Join us for the evasys Student Engagement Forum at Trinity College Dublin!
Building on the successful discussions at the evasys Student Engagement Symposium in Dublin in October 2023, this full-day forum in October 2024 will delve deeper into the themes of student engagement, student voice, and student success. It will provide a platform for learning, collaboration and action planning for university leaders and practitioners across Ireland and the UK.
An ideal event for both people who attended the evasys Student Engagement Symposium in 2023, or for anyone with an interest in the latest trends and best practices in student engagement, student voice and evidence-based decision making, the evasys Student Engagement Symposium will be:
Conference themes
The evasys Student Engagement Forum aims to take a deep dive into the trends and practices driving student voice, engagement and success strategies across higher education. Our event will focus on the following themes:
Benefits of attending the evasys Student Engagement Forum
The evasys Student Engagement Forum will offer delegates an excellent opportunity to further their knowledge in student engagement and success, and network with likeminded peers.
Attendees will be able to:
Confirmed keynote speakers and contributors
Tom Lowe
University of Westminister
Tom Lowe has researched and innovated in student engagement across diverse settings for over ten years, in areas such as student voice, retention, employability and student-staff partnership. Tom works at the University of Westminster as Assistant Head of School (Student Experience) in Finance and Accounting where he leads on student success and belonging. Tom is also the Chair of RAISE, a network for all stakeholders in higher education for researching, innovating and sharing best practice in student engagement. Prior to Westminster, Tom was a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education at the University of Portsmouth, and previously held leadership positions for engagement and employability at the University of Winchester. Tom has published two books on student engagement with Routledge; ‘A Handbook for Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theory into Practice’ in 2020 and ‘Advancing Student Engagement in Higher Education: Reflection, Critique and Challenge’ in 2023, and has supported over 30 institutions in consultancy and advisory roles internationally.
Professor Judy Williams
Pro Vice Chancellor Education and Students, Queens University, Belfast
As Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students, Professor Judy Williams is responsible for steering the University’s education strategy, including maintaining oversight of educational performance and ensuring the highest standard of student learning experience and an environment and culture of innovation in pedagogy and educational enhancement.
Kieran Minto
Student Union President, Queens University, Belfast
Kieran Minto is President of the Students Union at Queens University Belfast. He was the Postgraduate Education Officer in 2023/24 and has a good understanding of how the system works at Queen’s and how it can be improved. He originally went to Queens to study ecology and is an environmentalist at heart. He has always enjoyed education and learning and through his sabbatical roles has discovered his love of advocating for students.
Dr Kay Hack (PFHEA)
Lead Consultant (Education), for Advance-HE
Kay leads a team of senior consultants to deliver a range of services to the HE sector to support strategic leadership and change in HEIs. She has worked with a diverse range of UK and international higher education providers on key themes which aim to improve student engagement and outcomes.