THOUGHT LEADER SESSIONS

 

2011 ICG THOUGHT LEADER SESSION AT NAFSA: TALENT ATTRACTION AND INNOVATION: VANCOUVER, MELBOURNE, AND SANTIAGO 

 

The sixth ICG Thought Leader Session was held at the 2011 NAFSA Conference in Vancouver. The Session focused on the factors and conditions enabling talent attraction and innovation in different jurisdictions.

 

Presenters included:

  • Prof. Michael A. Goldberg (Dean Emeritus, UBC Sauder School of Business)
  • Prof. Chris Robinson (the former Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law at Victoria University (Australia)
  • Nicolas Shea (the Innovation Advisor to the Minster for Economics in Chile and CEO of Start Up Chile)

 

The session was chaired by Dr. Randall Martin from the British Columbia Council for International Education.  It is availabale for download here.  

 

 

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2010 ICG THOUGHT LEADER SESSION AT NAFSA: TALENT, IMMIGRATION, AND COMPETITION

 

The fifth ICG Thought Leader Session was held at the 2010 NAFSA Conference in Kansas City.

 

This session discussed the nexus between the global movement of students, immigration and labor market entry scenarios, and how these two issues are driving competition between – and are increasingly actively driven by – countries.

 

Themes touched upon include the emergence of immigration policies as a recruitment tool, the increasingly complex dynamics between talent supply and demand, and the rapid globalization of higher education with its attendant competition pressures on universities.

 

Presenters included:

  • Dr. Daniel J. Guhr, ICG
  • Professor Eva Åkesson, Prorektor of Lund University
  • Dr. Rahul Choudaha, World Education Service
  • Mr. Jean-Philippe Tachdjian, Deputy Director of Edu-Canada at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Canada

 

Session Report:

  • A report titled Talent, Immigration, and Competition was released at the session. It is available for download here.

 

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2010 ICG THOUGHT LEADER SESSION AT APAIE: SHIFTING POLES OF POWER IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

 

The fourth ICG Thought Leader Session was jointly arranged with APAIE and held at the APAIE 2010 Conference and Exhibition on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 

This session reflected on an international education landscape which is undergoing sustained structural and programmatic changes. It focused on questioning this apparent transition of power, influence, and talent from traditional education powerhouses in Europe and North America to emerging institutions in Asia: Is this shift real, or are we experiencing a historical aberration? What might the impact of this shift be on international education in twenty years? Which countries and institutions seem bound to regress, and which are moving up?

 

Presenters included:

  • Dr. Daniel J. Guhr, ICG
  • Prof. Nigel Healey, University of Canterbury
  • Dr. Chris Tremewan, University of Auckland

 

Session Report:

  •  A report titled Shifting Poles of Power in International Education: How the Mighty Have Fallen and the Ascent of Asia was released at the session. It is available for download here.

 

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2009 ICG THOUGHT LEADER SESSION AT NAFSA: LOOKING BEYOND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS

 

The third annual ICG Thought Leader Session was held at the 2009 NAFSA Conference in Los Angeles, CA.

 

The session was dedicated to a discussion of the future direction of international education. It used the global economic crisis as a jumping off point and looked at the long term trends and strategic change scenarios. Themes touched upon included economic and policy trends, the role of alumni, the impact of technology, institutional strategy setting, and global competition dynamics.

 

Presenters included:

  •  Dr. Wedigo de Vivanco, Freie Universität Berlin
  • Dr. Daniel J. Guhr, ICG
  • Mr. Andrew B. Shaindlin, Caltech Alumni Association
  • Mr. David L. Wheeler, Chronicle of Higher Education

 

The session was moderated by Ms. Britta Baron from University of Alberta.

 

Session Report:

  •  A report titled Looking Beyond the Global Economic Crisis: International Education Ten Years Out was released at the session. It is available for download here.

 

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2008 ICG THOUGHT LEADER SESSION AT NAFSA: UNIVERSITY ALLIANCES

 

The second annual ICG Thought Leader Session was held at the 2008 NAFSA Conference in Washington, DC.

 

The session was dedicated to a discussion of three prominent international university alliances – IARU, the IDEA League, and Universitas 21. It drew an attendance of more than 50 participants from 17 countries.

 

 Presenters included:

  • Dr. John Andersen from Københavns Universitet (IARU)
  • Dr. Piers Baker from Imperial College London (IDEA League)
  • Mr. Anders Hagström from the ETH Zürich (IDEA League)
  • Dr. Christopher Tremewan from the University of Auckland (Universitas 21)

 

The session was moderated by Mr. Christopher Madden from Griffith University.

 

Session Report:

  • A report titled University Alliances was released at the session. It is available for download here.

 

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2007 ICG THOUGHT LEADER SESSION AT NAFSA: BEST PRACTICES IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

 

 

The first annual ICG Thought Leader Session was held at the 2007 NAFSA Conference in Minneapolis.

 

The session was dedicated to a survey of current best practices in international education. It drew an attendance of 49 participants from 14 countries.

 

Presenters included:

  • Mr. Stuart Boag from Education New Zealand
  • Dr. Robert Coelen from Universiteit Leiden
  • Ms. Laurel Bright from the Queensland Department of Education and Ms. Erika Müller-Blass from the Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
  • Dr. Ayoub Kazim from Dubai Knowledge Village
  • Mr. Chris Madden from Griffith University
  • Mr. Wolfgang Mekle from Universität Tübingen
  • Dr. Kirk Simmons from the University of Arizona
  • Ms. Tracy Thomas from the University of Tasmania

 

Session Report:

  • A report titled Best Practices in International Education was released at the session. It is available for download here.