The Faculty of Political Science of the University of Zagreb and the Department of Educational Research of the University of Oslo are jointly responsible for arranging the conference “European Integration in Higher Education and Research in the Western Balkans”, taking place in the Rectorate of the University of Zagreb, 3-4 May 2012.
The conference will primarily focus on changes in the higher education systems and institutions in the Western Balkan countries, in particular changes that can be linked to European initiatives in higher education, such as the Bologna Process and the EU’s Europe 2020 Strategy (incl. Lisbon Strategy and Modernization Agenda).
The proposals for papers should be sent in the form of an extended summary. Deadlines:
- Proposals must be sent no later than 15 March 2012 to martina.vukasovic@ped.uio.no as a .doc or .pdf file.
- Notifications of acceptance will be sent out no latter than 1st of April 2012.
- Full versions of papers should be sent no later than 25 April 2012 to the same address.
Travel and accommodation will be covered to authors of selected papers (max one per paper). Please find extended information about prioritzed thematic areas and guidelines for proposals here: Call for papers – Zagreb Norglobal conference 2012.
The conference is part of a 3-year project, funded by the Research Council of Norway through its NORGLOBAL programme. The conference will gather researchers and policy makers from the region and will focus on the current state-of-the-art with respect to data and knowledge about systems of higher education and research, data and analysis needs on the side of policy makers as well as key research topics and related theoretical and methodological approaches.