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From: Noijons, E. <noyons -- cwts.leidenuniv.nl>
Date: Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 7:24 AM
Subject: [SIGMETRICS] Announcement: Third Leiden University
International Ranking Symposium 6/7 february
To: SIGMETRICS_at_listserv.utk.edu
3rd Leiden University International Ranking Symposium
'Ranking and Differentiation in Higher Education, Research and
Knowledge Utilisation'
6 & 7 February 2009
Buruma Lecture Theatre, Leiden University Medical Centre, The
Netherlands.
Why this symposium?
There is ample evidence from surveys of students to show that global
university rankings are an important part of the assessment that
students make when choosing a university at which to study. Given the
increased need for universities to recruit students beyond their
traditional (national) boundaries it follows that universities need
to be concerned with this ranking phenomenon. Leiden University's
response has been to organise fora for discussion about global
ranking. It is our belief that such events serve to clarify important
issues and influence the design of ranking processes. This is the
third symposium in the Leiden University International Ranking
Symposia and it brings together a variety of excellent speakers,
including:
Mr. Ron Bormans, President HAN University of Applied Science (the
Netherlands)
Dr. Robert Coelen, Vice-President International, Leiden University
(the Netherlands)
Dr. Koen Debackere, Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and
Innovation (MSI), Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium)
Dr. Gero Federkeil, Centre for Higher Education (CHE), Gütersloh
(Germany)
Prof. Luke Georghiou PhD, BSc, Professor of Science and Technology
Policy Management, and Associate Dean Research Faculty of Humanities,
University of Manchester (UK)
Prof. Wolfgang Glänzel, Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy
and Innovation (MSI), Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium)
Prof. Hariolf Grupp, Managing Director, Institute of Economic Policy
Research (IWW) & Senate Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),
University of Karlsruhe (Germany)
Dr. Ellen Hazelkorn, Director Dublin Institute of Technology and Dean
of the Faculty of Applied Arts, Dublin (Ireland)
Prof. Paul van der Heijden, Rector Magnificus and President of the
College Board, Leiden University (the Netherlands)
Prof. Lauritz Holm-Nielsen, Rector, University of Aarhus (Denmark)
Mr. Martin Ince, Commissioning Editor, Timer Higher Education
Supplement, London (UK)
Dr Neil Kemp, International Education Consultant and Visiting Fellow,
University of London (UK)
Prof. Anthony van Raan, Professor and Director Centre for Science and
Technology (CWTS), Leiden University (the Netherlands)
Dr. Jan Sadlak, Director UNESCO-CEPES, Buckarest (Romania)
Mr. Tony Sheil, Senior Manager, Research Policy, Griffith University
(Australia)
Ms. Hanneke Teekens, Director Communications, Nuffic Netherlands
Organisation for Internationalisation (the Netherlands)
Prof. Frans van Vught, Member of the Group of Social Policy Analysis
(GSPA) of the European Commission, Brussels (Belgium)
More detailed information and registration is available at:
http://www.events.leiden.edu/ranking2009/
Received on Wed Jan 07 2009 - 16:12:20 GMT