[Unistats] GATS and Tertiary Education Forum

[Angel Calderon]

Dear All,

re  GATS and Tertiary Education Forum

RMIT University is hosting a forum to discuss current policy developments related to the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services and how these developments may impact on Australian tertiary education. 

All interested participants are invited to attend and join this timely discussion with key stakeholders and researchers.

Date: Tuesday 29 April
Time: 2pm-5pm
Venue: Storey Hall, City Campus


Speakers
- Associate Professor Ann Capling, Department of Political Science, University of Melbourne
- Dr Christopher Ziguras, Research Fellow, Globalism Institute, RMIT University
- Mr Robert Stevens, Director, APEC, WTO, North and South Asia, Department of Education, Science and Training
- Dr Grant McBurnie, Executive Officer International, Monash University
- Dr Carolyn Allport, National President, National Tertiary Education Industry Union

Session 1 - Australia and the GATS: Servicing whose interests?	
Session 2 - The GATS debate so far: major players and major issues	
Session 3- The Doha Round education services negotiations – an update	
Session 4 - What does GATS mean for Australian education exporters?	
Session 5- The roles of Australian providers and the roles of NGOs

This forum is sponsored by the RMIT Globalism Institute, the RMIT International Office and the RMIT Institutional Research Consultancy Unit (IRCU).

Please RSVP for catering purposes by 24 April to David.Rutherford at rmit.edu.au, or on extension 59707

Angel



Angel J Calderon
Head, Institutional Research Consultancy Unit
Planning Group
RMIT University
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