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The Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California, Berkeley announces an institute, to be held in the summer of 2012. This institute, known as the Clark Kerr Institute, is targeted for higher education leaders from around the world and will take place on the Berkeley campus.

The Clark Kerr Institute focuses on the essential characteristics of major research universities in the United States, with particular emphasis on the University of California as a case study, and linking Institute programs with CSHE based policy research. The nature of higher education in California and the California Master Plan for Higher Education provide important background relating to access to higher education, overall structure, and budgetary effectiveness and efficiency.

• The Clark Kerr Institute (July 9-13, 2012): In additional to the material described above, this Institute focuses on internal university governance and management that makes possible the creation and maintenance of the world’s top research universities, including strategic planning, university governance at the multi-campus and campus levels, and faculty participation in governance, tenure, admissions, access for all elements of society, academic planning, accomplishing change, and starting new campuses. The institute will also have a strand discussing the university’s role in national and regional economic development, and its service to society, including the structure and culture for technological innovation in California and elsewhere, mutually beneficial University-industry interactions, technology transfer, and the university as a catalyst for social and economic development.

Who Should Attend

The Institute is designed for Higher Education leaders from around the world, including the United States, from government ministries, colleges, and universities who have or are expected to have substantial administrative responsibilities, and who are interested in broadening their understanding of university governance and functions, and of California higher education and the University of California in particular.

Participants will learn from University of California officials, UC faculty, and other experts, as well as sharing and learning from one other. These programs are designed for a small group of experienced administrators responsible for thinking strategically about the design of institutions, academic change, governance structures, new structures and curricula, new modes of delivery, new alliances, and accommodating students from more varied backgrounds.

Program Certificate

A certificate of completion will be provided to those who participate.

Tuition and Costs

The total all-inclusive cost is $7,000 (US) per participant and includes six nights of lodging (Sunday through Friday nights) and most meals. Transportation to and from Berkeley is not included.

Please Note: There is a 10% discount available for two or more attendees from the same institution. UC employees should contact the Center for information on tuition.

What the BIHE Program Fee Covers

Lodging and Meals - Participants live, eat, study, share, and attend sessions together. Lodging is at a hotel adjacent to the Berkeley campus. Most meals will be taken together, and include an opening dinner and a closing banquet.

Requirements for Applicants

English Proficiency - the Institutes will be conducted in English. Participants should be proficient in both written and spoken English in order to obtain maximum benefit.

PROGRAM APPLICATION

Space is limited!  Potential participants are asked to submit an application as soon as possible.

Contact

For additional information please contact .

Programs may be scheduled for groups and can accommodate special interests. Please contact:

C. Judson King
Center for Studies in Higher Education
771 Evans Hall
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
510 643-3199 Phone
510 643-6845 FAX

Quotes from PREVIOUS Participants

"The Center for Studies in Higher Education is to be congratulated on the program itself, on the wonderful welcome and attention we were accorded and on the sheer amount of time that the director and other professors spent with us. The program was very intense, the atmosphere warm and friendly, and the experience highly worthwhile."

"The bonus is the many reflections I had over my own environment."

"I would recommend the program to fellow colleagues... who are potential leaders... They may benefit from widening their perspectives on various HE issues, especially in forming strategies for development."

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