ifs Research Workshop series 2008

The ifs research workshop series provides an opportunity to keep up to date with topical issues in the financial services industry.

All members of our Academic Community are welcome to participate, as well as external representatives from other institutions.

The aims of our research workshop series are to:

Support the development of ifs research papers;
Provide the opportunity for research possibilities with other educational institutions where various research interests intersect;
Foster a culture for the continuous enhancement of academic provision, through the engagement with the wider academic communities in which ifs operates;
Provide added intellectual stimulation for ifs staff and the wider ifs academic community.

Quarter 1 - Advanced Scholarship

Quarter 2

Strategies for Delivering Global Education

Date: Friday 27th June 2008

Time: 10am - 4pm

Venue: New Broad Street House, London, EC2M 1NH Click here for Map

Speakers:

Morten Flate Paulsen, Professor of Online Education, Director of Development, NKI Distance Education (Norway)

Professor Jonathan Kydd, Dean, of the University of London External System

Rosie Gosling, Director, LSE External Studies

Participants will have presentations from academic leaders in the field of large-scale distance and e-learning. Professor Morten Paulsen was involved in delivering one of the first online programmes at the Norway Knowledge Institute (NKI) in 1986. More recently he has been heading a project researching European global mega providers, which has identified key factors of their success. Professor Jonathan Kydd, recently appointed the Dean of the University of London External System, will outline the strategic direction of the External System, drawing on the key strengths and challenges of the System, which is celebrating 150 successful years of delivery to international markets.

Speakers bio notes

To register please e-mail msalmon@ifslearning.ac.uk

Other ifs research workshops for 2008 will include:

Quarter 3 - Corporate governance in the financial services industry

Quarter 4 - Meeting the challenge of the widening participation agenda