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This symposium will focus on four key issues facing chemical education at the university level.

The four main topics (half day for each) and indicative themes are as follows:

Employability of chemistry graduates:

• What are employers looking for in chemistry graduates?
• What do employers need beyond the chemical industry need?
• How can universities prepare undergraduates better for the world of work?
• How can employers help?

Assessment:

• How can we use assessment to drive learning?
• Are traditional assessment methods still valid for today's undergraduates?
• Can we lighten the assessment load and still meet learning outcomes?

Practical work:

• How can we make better use of the time in the laboratory?
• What new approaches to practical work are effective?
• Are there valid alternatives to lab-based activities?

Problem solving:

• How can we help students develop better problem solving skills?
• What factors affect problem solving ability?
• What novel approaches to problem solving are effective?

For further information visit the IUPAC website (see below).

IUPAC2009 website