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As an important mechanism and system of choosing talents, access policy of higher education not only influences individual’s future social mobility and career prospects, but also promotes a higher education institution’s academic reputation, development potential and competitiveness, as well as its status in a country even in the world higher education system. Furthermore, it also has the functions of adjusting social stratification and facilitating social equity. Under these circumstances, the following questions are of vital importance to policymakers, researchers, and educational practitioners in the development of higher education: How to meet various interest demands from educational receivers, higher education institutions, and governments through policy innovation and adjustment? How to guarantee students from different families, with different social, political, economic, cultural, religious backgrounds can obtain opportunities to access education in line with their capacities? How to guarantee higher education institutions recruit students in a way that is consistent with their own educational objectives, characteristics and future developments making them dominate favorable positions in regional and international competitions?
Therefore, access policy of higher education has become a universal issue that all countries are facing. More importantly, this issue causes great concern among key stakeholders, including governments, colleges and universities, parents, and students. The international collaboration centered on this issue will be very significant. This conference will provide a platform of exchanging ideas, solving problems and sharing experience with the academia at home and abroad. We sincerely welcome you to join us for this international grand meeting in Beijing.
Conference Themes
The suggested theme for the 2013 IALEI Conference is “Access Policy of Higher Education”.
The range of the topics includes, but not limited to the following themes:
The theoretical foundations of access policy of higher education from the perspectives of philosophy, politics, law, sociology, economics, and etc.
higher education access and equity, equality in higher education
higher education access and quality in higher education
Access policy of higher education and student subsidy
Internalization of higher education and access policy for international students
Keynotes and Panels
The keynote speeches will be delivered by 5 - 6 domestic and international renowned scholars relevant with the conference theme, and several panel discussions will be arranged.
Languages
The official languages of this conference will be Chinese and English. The interpretation will be provided.
Dates
October 30, 2013 (registration)
October 31 – November 2, 2013 (conference)
Venue
Conference Hall, Beijing Normal University
Registration Fee
Registration fee: $ 380 per person (including meals, gala dinners, interpretation service and one-day cultural tour)
Round-trip transportation and accommodation costs to be paid by attendee
Deadline for Registration
The registration form should be submitted online （http://ialei.bnu.edu.cn）before October 20, 2013.
Deadline for Papers
The full text of papers should be submitted before September 15, 2013. All the papers will be assessed by the Academic Committee and the keynote and panel speeches will be arranged based on the evaluation results.
Sponsoring Organizations
Sponsor: International Alliance of Leading Education Institutes (IALEI)
Members?
Melbourne Graduate School of Education, the University of Melbourne (Australia)
Faculty of Education, University of Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (Canada)
Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University (China)
Department of Education, Aarhus University (Denmark)
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
School of Education, University of Cape Town (South Africa)
College of Education, Seoul National University (South Korea)
Institute of Education, University of London (United Kingdom)
Faculty of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
Host Institution: Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University
Chairman: Wang Yingjie (President of China Comparative Education Society, Professor of the Institute of International and Comparative Education, Beijing Normal University)
Director of the Organizing Committee: Shi Zhongying (Dean, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University)
Members of the Organizing Committee:?
Field Rickards (Dean, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, the University of Melbourne)
Lisete Arelaro (Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Sao Paulo)
Julia O’Sullivan (Dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto)
Liu Baocun (Professor, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University)
Claus Holm (Executive Director, Department of Education, Aarhus University)
Sing Kong Lee (Director, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University)
Paula Ensor (Dean, School of Education, University of Cape Town)
Jong Wook Kim (Dean, College of Education, Seoul National University)
Chris Husband (Director, Institute of Education, University of London)
Julie Underwood (Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Secretariat of Organizing Committee:
Eva Lise Eriksen (Head of IALEI Secretariat, Danish School of Education, Aarhus Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University)
Li Jiayong (Vice-Dean, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University)
Wu Haitao (Director, International Affairs Department, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University)
Liu Qiang (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University)
Contact Information
Contact Person: Mr. Wu Haitao?
Address: Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, No.19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China
Tel: +86-10-5880-4090
Fax: +86-10-5880-4169
Email: ialei@bnu.edu.cn
We are looking forward to hearing from you soon and seeing you in Beijing!
Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University
November, 2012
