HEA Annual Conference (03-04July)

3rd Jul 2012

The title for the 8th Annual Conference of the Higher Education Academy is “Great Expectations – are you ready?”. Higher education is undergoing transformational change throughout the UK and although policies may be diverging amongst the four nations, the principle of students being central is shared. Their expectations of their course, institution and learning experience are rising. Staff and Institutions have their own aims and expectations too. In the year of the London Olympics where competitors have expectations of winning and are preparing to be ready for the challenge we apply the theme to the higher education sector and explore its implications for 2012.There are three main strands: Student expectations and the learning experience; Supporting staff to deliver student learning experiences of a lifetime; Institutional adaptability.

Early Bird bookings will open 17 February 2012.
The call for session and poster submissions is now closed. The guidance document for session submitters is available on the sessions page. Session submitters will be informed of the outcome of the session submission process in mid February 2012.

Our conference aims to:

• disseminate and showcase evidence informed practice from the sector
• facilitate the discussion and debate of pertinent issues relating to the student learning experience
• provide networking and professional development opportunities for participants

Delegate rates for 2012
Full conference - £290 (early bird) £310 (full rate), £280 (session submitter)
Full conference without conference dinner* – £245 (early bird), £265 (full rate), £235 (session submitter)
Single day - £130 (early bird) £140 (full rate), £120 (session submitter)
Student Accommodation on 03 July - £50.40 (booked directly with the venue, limited availability)
Conference Dinner only on 03 July - £45

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