Pardee House Seminar on Internationalization of Higher Education

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will hold a lunch seminar on ‘Internationalization of Higher Education’ on Thursday, November 12, 2009, featuring Daniel Guhr, Ben DeWinter and Jay Halfond. The Seminar will be moderated by Prof. Adil Najam, Director, Pardee Center.

Dr. Daniel Guhr serves as Illuminate Consulting Group’s (ICG) Managing Director and the Head of the Alumni Networks as well as Talent Acquisition Practice Areas. He has authored more than twenty research papers and studies on educational, organisational, and business issues.  He frequently speaks at international conferences and comments widely on educational policy-making and competition topics in the press.

Dr. Ben DeWinter is Associate Provost and Professor of Modern Foreign Languages and Literature (Spanish) at Boston University. He has executive responsibility for BU International Programs, including Study Abroad and Exhcnages, the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO), the Center for English Language and Orientation Programs (CELOP), and the International Liaison Offices.

Dr Jay Halfond is currently Dean of Metropolitan College and Associate Professor of Administrative Sciences at Boston University. He also serves as the Chair of the President’s Council  for a global University .

The Seminar will be held at Pardee House (67 Bay State Road, Boston) on Thursday, November 12, 2009.

The Pardee Seminar Series focuses on a variety of issues and invites experts from different disciplines to discuss the long-range challenges and trends in that particular issue.

Lunch will be available from 11.30am, and the seminar itself will start at noon. Please RSVP to pardee@bu.edu by Monday, November 9, 2009. Seating is limited to 30 participants.