16e Conférence internationale de l'AIU - Strategies for Securing Equity in Access and Success in Higher Education

16e Conférence internationale de l'AIU - Strategies for Securing Equity in Access and Success in Higher Education

du 17-11-2011 au 18-11-2011

Kenyatta University, Nairobi
Association internationale des universités (AIU - IAU)


Programme :
The theme of the Conference is in line with the IAU Policy Statement on Equitable Access and Success in Quality Higher Education adopted at the IAU General Conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands in 2008. It has been chosen in order to provide higher education leaders with an opportunity to actively take part in a global reflection on strategies that should be elaborated in order to ensure increased equitable access to higher education and guarantee the best possible success to the students enrolled.



Participants at the IAU 2011 International Conference will have an opportunity to learn about and discuss both government and institutional policies that aim to broaden and increase the participation rates in higher education. The focus will be on policy considerations, including the ways in which success is defined, the links between higher education choices and the needs of societies, the reasons why so often the notion of wider participation is pitted against the notion of quality of education, among other issues. We will also underline the practical measures required and undertaken by higher education institutions in areas such as: outreach services, innovative processes of assessing prior learning, alternative modes of delivery and admissions and, of course, academic mentoring and related programs to ensure high levels of retention and success. In addition, as massification of higher education expands and the level of education continues to rise, to what extent do the notions of access and success touch each level of higher education and can Open Education Resources (OER) offer a sustainable answer?
The economic, historical and cultural context that couches higher education policies is of utmost importance in this area. Equally central in designing strategies for equitable access and success are such matters as the demographic make‐up of the population in terms of ethnicity, languages, race and age. Furthermore, achieving the goals of equity in access and success requires the full participation of all higher education stakeholders – leadership, faculty members, staff and students. Thus speakers and presenters will be identified carefully to ensure wide representation and broad expertise.
Finally, building on the IAU’s Policy Statement and access and success pilot project the conference will also serve to launch the Association’s action plan and new services in this policy area.

http://www.iau-aiu.net/conferences/Kenya2011/pdf/IAU_2011_International_Conference_Preliminary_Programme.pdf