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Date and Location

February 5, 2025
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Ofer-401 Conference Room

Contact

617-495-9379
Higher Education Regulation: in whose interest? A discussion with Jo Johnson

Higher education is subject to extensive regulation and oversight across the world. Increasingly economic indicators drive political expectations of university performance. But what do students and graduates want and how are their views reflected in regulatory arrangements? What about the views of academic staff, employers' and taxpayers? Which aspects of higher education provision are regulated and which are not, and how effective is that regulation anyway? 


This study group will take the form of a discussion between Nicola Dandridge and Jo Johnson, who will be joining us online. Nicola is a M-RCBG Senior Fellow who is researching higher education regulation at HKS and was previously chief executive of the English higher education regulator. Jo currently sits in the UK House of Lords and was previously Higher Education Minister. Nicola and Jo will discuss higher education regulation, and Nicola will also talk about the research project that she is working on at HKS. Contributing to the discussion will be Sara Rahman and Farih Satria Rahim, both students in the HKS Master in Public Policy course who are working as research assistants on Nicola's project and will draw on their experience of higher education regulation in Australia and Indonesia. There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions.


Do join us and share your views on what effective regulation of higher education should look like! 


This study group / discussion is open to all HUID holders. Registration is not necessary. 



M-RCBG welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs. To request accommodations or ask questions about access provided, please email: mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu

Speakers and Presenters

Jo Johnson, Former UK Higher Education Minister;
Nicola Dandridge, M-RCBG Senior Fellow

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