On February 22nd, Richard K. Miller will give us insights into Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.

Olin College of Engineering was established in 1997 for the specific purpose of developing a new paradigm for engineering education. The purpose of Olin is to become an important and constant contributor to the advancement of engineering education in America and throughout the world. The average Olin graduate has completed about 20 team-based engineering design projects while earning an ABET accredited engineering degree deeply infused with human centred design and entrepreneurial experience.

Olin was identified in a 2018 benchmark study published by MIT as among the top two undergraduate engineering programs in the world. One of the first graduates of Olin College is Frances Haugen ’06 who was the Facebook whistleblower who testified before parliament and was featured on the cover of Time magazine.

In the ten-year period from 2010 – 2020, Olin hosted visits from the leaders of 800 universities in 65 countries interested in learning from the Olin experiments. This talk by Richard K. Miller, Founding President of Olin College, will cover the origin, founding principles and experiences, and the lessons learned for the broader field of higher education in every discipline.

Click below to watch the preparatory video and register!
https://constructor.university/events/ground-remaking-engineering-education-21st-century

The Centre for Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies (CHELPS) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) is currently seeking talented individuals to fill the following roles:

1. Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) - The PDF will play a key role in managing higher education research projects and initiatives, collaborating with CHELPS co-directors on various programs, and contributing to the implementation of a new Master of Arts in Global Higher Education (MAGHE) programme, summer institutes, and leadership development initiatives. For more details, please visit:https://www.eduhk.hk/cms/f/career/27199/PDF_CHELPS_2400153.pdf
2. Project Officer (PO) - The PO will provide essential support to visiting professors, executive administrators, and distinguished presenters, assisting with administrative duties, budget management, and communication channels. For further information, please refer to: https://www.eduhk.hk/cms/f/career/27200/PO_CHELPS_2400154.pdf
3. Executive Assistant (EA) - The EA will be responsible for providing administrative assistance for MAGHE while taking care of programme promotion, student admissions, course coordination and student support among other key tasks. More information can be found here: https://www.eduhk.hk/cms/f/career/27162/ExeA_CHELPS_2400125.pdf

Application deadlines:
EA: February 22, 2024
PDF and PO: March 4, 2024

The Call for Papers is now open for the 6^th Forum “Higher Education and the Labour Market” (HELM) of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW). There will be a special focus on The Bologna Process After 25 Years: Continuities, Changes, and Evaluations.

For more information about the call for papers, please follow this link: https://www.dzhw.eu/pdf/veranstaltungen/helm/cfp_HELM_2024.pdf. The conference welcomes contributions from various disciplines, particularly from economics, social sciences, and educational sciences. Please submit a short outline (max. 500 words) by April 8^th, 2024 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The conference will take place on June 19^th-20^th in Hanover, Germany. The conference language is English.

Submit Your Proposals for the 10th HERA Conference “From Competition to Collaboration in Higher Education”.

Dates: June 5 and June 6, 2024

Venue: National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Detailed information on the event at https://www.heratpe.com/.

Registrations are now open for the 28th Summer School in Social Science Methods (https://www.usi.ch/methodssummerschool), which will take place in Lugano from August 8 to 23, 2024.

Participants can choose from four preliminary workshops and 21 one-week intensive courses covering a wide range of qualitative, quantitative, and hybrid methods in social sciences. Experienced faculty from USI and other prestigious institutions will guide participants through the latest methodological developments and provide hands-on practice in applying these techniques to real-world research questions.

The school is open to doctoral students, post-docs, and more experienced researchers wishing to deepen their methodological skills. Registration is now open at the following link: https://www.usi.ch/en/education/lifelong-learning/summer-winter-school/ssm/registration.