Programme for the Swan Group Workshop Conference 'Ireland's Knowledge Economy in the 21st Century: Educational Perspectives' on the 8th October 2008 at the Edward Worth Library Dublin.

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09h00-09h20 Registration

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

17h00-18h00 Sherry Reception

This conference is by invitation only and will be conducted under norms of the Chatham House Rule.

The main objective of this conference is to present the preliminary findings of the research group regarding their exploration of the possible long term effects of the current educational policy employed in Ireland and to compare these effects to other educational systems internationally.

Following the presentation of the preliminary findings of the research group in the morning, there will be a series of brief presentations by a variety of domestic and international policymakers and researchers and other opinion and policy-makers providing a synopsis of their views.

After these presentations, the conference will end with a round-table event where domestic and international guests will discuss matters of education policy and economic growth with the research group in light of their current findings.

A final programme for the day will be posted shortly. Please direct all related correspondence to swangroupconference@gmail.com or contact Charles Larkin directly at +353-(0)87-975-6985.

Updated 25th September 2008