ICHE 2021: 15. International Conference on Higher Education

November 04-05, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa

DIGITAL

Conference Code: 21ZA11ICHE

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The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives

The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.

ICHE 2021: 15. International Conference on Higher Education aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Higher Education. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Higher Education

Call for Contributions

Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Higher Education are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.

Guidelines for Authors

Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.

Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.

Conference Proceedings

All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, OpenAIRE, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.

Special Journal Issues

ICHE 2021 has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Higher Education. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.

Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.

Application Forms

Selected Papers

Dental Students’ Attitude towards Problem-Based Learning before and after Implementing 3D Electronic Dental Models
Hai Ming Wong, Kuen Wai Ma, Lavender Yu Xin Yang, Yanqi Yang
Improved Rare Species Identification Using Focal Loss Based Deep Learning Models
Chad Goldsworthy, B. Rajeswari Matam
Feature Analysis of Predictive Maintenance Models
Zhaoan Wang
Entrepreneur Universal Education System: Future Evolution
Khaled Elbehiery, Hussam Elbehiery
Performance Analysis of Traffic Classification with Machine Learning
Htay Htay Yi, Zin May Aye
A Case Study of Mobile Game Based Learning Design for Gender Responsive STEM Education
Raluca Ionela Maxim
Facial Emotion Recognition with Convolutional Neural Network Based Architecture
Koray U. Erbas
Deep Learning Based 6D Pose Estimation for Bin-Picking Using 3D Point Clouds
Hesheng Wang, Haoyu Wang, Chungang Zhuang
Adaptive Educational Hypermedia System for High School Students Based on Learning Styles
Stephen Akuma, Timothy Ndera
Research on the Teaching Quality Evaluation of China’s Network Music Education APP
Guangzhuang Yu, Chun-Chu Liu
SolarSPELL Case Study: Pedagogical Quality Indicators to Evaluate Digital Library Resources
Lorena Alemán de la Garza, Marcela Georgina Gómez-Zermeño
Integration of Educational Data Mining Models to a Web-Based Support System for Predicting High School Student Performance
Sokkhey Phauk, Takeo Okazaki
Designing an Adventure: University of Southern California’s Experiment in Using Alternate Reality Games to Educate Students and Inspire Change
Anahita Dalmia
A Second Look at Gesture-Based Passwords: Usability and Vulnerability to Shoulder-Surfing Attacks
Lakshmidevi Sreeramareddy, Komalpreet Kaur, Nane Pothier
Bayesian Deep Learning Algorithms for Classifying COVID-19 Images
I. Oloyede

Digital Program consists of the e-proceedings book which is available online-only and includes the conference communications (proceedings abstracts and papers). Registered participants can access the digitally available conference proceedings ( and certificates ) by visiting their profile pages.

Acculturation: what preliminary intercultural need to be trained before been sent to a study abroad?
Approaches to Professional Development and Standards for Disability Service Providers
Assessment Methodologies and Rubrics in Higher Education
Coping with incompatibility in semester-, trimester and quarter year course periods
Does studying abroad imply “living together with local students”, or prefer “international student houses”?
Double- versus joint degrees
Enhancing Learning Experiences in Higher Education
Formal and pragmatic obstacles and opportunities in student exchange programs
Funding resources for staff and student exchange
Graduates Job Readiness
Higher Education and International student exchange
Higher Education at a Time of Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities
Higher Education Relationships with Orders, Syndicates, and Unions (e.g. Order of Engineers, Syndicate of Pharmacists, Students’ Unions…)
How to defend the yielded higher criterion to the access of regional- and local students?
How to establish campuses as multicultural communities
How to evaluate students’ readiness for studying abroad?
How to recruit highly talented students abroad?
ICT and E-Learning in Higher Education
Innovations in Higher Education: Programs, Services, Technology, and Funding
International Educational Exchange Programs
International Ranking Schemes of Universities
Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education
Learning far away from home and close to your future colleagues
Learning in multicultural contexts
Lifelong Learning, Industry Partnerships, and Service to Society
Promoting Effective Institutional Governance in Higher Education
Quality Assurance & Accreditation in Higher Education
Research, Development and Innovation in Higher Education
Role of Global Universities in Regional Development
Strategic Planning in Higher Education
Student Access to Higher Education
Technologies for spreading learning around the world
The Internationalization of Higher Education
Trade-offs between student exchange in the bachelor- versus the master stage?
UN partnership with higher education institutions- UNAI
Virtual presence as option for extending the students’ learning space
Will English be the default language for master courses around the globe?
Women in Higher Education

Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline		April 15, 2021
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection		April 30, 2021
Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline		October 04, 2021
Conference Dates		November 04-05, 2021

Omar Aljadaan	RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, AE
David Egleston	RIT Dubai, AE
Zahida Chebchoub	UAE University, AE
Thouraya Snoussi	University of Sharjah, AE
Salam Kareem	Ministry of Education, AE
Hock Chuan Lim	University of Wollongong Dubai, AE
Emad Abu-Ayyash	The British University in Dubai, AE
Nerissa Naidoo	Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences, AE
Eman Abukhousa	UAE University, AE
Kefaya Qaddoum	Higher Colleges of Technology , AE
B K Manjunatha Goud	RAKMHSU, AE
Waleed Maqableh	University of Fujairah, AE
Zeenath Khan	University of Wollongong, AE
Flevy Lasrado	University of Wollongong in Dubai, AE
Tanju Deveci	Petroleum Institute, AE
Tanju Deveci	Petroleum Institute, AE
Paul Triegaardt	Emirates National School, AE
Mohamed Salem	University of Sharjah, AE
Amala Rajan	Higher Colleges of Technology-Dubai Women\'s Campus, AE
Waleed Ahmed	United Arab Emirates University, AE
Hwee Ling Lim	The Petroleum Institute, AE
Ezendu Ariwa	University of Bedfordshire, UK
Rasmeh Al Huneiti	Brunel University, UK
Nigel Russell	The University of Sheffield, UK
Margaret Morgan	University of Ulster, UK
Chee Seng Chan	University of Portsmouth, UK
Zaigham Mahmood	University of Derby, UK
Tariq Khan	Brunel University, UK
Rushit Dave	University Of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, US
Lisa Thompson Sousa	Sul Ross State University, US

Participation Type	Early Registration Ticket Fees	Registration Ticket Fees
Non-Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 450	€ 500
Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 350	€ 400
Listener Registration	€ 250	€ 300
Additional Paper Publication	€ 100

All conference materials and services will be delivered digitally to the participant with the online conference management system. Conference registration includes the following digital materials and services:

e-certificates [for Authors: Certificate of Attendance and Presentation; for Listeners: Certificate of Attendance; for Chairs: Certificate of Attendance and Appreciation; for Presenters: Certificate of Best Presentation (if conferred based appraisal)]
e-program
e-book
e-name badge
e-receipt
e-presentation

Presentation Types:

Physical presentation is an oral conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
Digital presentation is a digital conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.

Early Bird Registration

Early Bird registration is valid until 2021-10-04 23:59:59

Online Credit Card Processing

Online payment option available for author and listener delegates.
Conference participants can make online credit card payments for conference registration fees.