International Education Association of South Africa conference in Durban

IEASA will take place in Durban this year

The 20th annual International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) conference that focuses on advancing Internationalisation of Higher Education will take place from 23 to 25 August in Durban. The conference venue is the Tsogo Sun Elangeni and Maharani hotel. 

The theme for this years' conference is: Overcoming hostility and building communities. Sub-themes, all related to the higher education sector, are
1) The impact of migration and immigration
2) Funding and financing international higher education
3) Local and global community engagement to address xenophobic populism
4) The impact of staff and student mobility on international higher education
5) Ethical leadership and social justice.
In the light of the current social revolution towards a global village, and a technology based, network society, these are all very important issues that must be addressed in order for higher education to stay relevant on the one hand and to adopt to the changing demands of society in the next 30 years.  

The closing date for abstracts to present papers  and/or workshops is 15 May 2017.

IEASA is a non-profit organisation that opens up international contact that could benefit students and institutions as participants in the global higher education world. Both institutions and individuals can be members of IEASA. The annual individual membership fee is R365. 

Durban is a very popular city on the east coast of South Africa and international participants would find it an exceptional destination with the upgraded international airport, awesome coastline and excellent hotels. Not to mention the favorable exchange rate. We are looking forward to welcome international participants to this years' conference that could support and strengthen the cause and also provide international perspectives on the important issues that will be tabled.