5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances

5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances

June 26 – 28, 2019. Valencia, Spain

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SCOPE:

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After the great success of the previous HEAd conferences, which

received submissions from more than 50 countries, we are pleased to

announce the Fifth International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’19).

This conference is an excellent forum for researchers and

practitioners to exchange ideas, experiences, opinions and research

results relating to the preparation of students, teaching/learning

methodologies and the organization of educational systems.

The HEAd’19 conference will be held on June 26-28, 2019 at the Faculty

of Business Administration and Management of the Universitat

Politecnica de Valencia (UPV), which has been recently ranked as the

best technical university in Spain by the Academic Ranking of World

Universities (ARWU) 2018.

TOPICS OF INTEREST:

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The program committee encourages the submission of articles that

communicate applied and empirical findings of interest to higher

education professionals.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

topic

areas:

– Innovative materials and new tools for teaching

– Teaching and learning experiences

– Educational technology (e.g., virtual labs, e-learning)

– Evaluation and assessment of student learning

– Emerging technologies in learning (e.g., MOOC, OER, gamification)

– Scientific and research education

– Experiences outside the classroom (e.g., practicums, mobility)

– New teaching/learning theories and models

– Globalization in education and education reforms

– Education economics

– Entrepreneurship and learning for employment

– Education accreditation, quality and assessment

– Competency-based learning and skill assessment

IMPORTANT DATES:

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Submission deadline: February 1, 2019

Author notification: April 3, 2019

Camera ready due: April 24, 2019

Conference dates: June 26-28, 2019

PUBLICATIONS:

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All accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings with a

DOI and ISBN number. They will be published in open access by UPV

Press and submitted to be indexed in major international bibliographic databases.

Previous editions are indexed in the Thomson-Reuters Conference

Proceedings Citation Index – *Web of Science* Core Collection (former

ISI Proceedings).

AWARDS:

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The Program Committee will select the winners for the Best Paper and

Best Student Paper awards. To be eligible for the best student paper

award, the presenting author of the paper must be a full-time student.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

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Authors from all over the world are invited to submit original and

unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference

or journal. All papers will be peer reviewed by the program committee

based on their originality, significance, methodological soundness,

and clarity of exposition.

Submitted papers must be written in English and should be in PDF format.

They must follow the instructions in the template file, available in

Microsoft Word format at:

http://www.headconf.org/template.docx

Paper length must be between 4 and 8 pages, incorporating all text,

references, figures and tables. Submissions imply the willingness of

at least one author to register, attend the conference, and present the paper.

HEAd’19 is using the OCS platform of UPV Press to manage the

submissions. This platform provides you with a submissions homepage

where you can register your paper submission and make appropriate

changes. The submission website is:

http://www.headconf.org/submission-instructions/

ABOUT THE VENUE:

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Valencia is the third largest city in Spain and is located on the

shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It embraces culture and tradition from

the past combined with singular architecture, exciting gastronomy,

nightlife, and beautiful white sand beaches. Valencia is the capital

city of the Comunitat Valenciana region, which is major tourist

destination in summer. More info at:

http://www.headconf.org/venue/about-valencia/

(http://www.headconf.org/venue/about-valencia)

The organizing committee looks forward to welcoming you all to a

fruitful conference with open discussions and important networking to

promote high quality education.