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HEFCE Annual Conference 2009
02 April 2009
Royal Holloway, University of London
The HEFCE Annual Conference is the main forum for heads of universities and colleges, and key partners, to meet and discuss major developments in higher education.
The theme of the 2009 conference was:
Current challenges for higher education and their future implications
David Ward, past President of the American Council on Education, gave an international view of the global challenges. Delegates were invited to contribute to discussion on current issues. On the second day the chairs of HEFCE's Strategic Committees led discussions on longer-term themes. The Secretary of State gave the final presentation.
Challenges and opportunities
Sir Alan Langlands, Chief Executive, HEFCE
Text of Sir Alan Langlands' speech
Download the Challenges and opportunities speech as MS Word (46 KB)
Current issues
Tim Melville-Ross, Chair, HEFCE
Text of Tim Melville-Ross' speech
Download the Current issues, Tim Melville-Ross, Chair, HEFCE as MS Word (61 KB)
Presentation slides
Quality, access and institutional missions: Current global challenges and their future implications
David Ward, past President of the American Council on Education and former Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Text of David Ward's speech
The Government's perspective
John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Text of John Denham's speech
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