Rethinking internationalization and university collaboration

By Marielk. The GEEP project, hosted by Oslo and Akershus University College, is having their closing conference in Oslo on 11-13th of September 2012 with a title “Rethinking internationalization and university collaboration: Academics, actors and analysis“.
The conference features a number of keynote speakers, amongst else Linda Chisholm who works as a policymaker in South Africa, Nazir Carrim from University of Western Cape in South Africa, and Brian Denman from University of New England in Australia.
The call for abstracts has been announced and the deadline for sending in 250 word abstracts is 1st of June. Please find more information about the application procedures by downloading the announcement here.
The conference has a focus on North-South dynamics and the need to redefine and critically analyze internationalisation, and the organisers have put these key questions as guidance:

•  How do actors and academics understand internationalization?
• How can North-South-South university collaboration best lead to internationalization?
• What are some of the challenges experienced in doing university collaboration?
• What are the challenges in working across cultures and academic traditions in North-South-South collaborative projects?
• What are the benefits or best practices in North-South-South collaborative projects?
• What theoretical frameworks can facilitate our understanding of internationalization?
• Who are the other actors in internationalization of higher education institutions?

Please note that there is no conference fee.
The GEEP project is funded by the Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education (NUFU). The NUFU program is administered by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU). You can find more information about the project on the project website.