Conferences

In conferences, students present papers in both written and oral forms, and answer questions. A lecturer can moderate discussion and do assessments. Conferences foster collegiality between students who would otherwise have difficulty meeting in one place. It is also easy to arrange accommodation for those who need it.

Traditional academic conferences work best for units in which students do professional projects or research. Conferences can have other various advantages:

• If the conference is good enough, it is easy to open up to paying non-students.
• As a business model, it is easy to treat a conference as a separate business unit.
• Papers can be published as journal articles.
• In jurisdictions where the college does not have local registration to operate as an educational institution, an open access conference doesn't usually need a permit. If it does, it is fairly easy to get.

Organizational conferences also work very well. Students do practical projects for the corporation and take turns to present their papers in both written and oral forms, and answer questions. A lecturer can moderate discussion and do assessments. It often works much better when senior managers are present to keep track of new developments and approve new projects.