First-Ever Globalization of Higher Education Conference to Convene Governors, World Economic Leaders, Noted Academics

News provided by

Mar 18, 2014, 09:14 ET

DALLAS, March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT:	Former Governors Jeb Bush and Jim Hunt will welcome hundreds of university leaders from around the world, as well as economic, government, and international organization heads to the inaugural Globalization of Higher Education Conference (globalizationofhighereducation.com).The event will examine critical challenges facing higher education around the world, including affordability and accessibility.

	Presented by Academic Partnerships (academicpartnerships.com) and Queens' College, University of Cambridge, the two-day conference features a lineup of noted experts uniquely qualified to address the challenges and opportunities facing higher education (speaker list follows below).

WHEN:	Monday, March 24, 2014 – 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m.
	Tuesday, March 25, 2014 – 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

WHERE:	Four Seasons Hotel and Resort
	4150 North McArthur Blvd.
	Irving, Texas 75038

MEDIA:	Media passes will be required. Each individual member of every media delegation must register in advance. Media registration is available online at globalizationofhighereducation.com/news.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:

	Martin Bean
	Vice Chancellor of The Open University

	Jeb Bush
	Former Governor of Florida

	Dr. Clayton Christensen
	Harvard Business School professor and eminent expert on disruptive innovation

	Hillary Rodham Clinton
	Former Secretary of State and Former U.S. Senator from New York

	Sir John Daniel
	Former CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning and world-renowned expert in distance learning

	Arne Duncan
	U.S. Secretary of Education

	Lord Eatwell
	President of Queens' College, University of Cambridge

	Thomas Friedman
	Bestselling author and New York Times columnist

	Jim Hunt
	Former Governor of North Carolina

	Scott Jaschik
	Founder and Editor of Inside Higher Ed

	Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor
	Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa

	Alvaro Uribe
	Former President of Colombia

	Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic
	Consultant to UNESCO and the U.S. Council for Higher Education Accreditation

	John Wilton
	Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, University of California at Berkeley

	Dr. Fareed Zakaria
	CNN Host and TIME magazine editor-at-large

	Robert Zoellick
	Former President of the World Bank