A panel of senior academics will explore the topic University Education in the 21st century: Profession, Praxis or … Purchase??? at a special seminar for university educators at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Monday 8 November. The CSU Education For Practice Institute (EFPI) will host the seminar to be chaired by its Deputy Director, Dr Stephen Loftus. “The panellists will discuss a range of important and related questions for the audience of university educators,” Dr Loftus said. “What is 21st century university education like and what is driving it? From the point of view of the educators, is it a profession or a practice/praxis? Or is it more like a business where the commodity of education is purchased? Has higher education become a matter of survival? What should universities be doing to flourish within the higher education marketplace but stop short of becoming a shop? What are the implications of these debates and trends for Charels Sturt University?” The seminar precedes the CSUED 2010 conference to be held on 10-11 November.