International Forum on Higher Education Reform
Foresight 2020
Dubrovnik 27 - 29 Septembar 2010

an experts' event sustaining Novi Sad Initiative

 
 
HOST

University of Zagreb, Croatia

VENUE
Centre for Advanced Academic Studies
Dubrovnik, Croatia

ORGANISERS
University of Novi Sad
University of Zagreb
Regional Cooperation Council

WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF
European Commission
UNESCO Division of Higher Education
Central European Initiative
Regional Cooperation Council
UNESCO-CEPES
Bologna Secretariat
European Students' Union
Magna Charta Observatory
EUROSTUDENT
Education International
Irish Higher Education Authority
Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
Salzburg Global Seminar
Center for higher Education Policy, Twente
Centre for Education Policy Studies, Ljubljana
Centre for eGovernance Development for SEE, Ljubljana
Centre for Education Policy, Belgrade
Middlesex University, London
University of Ljubljana
University of Novi Sad
University of Zagreb
University of Sarajevo
Aleksandër Moisiu University, Durres
University of Zadar
Tempus Office Serbia
King Baudouin Foundation
Open Society Foundation - London
SPARK

UNDER THE AUSPICES/SUPPORT OF
King Baudouin Foundation
Fund for an Open Society - Serbia
SPARK
Regional Cooperation Council
Centre for eGovernance Development for SEE

 
 
GENERAL CHAIR
Ladislav Novak
, Coordinator of the “Novi Sad Initiative“,
     University of Novi Sad

GENERAL co-CHAIRS
Aleksa Bjeliš, Rector, University of Zagreb
Miroslav Vesković
, Rector, Univeristy of Novi Sad
Hido Biščević
, Secretary General, Regional Cooperation
     Council

GENERAL RAPPORTEUR
David Crosier
, European Commission, EACEA/Eurydice Unit

RATIONALES
International Forum was an experts' summit aiming to explore a wider context of ten years of European higher education modernisation reform, and provide a platform for an open discussion on the further development of EU higher education area, trying to make a shift from the official mindset. The conclusions of the Forum would eventually provide valuable inputs in the course of tuning higher education reform strategy for the next ten years. International Forum on Higher Education Reform, Foresight 2020 can be seen as a follow up of

PARTICIPANTS
Forum gathered representatives of international organisations, European higher education authorities, research and development centres, NGO’s and foundations as well as university leadership and independent European higher education experts.

PROGRAMME
The event lasted three days and had six sessions: introductory session, four round tables, and closing session. A special Panel co-located with Forum, devoted to mobility of PhD students under the umbrella international organisations/foundations, took place at the end of the event.