HE regionalisation and harmonisation: One model fits all?
Diversity of HE models, either existing or that existed in recent past
Current trends in regional harmonisation of HE systems
Challenges and trends in regional harmonisation of HE systems
HE in a globally competitive world – From a tradable to a competitive commodity
Should HE be a tradable commodity?
Cross‐border HE and internationalisation: Are there losers?
Global ranking and benchmarking of HE institutions: Who benefits?
HE in times of global financial and economic turbulence
Repercussions of the economic crisis on the HE sector: Funding, student enrolment, quality, etc.
Will HE in the South be affected in the same way as in the North? What will be the impact on national growth and development?
How can the challenges be overcome? Are there avenues for North‐South HE collaboration?
Scenarios for HE futures
HE to serve local or global needs, or both?
Alternative models of HE futures
Embedding values and service to humanity in the HE futures
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Jomo K. S. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Publications
Student Loan Schemes: Experiences of New Zealand, Australia, India and Thailand and Way Forward for Malaysia (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges for Universities and Nations (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
50 Years of Higher Education Development in Malaysia (1957 - 2007) (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & IPPTN)
Collaborators
Organisers
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MoHE)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF)
Co-Organisers
International Association of Universities
Association of African Universities (AAU)
Right Livelihood College (RLC)
Secretariat
National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN)