Commonwealth of Learning Symposium: Connecting Australia and the Asia Pacific

13 May 2013

The Vice-Chancellor is pleased to invite you to the Commonwealth of Learning “Connecting Australia and the Asia Pacific" Symposium at which USQ will host:

Professor Asha Kanwar, President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning will provide the Keynote address. (Please visit http://www.col.org/about/staff/Pages/akanwar.aspx for a full biography)
Professor Mohan Menon, Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
The Honourable Dr Dame Carol Kidu DBE
Associate Professor Som Naidu, Director, Quality Enhancement and Evaluation Services, Charles Sturt University and Commonwealth of Learning consultant
Ms Sherrill Whittington and Colin Latchem, Commonwealth of Learning Consultants
Dr Wayne Mackintosh, Director OER Foundation and Commonwealth of Learning Chair in OER, Otago Polytechnic
AusAid representatives

to discuss pressing topics and share ideas about how the Commonwealth of Learning, regional education providers and aid organisations can work together to promote social capacity and skill development in the areas of:

education , livelihoods, and health
education and training of girls and women
use and promotion of open educational resources.