gmail alert: 9th QS-APPLE: Call for proposals extended to 31 May 2013

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

9th QS-APPLE: Call for proposals extended to 31 May 2013

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9th QS-APPLE Annual Conference 2013

Dates: Wednesday-Friday 30 October – 1 November 2013
Host / Venue: Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea

9 Apr 2013

Dear Educator,

The QS-APPLE (Asia-Pacific Professional Leaders in Education) Annual Conference brings together international educators, senior academic administrators and government officials from across Asia-Pacific and the world. The mission of QS-APPLE is "to build world-class universities for Asia-Pacific communities through global partnership and collaboration" and the Annual Conference offers delegates the opportunity to network, exchange best practice and better understand the rapidly changing face of higher education in the Asia-Pacific — the world's most populous and fastest-growing region.

Each year, the conference moves to a different geographical location to highlight the richness and diversity of higher education in the Asia-Pacific. The 9th QS-APPLE Annual Conference will be hosted by Sungkyunkwan University. SKKU is Korea's oldest university, celebrating its 614th anniversary in 2013. Founded on the principles of Neo-Confucianism, and the four cardinal virtues — humanity, righteousness, propriety and wisdom — SKKU today aspires to become a "global hub university for knowledge and human networks". With its close partnership with Samsung connecting SKKU to the world of international business, the University represents a fusion of centuries-old tradition and cutting edge technological advance.

Call for proposals extended to 31 May 2013

The success of the QS-APPLE Annual Conference since its inception in 2005 has been the active engagement of university leaders, academics and senior administrators, who have contributed to the conference programme by sharing their experiences, providing case studies of internationalisation and taking part in constructive debate about the internationalisation of students, faculty and the curriculum.

For 2013, a number of colleagues from across Asia have requested extensions to the original submission deadline, which meant that when the International Academic Advisory Committee met at Taipei Medical University last week (3 – 4 April), a number of proposals were still outstanding. The Committee decided, in the interests of equity, to extend the deadline for all colleagues to 31 May 2013. Conference Tracks for 2013 The 9th QS-APPLE Conference will be organised around six broad tracks.

Track 1: Internationalising the Student Body: International Student Recruitment, Support and Exchange

Track 2: Internationalising the Curriculum: Educating Global Citizens

Track 3: Building World-Class Universities in the Asia-Pacific: Strategies for Institutional Capacity Building

Track 4: Transnational Education and International Partnerships

Track 5: Global Higher Education Market: Trends, Policies and Key Developments

Track 6: Country Reports on Higher Education

Please CLICK HERE to review the illustrative topics covered under each track and the likely target audiences.

Criteria for Evaluation of Proposals

The conference programme is managed by the QS-APPLE International Academic Advisory Committee, a committee of independent senior academics and international administrators representing the main Asia-Pacific countries. Its role is to design a balanced programme of informative and thought-provoking sessions. In evaluating proposals for inclusion in the conference programme, the International Academic Advisory Committee is looking for presentations that will be objective, interactive and promote learning and discussion amongst delegates.

Please CLICK HERE for further details.

Submitting a Proposal

Submissions should be made on-line through the QS-APPLE conference website.

Please CLICK HERE for an indication of the proposal format.

Please CLICK HERE to submit a proposal.

The new deadline for submissions is 31 May 2013. Proposers will be advised whether their session has been accepted (with/without revisions) by no later than 14 June 2013. Speaker delegates qualify for a specially reduced conference registration fee and inclusion in the final programme is contingent upon speakers registering by a certain date.

The QS-APPLE Annual Conferences provide a friendly, supportive environment in which those interested in the internationalisation in Asia-Pacific higher education can network and learn. I hope you will choose to join us in South Korea in 2013. On behalf of the International Academic Advisory Committee, I look forward to receiving your proposals.

Thank you and regards,
Professor Nigel Healey
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), Nottingham Trent University
Chair, QS-APPLE International Academic Advisory Committee 2013

For enquiries:
Ms Kim Tan
Tel:+65 6457 4822
Email: kim.tan@qs-asia.com
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