The World of Higher Education: Innovations That Work — and Why (Vancouver)

Mon Feb 02 2026 at 09:30 am to 12:00 pm UTC-08:00

Simon Fraser University, Segal Building, Segal Graduate School of Business, Room 1200-1500 | Vancouver

Higher Education Strategy Associates
Publisher/HostHigher Education Strategy Associates
The World of Higher Education: Innovations That Work \u2014 and Why (Vancouver)
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A half-day interactive session on higher education innovation in practice, with global examples and lessons shaping the sector’s future.
About this Event

In this half-day session, Alex Usher will be joining up with Dara Melnyk, host of the (and formerpodcast) and Tiffany MacLennan to deliver an interactive half-day event that brings together fresh insights and global examples of institutional change to see how institutions are re-thinking programs, structures and funding models and what all this means for the future of higher education.

The focus is on innovation in practice. Not what looks promising on paper, but what is holding, where institutions are running into limits, and what early lessons are emerging.

Everyone, and we mean everyone, is welcome. The more the merrier. We can’t start our own version of The Chronicle, but maybe - just maybe – we can start to create spaces where faculty, staff, students, governments and anyone who loves our sector – can join together to just rap about what might make our sector better and more resilient.


Vancouver HESA World of Higher Education Workshop | SFU, Segal Building, Segal Graduate School of Business, Room 1200-1500 | February 2nd | 9:30 to 12:00 PST

Address: 500 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1W6

Format: Interactive workshop, with presentations, discussion sessions, networking, snacks & refreshments

Participants can expect:

  • Short framing inputs from Alex and Dara
  • Structured discussion and guided questions
  • Opportunities to test ideas against real institutional examples
  • Practical takeaways relevant to their own campus context

We hope you can join us, contribute to the discussions and sharing of ideas.


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More on Dara Melnyk’s work: Co-host | Innovative Universities Global Webinar Series

Dara Melnyk specializes in innovative university models and change management. She writes the Global Innovators, a regular column for University World News, co-hosts the Innovative Universities Global Webinar Series, and has recently completed her PhD thesis, Success Factors of Innovative Universities at Maastricht University (the Netherlands). Previously, Dara took part in higher education policy development and university transformation projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. She is currently based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and works as a strategy consultant, focusing on higher education systems and institutions in the Middle East.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Simon Fraser University, Segal Building, Segal Graduate School of Business, Room 1200-1500, 500 Granville Street, Vancouver, Canada

Tickets

CAD 96.86

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