The International Quest to Define and Improve Student Success

On November 4-5, 2018 the Global Forum will take place at the V Hotel Curio Collection by Hilton in Dubai, UAE. This year’s theme is “The International Quest to Define and Improve Student Success. A global forum on student well-being and outcomes in higher education”. Don’t miss your chance to register at the early bird rate by 30 September! A draft of the agenda can be found here.

The knowledge partner of the 2018 Global Forum is the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in Dubai. Each year, the Forum brings together policy-makers, researchers, faculty, and practitioners to delve into some of the most salient topics in international higher education—this year, student well-being and outcomes in HE.

The Forum’s keynote talk will be delivered by Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham and one of the world’s leading thinkers on student well-being.  The topic is “Improving Student Success- The positive and mindful university”. Other compelling sessions include “Putting happiness and well-being at the heart of education”, “International and national approaches to student success”, and “Big Data- the search for new insights”.

Speakers and delegates to date hail from a range of organisations including KHDA, Quality Assurance Agency (UK), JISC (UK), TEQSA (Australia), CPE (Singapore), SP Jain, Zayed University, Heriot-Watt University, TecMilenio University, and i-graduate, and locations including UK, USA, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Mexico, UAE, and more. Get £200 off your fee by registering by 30 September.

The Call for Proposals is now closed. Submitters of proposals will be contacted shortly.

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