On Friday, March 27, Carleton will welcome the Director-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission, Xavier Prats Monné, for a special session entitled Embracing the Digital Revolution.
The second decade of the new millennium has heralded a seismic shift in higher education, driven by globalization, the digital revolution, and the rising power of information driven consumerism across the globe. The lines between our campuses and wider communities are less distinct and technology is enabling new teaching and learning paradigms.
This presentation will explore how individual universities, university consortia and a massive EU higher education system are embracing the digital revolution and globalization.
The session will run from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in room 2228 River Building. Spaces are limited, so register here today.
Xavier Prats Monné is the Director-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission. Since 2011, as Deputy Director-General, he has been responsible for EU policies in the field of education and training and for the EU education programmes for 2014-2020 period, including Erasmus+ and Marie Skłodowska Curie. Since August 2014, as Director-General, he is also responsible for EU policies in the field of culture, youth and sport, and for the Creative Europe programme. He represents the European Commission on the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).