Lean in Higher Education (Lean HE) is a global, not-for-profit community established by university professionals in 2013. The purpose of Lean HE is to encourage continuous improvement within universities and through this, support the advancement of the global tertiary sector. The community of practice achieves this through collaborating, sharing learnings, supporting growth and leading improvement practice across the world. Lean HE enables university staff to live by their own practice; it enables the continuous improvement of our people through direct peer learning, practical professional development and a blend of formal and informal collaboration.

The 2021 Conference will deliver:

·         A professional high quality online conference platform

·         Inspirational keynote speakers

·         Interactive and innovative workshops

·         Opportunities to network with Lean HE colleagues from across the world

·         A personalised conference programme

·         An opportunity to experience the culture and history of Glasgow and Scotland

·         Opportunity to access conference content on-demand including after the conference is finished.

Benefits of Lean HE

Continental divisions provide quarterly and local development opportunities to encourage local connectivity and collaboration. An annual flagship international conference provides delegates with access to:

·         Direct access to leading practice in improvement in higher education;

·         Business practices of globally ranked and award-winning institutions and practitioners;

·         Direct, relevant and functional professional development for all levels (entry, immediate,                              masterclasses delivering applied and theoretical content);

·         Coaching/mentoring opportunities;

·         Peer-learning and resource-sharing;

·         On-going access to advice, support and guidance;

·         Industry insight and study tours (in situ);

·         Opportunities for staff to generate presenter profiles; and,

·         Opportunities to see application of improvement methodologies in situ.

Further benefits to institutions include:

·        Low-cost, high-impact development opportunities for improvement staff;

·        Maturity checks, validation of or opportunities to review continuous improvement opportunities against          industry;

·        Reduction in costs through to resource-sharing;

·        Embedded improvement-cycle; and,

·        Peer-reviewed publication opportunities, presentation and public profiling opportunities.