Envisioning The Future of Work:
Will Our Graduates Be Prepared?

Rhodes House and Ballol College
University of Oxford
September 1 – 3, 2024

The 20th-anniversary convening of The Oxford Conclave focused on projected changes in the world of work and how our institutions are preparing students for this dynamic future. Participating presidents,  vice chancellors, and other leaders shared best practices and insights from their own institutions while learning from experts at the University of Oxford Education Department’s Centre for Skills, Knowledge & Organizational Performance and the Council of Independent Colleges’ Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education.

Delegates represented universities in Lebanon, the UK, the USA, Uzbekistan, and Zambia. They shared best practices and discussed topics including:

• The changing nature of work and its implications for career development programs and curricular innovation.
• How technology, including artificial intelligence, will accelerate change and redefine professional life.
• Vocational discernment: supporting students in finding meaning and purpose in a fast-changing world.
• Collaboration with employers to project longer term talent needs.
• The future of the college and university presidency.  What new skills and knowledge will leaders need in the years ahead?