EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2009: LAUNCH OF FINAL REPORT

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OCTOBER 2008: SWAN GROUP WORKSHOP CONFERENCE

Programme and Papers from the Swan Group's Conference 'Ireland's Knowledge Economy in the 21st Century: Educational Perspectives' (8th October 2008, Edward Worth Library Dublin.)

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09h00-11h45 Session 1 (Chair: Dr. S. Barrett)

09h20-09h30 Librarian and Assistant Librarian of the Worth Library

Welcome

09h30-10h00 Carol Newman (TCD) The Irish Economy and the Irish Public Sector

10h00-10h45 Deirdre Hunt & Philip Kane (UCC) Now you see them. Now you don't: The Case of the Disappearing ASU (Academic Start-Up)

10h45-11h45 Swan Group Working Paper Presentation

11h45-12h00 Coffee

12h00-15h00 Session 2 (Chair: TBA)

12h00-12h30 Marja Jalava (Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki) OECD's influence on higher education policy in Finland: The case of tuition fees

12h30-13h00 Claude Diebolt (University of Strasbourg Labour Market Adjustments in the Long Run. Are there Cliometric Findings for the Guidance of the Educational Policy in Ireland?

13h00-14h00 Lunch & Tour of Worth Library

14h00-14h30 Sandra McNally (LSE, Centre for the Economics of Education) Education and Economic Growth – Global Perspectives

14h30-15h00 Stijn Kelchtermans (KU Leuven) A new recipe for public higher education: are higher fees and reduced supply diversity the right ingredients?

15h00-15h15 Coffee

15h15-17h00 Session 3 (Chair: Prof A. Murphy)

15h15-15h35 Frances Ruane (ESRI) Towards a Research Agenda for Higher Education in Ireland

15h35-17h00 Round Table Discussion