The network represents university outreach and engagement, inclusive of community, economic, and workforce development. It focuses on the role that universities can play in the advancement of initiatives that positively impact the quality of life in our communities and economies at the national, regional, and local levels, recognizing that some elements of this work often begins in the pre-K - 12 environment and continues through post-workforce years
Did you see the latest emailed announcement from UPCEA about OEED's webinar? Education Trends from Corporate Training Executives and Professional, Continuing, and Online Education Leader s Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 AM EST Register today! https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/809605566 Over the last several years higher education has been looking to businesses for more than just continuing education students and research funding
In 2006, I did a presentation on technology and reported that I had an Internet speed of 800 Kps
The briefing on Russia and the Ukraine in Washington DC on Wednesday & Thursday, February19-20, 2014 immediately follows the closing of the AIEA conference.The purpose of the meeting is for university administrators of continuing education and international programs to have an extended briefing on Russia and the Ukraine. To that end, experts will speak on economic, political, and educational aspects of the regions.The event will take place at the University of California Washington Center on Rhode Island Avenue, NW. For more information on the program and the speakers and/or to register, please click on the link to 2014 UPCEA International Briefing . Please note: Registration will close on January 3, 2014. Registration limited to 75 people and has been sent out to AIEA, NAFSA Regions, and AIRC
-Russia Foundation ( USRF ) and will be expanded and strengthened over the coming four years. Based on an initial biomedical focus – an area that UMD and UNN continue to refine and expand - USRIC will serve as a platform connecting Russian research universities and entrepreneurs with their US counterparts while engaging appropriate state and regional governmental structures
Local, state and national governments and industries are actively seeking international partners to expand markets and workforces that help address components of the global economic crisis. Educational institutions are embracing the need for global competencies, are incorporating international concepts into the curriculum, are continuing to develop satellite campuses and are actively pursuing international students, international faculty, study abroad and exchange opportunities, philanthropy, etc
Well, the UPCEA regionals are over, but far from it as many issues will continue to be discussed
Just wanted to share with you a cool chart that the New York Times published on what people say to "where they were born" at the state level. Depending on whether you are studying braindrain or the impact of adult education as a result of immigration, it can be an interesting chart . For greater detail, you can also see more specifics on the following link
IIE Releases New Book on Latin America’s New Knowledge Economy A new book, published by the Institute of International Education with support from the AIFS Foundation, reviews the policies, institutions, and programs that have helped bring about major changes in higher education for Latin America. Latin America’s New Knowledge Economy: Higher Education, Government, and International Collaboration chronicles the rapid economic growth and social changes that have taken place across the region in recent years, and examines these developments through the lens of higher education. In the book, leading scholars from Latin America and the U.S. explore factors that have been catalysts for higher education reforms such as increased access and equity, emphasis on international study, and investment by foreign universities and corporations
The Marketing, Enrollment and Student Success Network (MESS) engages members in actively building the competencies, skills, and confidence needed by today’s professionals to successfully attract and retain students in an ever-changing and increasingly competitive adult, continuing, professional, and online education marketplace. The Network focuses both on powerful fundamentals and on new and emerging marketing, enrollment, and services practices that come from both inside and outside higher education