Conference on the 'Diversification of higher education and the academic profession', Turin, Italy
26 March 2009 - 26 March 2009
Italy
A conference on the 'Diversification of higher education and the academic profession' will take place in Turin, Italy, from 26 to 28 March.
'The landscape of higher education has in recent years undergone significant changes, so, correspondingly, have the backgrounds, specialisations, expectations and work roles of academic staff,' the organisers state. 'In many countries the academic profession is... more accountable, more internationalised and less likely to be organised along disciplinary lines. It is expected to be more professional in teaching, more productive in research and more entrepreneurial in everything.'
To answer questions brought up by these and other changes, wide-ranging research was carried out in 2007 by an international team in 18 countries. The first findings of the research will be presented and discussed during the conference. A previous survey conducted in 1991 will provide opportunity for comparisons over time.
Sessions will be dedicated to the following topics:
- 'The employment and work situation of the academic profession';
- 'Academic freedom and goals of the academics profession';
- 'The academic profession and the managerial university';
- 'The diversifying academic profession'.For further information, please visit:
http://www.acadeuro.org/index.php?id=hercules-cdisp2009(opens in new window)
'The landscape of higher education has in recent years undergone significant changes, so, correspondingly, have the backgrounds, specialisations, expectations and work roles of academic staff,' the organisers state. 'In many countries the academic profession is... more accountable, more internationalised and less likely to be organised along disciplinary lines. It is expected to be more professional in teaching, more productive in research and more entrepreneurial in everything.'
To answer questions brought up by these and other changes, wide-ranging research was carried out in 2007 by an international team in 18 countries. The first findings of the research will be presented and discussed during the conference. A previous survey conducted in 1991 will provide opportunity for comparisons over time.
Sessions will be dedicated to the following topics:
- 'The employment and work situation of the academic profession';
- 'Academic freedom and goals of the academics profession';
- 'The academic profession and the managerial university';
- 'The diversifying academic profession'.For further information, please visit:
http://www.acadeuro.org/index.php?id=hercules-cdisp2009(opens in new window)