Discover Australia: 2019
This free networking event was open to all current and eligible Australian members and offered an opportunity to discuss reputation in Higher Education and current reputation issues facing Australian universities and around the globe. W100 shared insights about global university reputation gained through the research undertaken by the network. Recent projects have included how academics fill in rankings surveys, the role of reputation in PhD recruitment, and online global university brands. We also discussed new ways of measuring reputation beyond the rankings.
Australian W100 Member Perspectives | Tania Rhodes-Taylor, Fiona Docherty, and Tracy Chalk W100 Reputation Insights 1: Highlights from W100 research projects, including the role of reputation in PhD recruitment and how academics engage with reputation rankings | Mark Sudbury New ways of measuring reputation: W100 Reputation Tracker | Mark Sudbury Workshop: Current reputation challenges for Australian universities | Tania Rhodes-Taylor and Professor Marc Stears The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.The 2019 Discover Australia event was hosted by The University of Sydney, on Monday 1st July 2019.
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Discover Spain: 2017
Discover the World 100 aims to explore issues of reputation from a country-specific perspective and engage new members. Our Discover events are for small groups of around 25-30 senior delegates and aim to bring existing members together with potential new members so that new members can find out what we do, and existing members can learn more about the best universities in a particular area. The current challenges facing world-class Spanish universities were explored from a reputational and brand-building perspective. To make the most of travel and networking, the event also preceded the significant reputation conference for higher education, the BUR conference at the Universidad de Navarra 30 & 31 March 2017. Universities & Barcelona: a game of brands and a winning combination | David Miro. International Marketing Manager, UAB. Powerful Public Engagement – making an impact at UPF (Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona) | Dr Gema Revuelta, Director of Studies, Center on Science, Communication and Society Communicating Spanish research: challenges & opportunities | Valerio Rocco Lozano, Vice-Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Representing Spanish Excellence in Europe | Stefanie Ubrig, Office for the Promotion of European Research Activities Alliance 4-Universities W100 Events and 2017 W100 conference Utrecht and W100 Study Tour Groningen | Cor Jansen, Director of Communications, Utrecht University W100 Academy University of Navarra | Miriam Salcedo de Prado, Professor of Communication, and Mark Sudbury, W100 Academy Trainer, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, St Mary’s University, Twickenham W100 Research and benchmarking | Alan Ferns, Associate Vice-President for External Relations and Reputation, The University of Manchester The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.The 2017 Discover event was hosted by Universidad de Navarra, Spain on Wednesday 29th March.
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Discover Hong Kong: 2016
This free one day event held at the University of Hong Kong forms part of ‘Discover the World 100 Network’, a new series of events that aims to explore and discover reputational issues from a country-specific perspective, and to grow our international community. The challenges of building and maintaining global reputation at the gateway between East and West were considered from the perspective of a Hong Kong based university, and Directors of Communications and Marketing from universities in London, Australia and Europe demonstrated how the World 100 Network enhances capacity to manage complex issues of reputation, to develop international relations and to devise strategy.
Discover delegates had the opportunity to connect before the event at social activities planned for the evening of Thursday 14 April. The delegates experienced the Hong Kong skyline lit up by a dazzling display of lasers and lights at the Symphony of Lights Display. Named the ‘World’s Largest Permanent Light and Sound Show’ by Guinness World Records, coloured lights, laser beams and searchlights performed in an unforgettable all-round spectacle that celebrates the energy, spirit and diversity of Hong Kong. The display was followed by a Chinese banquet set against the dramatic backdrop of Hong Kong Harbour. Welcome & Overview | Mark Sudbury, Director of Communications and Marketing, UCL & Douglas So, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Institutional Advancement), The University of Hong Kong Events & Networking | Lara McKay, Executive Director, Marketing and Communications, The University of Melbourne When Your Students Constantly Hit the Political News Headlines | Trinni ChoY, Assistant Director (Media), The University of Hong Kong Image Construction and Reputation Enhancement: Challenges and Opportunities for The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Suk-Ying WONG, Chinese University of Hong Kong The ‘R’ Word: Strategies and tactics for effective research communications | Louise Simpson, Director, The World 100 Reputation Network & Lisa Bould, Research Manager, The World 100 Reputation Network The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.The 2016 Discover event was hosted by The University of Hong Kong.
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Discover Amsterdam: 2015
This was our first Discover the World 100 event. The event engaged directors from top-ranked northern European Universities including 7 of the 11 world-ranked Dutch institutions. Delegates heard from Directors of Communications, International and Marketing from UCL, Aarhus University and Lund University on how the World 100 Network enhances capacity to manage issues of reputation, to build international relations and to develop strategy. PG Kroeger, Editor in Chief of ScienceGuide and Yasha Lange, Head of Corporate Communication at the University of Amsterdam offered their views on the challenges of building and maintaining global reputation. Global Challenges from a Dutch Perspective | PG Kroeger, Editor in Chief of ScienceGuide & Yahsa Lange, Head of Corporate Communications, University of Amsterdam Global Positioning of Dutch Higher Education | Frederika Cazemier, President, Dutch Higher Education Network in International Marketing (DHENIM) & Sabine Buth Communications Advisor, EP-Nuffic The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.The 2015 Discover event was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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