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Taking Public Universities Seriously
A conference sponsored by the University of Toronto
December 3-4, 2004
The Taking Public Universities Seriously
conference focussed on the evolving role of the public university
in industrialized democracies, and the implications of this role
for creating optimal government policy. The conference involved
leading policy-makers, university administrators, and scholars from
both Canada and abroad.
The Government of Ontario recently announced a comprehensive review of the design and funding of the post-secondary education system, to be undertaken by former Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Bob Rae. Yet the challenges and opportunities confronting Ontario and Canadian public research universities are by no means unique. Many industrialized countries have been forced over the last several years to respond to challenges in higher education in novel and creative ways.
Whatever policy reforms are ultimately proposed
for this Province can and should reflect the very best ideas in
higher education policy from around the world. The goal of this
conference is to provide Ontario policy-makers with an opportunity
to subject these international policies to rigorous scrutiny, and
to benefit from the insights and perspectives of experts from these
other jurisdictions.
The conference proceedings have now been collected
in a book, Taking
Public Universities Seriously, published by U of T Press.
You can order copies online here.
Please send your comments and questions
to president@utoronto.ca.
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