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Next Generation: Reflections and Future Perspectives on Higher Education in the Former Soviet Union
15 February, 2022 hora: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Date: Monday 14 February and Tuesday 15 February 2022
Time: 9.00 – 11.00 Caracas (UTC -4) / 16.00 – 18.00 Moscow (UTC +3) each day
Format: Online via Zoom. Open to all with prior registration required
Language: English (Q&A will be available in English and Russian)
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UNESCO IESALC and the National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia) will hold the International Conference on Higher Education Developments in the former Soviet Space, 30 years since the end of the Soviet Union, on February 14-15, 2022.
Conference objectives
It has now been thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Higher education systems in the 15 ex-Soviet countries were profoundly impacted during and after this period. At the same time, ex-Soviet higher education institutions and systems have been shaped by an array of new ideas, altered funding arrangements, different governance arrangements, and international partnerships. Trends such as university rankings, privatization, and an emphasis on quality assurance are also proving influential. As we turn to the next 30 years, this could be a period of continuing convergence with globally circulating ideas and practices, a time during which the hallmarks of the past remain strong or opportunities may also be presented for these countries to take different paths towards their future higher education.
This conference is being held to mark the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union and to reflect on developments, trends, and future prospects in the higher education systems of the ex-Soviet space. Co-hosted by UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education (UNESCO IESALC) and HSE University (National Research University Higher School of Economics), the conference brings together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and other participants with an interest in higher education in this region as well as in comparative global perspective.
Next Generation conference – agenda and speakers – UNESCO IESALC + HSE University
AGENDA
| Monday 14 February 2022
Times shown are UTC -4 (Caracas) and UTC +3 (Moscow); please check your local time zone
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| 09:00 – 09:15 (UTC-4)
16:00 – 16:15 (UTC+3)
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Conference opening
UNESCO IESALC and HSE University
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| 09:15 – 10:30 (UTC-4)
16:15 – 17:30 (UTC+3)
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Roundtable: Institutional transformations in higher education
Maria Yudkevich, Vice Rector, HSE University, Russia Isak Froumin, Distinguished Professor, HSE University, Russia Laura Karabassova, Rector, Zhubanov University, Kazakhstan Larissa Titarenko, Professor, Belarusian State University, Belarus Moderator: Francesc Pedró, Director, UNESCO IESALC, Venezuela |
| 10:30 – 10:50 (UTC -4)
17:30 – 17:50 (UTC +3) |
Open discussion with all participants
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| 10:50 – 11:00 (UTC -4)
17:50 – 18:00 (UTC+3) |
Closing remarks at the end of Day 1
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| Tuesday 15 February 2022
Times shown are UTC -4 (Caracas) and UTC +3 (Moscow); please check your local time zone |
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| 09:00 – 09:10 (UTC-4)
16:00 – 16:10 (UTC+3) |
Welcome to Day 2
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| 09:10 – 10:25 (UTC-4)
16:10 – 17:25 (UTC+3) |
Roundtable: The social responsibilities of higher education
Maia Chankseliani, Associate Professor of Comparative and International Education, University of Oxford, UK Ikboljon Qoraboyev, Associate Professor of International Relations, KazGUU, Kazakhstan Susanna Karakhanyan, Higher Education Policy & Regulation Director, Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge, UAE Bakhrom Mirkasimov, Rector, Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan Moderator: Evgeniy Terentev, Director, Institute of Education, HSE University, Russia |
| 10:25 – 10:50 (UTC -4)
17:25 – 17:50 (UTC +3) |
Open discussion with all participants |
| 10:50 – 11:00 (UTC -4)
17:50 – 18:00 (UTC+3) |
Closing of conference; Participant photo
UNESCO IESALC and HSE University |