An international research and education conference on Bachelor programs in leadership, whether leadership can be learnt, and leadership as a profession.

Lately, some universities (mainly in the U.S.; others are to follow on this trend) have started to offer Bachelor degrees in Leadership (not in management). Behind this phenomenon there is an assumption that leadership is something that can be learnt and, perhaps even more important, that leadership is a subject important enough to major on. The phenomenon also indicates that what a leader mainly needs to know is leadership – not management or knowledge specific to the certain industry. Leadership, thus, might be categorized as a profession in its own right.

This conference is meant to be an arena for knowledge exchange, debate and discussion on, mainly, bachelor programs in leadership, but also on any subject connecting to this issue (please see below for a more extensive list of suggested themes that can be taken up). Attendants can, preferably, submit something that they would like to present at the conference, in terms of a research paper/abstract, an argumentative paper, a program description or an experience-based paper. But please note that those without such submissions are, definitely, also welcome to attend the conference!

The character of the conference gives that papers/people in support of the reasonable in offering bachelor programs in leadership, making leadership into a profession, or claiming that leadership can be learnt are as welcome as those who are in opposition. The “debating arena” that we want the conference to be has also rendered us to put all paper presentations as a pre-conference, while idea presentations are most welcome during the main conference.

Please see the attached invitation or visit the conference website for more information: http://www.uin.no/omuin/fakulteter/fsv/konferanser/Becoming-a-leader-a-m...