IAU is seeking applications from Librarians in African IAU Member institutions / organisations to participate in the Validation Workshop of the IAU project on The Role of Academic Librarians in the Development, Use and Reuse of Open Educational Resources (OER).
The Workshop aims to obtain feedback on and improve the IAU project, and work on possible ways forward for its implementation from an African perspective.
It will take place in Accra, Ghana from 12 to 13 September 2013 and is being organised in collaboration with the Association of African Universities (AAU). The working language will be English.
The Workshop has obtained financial support from the UNESCO Participatory Fund.
To find out more about the Workshop and the Project read the Call for Participation and return a completed application form.
Deadline for applications: 10 June 2013
Contact: Amanda Sudic or Isabelle Turmaine

Council of Europe keynote at Conference on Higher Education in Central, Eastern and South East Europe
On July 3, the Council of Europe delivered one of two keynote presentations at the opening of the conference “Neighbours.HigherEducation.Cooperation”, which was organized by the Austrian Academic Exchange Service (OEAD). The conference, which was held in Vienna, gathered some 250 participants and was opened by the Austrian Minister of Science and Research, Professor Karlheinz Töchterle. The keynote addresses on “Development of Higher Education Cooperation with the CEE Region – Why do we need to cooperate?” were given by Dr. Erhard Busek, former Vice Chancellor of Austria and former Minister of Science and Research as well as of Education, and Sjur Bergan, Head of the Council of Europe’s Education Department.
The conference material is now available on line.
Documentation
Programme
CVs of Speakers and Chairs
Actual Participants List  
- listed alphabetcially
- listed according to participation in contact seminars
Links and Reading List
Press release by the Austrian Press Agency (in German)
Conference Photos - 1st day (link to the Austrian Press Agency)
Conference Photos (link to Picasa)
Audio Files (coming soon)
Welcome Speech by KARLHEINZ TÖCHTERLE
Development of Higher Education Cooperation with the CEE Region – Why do we need to cooperate? 
Inputs by SJUR BERGAN and ERHARD BUSEK
Panel Discussion: Fostering Academic Cooperation in the Region – Potentials and Opportunities
Audio File
HE Cooperation within the European Programme 2014 – 2020
Presentations by JORDI CURELL GOTOR and ERNST GESSLBAUER
Services & Programmes of the Austrian Exchange Service (OeAD-GmbH)
Presentation by CHRISTINE JUEN
CEEPUS / Central European Exchange Program for University Studies
Presentation by ELISABETH SORANTIN
Good Practice in Mobility & Cooperation
Presentations by JÜRGEN BUSCH and VLADIMIR MRŠA
The Need of Cooperation in Higher Education and Reading Research 
Presentation by ALEXANDER KIOSSEV
The Future of Higher Education Cooperation with and within the CEE Region
Input by PAVEL ZGAGA
Thematic Workshops
MOBILITY & FLEXIBILITY OF CURRICULA  
SUMMARY, Inputs by LIGIA DECA and URBAN KORDEŠ
ACCREDITATION & RECOGNITION
SUMMARY, Inputs by CHRISTINA ROZSNYAI and MIMOZA MORINA
MOBILITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION STAFF
SUMMARY, Inputs by MANJA KLEMENČIČ and MILAN KATUNINEC
BRAIN CIRCULATION (Panel Discussion)
SUMMARY, Inputs by ABDYLMENAF SEJDINI, MAROŠ KORMAN, INES SUH and BARBARA HINTERSTOISSER
COOPERATION BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE LABOUR MARKET INCLUDING THE ROLE OF PLACEMENTS / INTERNSHIPS (Panel Discussion)
SUMMARY, Inputs by NEVENA VUKSANOVIĆ, OLEKSII IVANOVYCH OLEKSIUK and JÓZSEF TEMESI
THE KNOWLEDGE TRIANGLE (Panel Discussion)
SUMMARY, Inputs by SAŠO JOSIMOVSKI, MILE DŽELALIJA and MIROSLAV VESKOVIĆ
QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION COOPERATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF INITIATIVES
SUMMARY, Inputs by ANDREAS WEISSENBÄCK and BORČO ALEKSOV
Contact Seminars
Compendium for Contact Seminars
Poster Presentation
HUMANITIES,POLITICAL SCIENCE & LAW 
Presentations by GEORGETA CHIRLEŞAN, DANIEL KLIMOVSKÝ, NENAD KOPRIVICA and JOHANNES MICHAEL RAINER
EDUCATION
Presentations by ROMIŢĂ IUCU, SUSANNE LINHOFER and IVAN Prelovský
LANGUAGES,CULTURAL STUDIES, MEDIA & JOURNALISM
Presentations by THOMAS ALFRED BAUER and OLIVER VUJOVIĆ
MUSIC & ARTS
Presentations by LUCIA COSTINESCU, PETER PURG and GEORG SCHULZ
ECONOMICS,BUSINESS STUDIES & TOURISM 
Presentations by SAMO PAVLIN and CARMEN NASTASE
TECHNICAL STUDIES, NATURAL SCIENCES & LIFE SCIENCES
Presentations by RAJNA ŠOŠIĆKLINDŽIĆ, ZENAN ŠABANAC and VIKTÓRIA ZSÓK.

The University of Naples "L'Orientale" invites researchers and scholars to submit proposals for individual papers on the theme "Language and Diversity Discourse".
The Conference, scheduled on 10-12 October 2013 in Naples, will prompt a reflection on:

Under the patronage of UNESCO, the 19^th European Symposium on Languages for Special Purposes (LSP2013) will be held at the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna, from 8th to 10th of July 2013.
The three-day international event will focus on Languages for Special Purposes in a Multilingual, Transcultural world and will feature three keynote presentations.
The Symposium will offer parallel tracks on domain-specific languages, professional communication, theoretical and methodological issues of research and training, terminologies, specialized translation and socio-cultural issues of LSPs. The Symposium will also include a Forum for Early-Stage Researchers, allowing graduate students, post-docs and junior researchers to discuss their research and methodology with distinguished senior researchers.
For more information or to register (deadline: 30th June 2013) for the Symposium, please visit the website.

The influence of cities in national and world affairs has increased considerably in recent years. This is partly due to the growth in the number of city dwellers. Since 2008, the majority of the world’s population lives in cities. By 2030, the proportion is likely to exceed 60 per cent.
As cities expand in size and population density, local governments are facing challenges associated with social inclusion, new technologies, the knowledge economy, cultural diversity and environmental sustainability.
In response, a growing number of cities are developing innovative strategies that allow their citizens – young and old – to learn new skills and competencies throughout life, thereby transforming their cities into ‘learning cities’. Read more...

The Moodle Research Conference 2013 (MRC 2013) will take place in Sousse, Tunisia, from 4 to 5 October 2013.
The MRC is an annual event dedicated to research and development (R&D) in learning and teaching carried out with Moodle (open-source software). The event is an opportunity for academics, researchers, experts and practitioners who use Moodle and perform research and development to share experiences and exchange research achievements.
To find out more about the Moodle Research Conference 2013, please visit this website.
The Research Conference follows the Mediterranean Moodle Moot Conference, which takes place from 2 to 3 October.

25th Annual EAIE Conference, Istanbul, Turkey (10-13 September 2013)
The 25th Annual Conference of the European Association for International Education (EAIE) will take place from 10 to 13 September 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey.
The theme of this year’s event is “weaving the future of global partnerships”.
To find out more about the programme and different activities, please visit the conference website.

Registration is now open for the 8th European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) that will take place from 21 to 23 November 2013 at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
EQAF provides a unique platform for the higher education and quality assurance (QA) communities to monitor, shape and anticipate developments in the field. The main purpose of the Forum is to foster a dialogue on QA that bridges national boundaries and leads to a truly European discussion on QA in higher education, and to create a common European understanding of QA through discussions and networking among different stakeholder groups.
Through a mix of plenary and parallel sessions, the 2013 EQAF, entitled “Working together to take quality forward”, will combine practice-oriented or research-based discussions that will take place in the paper sessions and workshops with presentations of current developments in quality assurance.
Recent studies show that European quality assurance has taken huge steps forward in the past decade: both institutions and quality assurance agencies have developed sophisticated processes that aim to assure and enhance the quality of European higher education. However, it is also widely recognised that while processes are in place, there is still need for further work in developing the engagement of the whole academic community in quality, as well as communication and cooperation with other stakeholders. This year the Forum will therefore specifically explore how both individuals and organisations can better understand the role that quality assurance can play in their daily lives, get engaged and work together to take quality forward.
The Forum will be of interest to rectors and vice-rectors responsible for QA, QA officers in higher education institutions, students, QA agency staff, and researchers working in higher education or the QA field.
To register or find out more about the 2013 EQAF and the call for contributions (for papers and workshops), which is still open until 2 August, please visit the event website.
The European Quality Assurance Forum is co-organised by the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), the European Students’ Union (ESU), EUA and the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE).