YEAR

DATE

THEME OF THE CONFERENCE

ORGANISATION

CITY

COUNTRY

1988

November 24-26

1st CHER Conference and Foundation of CHER – Research on Higher Education in Europe

INCHER – International Center for Higher Education Research – Kassel University

Kassel

Germany

1989

September 1-3

2nd CHER Conference – Decision Making in Higher Education

CHEPS – Center for Higher Education Policy Studies

Enschede

Netherlands

1990

November 9-11

3rd CHER Conference – A Changing Europe: Challenges for Higher Education Research

Organised by Guy R. Neave (International Association of Universities, Paris)

Brussels

Belgium

1991

October 19-21

4th CHER Conference – Higher Education Finance

Institute for Research in Sociology and Economics of Education (IREDU), University of Burgundy

Dijon

France

1992

July 23-25

5th CHER Conference – Higher Education and the World of Work

Centre for the Evaluation of Public Policy and Practices, Brunel University 

London

United Kingdom

1993

July 1-3

6th CHER Conference – Graduate Education

The Council for Studies of Higher Education

Stockholm

Sweden

1994

October 5-7

7th CHER Conference – Cross-National Studies in Higher Education

CHEPS – Center for Higher Education Policy Studies – University of Twente

Enschede

Netherlands

1995

September 28-30

8th CHER Conference – Cross-National Studies in Higher Education: The State of the Art in the Disciplines

AF Forum (Associazione per l’Alta Formazione)

Rome

Italy

1996

June, 27-29

9th CHER Conference – Governance and Management in Higher Education Institutions

Abo Academy

Turku

Finland

1997

September 18-20

10th CHER Conference – Evaluation and Higher Education Research

University of Alicante

Alicante

Spain

1998

September 3-5

11th CHER Conference – Higher Education Research – Achievements, Conditions and New Challenges

INCHER – International Center for Higher Education Research – Kassel University

Kassel

Germany

1999

June 17-19

12th CHER Conference – The Research Function in Higher Education

Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU)

Oslo

Norway

2000

September 14-16

13th CHER Conference – The Institutional Dimension: Organizational Aspects in Higher Education Research

Centre for Higher Education Research and Evaluation, University of Lancaster

Lancaster

United Kingdom

2001

September 2-4

14th CHER Conference – Higher Education and its Clients: Institutional Responses to Changes in Demand and in Environment

Institute for Research in Sociology and Economics of Education (IREDU), University of Burgundy

Dijon

France

2002

September 5-7

15th CHER Conference – Higher Education in the Global Age

University of Viena

Vienna

Austria

2003

September 4-6

16th CHER Conference – Reform and Change in Higher Education: Renewed Expectations and Improved Performance?

CIPES – Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies

Porto

Portugal

2004

September 17-19

17th CHER Conference – Public-Private Dynamics in Higher Education: Expectations, Developments and Outcomes

CHEPS – Center for Higher Education Policy Studies – University of Twente

Enschede

Netherlands

2005

September 1-3

18th CHER Conference – Higher Education: The Cultural Dimension – Innovative Cultures, Norms and Values

Finnish Institute for Educational Research, the University of Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä

Finland

2006

September 7-9

19th CHER Conference – Systems Convergence and Institutional Diversity

INCHER – International Center for Higher Education Research – Kassel University

Kassel

Germany

2007

August 30 – September 01

20th CHER Conference – The Research Mission of the University

University College Dublin

Dublin

Ireland

2008

11-13 September

21st CHER Conference – Excellence and Diversity in Higher Education. Meanings, Goals, and Instruments

University of Pavia

Pavia

Italy

2009

September 10-12 

22nd CHER Conference – Public Vices, Private Benefits?

CIPES – Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies

Porto

Portugal

2010

June 10-12 

23rd CHER Conference – Effects of Higher Education Reforms

University of Oslo (UiO)

Oslo

Norway

2011

June 23-25 

24th CHER Conference – Prospects for Higher Education in the 21st Century Research, Ideas and Policy

University of Iceland, School of Education

Reykjavik

Iceland

2012

September 9-12 

25th CHER Conference – Higher Education and Social Dynamics

University of Ljubljana – Centre for Education Policy 

Ljubljana

Slovenia

2013

September 9-11 

26th CHER Conference – The Roles of Higher Education and Research in the Fabric of Societies

University of Lausanne

Lausanne

Switzerland

2014

September 8-10 

27th CHER Conference – Universities in Transition: Shifting Institutional and Organizational Boundaries

CERIS (Institute for Research on Firms and Growth) of the CNR (National Research Council)

Rome

Italy

2015

September 7-9 

28th CHER Conference – Global Challenges, National Initiatives, and Institutional Responses – The Transformation of Higher Education

ISEG – School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon, and CIPES – Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies

Lisbon

Portugal

2016

September 5-7 

29th CHER Conference – The University as a Critical Institution?

University of Cambridge – Lucy Cavendish College

Cambridge

United Kingdom

2017

August 28-30 

30th CHER Conference – Universities as Political Institutions – HEIs in the Middle of Academic, Economic, and Social Pressures

University of Jyväskylä – Higher Education Studies Team (HIEST) – Finnish Institute for Educational Research

Jyväskylä

Finland

2018

August 30 – September 1

31st CHER Conference – Differentiation and Integration in Higher Education: Patterns and Dynamics

The National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)

Moscow

Russia

2019

August 28-30

32nd CHER Conference – Theories and Methods in Higher Education Research

INCHER – International Center for Higher Education Research – Kassel University

Kassel

Germany

2020

September 1-3

33rd CHER Conference – Promoting Closer Relations and Scholarly Dialogues Between European and Asian Higher Education Researchers

The University of Hong Kong

Online

Hong Kong

2022

September 1-2

34th CHER Conference – A Sustainable and Responsive Higher Education

University of Jyväskylä – Finnish Institute for Educational Research and Consortium of Higher Education Researchers in Finland (CHERIF)

Online

Finland

2023

August 30 – September 1

35th CHER Conference – Higher Education Institutions as Change Agents in Society: Perspectives on Adaptation and Impact

WU Vienna University of Economics and Business – Institute for Higher Education Management

Vienna

Austria