Global Development Challenges: Are European Higher Education Institutions concerned?

The central theme of this Forum is how (European) higher education relates to global development challenges. Global development challenges are, for instance, issues targeted by the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These refer, among other things, to the need to eradicate (extreme) poverty in the world, to ensure a decent life for all, to promote health and education for all, to ensure (environmentally) sustainable development, to create a global partnership in order to achieve these goals, etc. The goal of this Forum is to raise awareness of the position of higher education institutions within the arena of global development and to inspire participation within each institution’s capacities. Deadline for registration is 18 Feb 2011.
Topics
* Globalisation, global development issues and HE institutions
* The implications of globalisation for African higher education
* Global development issues and European higher education since Bologna
* University ranking and development engagement: can a globally competitive university afford development cooperation activities
* What can European HE institutions contribute to global development challenges
Target audience
Senior management of (European) higher education institutions, policy advisors in (European) higher education, representatives of agencies in international cooperation development, cooperation experts related to national Ministries or the EU with a specific interest in knowledge and HE.