[Herdsa]:News on Wed 18th April 2007

[Roger Landbeck]

Dear List Members

First, an apology and a correction. The HERDSA Office phone and fax numbers
given in last weeks posting were incorrect. I hope no one has been
inconvenienced by discovering this. The correct numbers are:

Phone: 61 2 9771 3911 or 02 9771 3911 in Australia

Fax: 61 2 9771 4299 or 02 9771 4299 in Australia.

This week we have:

* Announcement and Call for papers.  Partnerships for World Graduates - AIC
2007 Conference - 28th -30th November 2007

* Reminder about annual STLHE Conference in Canada, June 2007 

* Collaborating to offer small courses/subjects 17-18 May, University of New
England, Armidale, NSW. Combined UNE/Carrick Institute event.

* AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, a recent report 

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Partnerships for World Graduates - AIC 2007 Conference - 28th -30th November
2007
 
Announcement and Call for papers 
 
Conference Aim and Scope: 
The theme of the International Conference is Academia, Industry and
Community in partnership for preparing graduates for a globalising society.
Communities and industries are changing profoundly as the world becomes more
globalised. What does this mean for institutions preparing graduates to
become active citizens and productive members of the work force? These
institutions, working together with industry and community, have to explore
new ways of developing graduate capabilities and competencies that will meet
the demands of a changing society. 
 
Call for papers: 
You are invited to submit proposals across any of the following conference
themes: 
* Requirements of the professions in the global environment 
* Preparing graduates for global economy and society 
* Enhancing university, industry and community partnerships 
* Extending student and staff engagement with industry and community 
* Role of alumni in fostering partnerships 
* Role of students in partnerships 
 
High-quality proposals for all contributions need to be submitted in the
form of an abstract and can be downloaded onto the conference webpage in an
open text field. You may submit proposals for: 
* Peer reviewed paper - double-blind peer review process applies 
* Non-peer reviewed paper 
* A forum presentation 
* Poster and/or conventional academic poster 
 
Deadline: 4th June 
 
Contact: Conference Chair Professor Sylvester Abanteriba 
Director, RMIT International Industry experience and Research Program
conference 
 
Phone: +61 3 9925 9835; Email: sylvester.abanteriba at rmit.edu.au 
 
For information about the conference: www.rmit.edu.au/aic2007 
 
To submit an Abstract: http://www.icms.com.au/aic2007/abstract 

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STLHE Annual Conference June 13-16 2007, University of Alberta, Edmonton.

Hello HERDSA Members!

The 2007 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)
Annual Conference to be held in Edmonton at the University of Alberta is now
taking registrations.  Please visit the conference website to register
www.ualberta.ca/~uts/STLHE and to keep an eye on program updates and special
events.  A list of registration options and costs can be downloaded from the
registration page.  

Please note if you are making multiple registrations clear your cache
between each registration as the form collects historic data which can lead
to complications if not cleared.

Contact Sarah Ross, the 2007 Conference Coordinator via email:
stlhe07 at ualberta.ca or by phone 780-492-5763 if you have any queries about
registering or the conference itself.

We look forward to seeing you all here in Edmonton in June!

Warm regards,
John Hoddinott, Anne Naeth and Yvette d’Entremont
2007 STLHE Conference Co-Chairs

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Collaborating to offer small courses/subjects 17-18 May, University of New
England, Armidale, NSW (http://www.une.edu.au/collaborating/)

The University of New England in association with the Carrick Institute is
pleased to offer a two day forum on models of collaboration for small
courses/disciplines. The event is sponsored by the Carrick Institute so your
registration and catering needs will be provided for.
The forum will provide an opportunity to share and examine: 
• models of collaboration for small courses 
• the issues that need to be resolved in successful collaborations to
support small   subjects 
• courses/disciplines where collaborations are being explored 
The program includes speakers who have been involved or are currently
involved in a collaboration to support small courses/subjects. These are
across a number of discipline areas and include those collaborations that
have been tried and no longer exist, those that are well established and
those being developed now. Check out our website and register now!
http://www.une.edu.au/collaborating/. 

For further information contact belinda.tynan at une.edu.au.

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AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

Queensland academic Dr James Page has recently published an assessment of
the way Australian universities have been complying with the 1997 UNESCO
standard-setting instrument on higher education, the Recommendation
Concerning the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel. The
Recommendation is an important international standard dealing with higher
education and was accepted by the unanimous vote of the UNESCO General
Conference in November 1997. The article, entitled ‘Australian Universities
and International Standards: Compliance with the 1997 UNESCO Recommendation
Concerning the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel’, is published
in the latest issue of the Journal of Higher Education Policy and
Management, 2007, 29(1):95-101. 

Details,
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/contentcontent=a772831121db=allorder=page
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/archive/00006628/

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Roger Landbeck
List Moderator