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ACE Annual Meeting:
International Component

Past Meeting Highlights
 
 •  2008 Annual Meeting
 •  2007 Annual Meeting
 •  2006 Annual Meeting


The ACE Annual Meeting enables higher education executives and officials from the U.S. and other countries to build their networks, examine key issues, and share solutions. In 2008, the ACE Annual Meeting attracted over 70 university presidents, vice presidents, rectors, and directors as well as education ministry officials and embassy staff from over 30 countries.

Plan to Attend!

ACE's 91st Annual Meeting
February 7–10, 2009
Washington, DC, USA

2009 International Track

Saturday, February 7

9:00–11:00 a.m.
Overview of U.S. Higher Education

2:00–5:00 p.m.
Higher Education for All: Global Approaches to Access and Success (International Workshop)

Every country is grappling with the issues of expanding access to higher education and ensuring the success of students in achieving their goals. Although race continues to dominate the U.S. perspective on diversity issues, there are many points of diversity in the U.S. and abroad (age, gender, ability, sexual orientation, citizenship, etc.). Widening participation means different things in different contexts, and can refer to underrepresented minority or majority groups, older students, poor students, women, or academic preparation, for example. This interactive workshop will explore how different countries define "access," and outline their responses to these challenges. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about practical strategies to reach out to and serve wide variety of student populations.

5:00–6:00 p.m.
International Networking Reception

Monday, February 9

10:45 a.m–12:15 p.m.
Lessons from the Bologna Process 

Launched ten years ago, the Bologna Process—as the European effort to harmonize and reform higher education in 46 countries is known—is gaining world attention. Its success in defining learning outcomes through "qualifications frameworks" and documenting student learning through "diploma supplements" are promising models for other nations and higher education institutions. This session will focus on the lessons that the United States and other nations can draw from the Bologna experience in articulating and documenting the meaning of a degree and defining and assessing student learning outcomes.

Tuesday, February 10

10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Branch Campus Debate  

Although there is no definitive list of U.S. degree programs and branch campuses abroad, there seem to be new ones being established on a daily basis. U.K. and Australian institutions have a longer history than the United States in establishing branch campuses, and yet they are still a relatively recent and phenomenon and the long-term future of these initiatives is unclear. Not all are convinced that they are a good idea, either for the sending institution or the receiving nation. This session will explore the issues underlying the branch campus and degree export phenomenon. What benefits do they bring to the home campus and to the host country? Is the branch campus really about capacity building in developing world or are they about building prestige and revenue streams for the sponsoring institution? What are the benefits and dangers?

 

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