21ST CENTURY EDUCATION FORUM @ HARVARD 2020

 
AIM OF 21st CENTURY EDUCATION FORUM @ HARVARD 2020

According to a report by the Institute for the Future (IFTF) and a panel of 20 tech, business and academic experts from around the world, 85 percent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven't even been invented yet. The primary aim of the 21st Century Education Forum @ Harvard is to assemble a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss how to prepare students for an uncertain world of work and society. Participants are encouraged to present his/her research or just attend to learn from global researchers and experts assembled at one of the top higher education institutions in the world.

 
21CEF@HARVARD 2020 AT-A-GLANCE

DATE: October 8-9, 2020
VENUE: Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA


​DESCRIPTION

The 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION FORUM @ HARVARD 2020 is an opportunity to connect with like-minded people to learn about current trends, and to grow as a member of a global community of people committed to preparing citizens for the demands of the 21st century workplace. We will share research and best practices, discuss how students can develop skills and a mindset for success in the workplace and beyond; along with how we as practitioners guide students through this process. The conference program is comprised of keynote speeches, interactive workshops, panel discussions, oral and poster presentations, and opportunities for networking with a broad group of global professionals.
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21CEF@HARVARD 2020 is being held at the Martin Center at Harvard Medical School on October 8-9, 2020. Join colleagues from around the world who care deeply about preparing students for the world of work and beyond in the 21st century.


​WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Academic researchers
  • Higher education faculty/instructors
  • Higher education students
  • Higher educations administrators
  • Student Affairs practitioners
  • K-12 Administrators
  • K-12 Teachers
  • Policymakers
  • Employers​


​WAYS OF PARTICIPATING

  • Oral Presenter: 20-25 minutes
  • Poster Presenter: 60 minutes
  • Absentee Presenter: For those unable to join us in person at 21CEF@HARVARD 2020, we offer the opportunity to participate as an Absentee Presenter. Absentee Presenters can: (1) upload a narrated presentation to our website and social media sites; (2) publish his/her abstract in the Conference Program Book; and (3) publish his/her paper in the Conference Proceedings.
  • Non-Presenter (Listener): For those interested in attending to participate in the various presentation sessions.
 
PRESENTATION PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2020


​PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES


OPTION ONE: EDITED BOOK - CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS PUBLISHING
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Based on the 21CEF@HARVARD 2020 conference theme, we are calling for chapters for an edited book entitled "Education 2030: Preparing students for an uncertain future" that will be edited and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.  The 21st Century Academic Forum’s publishing team will coordinate with authors in producing in producing a volume that is both coherent and self-sufficient and presentable as a book rather than a mere collection (such as conference proceedings with no introduction or sections). 

OPTION TWO: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS - 21ST CENTURY ACADEMIC FORUM
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All papers that meet the 21st Century Academic Forum’s Conference Proceedings guidelines will be published in our online Conference Proceedings (ISSN: 2330-1236). The Conference Proceedings will be published on APRIL 8, 2021. The editors of our peer-reviewed Journal of 21st Century Education (ISSN: 2330-1244) select the best papers from the Conference Proceedings to appear in special thematic issues of the journal.


Please visit the Call for Proposals page for more detailed conference information.

Join us November 15-16, 2018 at 21CEF@HARVARD.