to explore new ways of working… more and more Australian companies are adopting new ways of working and seeking lean and agility into their business. Hear about the success and failure stories from other leaders and people in organisations and situations just like yours.
- If you want a broader outlook…understand what “good looks like”, in terms of organisational agility, on an international and local level.
- Format. A mixture of talks and workshops which continue our commitment to enhancing organisational agility and promoting deeper understanding.
- 1st Conferences are curated learning experiences about adopting agile and lean ways of working. You can interact with international speakers, local thought leaders and peers from the community.
View a 1 page PDF Summary of 1st Conferences.
Collaborative Conference on Computational and Data Intensive Science 2020 (C3DIS 2020)
16–20 March 2020
Melbourne, VIC
This conference represents a unique networking opportunity for Australian scientists, researchers and technical experts from various domains and organisations to gather and learn from each other’s success stories through the conference sessions. They will also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of technical discussions and workshops, and to listen to leading keynote speakers.
Research Data Alliance’s 15th Plenary Meeting
18–20 March 2020
Melbourne, VIC
RDA 15th Plenary Meeting
The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is delighted to announce that its 15th Plenary Meeting, with the theme “Data for Real-World Impact”, will take place from 18 – 20 March 2020 in Melbourne, Australia, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event will be hosted by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) with the support of the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). Organising the Plenary meeting in Australia offers regional researchers and data professionals an opportunity to engage and work with the RDA community, as well as offering the international data community the unique chance to learn more about the exciting activities and developments in the Australian data landscape.
A Holistic Approach to Institutional Research
30 March to 24 May
Online and face-to-Face in New Orleans
During this six-week online course, participants examine challenges and explore solutions relevant in the rapidly changing field of IR through readings, discussions, exercises, and videos. At the end, participants gather for a two-day interactive seminar to expand their conversations and their professional networks. Course alumni include new and experienced IR professionals, directors, and senior institutional administrators. The diverse expertise and perspectives of the participants, paired with a curriculum that grows data and information literacy, provides an extremely rich learning experience.
2020 APQN Academic Conference
16–19 April 2020
Singapore
Quality Assurance for Higher Education 4.0 in the Asia-Pacific Region
Sub-themes include:
- Digitalization of Quality Assurance
- Innovations in HE Accreditation in Era of Disruptive Technologies
- Internationalization of Quality Assurance
- Quality Assurance of Outcome-Based Teaching and Learning
- The Role of the Governments in Higher Education 4.0
The call for papers for 2020 APQN Academic Conference is now open. You are invited to submit papers relating to topics from the list above, or one of your own choices by 30 Dec 2019. Please indicate the number or title of your selected topic.
ITP Research Symposium 2020 Abstract Submission Form
20–21 April 2020
Toi Ohomai Mokoia Campus, NZ
Call for papers: ITP Research Symposium
Kia ora koutou
Attached is the call for papers for the ITP Research Symposium to be held at Toi Ohomai Mokoia Campus on 20th and 21st April 2020. The call for papers also contains a link to the abstract submission form.
Toi Ohomai looks forward to hosting as many of you as can come at this symposium in 2020.
Meri Kirihimete
AIR Forum 2020
26–29 May 2020
New Orleans, LA, USA
The AIR Forum, the Association’s annual conference, is the world’s largest gathering of higher education professionals working in institutional research, assessment, planning, and related postsecondary education fields. This four-day 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.
2020 Student Service Centres Conference
9–11 June 2020
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
The SSCC will be in its 14th year and remains a key conference on customer service for all stakeholders in tertiary education management. Find out more about previous SSCC’s and keep updated on latest information. In conjunction with the SSCC each year, Customer Service Benchmarking Australia (CSBA) offers a benchmarking program and pre-conference workshop.
2020 International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education
25-27 June 2020
Berlin, Germany
Be sure to mark your calendar for the 2020 International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education in Berlin, Germany, coming this summer. This event , sponsored by IUPUI, will be a small, intimate gathering of assessment processionals. Registration opens in late January 2020.