On November 8-9, 2012, the U21 Educational Innovation Steering Group organized a sixth international conference at the National University of Singapore. The event, entitled “Transformative Education in the 21st Century”, aimed to address two themes, namely enhancing active student engagement and broadening educational experience. 46 participants from institutions around the world joined the conference and heard the following keynote speeches:

1. Bringing breadth and integration to undergraduate education
   by Professors Daniel Bernstein (University of Kansas, USA)
2. New media literacies and personalized learning
   by Professor Michael McManus (University of Queensland, Australia)
3. Self-direction as a path of transformative learning
   by Professor Gary Poole (University of British Columbia, Canada)
4. Nurturing global citizens in undergraduate education
   by Professor Amy Tsui (The University of Hong Kong)

To learn more about the conference and to download the keynote presentations, please visit this website. To read the news release of the National University of Singapore, please click here.