British Academy Conference: Valuing the Year Abroad
On 27 March 2012, the British Academy held an international conference that sought to examine the current state of study abroad programmes in the UK and the main issues facing British universities, and the state of study abroad programmes overseas.
Serving as a platform to launch a position statement on the issue, the conference brought together experts from the UK and other countries to discuss the importance of, and need for, studying abroad.
Speakers & Recordings
Baroness Onora O’Neill FBA
Professor Jim Coleman, Chair, University Council for Modern Languages
Professor Nigel Vincent FBA, Vice-President for Research and Higher Education, British Academy
Lizzie Fane, Founder, ThirdYearAbroad.com
Rt Hon Baroness Garden of Frognal, Government Spokesperson for Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Higher Education) and the Department for Education
Dr Joanna Newman, Director (International), Universities UK
Chris Millward, Associate Director, Higher Education Funding Council for England
Martin Davidson, Chief Executive, British Council
David Docherty, Chief Executive, Council for Industry and Higher Education
Matthew Reisz, Times Higher Education
Professor Sir Drummond Bone, Master of Balliol College, Oxford
Scott Freidheim, Member, Board of Trustees, Institute of International Education and Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Investcorp International Ltd
Professor Dr Wang Lifei, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing
Professor Ulrich Teichler, International Centre for Higher Education Research, Department for Social Sciences, University of Kassel