Times They are a-Changin‘ – Aktuelle Trends und ihre Auswirkungen auf den Hochschulsektor
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
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in englischer SpracheWelche aktuellen gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen umgeben und beeinflussen den Hochschulsektor? Welche Auswirkungen haben die zunehmende Globalisierung, demografische Veränderungen, Entwicklungen im Kommunikationstechnologiebereich und wirtschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen? Welche Erwartungen stellt die Gesellschaft an Hochschulen und deren AbsolventInnen?
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John DANIEL
Former Head of Education, UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation; Vice-Chancellor, UK Open University, Vancouver
| 1969-1973 | Assistant/Associate Professor, Ecole Polytechnique, University of Montreal |
| 1973-1977 | Director of Studies, Tele-universite, University of Quebec |
| 1978-1980 | Vice President, Learning Services, Athabasca University, Alberta |
| 1980-1984 | Vice-Rector, Academic, Concordia University, Montreal |
| 1984-1990 | President, Laurentian University, Ontario |
| 1990-2001 | Vice-Chancellor, The Open University, Milton Keynes |
| 2001-2004 | Assistant Director General for Education, UNESCO, Paris |
| 2004-2012 | President, Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver |
Dr. Hermann HAUSER
Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd.; Member, ERA Council Forum Austria; Cambridge
| 1973 | MA in Physics, University of Vienna |
| 1977 | Ph.D. in Physics, King's College, Cambridge University |
| 1978-1984 | Co-founder (later Chairman); Lead, Research and Development team (BBC micro); Head, team ARM micro processor; Acorn Computers, Cambridge |
| 1986 | Vice President Research, Olivetti, Ivrea, Italy |
| Founder Director, Harlequin, Cambridge | |
| 1987 | Helped with formation, a joint venture between Acorn and Apple Computers, ARM Ltd, Cambridge |
| 1988 | Founder, Active Book Company, Cambridge |
| 1991 | Co-Chairman and Chief Technology Officer - acquired Active Book Company, EO Incorporated, Mountain View, California |
| 1992 | Founder Director, Vocalis, Cambridge |
| 1993 | Founder and Chairman, Advanced Telecommunications Modules Ltd, Cambridge (changed name to Virata Corporation and merged with Globespan in 2003 and Conexant in 2004) |
| Founder Director, joint venture with E*Trade US. Sold to E*Trade US in 2000, Electronic Share Information Ltd, Cambridge | |
| Founder Director - Acquired by CDT, Advanced Displays Ltd, Cambridge | |
| Founder Director, SynGenix, Cambridge | |
| 1996 | Founder, NetChannel, San Francisco, California (sold to AOL in 1998) |
| since 1997 | Co-founder and Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners Limited |
| 1998 | Co-founder, Cambridge Network Ltd, Cambridge |
Mag. Dr. Wolfgang LUTZ
Founding Director, Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU), Vienna; Director, World Population Program, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
| 1980 | Magister (M.A.), Social and Economic Statistics, University of Vienna |
| 1981-1982 | Research Assistant, Population Studies Center/Graduate Group in Demography, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1982 | M.A., Demography, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1983 | Ph.D. (with distinction), Demography, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1983-1985 | Research Associate, Demographic Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences; Lecturer in Social and Economic Statistics, University of Vienna |
| 1984 | Visiting Scholar, World Fertility Survey, London |
| since 1984 | Employed at IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg |
| 1988 | Habilitation, Demography and Social Statistics, University of Vienna |
| since 1988 | Leader, World Population Program, IIASA, Laxenburg |
| 1995-1998 | Research Director, Austrian Institute for Family Studies, Vienna |
| 1998-2001 | Secretary General, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) |
| 1999-2004 | Scientific Coordinator, EU Observatory for the Social Situation, Demography and the Family |
| 2001-2002 | Initiator and Coordinator, Global Science Panel on Population and Environment |
| since 2002 | Director, Vienna Institute of Demography (VID), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna |
| 2007 | Senior Visiting Fellow, Oxford Institute of Ageing, Oxford University |
| 2002-2009 | Deputy Chair, Board of Directors and Chair of the Scientific Program Committee, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Nairobi, Kairo |
| 2003-2008 | Member, Board of Directors (Kuratorium), Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock |
| since 2008 | Full Professor of Social and Economic Statistics (part time), Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 2011 | Founding Director, Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU) |
BA Peter WOODWARD
Independent Facilitator, Quest Associates, Bath
| Peter Woodward is an experienced independent facilitator. He specialises in the design and delivery of effective participative processes through his own business, Quest Associates Ltd. Assignments range from helping small teams to develop a strategy through to major multi-stakeholder international conferences. Peter supports clients from all sectors including local citizen groups, business, through to the European Commission. He is particularly active with clients who are working towards social, environmental and economic sustainability goals. Recent clients include the European Sustainable Development Network, EC EcoAP Green Innovation programme, the UK Charity Bank, The European Business Network and the Church of England. He has established a special reputation for bringing energy, enjoyment and added value into the conference setting. |
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