Posted . Four hundred years after the death of Shakespeare there remain many misconceptions on what he wrote. Perhaps the most common concerns the adulterated quote above, which is actually a reference to why Romeo was a Montague rather than where Romeo was. In the same spirit of confusion, recent years have seen considerable debate about the causes of the productivity slowdown seen across OECD countries. More...
Posted . The pace of structural reforms is slowing just when the world economy needs decisive policy actions to strengthen fundamentals and restore healthy growth (the 2016 Going for Growth report). Policy makers may be concerned that introducing structural reforms in the current context involve trade-offs between the mid- to long-run gains in employment and productivity and short-run losses. More...
Posted . The output gap ought to be a key input in short-term policy-making because it provides a summary measure of economic slack, so allowing policy-makers to anticipate inflationary pressures. It can also be used to estimate cyclically-adjusted measures of the fiscal balance, to provide a better assessment of fiscal sustainability. More...
The purpose of the conference is to showcase specific Smart Specialisation advances in the area of energy as well as to illustrate good examples of key thematic applications such as energy efficiency, heating and cooling, sustainable construction, renewables and advanced manufacturing. More...
The conference will focus on how universities can encourage their staff and students to “live the brand”. The event will bring together experts from across the sector and beyond to explore all aspects of brand development in higher education and what communications teams can do to strengthen that brand and how they can best work with staff, students and other colleagues in professional services to maximise perceptions of their institutions. More...
The conference will focus on the current state of internationalisation in the field of quality assurance (QA) and will provide a forum on challenges and obstacles in the practical implementation of QA procedures in higher education. More...
The Higher Education Show 2016 will be held on 11 October in London, UK. The event brings together leaders, senior professionals and decision makers for one day to focus on how the sector can deliver the best student experiences, teaching excellence and better research outcomes. More...
The aim of the conference is to bring together young researchers, experts, policy makers and stakeholders from the fields of research, science and education to discuss issues concerning young researchers such as the attractiveness of scientific careers, support of mobility and investment in human potential in research and development. More...
This year’s theme is “Imagine,” and will offer international educators the opportunity to discuss a higher education that transcends national borders, nurtures global citizens and moves the world closer to freedom, equality and peace. The conference will focus on international education as a means to break barriers and bolster bridges. It will also look into ways of harnessing this power in order to drive the internationalisation agenda. More...
Academia Europaea will hold its 28th Annual Conference in Cardiff, UK from 26 to 30 June 2016. This event will also serve as the official launch of the new Cardiff Knowledge Hub of the Academia Europaea. More...
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