Excellence in Higher Education Conference, 11Th July, Rose Bowl, City Campus

Excellence in Higher Education Conference, 11th July, Rose Bowl, City Campus

09:00 Registration and refreshments

09:30 Conference Opening Professor Phil Cardew, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Leeds Beckett University

09:40 Keynote: The Impact of TEF and what this means for students and Universities  Ant Bagshaw, Deputy Director, Wonkhe

10:20 Keynote: Enhanced Role of Governing Bodies  John Rushforth, Associate of the Leadership Foundation

11:00 Refreshments and networking

11:30 Themed Parallel Workshops

1. HE Excellence: Learning from Research - Transformative models of course and curriculum design - Teaching Excellence outcomes and learning gain - Education for responsibility and sustainability - Excellence in TNE - HE Excellence through partnerships with business and professions

2. Exploring approaches for the professional development of external examiners Dr Erica J Morris, Academic Lead Degree Standards, HEA

3. Research Informed Teaching Professor Phil Cardew, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Leeds Beckett University.

4. TNE: exploring the opportunities, understanding the challenges Dr Neil Kemp OBE, International Higher Education Consultant

12:45 Lunch and networking

13:45 Themed Parallel Workshops – repeat of 11:30 sessions

15:00 Refreshments and networking

15:20 Keynote: The future of HE Regulation  Scott Court, Head of Quality, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

15:50 Plenary Session and Closing Remarks

16:15 Close