YEAR |
DATE |
THEME OF THE CONFERENCE |
ORGANISATION |
CITY |
COUNTRY |
1988 |
November 24-26 |
1st CHER Conference and Foundation of CHER – Research on Higher Education in Europe |
INCHER – International Center for Higher Education Research – Kassel University |
Kassel |
Germany |
1989 |
September 1-3 |
2nd CHER Conference – Decision Making in Higher Education |
CHEPS – Center for Higher Education Policy Studies |
Enschede |
Netherlands |
1990 |
November 9-11 |
3rd CHER Conference – A Changing Europe: Challenges for Higher Education Research |
Organised by Guy R. Neave (International Association of Universities, Paris) |
Brussels |
Belgium |
1991 |
October 19-21 |
4th CHER Conference – Higher Education Finance |
Institute for Research in Sociology and Economics of Education (IREDU), University of Burgundy |
Dijon |
France |
1992 |
July 23-25 |
5th CHER Conference – Higher Education and the World of Work |
Centre for the Evaluation of Public Policy and Practices, Brunel University |
London |
United Kingdom |
1993 |
July 1-3 |
6th CHER Conference – Graduate Education |
The Council for Studies of Higher Education |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
1994 |
October 5-7 |
7th CHER Conference – Cross-National Studies in Higher Education |
CHEPS – Center for Higher Education Policy Studies – University of Twente |
Enschede |
Netherlands |
1995 |
September 28-30 |
8th CHER Conference – Cross-National Studies in Higher Education: The State of the Art in the Disciplines |
AF Forum (Associazione per l’Alta Formazione) |
Rome |
Italy |
1996 |
June, 27-29 |
9th CHER Conference – Governance and Management in Higher Education Institutions |
Abo Academy |
Turku |
Finland |
1997 |
September 18-20 |
10th CHER Conference – Evaluation and Higher Education Research |
University of Alicante |
Alicante |
Spain |
1998 |
September 3-5 |
11th CHER Conference – Higher Education Research – Achievements, Conditions and New Challenges |
INCHER – International Center for Higher Education Research – Kassel University |
Kassel |
Germany |
1999 |
June 17-19 |
12th CHER Conference – The Research Function in Higher Education |
Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU) |
Oslo |
Norway |
2000 |
September 14-16 |
13th CHER Conference – The Institutional Dimension: Organizational Aspects in Higher Education Research |
Centre for Higher Education Research and Evaluation, University of Lancaster |
Lancaster |
United Kingdom |
2001 |
September 2-4 |
14th CHER Conference – Higher Education and its Clients: Institutional Responses to Changes in Demand and in Environment |
Institute for Research in Sociology and Economics of Education (IREDU), University of Burgundy |
Dijon |
France |
2002 |
September 5-7 |
15th CHER Conference – Higher Education in the Global Age |
University of Viena |
Vienna |
Austria |
2003 |
September 4-6 |
16th CHER Conference – Reform and Change in Higher Education: Renewed Expectations and Improved Performance? |
CIPES – Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies |
Porto |
Portugal |
2004 |
September 17-19 |
17th CHER Conference – Public-Private Dynamics in Higher Education: Expectations, Developments and Outcomes |
CHEPS – Center for Higher Education Policy Studies – University of Twente |
Enschede |
Netherlands |
2005 |
September 1-3 |
18th CHER Conference – Higher Education: The Cultural Dimension – Innovative Cultures, Norms and Values |
Finnish Institute for Educational Research, the University of Jyväskylä |
Jyväskylä |
Finland |
2006 |
September 7-9 |
19th CHER Conference – Systems Convergence and Institutional Diversity |
INCHER – International Center for Higher Education Research – Kassel University |
Kassel |
Germany |
2007 |
August 30 – September 01 |
20th CHER Conference – The Research Mission of the University |
University College Dublin |
Dublin |
Ireland |
2008 |
11-13 September |
21st CHER Conference – Excellence and Diversity in Higher Education. Meanings, Goals, and Instruments |
University of Pavia |
Pavia |
Italy |
2009 |
September 10-12 |
22nd CHER Conference – Public Vices, Private Benefits? |
CIPES – Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies |
Porto |
Portugal |
2010 |
June 10-12 |
23rd CHER Conference – Effects of Higher Education Reforms |
University of Oslo (UiO) |
Oslo |
Norway |
2011 |
June 23-25 |
24th CHER Conference – Prospects for Higher Education in the 21st Century Research, Ideas and Policy |
University of Iceland, School of Education |
Reykjavik |
Iceland |
2012 |
September 9-12 |
25th CHER Conference – Higher Education and Social Dynamics |
University of Ljubljana – Centre for Education Policy |
Ljubljana |
Slovenia |
2013 |
September 9-11 |
26th CHER Conference – The Roles of Higher Education and Research in the Fabric of Societies |
University of Lausanne |
Lausanne |
Switzerland |
2014 |
September 8-10 |
27th CHER Conference – Universities in Transition: Shifting Institutional and Organizational Boundaries |
CERIS (Institute for Research on Firms and Growth) of the CNR (National Research Council) |
Rome |
Italy |
2015 |
September 7-9 |
28th CHER Conference – Global Challenges, National Initiatives, and Institutional Responses – The Transformation of Higher Education |
ISEG – School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon, and CIPES – Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
2016 |
September 5-7 |
29th CHER Conference – The University as a Critical Institution? |
University of Cambridge – Lucy Cavendish College |
Cambridge |
United Kingdom |
2017 |
August 28-30 |
30th CHER Conference – Universities as Political Institutions – HEIs in the Middle of Academic, Economic, and Social Pressures |
University of Jyväskylä – Higher Education Studies Team (HIEST) – Finnish Institute for Educational Research |
Jyväskylä |
Finland |
2018 |
August 30 – September 1 |
31st CHER Conference – Differentiation and Integration in Higher Education: Patterns and Dynamics |
The National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) |
Moscow |
Russia |
2019 |
August 28-30 |
32nd CHER Conference – Theories and Methods in Higher Education Research |
INCHER – International Center for Higher Education Research – Kassel University |
Kassel |
Germany |
2020 |
September 1-3 |
33rd CHER Conference – Promoting Closer Relations and Scholarly Dialogues Between European and Asian Higher Education Researchers |
The University of Hong Kong |
Online |
Hong Kong |
2022 |
September 1-2 |
34th CHER Conference – A Sustainable and Responsive Higher Education |
University of Jyväskylä – Finnish Institute for Educational Research and Consortium of Higher Education Researchers in Finland (CHERIF) |
Online |
Finland |
2023 |
August 30 – September 1 |
35th CHER Conference – Higher Education Institutions as Change Agents in Society: Perspectives on Adaptation and Impact |
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business – Institute for Higher Education Management |
Vienna |
Austria |
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