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MODERN CONFERENCE : "Assuring the Quality of Internationalisation” & MODERN Peer Learning Workshop “From strategy to quality : Internationalisation as an element of QA-systems in Higher Education Institutions”, 6-7 May 2010

The next MODERN Conference on “Assuring the Quality of Internationalisation” (7 May) and the MODERN Peer Learning Workshop “From strategy to quality: Internationalisation as an element of QA-systems in Higher Education Institutions” (6 May) will take place in Amsterdam.

Further information on the MODERN Conference & the online registration are available on the MODERN website : www.highereducationmanagement.eu.

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MODERN Conference Announcement : "Funding"- London, 29 January 2010

The next MODERN Conference on Funding which will take place on 29 January in London and the survey on "Training needs for leadership and management professions in European Higher Education Institutions".

Further information on the MODERN Conference on Funding (London, 29 January 2010) & the online registration are available on the MODERN website : www.highereducationmanagement.eu.

Members of MODERN associate partner organisations (so, members of UNICA Network) can also register at a reduced rate.

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Training needs

Training needs for leadership and management professions in European Higher Education Institutions - Questionnaire (ESMU)
The online questionnaire of the mapping the field exercise is now available on the MODERN website : http://www.highereducationmanagement.eu/index.php?option=com_content&vie....
The questionnaire is a survey into the needs for higher education management training at European level.
All UNICA members and contacts are invited to fill out the questionnaire.
All respondents can subscribe to receive a full copy of the report and results of this survey.

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DEAN 2009 Conference

DEAN 2009 Conference Announcement.
Universidade de Lisboa, 19-20 November 2009.
"Driving regional innovation in times of global crisis"
Further information.

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L’Education et les Migrations. Congrès de Valence 2009 : le blog

L’Institut MEDEA est partenaire du Mouvement Européen International dans la préparation du Congrès qui se tiendra à Valence du 19 au 21 novembre 2009 sur les thématiques de l’Education et des Migrations. Dans le but de collecter vos avis, propositions et expériences dans les domaines de l’Education et des Migrations dans le cadre euro-méditerranéen, un blog a été mis en place.

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Professional internship abroad

Professional internship abroad: Argentina, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ireland, Peru, South Africa, Spain and the USA.
Alliance Abroad Group and the Association of International Development and Exchange (AIDE) offer professional internship abroad for students this summer.

They are currently enrolling for summer internships in Argentina, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ireland, Peru, South Africa, Spain and the USA.

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The difference between "networking" and "not working"

NEW ACA publication on 100 academic networks world-wide.

A visible sign of the growing cooperation in higher education world-wide is the increasing number of associations, consortia, networks, etc. in the field. Their aims, history and activities, however, are less tangible for outsiders. Why were they founded? Who and where are their members? How can they be contacted? What do they do, i.e. what is their lifeblood ?

ACA Handbook of International Associations in Higher Education

Flyer and handbook order form
Price : EUR 28.50 (excl. of delivery costs)

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MODERN Conference Announcement - Brussels, 9 June 2009

MODERN Conference Announcement - Brussels, 9 June 2009 (pdf document)

The MODERN conference on governance in higher education institutions is the first in a series of five conferences which will be organised by the MODERN European platform in higher education modernisation.

MODERN is a three-year EU-funded structural project in the EU Lifelong Learning Programme which is developed under the leadership of ESMU, in a consortium with 9 core partners and 26 associate partner European associations and academic providers of higher education management (HEM) training programmes.

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U-MAP European classification project

-MAP European classification project : Developing a European Classification of Higher Education Institutions

All information about the project can be found on www.u-map.eu.

Frans van Vught has recently edited a book: "Mapping the Higher Education Landscape : Towards a European classification of Higher Education".

The book reviews existing one-dimensional international rankings and suggests a new multi-dimensional approach to map higher education institutions and create e

ffective transparency in the diversity of higher education systems in Europe. Further information on the book.

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Adoc Talent Management

Adoc Talent Management is the first Europpean Consultancy Recruitment Agency specialized in PhD. It aims at finding the adequacy between Companies' success and candidates' professional growth, with a large panel of services and a transverse and trans-disciplinary positioning.

For further information, visit : http://www.adoc-tm.com/eng/.