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Santiago Iñiguez, President of IE University, will participate in the next edition of the Going Global Conference set to take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 4 – 6, 2013. Iñiguez will take part in the panel on 21st century nations: no place for the humanities? during which distinguished experts will discuss the crucial role of the humanities in the education of future generations at a time when its influence is being brought into question more than ever before.

The Going Global 2013 conference, organized by the British Council, will examine the extent to which knowledge economies are already global and what impact they will have on the wealth, prosperity and wellbeing of nations, communities and cultures. The conference provides a platform for government ministers, education leaders and academics from around 80 countries to meet with opinion formers and business leaders to discuss education’s role in developing knowledge economies. 

Registration is now open. This year the conference will be held in the UAE at the Dubai World Trade Centre. For more information and to register for the conference please visit the Going Global website at ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global 

Find out about the latest developments in Going Global 2013’s latest newsletter. 

 Santiago Íñiguez, ponente invitado en la conferencia de Going Global 2013 en Dubai.

Santiago Íñiguez, presidente de IE University, participará en la próxima edición de la Conferencia Going Global que tendrá lugar en Dubai, Emiratos Árabes, del 4 al 6 de marzo de 2013. Íniguez intervendrá en el panel titulado: las naciones del siglo XXI: “no place for humanities?”, en el que un grupo de expertos discutirá sobre el papel crucial de las humanidades en la educación de las futuras generaciones, en un momento en el que su influencia está siendo cuestionada más que nunca. 

La conferencia Going Global 2013, organizada por el British Council, examinará hasta qué punto las economías del conocimiento son globales y qué impacto tendrán en la riqueza, la prosperidad y el bienestar de las naciones, comunidades y culturas. La conferencia es una plataforma donde ministros del gobierno, líderes en la educación y académicos de ochenta  países se reúnen con los líderes de opinión y empresariales para discutir el papel de la educación en el desarrollo de las economías del conocimiento. 

Las inscripciones ya están abiertas. Este año la conferencia tendrá lugar en los EAU en el Dubai World Trade Centre. Para obtener más información y registrarse, por favor visite la web de la conferencia en ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global 

Infórmate sobre los últimos avances en Going Global 2013 en su último boletín de noticias.

International experts from over twenty higher education institutions in different world continents met in Madrid at the conference on Reinventing Higher Education: new ways of differentiation to discuss challenges and new trends in the sector. It was the third consecutive year that IE University had hosted the international meeting, which brings together presidents and chancellors of universities worldwide, along with specialized journalists and academics. Experts took part in a series of panels to share their vision of the global education landscape with a view to forecasting the challenges that lie ahead for universities and to develop solutions. Globalization, the search for new ways of funding and securing resources, mergers of universities to improve competitiveness, and the focus on multiculturalism were some of the issues raised. Further issues addressed at the conference included new methods of student recruitment, the governance of institutions, the  impact of the technological revolution on the generation and diffusion of knowledge, and the unstoppable growth of emerging markets in Asia and the Arab world.

Speakers included Arnoud De Meyer, President of the Singapore Management University, Roger Goodman, director of the Division of Social Sciences, Oxford University, Annie Lin, Educational Projects Wikipedia, Kenneth Wong, Director of the Department of Education at Brown University, Salah Khalil, founder of the Alexandria Trust, and representatives of the World Economic Forum, the British Council, the Academy of the Russian Government, the European University Association, and Ibmec (Brazil).

The experts agreed that we are currently at a crucial point in time for the field of higher education and today, more than ever before, it is key to focus on internationalization, innovation, technology and exchanges among institutions. In short, participants insisted on the need to design and implement creative financing models and to generate knowledge to “reinvent” the university of this century to create a global university that is dynamic, entrepreneurial and open to multiculturalism.

The President of IE University, Santiago Íñiguez, explained the importance of the meeting in Madrid. “Higher education is undergoing some unusual transformations since the creation of the first universities nine centuries ago. There are many opportunities in this new environment, but also threats to those institutions who are unable to adapt to change.”

The opening address was delivered by Arnoud De Meyer, President of the Singapore Management University, who shared his experience in Asia and noted the need to promote a change in the existing models and to reinvent the traditional university. Meyer said the key to this change lies in addressing issues like internationalization and commitment to knowledge. Read more…

Video in English with Spanish subtitles/Video en inglés con subtítulos.

Santiago Iñiguez, President of IE University and Dean of IE Business School, analyzes the challenges and new trends facing Higher Education, as well as the importance of “Edupreneurship”. These trends and ways of differentiation were analyzed at IE this week during the “Reinventing Higher Education” conference, which gathered presidents and rectors of universities from every continent.

Santiago Iñiguez, presidente de IE University y decano de IE Business School, analiza los retos y las nuevas tendencias de la Educación Superior y la importancia de “Edupreneurship”. Estos temas y las nuevas vías de diferenciación en el sector educativo fueron analizados esta semana en IE en la jornada “Reinventing Higher Education” que reunió a presidentes y rectores de universidades de varios continentes.

The other side of IE Professors: Santiago Iñiguez, Dean of IE Business School and President of IE University. Santiago takes us from Beijing, China to Segovia Spain and tells us why it is important to travel and see the world.