Domesticating transnational education: fortifying discourses of social value and self-worth in ‘meritocratic’ Hong Kong.

12:00pm - 1:00pm / Monday 14th March 2016 / Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 South Teaching Hub
Type: Seminar / Category: Department
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Dr Johanna Waters, University of Oxford, researches the ways in which experiences of (higher) education and subsequent employment are being transformed through internationalisation. The seminar will present results from a study exploring issues surrounding social value and self-worth with regards to education in Hong Kong. Dr Waters is also a former Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Liverpool.

The Department of Geography runs weekly lunchtime seminars involving external speakers showcasing new and exciting developments in research in the fields of Geography and Planning. All staff and students are invited to attend.