SEAMEO RETRAC in collaboration with British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE) is dedicating its annual international conference to the topic of “Leadership and Management in Higher Education: Challenges, Opportunities and Ways Forward”. The conference will be held on July 27-28, 2017 at the SEAMEO RETRAC’s premises at 35 Le Thanh Ton Street, in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City.

The conference aims at covering a wide range of crucial issues related to higher education leadership and management facing higher education institutions in the 21st century. While helping identifying challenges and opportunities of higher education leadership and management, the conference is also aimed at exploring solutions for the related issues and introducing best practices and models in leadership and management at the higher education level. Furthermore, it is targeted at providing a forum for discussion, collaboration and intellectual exchange for all those interested in the fields of research and educational practice. The conference looks forwards to hosting a common collaborative platform for network and linkage development and expansion among the participants.

We are interested in inviting prospective researchers, educators, practitioners, and participants with a professional interest in quality in educational leadership and management. The conference is also encouraging and inviting contribution of research papers that analyze and study the aforementioned fields to the Conference.