Posted on vrijdag 15 maart 2013
The Global Economic Crisis and its consequences on the national educational systems -
Can online education contribute to overcome the crisis?
Athens, 3-4 October 2013
The Conference will analyze the current situation of the various national or regional higher education systems that share common problems and prospects. In particular, the Conference will highlight the role of digital technologies in providing cost-effective equal learning opportunities, while maintaining a high quality university education. The reform of the different countries’ national higher education agenda will be the starting point for discussing the social, economic, institutional and pedagogical implications.
The keynote speakers of the conference will be:
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Prof. Alessandra Briganti (Chancellor of the Marconi University - General Secretary of GUIDE Association)
The Impact of the Crisis on the Structure of Higher Education Systems
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David R. Cole (Associate Professor University of Western Sydney, Australia)
Surviving Economic Crises through Education
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Dr. William Mallinson (Lecturer in British history, literature and culture Ionian University, Corfu, Greece)
Global knowledge, information technology and the humanities: can intellect exist? A historian's view
More information on the conference can be found here.
