CEC Annual Conference 2013

"Opportunity through Enterprise"

For profit or not for profit?  Private higher education in the Commonwealth

27 June 2013 @ 1030 – 1530 (followed by CEC Annual General Meeting)

Venue: British Council, 10, Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN

The CEC annual conference will follow the theme of ‘Enterprise in Education’ through exploring the fast changing landscape of higher education provision across Commonwealth countries, with particular reference to private sector provision.

Speakers include:

Professor Chris Ennew: Provost of University Nottingham Malaysia Campus and Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Nottingham

Professor Brenda Gourley: Previously Vice-Chancellor of the UK Open University & University of KwaZulu-Natal; Board Member of ADvTECH Group South Africa.

Lord Richard Luce of Adur: CEC Patron previously Vice-Chancellor, University of Buckingham, and Minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Professor Louise Morley: Director of the Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research, University of Sussex (and researcher on private HE in East and West Africa).

Tim Gore OBE, Director, Global Networks and Communities, the University of London International Programmes 

Pawan Agarwal: Higher Education representative, Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi

John Fielden: International Education Consultant including with IFC, World Bank 

Early registration is essential as the number of places available is limited

While the CEC's activities focus on education in the Commonwealth, it keeps its members aware of developments in other areas and the work of other Commonwealth civil society organisations.