January 2009
Dear Observatory Colleagues,
2009 Global Forum on Cross-Border Higher Education – Call for Papers Now Available
The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education will host its 2009 Global Forum entitled
‘Global Connections – Local Impacts: Best Practices, Models and Policies for Cross- Border Higher Education,’ in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia, 21-24 October 2009.
The Forum promises to be a highly engaging professional venue for global colleagues to exchange ideas, strategies, and best practices about internationalism and cross-border higher education. Plan now to join us in Malaysia.
Organised in collaboration with the University of Nottingham, Malaysia and Malaysia’s
Ministry of Higher Education, The Observatory is pleased to announce the following sponsor organisations:
Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia;
UNESCO;
International Association of Universities (IAU);
Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU);
Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN);
Commonwealth of Learning (COL);
European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN);
The World Bank;
Polycom, Inc.;
Pearson eCollege; and
United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
The Call for Papers is currently available on our new website (www.obhe.ac.uk). Further programme and registration information will be available in the coming months.
The Forum will be held at The Prince Hotel & Residence in the heart of KL with easy access and transportation to restaurants, museums, exhibitions, cultural venues and the world-renowned Patronas Twin Towers.
Hotel booking forms are available on our website and should be faxed or emailed directly to the hotel at:
PRINCE HOTEL AND RESIDENCE KUALA LUMPUR Fax: +6(03) 2170 8662
Email: [email protected]
Invited Speakers
Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Sir Drummond Bone, The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education Dr. Any DiPaulo, Stanford University
Dr. Susan Jeffords, University of Washington
Dr. David Woodhouse, Australian Universities Quality Agency Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic, UNESCO
Eva Egron-Polak, International Association of Universities Professor Anuwar Ali, Open University of Malaysia Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning Sir Graeme Davies, University of London
Carolyn Campbell, Quality Assurance Agency
Professor John Tarrant, Association of Commonwealth Universities Professor John Spinks, University of Hong Kong
Professor Lesleyanne Hawthorne, University of Melbourne Professor Abtar Kaur, Open University of Malaysia
Dr. H. Wells Singleton, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Rajani Naidoo, University of Bath
Dr. John G. Flores, NSU FSEHS and United States Distance Learning Association
Key Dates and Deadlines
Registration Opens (www.obhe.ac.uk) 1 February 2009
Call for Papers deadline 21 March 2009
Hotel Reservation deadline 1 July 2009
Abstracts for Accepted Proposals due 1 August 2009
We would sincerely appreciate it if you could pass this announcement on to your
membership and networks. If we can provide any additional information about the 2009 Global Forum, please feel free to contact us at your convenience.
Warm Regards,
Dr. Don Olcott, Jr., Ed.D., FRSA Chief Executive
The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HF, UK Tel.:+44 (0)20 7380 6714 Fax:+44 (0)20 7387 2655 Web: www.obhe.ac.uk Email: [email protected]
