Events
Members of the i-graduate team regularly speak at conferences and events. We also host conferences, including the annual Best Practice Exchange™. Details of past and future events will always feature here. For more information about any of the events listed, or to arrange a meeting with a member of the team, please contact felice.nightingale@i-graduate.org
Upcoming events
Attracting International Research Students: Strategy and Practice
4 March 2009
1 Victoria Street Conference Centre, London SW1
The UK Higher Education International Unit and i-graduate, with the support of Universities UK and UKTI, present the second in the series of 'Rethinking Higher Education' conferences: Attracting International Research Students: Strategy and Practice
The conference will focus on the strategic importance of international research students to the HE sector and will assess how UK universities can position themselves to attract the brightest and best students to their campuses.
For more information and to register, please click here
Past events
Globalisation of Universities conference
23 October 2008
The Commonwealth Club, London
i-graduate is proud to partner with the THE for the Globalisation of Universities conference on the 23rd October 2008.
Delegates to this unique conference will be able to hear from experts about how universities can get involved in globalisation, and what happens when they do. What does it mean for strategy? How can teaching and research become fully international? And what are the financial and academic risks? At a time when economies across the world are slowing down, will globalisation cease to be a priority for universities? Or is the need to tap international revenue greater than ever?
For more information, please click here
20th Annual EAIE Conference: Re-designing the Map of European Higher Education
10–13th September 2008
EAIE Exhibition, Antwerp, Belgium
Six members of the i-graduate team attended the 2008 EAIE conference in Antwerp. I-graduate presented two sessions at the event - Europe's Learning Tribes and The International Educators' Report. We enjoyed meeting all of you and are already looking forward to Madrid 2009!
Education UK Scotland Biannual Conference
June 2008
One of the key challenges addressed at this event was how Scottish Higher Education Institutions are planning to respond to increasing global competition.
Will Archer (i-graduate’s director) sought to answer this question by discussing how international students view Scotland in light of new Scotland specific research from i-graduate’s trademark ‘International Student Barometer’ (ISB); a web-based survey designed to track the opinions and experiences of international students.
The concept of transnational education – the rise of institutions working alongside institutions and organisations abroad - was also examined.
NAFSA 2008 Annual Conference & Expo
May 2008
Thank you to all those who visited our booth at this year’s NAFSA Conference & Expo, held in Washington D.C. between 26th and 30th May.
NAFSA 2008 was the largest yet, attracting over 9,000 delegates from over 100 countries.
We’d like to say a big thank you to our partners for their ongoing support and, for those who joined us, we hope you enjoyed our ‘Top Secret’ Champagne Reception (in association with The International Spy Museum).
If you made an enquiry, one of the team will be in touch soon with more information. Meanwhile, if you have an enquiry about any of the services we provide please email info@i-graduate.org.
CUBO National Student Living Experience Report Launch
April 2008
Thank you to everyone who attended the CUBO National Student Living Experience Report launch, held at the offices of UUK in Central London on 22nd April.
The event was a great success, attracting over 70 delegates from 50 institutions and other organisations.
For the full story, please click here.
To receive a copy of the report, please contact admin@cubo.org.
Rethinking Higher Education conference
March 2008
Thank you to everyone who attended the Rethinking Higher Education conference held in Central London on 13th March.
The conference, organised by i-graduate and the UK Higher Education International Unit with support from Universities UK and UK Trade and Investment, was opened by University of Wolverhampton Vice-Chancellor Caroline Gipps and Lord Digby Jones, Minister of State for Trade and Investment.
Also addressing the conference were John Fielden, Director of CHEMA consulting and author of a new report on the management of internationalisation in UK universities published at the conference by the UK Higher Education International Unit; Colin Gilligan, Visiting Professor of Marketing at Northumbria University and Emeritus Professor at Sheffield Hallam University; Will Archer, Director of i-graduate; Neil Kemp, Professional Adviser to the UK-India Education and Research Initiative; Kelvin Everest, Special Adviser on China to the Vice-Chancellor at the University of Liverpool; John Hedges, Coordination Director for Santander Universities; Bernd Wachter, Director of the Academic Cooperation Association; and Shaun Curtis, Head of the UK Higher Education International Unit.
Themes explored included growth of the private sector as an HE provider internationally; understanding today's more demanding and discriminating students; and different approaches to managing internationalisation in HE institutions.
Will Archer, i-graduate's Director, unveiled the initial findings of a study into what motivated and influenced the study choices of more than 25,000 students from around the world. The study identified five new student groups, called Learning Tribes, whose members shared similar priorities and motivations. The study's conclusions were reported in The Guardian and University World News. The Times Higher Education magazine also featured Learning Tribes in a report on the conference, while The Independent explored growth of the private sector, quoting several of the conference speakers.
To download a copy of the conference report, click here.
Articles relating to the event can be found here: UK: Knowledge the only currency; UK: Booming private sector.
Best Practice Exchange 2008
March 2008
Thank you to everyone who attended our Best Practice Exchange 2008 on 7th March at the University of Edinburgh - you all helped to make the day a huge success! The event was attended by over 105 delegates from 65 institutions and other organisations.
Professor Simon Van Heyningen, Vice-Principal (Learning and Teaching) at the University of Edinburgh opened the conference. Speakers also included Ron Cushing (International Student Services Director, University of Cincinnati) and Wes Streeting (Vice-President Education, National Union of Students).
During the day, participants split into self-selected workshops which covered five broad themes - including cultural and social integration and careers, work experience and employability. Lots of you committed to take away practical actions to put into place at your institutions, helping us in 'raising the bar' for the international student experience.
The Best Practice Exchange was developed by i-graduate in order to assist the UK higher education industry implement actions as a result of the International Student Barometer findings.
The release of International Student Barometer data at the conference was reported by the Edinburgh Evening News .
Everyone who attended this event should have now received a copy of the Best Practice Exchange 2008 Report. If not, please contact felice.nightingale@i-graduate.org