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On October 19-20 IE University will bring together at its Madrid center representatives of university institutions and thought leaders from the EU,   Asia, Latin America and Europe to discuss the current state and future evolution of higher education worldwide.

In this sixth edition of “Reinventing Higher Education,” held in collaboration with the British Council, the focus is on the role of higher education in shaping global citizens. A range of panels and round tables will permit university administrators, political leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, and  media experts to tackle issues that include how to take a global approach to managing universities, the impact of diversity on work and learning environments, the role humanities play in shaping global citizens, or how leading media organizations handle information related to higher education.

British writer, professor and philosopher Anthony Clifford Grayling, considered to be one of the world’s most influential thinkers, will be giving an address in which he will address the importance of humanities in the future of higher education, at a time when the presence of disciplines like philosophy, music, and art, appears to be dwindling in study schedules.

International experts that will be taking part in the conference include Fréderic Mion (President of Sciences Po, France), Jacqui Chan (World Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Airbus), Nigel Thrift (President of Warwick University, UK), Jacqueline Jenkins (Senior Advisor at the British Council),  Ahmad Hasnah (President of Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar), Karen Sibley (Vice President of Brown University, US), Santiago Íñiguez (President of IE University), Cristián Larroulet, founder of the Development University and former Minister General Secretariat of the Presidency of Chile, John T.S. Keeler (Universidad de Pittsburgh, US), and Andrew Mackay, Director of the British Council in Spain.

The first five editions brought together over two hundred experts in management, policies and research in the field of higher education. The result was stimulating debates and round tables. The event also serves as a platform for networking among participants, all of whom are from the academic sector and leaders of change in university education in different parts of the world.

More information at: www.rhe.ie.edu

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