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Global 2008
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Call for Papers
Papers will be received at any time if the oganizing comitee considers them as relevant to be included in the academic program

Best papers will be also published in our e-journal, which will be launched on december 2008.

FESI (INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION) presents the Call for Papers for the International Conference: GLOBAL: "NETWORKING INTO THE FUTURE" 3, Central Theme :Higher Education Institutions Transformations and Transitions in the New International Context: Towards a Common Global Space? . Topics are distributed as follows:

GLOBAL ROOM 1:
GLOBAL ROOM 2:
GLOBAL ROOM 3:
Transformations and transitions inside Higher Education Institutions due to direct or indirect influence of the globalization on:
Transformations and transitions outside Higher Education Institutions due to Globalization.

Common Global Space of Higher Education?

Students, Teachers, Researchers, Officials, Administrators, University presidents, etc.

Higher Education Institutions: Climate Change and Sustainable Development

- National Common Spaces

Goverment Organization in HEI´s : (Autonomy, Academic Bodies, Boards, Authorities' Election, Elites of Faculty, Notables, etc.)

Higher Education Institutions and sustainable development

- Regional Common Spaces

Training, faculty development and Professionalization of Human Resources (Doctorization, Certifications, etc.)

Internationalization

- Harmonization

The process of Teaching and Learning (Pedagogical Models, Assessment, Efficiency and Quality assurance, Impact of Technology in HEI)

Economical Integration and Educational Agendas (NAFTA, EU, APEC, NERCOSUR, FTAA, etc.)

- Transnationalization

Administrative Processes
International Affairs, relations between HEI with the world or the need for Educational Diplomacy

- Internet and the "Global Pool of Knowledge"

Internal and Social Communication patterns (Conflict management and Control, Media Strategies, Media and HEI, Institutional Image, Advertising, etc.)
"Brain Drain", repatriation

Multinationalization

The rol and mission of HEI´s
Import & export of Higher Education

- Diplomacy and Virtualization

Equipment, Infrastructure and Sources of Financing
- Transparency and accountability

- Global Knowledge Flows

International Affairs at home ("Brain Gain", Visiting faculty, hiring of Foreign faculty and management, programs for foreigners in the HEI, etc.)

-Mobility & Exchange

- Curriculum Internationalization

Governability and Security issues in Public and Private HEIs
Evaluation, Certification, International Accreditation

- International Cooperation

Learning and Teaching Languages as an institutional strategy to increase competitiveness of HEIs
Scholarships and incentives to Academic and Research productivity: Local or National

-Global Citizenship

Processes of Self-ASSESMENT and accreditation
New On-line educational products and Virtual Communities of Higher Education

- International Solidarity

Labor Relations (Unions and their Management, Generational Renewal, etc.)
HEI´s and Global Work Market
-Languages & Culture in a Global context
Rights of University Students / Faculty (Ombudsman)
Innovation and Competitiveness (RIS, Networks, Consortiums, Clusters, Industrial parks, Cities, Habitats)
Global Social Capital

Important Note.-The list of topics is not exhaustive, please feel free to send any proposal that is relevant to the conference central theme.

REQUIREMENTS AND IMPORTANT DATES

1.-The papers must be relevant for the previously described Conference Purpose or at least suplemment it:

2.- Papers must be written in English or Spanish. Papers in other languages are welcome as long as they include an abstract in English or Spanish.

3.- Paper should be sent as an attachment to the e-mail: fesi@xal.megared.net.mx with all your personnal and contact information. It also must follow the instructions described in this pdf file

4.- FESI's secretariat will contact you to confirm the reception of your paper in no more than 48 hours, otherwise, feel free to contact us by phone, fax or on-line:

Telefax: +52 228 812 44 70

Chat: fesi20@hotmail.com

5.- FESI's secretariat will contact you again to inform about acceptance of your paper ASAP

6.- If the paper is accepted, the author-presenter should be properly registered to the conference in order to be able to participate in the discussion and the contribution be included in the E-BOOK (Proceedings with ISBN).

7.- Deadline: Papers will be received at any time if the oganizing comitee considers them as relevant to be included in the academic program

 
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