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Study Tour AUS & NZ 2011

European Higher Education Study Tour
 
for Australian and New Zealand Higher Education Executives

Sunday, 10 - Saturday, 16 April 2011
Brussels (Belgium), Valencia (Spain) & Glasgow (United Kingdom)

 Final Programme

BRUSSELS

Sunday, 10 April 2011, Brussels (16:00-17:30)

  • Welcome, Prof. Frans van Vught, ESMU President, and Mrs. Nadine Burquel, ESMU Secretary General
  • Introduction to the Study Tour, Mrs. Lieve Bracke, ESMU Senior Expert
  • Highlights of the work of ESMU in the European context, Mrs. Nadine Burquel, ESMU Secretary general
  • An introduction to the European Union, Prof. Frans van Vught, ESMU President; advisor to the President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso; former Rector of the University of Twente
  • European higher education and research policies in a global context, Prof. Frans van Vught, ESMU President; advisor to the President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso; former Rector of the University of Twente
Welcome dinner


Monday, 11 April 2011, Brussels (9:30-17:00)

Theme: European policies in higher education and research

Chair: Prof. Frans van Vught, ESMU President; advisor to the President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso; former Rector of the University of Twente
  • The European Higher Education Area in a global context, Sir Peter Scott, Vice-Chancellor, Kingston University London
  • The European Higher Education Area, Ms. Ragnhild Solvi Berg, International Policy Co-ordinator, DG Erucation and Culture,  European Commission
  • The EU 2020 and the European Research Area, Mr. Peter van der Hijden, Unit “Universities and Researchers”, DG Research, European Commission
  • Bilateral cooperation between Australia and the European Union, Dr. Martin Gallagher, Science Counsellor, Department of Innovation, Science and Research, Australian Embassy and Mission to the European Union
  • Modernising European Higher Education Institutions, Prof. Peter Gaehtgens, former President of Free University of Berlin and former President of the German Rectors’ Conference
Visit of the European Parliament
  • Panel on institutional strategies:

Tuesday, 12 April 2011, Brussels (8:30-11:30)

Theme: The Bologna Process

Chair: Prof. Frans van Vught, ESMU President; advisor to the President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso; former Rector of the University of Twente
  • Transparency of diversity: Classification and ranking and the use of performance indicators, Prof. Frans van Vught, ESMU President; advisor to the President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso; former Rector of the University of Twente
  • Ensuring quality in the Bologna Process: principles and tools for quality assurance, Dr. Don Westerheijden, Senior Research Associate, CHEPS (Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies), University of Twente
  • Panel on implementing the Bologna Process
Transfer to Valencia

VALENCIA

Wednesday, 13 April 2011, Valencia (9:30-17:30)

Theme: Responding to the needs of the labour market

Chair: Prof. Andrés Carrión García, Director of the Center for Quality and Change Management (CQ), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

  • Welcome & Introduction: Strategic developments of  the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia in the European context, Prof. Francisco José Mora Mas, Vice-Rector for Planning and Innovation
  • Responding to the needs of the labour market - The Lifelong Learning Agenda and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), Mr. Laureano González Vega, Coordinator of the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA)
  • The third mission of the university: innovation and regional developments, Mr. Patricio Montesinos, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
  • Panel on institutional responses:

Thematic campus visits Universidad Politécnica de Valencia & University of Valencia


Evening guided bus tour of Valencia (optional).


Thursday, 14 April 2011, Valencia (9:30-13:00)

Theme: Responding to the needs of the labour market

Chair: Prof. Andrés Carrión García, Director of the Center for Quality and Change Management (CQ), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

  • Implementing Bologna in the Spanish context: Achievements and challenges, Prof. Carmen Fenoll, Coordinator of the Spanish Bologna Experts Team, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
  • Panel on institutional responses:
    • Universitad Politecnica de Valencia, Ms. Ester Sanchís, Head of Section, Employment Service (SIE)
    • University of Valencia, Mr. Francisco Gracia Lerín, Deputy Director of the Observatory of Professional Integration and Employment Guidance (OPAL)
Transfer to Glasgow

GLASGOW

Friday, 15 April 2011, Glasgow (9:00-18:00)

Theme: Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange

Chair: Dr. Peter West, Chief Operating Officer University of Strathclyde, former President OECD-IMHE programme (Institutional Management in Higher Education), and Executive Board member, European Consortium of Innovative Universities
  • Welcome & Introduction: Strategic developments of the University of Strathclyde in the European context, Dr. Peter West, Chief Operating Officer University of Strathclyde, former President OECD-IMHE programme (Institutional Management in Higher Education) and Executive Board member, European Consortium of Innovative Universities
  • The challenges of the European Research Agenda for European universities, Prof. Colin Lucas, former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
  • Research, Innovation and the link to Economic and Community Development, Prof. John Goddard, Emeritus Professor of Regional Development Studies and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University; former leader of OECD-IMHE (Institutional Management in Higher Education) project "Supporting the contribution of HEIs to regional development"
  • Panel on Research, Innovation & Knowledge Exchange:
    • University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (United Kingdom), Prof. Tim Bedford, Associate Deputy Principal for Knowledge Exchange and Research Enhancement
    • The Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Prof. Johan Einar Hustad, Pro-Rector for Innovation and External Relations
  • Equity and access: Increasing participation, Mr. Colin McCallum, Assistant Vice-principal, Glasgow Caledonian University

Thematic visit: Equity & Access or Knowledge Transfer

  • Closing panel session: The attractiveness of European Higher Education & Lessons learnt: Comparing Australian/New Zealand and European experiences

Civic reception & closing dinner


Saturday, 16 April 2011, Glasgow

Optional social programme