Access & Geopolitics: Next Steps in Tackling the Equity Crisis in Global Higher Education

Welcome and Introductions
Dr David Mills, Director of the Centre for Global Higher
Education (CGHE)

Opening Plenary
Chair: Professor Graeme Atherton, Director of World Access to Higher Education Network (WAHEN)

• Dr Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert
• Professor Rachel Brooks, Professor of Higher Education, University of Oxford and President of British Sociological Association
• Professor Johanna Waters, Professor of Human Geography, UCL
• Professor Shamit Saggar, Executive Director of Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success

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Paper Session 1A: Financing Equity

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Paper Session 1E: Lived Experiences, Student Journeys, and Promoting Inclusion Across Systems

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Paper Session 1G: Politics and Policy: Rethinking Systems and Strategies in Higher Education

Paper Session 1K: Geopolitics and Global Mobility

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Panel Discussion: What can the UK learn from global discussions about widening access?
Chaired by Dr James Robson, Director of the Centre for Skills, Knowledge, and Organisational Performance (SKOPE)

• John Blake, Director for Fair Access and Participation at the Office for Students
• Dr Samina Khan, Director for Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach, University of Oxford
• Professor Graeme Atherton, Director of World Access to Higher Education Network (WAHEN)
• Danielle Watkis, DPhil

Paper Session 2A: Private Provision and Equity

Paper Session 2E: Pathways and Barriers: Understanding and Supporting Underrepresented Learners in Higher Education

Paper Session 2G: Politics and Policy: Rethinking Systems and Strategies in Higher Education

Paper Session 2K: Equity without Borders: Global Strategies for Inclusive Higher Education

Closing remarks
Dr David Mills, Director of the Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE)

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