Charting New Terrain: Creating and maintaining a diversified tertiary education sector in Australia
Program Outline
Below is a program outline for the event. The program can also be seen in the conference brochure.
Thursday 27th November 2008 |
12:00 - 13.00 |
Registration
Light lunch, tea and coffee
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13:00 - 13.20 |
Welcome & Conference Opening
Professor Peter McPhee, Provost, University of Melbourne
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13:20 - 14:10 |
A New Terrain? Challenges for an Australian tertiary education sector
The Hon John Dawkins AO, Chair, Australian Qualifications Framework Council
Conference Paper
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14:10 - 15:00 |
Commentary & Reflection
Professor Ian Young, Vice-Chancellor & President, Swinburne University of Technology
Ian Young's Presentation
Ms Pam Christie, Institute Director, TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute
Pam Christie's Presentation and paper
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Break
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15:30 - 16:30 |
The Vocational - Higher Education Interface; A view from the UK
Mr Robin Shreeve, Principal and Chief Executive, City of Westminster College UK
Conference paper and presentation
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16:30 - 17:30 |
Discussion, facilitated by Professor Bruce Muirhead, Chief Executive Office, EIDOS Institute
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| 17:30 - 19:00 |
Conference networking drinks
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Friday 28th November 2008 |
09:00 - 10:00 |
Reflections on Tertiary Education in Australia
Dr Tom Karmel, Managing Director, National Centre for Vocational Educational Research (NVCER)
Presentation and paper coming shortly
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10:00 - 11.00 |
Dealing with Diversity: The role of institutional classification schemes in the US and Europe
Professor Frans van Vught, President of the European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities
Presentation and Report - Mapping Diversity
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Break
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11:30 - 12:10 |
Commentary & Reflection
Dr Gavin Moodie, Principal Policy Advisor, Griffith University
Gavin Moodie's paper
Ms Julie Moss, Former Chair of ACPET & Managing Director, Photography Studies College
Julie Moss' presentation
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12:10 - 12:45 |
Discussion facilitated by Leo Geodegebuure
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12:45 - 13:00 |
Closing remarks
Professor John Hay AC, Chair, LH Martin Institute Advisory Board
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch
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