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Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) / Warwick Think Tank Event

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Location: Social Sciences, S0.19

The 13th March 2010 (Saturday Week 9) will witness the launch of Warwick

Think Tank's inaugural summit, 'The Think Tank Talk'. This year we bring

together an array of multi-disciplinary experts to discuss the sensitive

issue of Immigration and the EU.

 

(1) Do British Universities attract too many international students?

11.00am-1pm

 

(2) Citizenship, identity and integration : can an expanded European Union

unite?

2.00pm-4pm in S0.19.

 

The lunch break will also feature a Q&A session with Lisa Harker, co-Director of the IPPR regarding the society's affiliation with the national think tank; a career in public policy and Think Tanks; and how Warwick students can become involved with IPPR on campus.

Speakers:

We're proud to announce that:

-James Kennedy, Director of Warwick's International Office;

-Professor Vincent Emery, Pro-provost for South Asia and the Middle East

and Vice-Head of the UCL Graduate School;

-Professor Christine Ennew, pro-Vice-Chancellor and Director of

Internationalisation strategy of Nottingham University,

-Lord Young, Parliamentary under-Secretary, Department of Business, Innovation and Skills

will be speaking at the first debate.

 

- Owen Parker - PAIS/ Formerly The European Commission ;

-Warwick PAIS's Professor Zig Layton-Henry;

-Professor Karan Henderson of Leicester University;

-Stephen Booth of the Think Tank Open Europe; and

-UKIP MEP Nikki Sinclair

will be speaking at the second debate.

 

This event is free of charge and all are welcome

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