Boldly Going where no Higher Educators Have Gone Before: A Review of the 1st International Conference on Higher Education Advances, Valencia, Spain

Knowledge in action is the order of the day in Universities. It is no longer enough to examine what students know, we also need to know what they can do, and how they will use their soft skills to integrate smoothly into the diverse environments of their futures. Higher educators are responding to this changing landscape by strengthening integration with industry and other community sectors, as well as finding novel ways to engage students in authentic learning. Conference attendees from over 40 countries presented innovations in i) competences and employment readiness, ii) assessment and evaluation, iii) teaching methods and technologies, and iv) student reflections and perspectives. Together, these innovations are creating new models for producing students better equipped to contribute to their community, the global economy, and the building of nations.