EU-STEP Study Tour, 7-13 February 2010
European Higher Education Study Tour
for Australian & New Zealand Senior Executives
Sunday, 7 - Saturday, 13 February 2010
Brussels (Belgium), Valencia (Spain), Glasgow (United Kingdom) & Paris (France)
Programme
BRUSSELS
Sunday, 7 February 2010, Brussels (17:00-18:30)
-
Welcome and Introduction to the Study Tour, Mrs. Lieve Bracke, ESMU Senior Expert
-
A European university policy?, Prof. Frans van Vught, ESMU President, advisor to President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and former Rector of the University of Twente
Monday, 8 February 2010, Brussels (9:30-16:30)
Chair: Prof. Frans van Vught, ESMU President, advisor to President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and 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 and Research Areas: Vision and perspectives to enhance Europe's competitiveness on the international scene, Mr. Peter van der Hijden, Unit “Universities and Researchers”, DG Research, European Commission
-
The Lisbon Agenda, Mr. Robert-Jan Smits, Director, Directorate B "European Research Area", DG Research, European Commission
-
General impacts of European policies on national systems and institutions, Prof. Peter Gaehtgens , former President of Free University of Berlin and former president of the German Rectors’ Conference
-
Transparency of diversity: Classification and ranking and the use of performance indicators, Prof. Frans van Vught
Guided tour Brussels & dinner
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, Brussels (10:00-13:00)
Chair: Prof. Lynn Meek, Director LH Martin Institute of Higher Education Leadership and Management, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
Institutional exampleas and responses
-
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Prof. Torbjørn Digernes , Rector
-
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (United Kingdom), Dr. Peter West, Secretary to the University, former President OECD-IMHE program (Institutional Management in Higher Education) and Executive Board member, European Consortium of Innovative Universities
- General discussion
Transfer to Valencia
VALENCIA
Wednesday, 10 February 2010, Valencia (9:30-16:30)
Chair: Prof. José Gines Mora , Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, University of London and former Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education Management, 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
-
The AHELO project, Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes, Prof. Dirk van Damme, Director, OECD-CERI, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
- Ensuring quality in the Bologna Process: Principles and tools for quality assurance, Prof. Dirk van Damme
Institutional examples and responses
- University of Aveiro (Portugal), Prof. Maria Helena Nazarré, Rector
- Central European University, Budapest (Hungary), Dr. Liviu Matei, Senior Vice-President
- - Learning Outcomes - The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), Mr. Robert Wagenaar, Co-ordinator, EU project "Tuning Educational Structures in Europe", University of Groningen
Guided tour Valencia & dinner
Thursday, 11 February 2010, Valencia (9:30-13:10)
Chair: Prof. José Gines Mora, Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, University of London and former Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education Management, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
- Responding to the needs of the labour market – The Lifelong Learning Agenda and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), Prof. José Gines Mora
Institutional examples and responses
-
University of Aveiro (Portugal), Prof. Maria Helena Nazarré, Rector
- Central European University, Budapest (Hungary), Dr. Liviu Matei, Senior Vice-Presidentremarks
Closing remarks, Prof. Dr. Luis-Manuel Sánchez, Director Programs Office with USA/Canada and Asia/Pacific,Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Transfer to Glasgow (University of Strathclyde)
GLASGOW
Friday, 12 February 2010, Glasgow (9:00-17:30)
Chair: Dr. Peter West, Secretary to the 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
- Equity and access: Increasing participation, Prof. Pamela Gillies, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University
- The challenges of the European Research Agenda for European universities, Lord Stewart Sutherland , House of Lords, UK Parliament; former Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh; former Vice-Chancellor, University of London
- Innovation and Knowledge Exchange: Interacting with the region, 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 on to their regional development"
- Innovation and Knowledge Exchange: Generating external funding, Prof. Mike Shattock, Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, University of London, former Registrar of Warwick University
- University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (United Kingdom), Prof. Allister Fergusson, Deputy Principal
- The Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Prof. Kari Melby , Pro-Rector Research
Civic reception & dinner
Saturday, 13 February 2010, Glasgow (9:30-11:00)
Closing panel session: The attractiveness of European Higher Education & Lessons learnt: Comparing Australian and European experiences.
- Chair: Prof. Frans van Vught
- Panel members:
- Mrs Lieve Bracke
- Prof. Lynn Meek
- Prof. Kari Melbi
- Prof. Mike Shattock
- Dr. Peter West
Guided tour Edinburgh & evening flight to Paris