Open Conference on Higher Education in Zagreb – Call for Papers
The Faculty of Political Science of the University of Zagreb and the Department of Educational Research of the University of Oslo have the pleasure to invite you to participate in the conference “European Integration in Higher Education and Research in the Western Balkans”, taking place in the Rectorate of the University of Zagreb, 3-4 May 2012.
The conference is part of the 3-year project, funded by the Norwegian Research Council through its NORGLOBAL programme, “European Integration in Higher Education and Research in the Western Balkans,” of which the Knowledge Base is also a part.
The conference will gather researchers and policy makers from Croatia and other countries of the Western Balkans and will focus on the current state-of-the-art with respect to data and knowledge about systems of higher education and research, data and analysis needs on the side of policy makers as well as key research topics and related theoretical and methodological approaches. The conference will also be an opportunity for researchers from the region to present their work and explore possibilities for collaboration with colleagues from the region and Norway.
The call for papers and further information on the event can be downloaded from the following link: Open conference 1 – Zagreb
CHER Conference 2012 - Call for Proposals
On behalf of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers (CHER), the Centre for Education Policy Studies of the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and the Centre for Education Policy (Serbia) hereby invite you to the conference:
Higher Education and Social Dynamics
The 25th annual CHER conference welcomes theoretical and empirical contributions to the theme and encourages researchers from across Europe and beyond to take part in the conference at the unique occasion of celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers.
The 25th CHER conference will take place in Belgrade, Serbia, on 10, 11 and 12 September 2012 and is jointly organized by the Centre for Education Policy Studies of the University of Ljubljana and the Centre for Education Policy from Belgrade.
The conference is followed by the Ljubljana Symposium on September 13 at the University of Ljubljana.
Four tracks are foreseen under the conference theme:
- The role(s) of higher education institutions in contemporary society
- The effects of the wider societal dynamics on higher education
- Higher education at the borders of Europe
- Core themes in higher education research
Further information about the tracks, conference and symposium programme, including practical information, can be found in the attachment and on the conference website: http://www.cher2012.rs.
Monitoring of inclusive educational practice
The “Monitoring of inclusive educational practice” project, supported by Fund for an Open Society, is implemented within a broader plan for short-term monitoring of the implementation of inclusive education policy. This should provide regular reports and feedback necessary for rapid corrective. The focus of the project is primarily the work of schools, through qualitative in-depth monitoring of the practice of inclusive education.
The project objectives are:
New CEP publication: "Research policy, Financing and Performance: Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia in comparative perspective"
The latest publication of the Centre for Education Policy addresses current trends and insights from the field of scientific research. The aim behind the study was to provide an informative comparison of policy developments, financing and performance in the three countries which were once part of the former Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia: Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia. It explores extensively the degree to which financing as a policy instrument is conducive to the development of scientific research within these countries. The book offers empirical data on research policy, funding and performance, which can be of use for future policymaking in the three countries, as well as useful for international institutions and organisations approaching or seeking to enhance their understanding of the research systems under study.
Regional Task Force meeting held in Belgrade
The first meeting of the Regional Task Force of the project „Advancing teacher professionalism for inclusive, quality and relevant education” (ATEPIE) took place on January 23rd in Belgrade.
This occasion brought together leaders of the four country teams of the ATEPIE project (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) and the Croatian representative as the observer, who presented current trends in the National Qualification Frameworks development, with the special emphasis on contexts of specific countries. Mrs Tinde Kovac Cerovic, State Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia, has attended the morning session.
Encouraged and inspired by the valuable contributions of professor Graham Donaldson, international expert, and Natasa Pantic, CEP expert for teaching profession, Regional Task Force engaged in the fruitful discussion on the work methodology and working plan.
CHER 2012 website launched
The website of the 25th annual conference of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers - CHER has been launched and it can be located at www.cher2012.rs.
International Teacher Leadership - ITL
The International Teacher Leadership (ITL) project is a research and development project initiated by David Frost at the University of Cambridge - Faculty of Education in 2008. The initiative was a response to interest shown by researchers and practitioners in a number of European countries in the work on teacher leadership within the Leadership for Learning team at Cambridge and the HertsCam programme.
The ITL project is now a large scale enterprise with a project team consisting of over 50 experts / people supporting around 1,000 teachers in 100 schools in 17 sites in 15 countries: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Turkey and UK.