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In its 200th year, the University of Manchester holds a major celebration for higher education.
As part of its bicentennial celebrations, the University of Manchester will host Times Higher Education’s premier World Academic Summit from Monday, October 7, to Wednesday, October 9.
The theme of the conference, which is held at The University of Manchester, is “Making a difference: the role of universities in a rapidly changing world.”
More than 400 people will attend the showcase event for higher education, which will bring together thought leaders from the fields of academia, public policy, business, and civil society. A variety of keynote speeches, panel discussions, seminars, case study discussions, hands-on workshops, best practice sharing activities, and networking events will be included in the program.
THE’s World University Rankings 2025, the most renowned, reliable, and respected ranking in the world, will be unveiled during the occasion. The World University Rankings 2024 results, which were announced on September 27th, are available here.
The discussion will address important issues in higher education, such as:
- the significance of exercising civic responsibility
- stimulating innovation
- cooperation between and within institutions
- worldwide effects for the greater good
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Hosting the World Academic Summit in 2024, when our university will be celebrating its bicentennial, will be an honor. In the end, colleges are about changing the world, both locally and internationally.
Since we have been doing it for 200 years, we are really proud of it, and we are eager to invite colleagues from around the world to debate innovative approaches.wherein this may occur. All of the speakers and delegates will receive a hearty Mancunian welcome from us.
The University of Manchester’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell
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“We are delighted our flagship World Academic Summit will return to the UK for the first time since it was hosted by King’s College London in 2017,” said Phil Baty, THE’s chief global relations officer. As part of the university’s larger bicentennial celebrations during 2024, we are especially thrilled to be hosting in cooperation with The University of Manchester to highlight the institution’s leadership and impact, which are recognized around the world.
We will meet to debate the topic “Making a difference: The role of universities in a rapidly changing world” at Britain’s first civic university.
The University of Manchester’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, stated: “Hosting the World Academic Summit is a fantastic pleasure as 2024 is a very historic year for our university as we celebrate our bicentennial. In the end, colleges are about changing the world, both locally and internationally.
We have been doing it for 200 years, and we’re thrilled to welcome colleagues from around the globe to discuss fresh ways that this might be accomplished. All of the speakers and delegates will receive a hearty Mancunian welcome from us.
The website for the event, which just went live seven days ago, includes details about The University of Manchester as well as its main goals.
Super early bird tickets are available here for £1,199 (until July 26) for representatives of universities, associations, the public sector, or non-profit organizations, and for £2,299 for corporate organizations.
