'Contesting the University' stream tomorrow, 1.30-3.00, Friday 2 December, at the Graduate Centre, University of Auckland. We are the University.
Globalization, Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy: Refiguring Subjects and Spaces in the Neoliberal University
Date: Thursday 1st - Friday 2nd December Venue: Clocktower Presentation Room, University of Auckland
8:30 Welcome and Introduction 8:45 - 9:45 Roger Dale (Bristol University and Faculty of Education, UA), 'The roles of, and consequences for, Universities in building the 'Europe of Knowledge' 9:45 - 10:15 Morning Coffee (shift of venue to Graduate Centre) 10:15 - 11:15 Ole Henkel (DPU, Aarhus University): 'Is free education under attack from the EU? The implementation of joint degrees in Danish Universities 11:15 - 12:15 Uwe Brandenburg (Bristol University/Berlin): 'Coping with external forces: Options and limits of Higher Education Institutions Groupings and Networks 12:15 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 Susana de Melo (Bristol University): 'Pooling Policy Instruments for De-bordering Academic Qualifications: A Case of Co-ordination Between Three EHEA Actors'
2:00 - 2:45 Nick Lewis (Geography) - 'New Sites and Subjects in the Neoliberalising University' 2:45 - 3:45 Cris Shore (Anthropology) 'New Heroes of the University Story: Commercialisation and the Rise of Academic Entrepreneurs' 3:45 - 4:00 Afternoon Tea 4:00 - 5:00 Panel Discussion: Elizabeth Rata (Critical Studies in Education): 'Re-imagining the University: Regional Project, National Perspectives, Local Challenges'. 5:00 Wrap Up