UCEC 2015 - University-Community Engagement Conference 2015

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Category higher education; universities; community engagement; apucen; community partnerships; university partnerships

Deadline: April 24, 2015 | Date: November 01, 2015-November 03, 2015

Venue/Country: Surfers Paradise, Australia

Updated: 2015-03-06 14:56:52 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

The Australian College of Applied Psychology (ACAP) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will be hosting the biennial University-Community Engagement Conference 2015 (UCEC2015) at the Outrigger Surfers Paradise from 1st-3rd November 2015.

Higher education providers play a key role in creating mutually beneficial relationships with communities to address community issues and needs. At UCEC2015, we aim to foster an environment for scholars, policy makers and practitioners to examine and share cutting-edge models and international best practices that advance university-community engagement.

The theme of UCEC2015 is, “Enhancement and Innovations in University-Community Engagement”.

Sub themes are:

- Innovative Approaches to Community Engagement

- Opportunities and Challenges of University-Community Engagement

- Higher Education Transformation and Sustainability through Community Engagement

- Transforming Communities through the Scholarship of Community Engagement

Abstract submissions will be accepted until Friday 24 April 2015.

More information about UCEC2015 can be found on our website http://ucec2015.com/ or by contacting UCEC2015 Secretariat via ucec2015acap.edu.au.

UCEC is a conference promoted by APUCEN and co-hosted by its members, which include institutions throughout South East Asia, Australia and Europe. This biennial Conference is the first UCEC to be held in Australia.