Inaugural Student Experience
About This Event
A quality student experience is a critical component when examining the attributes a university offers a prospective student. It is equally as important sector wide, in producing highly educated, well rounded and qualified individuals that make up the future of the national workforce. As a result, it is crucial for universities to assess not only ways they can improve their institutions student experience but ways they can differentiation themselves in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
Factors that holistically impact student experience include the interconnections between student services, methods of course delivery and the use of technology along with all that this entails. The Inaugural Student Experience Conference will endeavour to address these complex and challenging issues within the context of the evolving Higher Education sector.
International Keynote Presentations:
Dr. Richard Harvey, Director of Admissions, University of East Anglia
Featuring Presentations From:
Professor Elizabeth Deane, Interim Head, Learning and Teaching Unit, University of Western Sydney
Professor Denise Kirkpatrick, Pro Vice Chancellor (Student Experience), The University of Adelaide
Dr. Simone Buzwell, Psychological Sciences and Statistics, Swinburne University
Dr Megan Kek, Program Coordinator - Student Personalised Academic Road to Success, University of Southern Queensland
Thomson Ch'ng, President, Council of International Students Australia
Plus - Separately Bookable Workshop: 3rd December
Bridging the Divide: leveraging the student experience for retention and recruitmentParticipants will be able to explore and develop hands on strategies to address:
The student experience as value proposition
The role of marketing and recruitment in student admissions, orientation and retention
The mechanics of cooperation
Opportunities and mechanisms for genuine student feedback
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Price
2 Day Conference (4-5 December 2013) : $1424.50AUD
2 Day Conference + Workshop (3-5 December 2013) : $1754.50 AUD
Workshop only (3 December 2013): $434.50 AUD