Innovations in Institutional Research - Promoting Institutional Effectiveness in the MENA Region

4th Annual MENA-AIR Conference Doha 2012
Dear MENA-AIR Members,
Please mark your calendars for our 4th Annual Conference of the Middle East and North Africa Association for Institutional Research, to be held at Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, on November 8 and 9, 2012. A pre-conference workshop will be held on November 7, 2012.
Innovations in Institutional Research - Promoting Institutional Effectiveness in the MENA Region
The conference committee is at work on creating what promises to be an exciting program addressing challenges facing institutional research as well as innovations in the field. The three-day conference represents a platform to share knowledge and experience and enhance cooperation between higher education institutions throughout the region.
We invite you to come learn, share and help shape the future of institutional research in the Middle East and North Africa. Registration.
Call for Abstacts
Innovations in Institutional Research: Promoting Institutional Effectiveness in the MENA Region November 7-9, 2012, Qatar University.
The Middle East and North Africa Association for Institutional Research (MENA-AIR) will hold its fourth annual conference November 7-9, 2012, at Qatar University titled “Innovations in Institutional Research: Promoting Institutional Effectiveness in the MENA Region.”
Scholars and practitioners in the field of Institutional Research, Institutional Assessment, and other relevant academic and administrative fields are invited to submit an abstract for the conference. Institutional Research is a cornerstone of institutional effectiveness and development of higher education in the Arab world. Evidence-based decision making is crucial to institutional change, quality enhancement, and higher education reform processes, particularly in emerging higher education sectors experiencing dramatic growth. This conference seeks to identify best practices, trends, and emerging perspectives in Institutional Research in order to address the unique challenges and opportunities facing higher education in the MENA region today. Conference participants addressing the following topics are encouraged to submit an abstract, though consideration will be given to all abstracts submitted:
Beyond data gathering: defining institutional effectiveness
Best practices and case studies in embedding institutional effectiveness
The role of technology in data mining and reporting
Quality assurance, quality audit, and accreditation efforts: selected cases, national differences
Learning outcomes and institutional assessment
Point-of-service assessment
Student, alumni, and employer satisfaction
Conference participants are kindly asked to submit a 250-300 word abstract outlining their presentation of approximately 20 minutes in length. The deadline for abstract submissions is September 15, 2012. Please send an abstract with a separate attachment listing your name, institutional affiliation, and title to gabdelnour@ndu.edu.lb. Presenters must be registered for the conference at the time of presentation. For more information on MENA-AIR please visit the association’s web site at http://mena-air.org/MENA-AIR/. Conference details will be posted soon at http://mena-air.org/MENA-AIR/content/4th-annual-mena-air-conference-doha...