1. UNIVERSITIES AND ASIAN WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO WIDEN ASIAN WOMEN’S ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION Presentation by Jasbir Panesar

2. ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION  GLOBALLY – UNITED NATIONAL MILLENNIUM DECLARATION  NATIONALLY WITHIN UNITED KINGDOM – CENTRAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENDA

3. HIGHER EDUCATION WORKING WITH NON GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES/VOLUNTARY SECTOR/SPECIALIST ORGANISATIONS  WIDENING PARTICIPATION – TO MEET UNDER REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES NEEDS  WORK WITH THE NON GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES KNOWN AS THIRD  SECTOR/VOLUNTARY SECTOR  SPECIFIC WORK WITH ASIAN WOMEN AND ASIAN WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS  WIDENING PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY STRATEGIC POLICIES

4. BENEFITS TO HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS  CHANGE IN THE CULTURE OF INSTITUTIONS  FUNDING  RESEARCH  KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE  COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS  PRODUCE ASIAN WOMEN FEMALE ACADEMICS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION

5. WHY ORGANISE THE BRITISH ASIAN WOMEN’S CONFERENCE?  DISCUSSING ACHIEVEMENTS AND EMERGING TRENDS FOR ASIAN WOMEN  CURRENT POLITICAL FUNDING SITUATION  INTERPRETATION OF SOCIAL COHESION BETWEEN LOCAL AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT  AIMS OF THE CONFERENCE  HISTORICAL STRUGGLES AND ACHIEVMENTS  FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL AND HOW HIGHER EDUCATION CAN HELP  CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS  SETTING UP OF ASIAN WOMENS NETWORK  FUTURE ACTIVITIES