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17 July, 2024
08:30 AM - 16:00 PM
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16:00 PM - 18:00 PM
THEME: HIGHER EDUCATION IN A CHANGING WORLD
Cornerstone Institute Sunningdale Campus, 1 Cedar Street, Sandown, Milnerton Rural, Western Cape.
For more information, email us on journal@cornerstone.ac.za
Academic Journal and Conference
Call for abstracts
Closes 31 May 2024
Higher Education in a changing world.
How do shifting contexts influence our work in higher education,
and how should we respond to them?
We welcome abstracts on the sub themes below, by 31 May 2024. Should your abstract be accepted, the due date for the complete research output is 24 June 2024. The conference is set to take place on 17 July 2024. If your conference paper is accepted, it may also be considered for publication in the 2024 volume of the African Journal for Non-Profit Higher Education.
Teaching and learning in and for a changing world
Governance in a complex higher education environment
Research in and for a changing world
Humans in higher education
Community engagement in and for a changing world
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Conference Information
The Cornerstone Conference aims to create academic dialogue between researchers from various institutions in Africa and beyond. The focus of the conference is on higher education and prevailing social issues. This year, it takes place as follows:
17 July 2024 (08:30 – 18:00)
Auditorium, Cornerstone Institute, 1 Cedar Street, Sandown, Milnerton Rural, Western Cape
Higher education (HE) in a changing world: How do shifting contexts influence our work in HE, and how should we respond to them? (see subthemes below)
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Email us on journal@cornerstone.ac.za by 31 May 2024,
20-minute in-person presentation or interview; 10-minute video presentation or interview; 30-minute discussion facilitation; A1 portrait printed poster; A4 portrait digital poster; 500-word opinion piece; 200-word book review
Email us on journal@cornerstone.ac.za by 24 June 2024
Successful conference submissions are also considered for publication in the African Journal of Non-Profit Higher Education (AJNPHE).
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CONFERENCE SUBTHEMES
Subtheme 1
AI and technology | The digital divide | Ethics | Multidisciplinarity | Curriculum development and renewal | Curriculum alignment with the National Development Plan and/or UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals | Global classrooms
Teaching and learning in and for a changing world
Subtheme 2
Factors affecting student and/or staff mental wellness | Enhancing student and/or staff mental wellness | Creating access to higher education for disadvantaged students | Student graduateness | Graduate employability
Humans in higher education
Subtheme 3
Shifts in and challenges to academic research in contemporary higher education | The relevance of academic research | Important implications for academic research
Research in and for a changing world
Subtheme 4
The importance and or challenges of regulatory compliance | Leadership and/or management challenges and/or models in higher education | Financial management and sustainability (profit or non-profit) | Strategy in higher education | Workload, performance and performance management in higher education
Governance in higher education
Subtheme 5
Practicing strategic community engagement | Community engagement best-practice case studies | Establishing or strengthening community engagement in higher education
Community engagement in higher education