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HERC Director Maria Slowey gave keynote address at the conference in Florence
HERC Director Maria Slowey gave keynote address at the conference in Florence

Keynote address by HERC Director, Maria Slowey, at international conference on Employability

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HERC Director, Professor Maria Slowey, gave a keynote address on the topic European and International Policies on Higher Education: conflicting priorities at an international conference "Employability & Competences: Innovative Curricula for New Professions" hosted by Florence University, Italy 9-11 March 2017.

The conference projects included papers from over 100 presenters with c250 participants drawn from 25 universities, regional agencies and social economy enterprises.

An Interactive Transfer Guide recently produced by HERC on behalf of a recent ESRALE (European Study and Research in Adult Learning and Education) project was also distributed at the event.