Theme and Tracks
Main conference theme: "Creativity and Critical Learning for Business & Education"
Parallel conference theme: "Intercultural Dialogue in a changing World"
Abstracts for research papers, best practices (projects, joint programmes) and workshops are invited on the following topics:
Track 1: Innovation and Critical Learning in Business & Education
e.g. The Art & Science of Business Innovation, Empowering Small & Medium Sized Enterprise, Alliances between Business & Higher Education, The world of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure, etc.
Track 2: Creative ways in Education
e.g. Creativity in Joint Degrees & Joint Programmes, Creative ways for Networking, etc.
Track 3: Intercultural Dialogue in a changing world
e.g. Creative ways to enhance Mobility, Intercultural Dialogue, Language Teaching, Preparing Students for working in a Global World, etc.
Track 4: Decision Makers' track: NEW!
We welcome abstracts for papers, workshops, case studies, related to the role of decision makers for the future of higher education:
e.g. student retention, faculty evaluation & development, attracting research funds, internal quality assurance, accreditation, attracting the best students, the student as customer, what makes a successful (international) institution, case studies of successful institutional planning, etc.
First call for Proposals: October 15th, 2009 - notification of approval November 15th, 2009
Second call for Proposals: December 1st , 2009 - notification of approval January 5th, 2010
Guidelines for abstracts and online submission form
are available on this website.
Guidelines for full papers, workshops and best practices can be downloaded
The approved papers will be integrated in the Conference proceedings and the best papers (following an editorial selection) will be published in the
"Journal Advances in Higher Education: Research, Education and Innovation."