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Grenoble, December 19-20th, 2013,&#160;Laboratoire des Sciences de L&#8217;Education,&#160;Univ. Grenoble-Alpes, FrancePresentationThis international conference takes place today in a context of major change in both higher education and the academic world. These transformations which are of variable intensity&#160; depending on the country, can be considered as multi-dimensional and include issues such as : high enrolment rates, increased social and cultural heterogeneity, development of and change in mobility (institutional, territorial, international), diversification of the offer of academic institutions (public and private, reconfiguration of the institutional landscape), changes in policy guidelines, such as the Bologna Process which aims at the establishment of a uniform higher education system across European nations.The international conference will focus on individual and group behaviours, strategies and trajectories which are strongly affected by and find themselves remodelled in the current context. We propose the term mobility as a central notion for apprehending the phenomena. In the current call for papers, we distinguish five closely related but different forms of mobility.Territorial MobilityHow do students decide on the choice of their place of study? What guides their vocational orientation and choice of region? What are the strategies at play? Which factors might account for these student behaviours?Institutional MobilityWhat are the mobility practices that can be observed and analysed in the context of the diversification of the offer of academic institutions? Which factors might explain the public&#8217;s allocation phenomena, i.e. orientation mechanisms, the place of fees and tuition in investment decisions, the influence of institutional reputation and the existence of selection procedures?Academic MobilityWhat are the factors that explain the phenomena of academic performance and, more generally, the phenomena of success, failure or dropout in higher education? What determines student behaviour and student strategies? How can we explain the phenomena of time allocation between different activities?Social mobilityTo what extent does the current trend of diversification of higher education contribute to increasing social mobility? What are the expectations of students from diverse backgrounds in terms of social inclusion and access to the labour market? What kind of data and analysis contributes to the study of the social and professional integration?International MobilityIn order to be part of higher education at an international level, what are the strategies and policies, (for example going for high rankings, recruitment policies, international networking), that are being implemented by different actors in higher education, in research laboratories, and policy makers? What are the strategies and behaviours of individual students in this form of mobility?At the heart of these transformations, the international conference will place special emphasis on behaviour, strategies, and practices of the actors of higher education. Analysis in terms of choice, motivations, decisions, and expectations are at the centre of this enterprise. The scientific committee will privilege work that allows better understanding of practices, appropriately describes or quantifies them, or that analyses and constructs typologies. Presentation of original data produced on the basis of surveys or exploratory, methodological efforts in data collection and processing, or in modelling will also receive special attention.Submission of proposalsThe conference languages are English and French (a translation from French to English will be proposed during the conference).The presentation format will be either oral presentation or poster with ample opportunity for discussion (in both formats). Presentations will be organized in sessions around common themes.The submission Web page is https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hem2013 Please create an account on easychair and submit your proposalbefore september 1th, 2013as a file in PDF format. You will need to give the following information:Title of the presentationName(s), affiliation(s), and email address of the author(s)Preference for a paper or poster presentationAbstract of 150 wordsA proposal of maximally 10000 signs in pdf format named &#60;SURNAME OF FIRST AUTHOR&#62;.pdfProposals for papers or posters should be no more than 10 000 signs in length (including all figures and references).A submission template can be found on the web site of the conference: hem.upmf-grenoble.fr/index2.php?special=fichier_page&#38;id=5Submission DeadlinesPapers should be submitted by september 1th, 2013.Authors will be notified of the results of the reviewing process by september 30th.Review ProcessAll submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers, who are members of the scientific committee of the conference. The proposals will be reviewed according to the following criteria:Overall quality and scientific originalitySignificance for theory and practiceClarity of definition of research questions and objectivesResearch method and designQuality, validity and appropriateness of the analysisPresentation and interpretation of resultsCommunicationRelevance to the conference's themePublicationA copy of the proceedings will be available at the meeting and electronic proceedings will be available on the web site of the conference. However, you will retain copyright of the material and are free to resubmit for journal publication.Important DatesApril, 15, 2013. Submission of papers openingSeptember, 1, 2013. submission of papers deadlineSeptember 30, 2013. Results of the reviewers process.October 20, 2013. Early bild registration deadline.December&#160; 19-20, 2013. Meeting Dates.Conference location and datesThe conference will be held at the University Pierre Mend&#232;s France, Grenoble, 19-20 December 2013.Further details on the conference web site http://hem.upmf-grenoble.frContact: HEM2013@upmf-grenoble.frScientific committeeAlain Fernex, universit&#233; Pierre Mend&#232;s France, Grenoble, France (Chair)Sharon A. Barrios, California State university, Chico, USAHeike Behle, Warwick institute for Employment research, EnglandTh&#233;r&#232;se Bouffard, universit&#233; du Qu&#233;bec &#224; Montr&#233;al, CanadaAbdelmajid Bouziane, universit&#233; Hassan II, Casablanca, MoroccoArielle Compeyron, universit&#233; Pierre Mend&#232;s France, Grenoble, FranceMarina Elias, universitat de Barcelona, SpainGr&#233;goire Feyt, universit&#233; Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, FranceGeorges Felouzis, universit&#233; de Gen&#232;ve, SwitzerlandWerner Georg, universitat Konstanz, GermanyCharles Hadji, universit&#233; Pierre Mend&#232;s France, Grenoble, FranceGayle Hutchinson, California State university, Chico, USAJean Kellerhals, universit&#233; de Gen&#232;ve, SwitzerlandLaurent Lima, universit&#233; Pierre Mend&#232;s France, Grenoble, FranceAnnie Pilote, universit&#233; Laval, CanadaGilles Rouet, GEPECS, Universit&#233; Paris Descartes, FranceHelena Troiano, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, SpainMohammed Talbi, universit&#233; Hassan II, Casablanca, MoroccoCarole Vezeau, C&#233;gep Lanaudi&#232;re, universit&#233; du Qu&#233;bec &#224; Montr&#233;al, CanadaErica de Vries, universit&#233; Pierre Mend&#232;s France, Grenoble, France