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CIE presents at global symposium to shape the future of work
The world is undergoing an unprecedented time of change in terms of the digital revolution. In response, representatives from world-leading universities recently gathered to discuss how higher education institutions are continuing to evolve to train people for the future of work.
Universitas 21 is a global organisation that brings together staff, students and researchers from 29 universities across the world to support internationalisation and knowledge sharing. The U21 Presidential Symposium 2024 was recently held at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), with the theme “Global Universities and the Workforce of the Future”. The symposium brought together global thought leaders, with the keynote address delivered by Professor Brian Schmidt, Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, who explored the challenges and opportunities that genAI presents for higher education over the next couple of decades.
One of the four universities selected to present at the symposium was the University of Auckland, around the recent expansion of the Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). CIE delivers free co-curricular learning opportunities to students and staff of all faculties of the University of Auckland, and since 2020 has won 11 international awards in recognition of its excellence in education around start-ups and innovative careers, as well as its approach to student engagement. The U21 symposium selection committee noted CIE as an exemplar in interdisciplinary education.
At the conference, a video was screened featuring CIE Director Darsel Keane and the Dean of the Business School, Professor Susan Watson. Within it, they discussed how since CIE’s first innovation hub and makerspace was launched in 2018, 10,000 participants have attended free technology training workshops. They also discussed how beyond co-curricular education offerings, what has really enabled CIE to scale up that level of impact has been the move to support curricular teaching. Professor Susan Watson said “Our CIE staff have supported our academic staff to deliver really contemporary learning experiences that demystify, inspire and empower our students to use emerging technologies.”
The video was then followed by a live Q&A with CIE Director Darsel Keane where she entered into dialogue with conference attendees, comprised of Vice-Chancellors, Presidents and other international university senior leaders.
CIE Director Darsel Keane says “It was an honour to represent the University of Auckland at this prestigious event and to share our learnings. I’m looking forward to ongoing discussions and to learning from peers who are also working in this area.”
Learn more about CIE’s approach to technology training as part of enabling students to explore their potential for innovative careers or start-up creation:
CIE Director Darsel Keane
The world is undergoing an unprecedented time of change in terms of the digital revolution. In response, representatives from world-leading universities recently gathered to discuss how higher education institutions are continuing to evolve to train people for the future of work.
Universitas 21 is a global organisation that brings together staff, students and researchers from 29 universities across the world to support internationalisation and knowledge sharing. The U21 Presidential Symposium 2024 was recently held at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), with the theme “Global Universities and the Workforce of the Future”. The symposium brought together global thought leaders, with the keynote address delivered by Professor Brian Schmidt, Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, who explored the challenges and opportunities that genAI presents for higher education over the next couple of decades.
One of the four universities selected to present at the symposium was the University of Auckland, around the recent expansion of the Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). CIE delivers free co-curricular learning opportunities to students and staff of all faculties of the University of Auckland, and since 2020 has won 11 international awards in recognition of its excellence in education around start-ups and innovative careers, as well as its approach to student engagement. The U21 symposium selection committee noted CIE as an exemplar in interdisciplinary education.
At the conference, a video was screened featuring CIE Director Darsel Keane and the Dean of the Business School, Professor Susan Watson. Within it, they discussed how since CIE’s first innovation hub and makerspace was launched in 2018, 10,000 participants have attended free technology training workshops. They also discussed how beyond co-curricular education offerings, what has really enabled CIE to scale up that level of impact has been the move to support curricular teaching. Professor Susan Watson said “Our CIE staff have supported our academic staff to deliver really contemporary learning experiences that demystify, inspire and empower our students to use emerging technologies.”
The video was then followed by a live Q&A with CIE Director Darsel Keane where she entered into dialogue with conference attendees, comprised of Vice-Chancellors, Presidents and other international university senior leaders.
CIE Director Darsel Keane says “It was an honour to represent the University of Auckland at this prestigious event and to share our learnings. I’m looking forward to ongoing discussions and to learning from peers who are also working in this area.”
Learn more about CIE’s approach to technology training as part of enabling students to explore their potential for innovative careers or start-up creation:
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