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Emerging Economies Summit (Times of Higher Educaton & Qatar University)
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The Times Higher Education Emerging Economies Summit 2019, in partnership with Qatar University, will bring together leaders from the most significant research universities in the world’s emerging economies, as well as policymakers and industry executives, to share and advance understanding of the opportunities and role of research universities to secure their future and play a key role in their nation’s development.
As mature economies realign after the 2008 financial crisis, emerging markets have risen to account for more than half of the global economy and the vast majority of global growth. An important question now for university presidents in these countries is how best to secure and sustain their institutions through the formation of international partnerships, production of graduates and research innovation. At the same time, national leaders are attempting to create the optimum stable environment for their universities to flourish, in an effort to maintain economic growth and educate more students than ever before.
Can higher education institutions in emerging economies benefit from high rates of growth to enable them to further progress towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals? Can they entrench their social value so that they can be resilient against potential risks posed by future global environmental or financial instability? Can technology enable new models of institutions to develop that will be stronger than those of the 20th century? Join world-class experts from across the globe in Qatar to examine these questions and more.