Addressed by the UK Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, Bill Rammell and with delegates from 7 countries in East Asia and the UK, this is the first launch symposium of the series.

Find out more about the themes and programme, as well as who is coming by following the links on the left.

Key Notes

			Key Note1: Developing workforces for the 21st Century – the Challenge for Education Prof Sir Howard Newby, Vice Chancellor, University of the West of England
			Key Note 2:  Fit for purpose – the Challenge for Industry Richard Hill, Director of International Learning and Business Development,  Rolls Royce plc
			Key Note 3: Educating students for a global market   Dr Chris Tremewan, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Auckland
			Key note 4:  Meeting the challenge of change - creating an education system for a globally competitive economy. Bill Rammell Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further & Higher Education, UK (not available to download)
			Key note 5: Changing universities: delivering on the workforce development agenda Prof Michael Brown, Vice Chancellor,  Liverpool John Moores University
			Key note 6: Qualifications and Quality – guaranteeing standards in an international context Prof Cheong Hee Kiat, President, SIM University, Singapore
			Key note 7:   Re- engineering Vocational Education and Training – the New Zealand experience Max Kerr, Chief Adviser, Tertiary Education Commission New Zealand
			Key note 8:  New waves in learning Prof Jonathan Garnett, Centre for Excellence in Work-based Learning, Middlesex University