Location and Date

The 2011 World Universities Forum will be held at the Hong Kong Institute of Education in Hong Kong from January 14-16. For more information, please visit http://www.UniversitiesForum.com

Call for Papers

If you intend to present a paper at the conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options please follow this link. To submit a proposal, please click here. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the conference.

Registration

Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal.  Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, or to register for the 2010 World Universities Forum, see: http://ontheuniversity.com/conference-2010/register/.

Themes

Theme 1: In the Interest of the Academy: Perspectives on the Nature, Purpose and Working of the University

• Theme 1A: Knowledge Designs
• Theme 1B: Learning Designs
• Theme 1C: Organisational Designs
• Theme 1D: Designs on the World

Theme 2: Academic Interests: Setting Intellectual and Practical Agendas

• Theme 2A: Sciences
• Theme 2B: Technologies
• Theme 2C: Cultures, Identities, Humanisms
• Theme 2D: Resources and Welfare
• Theme 2E: Governance

For more information on our overall themes, please click here.

Volume 3, Number 1 contains:

• A Comparative Study of Horizontal and Vertical Architectural Design Studio Management by Fadzidah Abdullah, Asiah Abdul Rahim and Saodah Wok.
• Departmental Transformation: Assessing the Assessment Process by Leaunda Hemphill, Hoyet Hemphill and Donna McCaw.
• The Need for an Appropriate Organisational Structure to Accommodate Integrated Communication in a Higher Education Environment by Dalmé Mulder.
• Similarities and Differences in American and Chinese University Education by Julia A. Martin.
• Escaping the Wasteland: The Multiple Needs for an Explicit Incorporation of Values into the Core Curriculum of Contemporary Legal Education by Graham Ferris and Rebecca Huxley-Binns.
• Analyzing the Effects of Globalization on University Systems in the Developing World: A Conceptual Framework Applied to the Case of the Republic of Panama by Nanette Svenson.  
• Role of Universities in Developing a First-Class Research Society in Malaysia: UNITEN’s Aspiration by Md. Zaini Jamaludin, Zalina Hashim and Mashkuri Yaacob.
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills in Blended Learning in Africa: The Ethiopian Experience by Teklu Abate Bekele and Michael Paul Menchaca.
• Education as a Relational Process: A Case Study of Starehe Boys Centre and School, Kenya by Peter Otiato Ojiambo.
• The Future of Multicultural Diversity Curriculum in Higher Education: How Business Schools Prepare Students to Lead in a Multifaceted Global World by Roxanne Helm-Stevens and Linda Hunt.
• The Mediating Influence of Brand Association in Determining Purchase Intentions in Malaysia’s Private Higher Education Institutions by Gomathi Shamuganathan and Canon Tong.
• Images of Prestige and Economic Positioning: Youth, Education and Employment by Kandy Dayaram, Ruth Taylor, Jane Coffey and Kirsten Holmes.