PROGRAMME

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Sunday, 26 September

Arrival of Participants

19:00 - 20:30

 

Informal Evening Welcome Reception - CAAS Inner Courtyard

 
Monday, 27 September

8:45   Registration - CAAS Lobby
Introductory Session - CAAS Conference Hall
9:15   Welcome Addresses
     

Aleksa BJELIŠ, Rector of the University of Zagreb
Miroslav VESKOVIĆ, Rector of the University of Novi Sad
Hido BIŠČEVIĆ, Secretary General, Regional Cooperation Council

9:30   Opening Addresses
     

Stamenka UVALIĆ-TRUMBIĆ, Head, Division of Higher Education, UNESCO
David CROSIER, General Rapporteur, European Commission, EACEA/Eurydice

9:45  

Introduction to the Froum Theme

     

Ladislav NOVAK, General Chair (25k)

10:00   Group Photo and Coffee Break

Focus on Higher Education in the EU in 2010

10:30  

Round Table 1 - Room No. 4

    Basic ideas and 'modus operandi' behind the EU modernisation Agenda and Bologna Process
   

Chairs

     

Stamenka UVALIĆ-TRUMBIĆ, Head, Division of Higher Education, UNESCO
Aleksa BJELIŠ, Rector of the University of Zagreb

   

Introduction

     

Sigurd HÖLLINGER, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research (82k)

   

Inputs

     

David CROSIER, European Commission, EACEA/Eurydice (71k)
Peter WELLS, Director, UNESCO-CEPES (872k)
Ligia DECA, Head of the 2010-2012 Bologna Secretariat (121k)
Aleksa BJELIŠ, Vice-President of the Council, Magna Charta Observatory
Dominic ORR, Head, EUROSTUDENT (157k)
Dominic ORR, Head, EUROSTUDENT (19k)

12:00   Coffee Break
12:20   Discussion
   




The way the HE reform has been carried out
The level of involvement of different players
Possible missing issues to be added to the EU modernisation agenda
The complexity of transition and major stakeholders
Higher education in the context of EU's economic ambitions
13:00   Lunch - Restaurant "Sesame"
14:30  

Round Table 2 - Room No. 4

    Focus on HE in the EU 2010 / Independent Reports
   

Chairs

     

Sigurd HÖLLINGER, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
Muiris O'CONNOR, Head of Policy and Planning, Irish Higher Education Authority

   

Introduction

     

David CROSIER, European Commission, EACEA/Eurydice (1,06M)

   

Inputs

     

Don WESTERHEIJDEN, Centre for Higher Education Policy, Twente (583k)
Bert VANDENKENDELAERE, Chairperson, European Students' Union (946k)
Pavel ZGAGA, Director, Centre for Education Policy Studies, Ljubljana (138k)
Dominique LASSARREE, Vice-chair, Education International (79k)
Dominique LASSARREE, Vice-chair, Education International (148k)
Cornelia RACKÉ, General Coordinator of the 2008-2010 Bologna Secretariat (135k)
Voldemar TOMUSK, Director, Higher Education Support Program, OSF, London (55k)

16:00   Coffee Break
16:20   Discussion
   




The impact of the ten years of reform and validity of indicators
The extent to which key objectives have been achieved
The extent to which the genuine voices of HE institutions has been heard
Quality assurance as a dynamic process - moving average vs. threshold
Bologna Process - London versus Leuven

17:00   End of Day One
20:00   Official Dinner - Restaurant "Orhan"

Tuesday, 28 September

Foresight 2020: Two parallel round tables
10:00   Round Table 3 - Room No. 4
    Higher Education in the EU 2020
   

Chairs

     

Peter WELLS, Director, UNESCO-CEPES
Pavel ZGAGA, Director, Centre for Education Policy Studies, Ljubljana

   

Introduction

     

Bert VANDENKENDELAERE, Chairperson, European Students' Union (52k)

   

Inputs

     

Stamenka UVALIĆ-TRUMBIĆ, Head, Division of Higher Education, UNESCO (2,64M)
Muiris O'CONNOR, Head of Policy and Planning, Irish Higher Education Authority (1,5M)
Don WESTERHEIJDEN, Centre for Higher Education Policy, Twente (591)
Anna GLASS, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College (24)
Jochen FRIED, Director of Education, Salzburg Global Seminar (27k)
Mike DAWNEY, Director, Middlesex University, London (33k)

11:30   Coffee Break
12:00   Discussion
   




Public governance: international vs. national, professional vs. bureaucratic
Future role of European funding and legislation in higher education
Predicting reform of institutions governing higher education in Europe
Looking forward for the genuine voice from universities/academia
Role of bottom-up initiatives in higher education reform

13:00   Lunch - Restaurant "Sesame"
  End of Day Two - Free afternoon and Evening
10:00  

Round Table 4 - Room No. 5

    Higher Education in Western Balkans 2020
   

Chairs

     

Philippe RUFFIO, European Commission, EACEA/Tempus Unit
Miroslav VESKOVIĆ, Rector of the University of Novi Sad

   

Introduction

      Srbijanka TURAJLIĆ, UNESCO chair in HE Development, Belgrade (2,51M)
   

Inputs

     

Sigurd HÖLLINGER, Austrian Ministry of Science and Research (21k)
Philippe RUFFIO, European Commission, EACEA/Tempus Unit (108k)
Melita KOVAČEVIĆ, Vice-Rector, University of Zagreb
Fuada STANKOVIĆ, UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, Novi Sad (64k)
Blaž GOLOB, Director, Centre for eGov. Dev. - CEGD, Ljubljana (178)

11:30   Coffee Break
12:00   Discussion
   

 

 


Advances in effective higher education structural reform in the WB Region as a prerequisite for genuine implementation of Bologna agenda.
Rather shallow structural reform – lack of political will or/and lack of enthusiasm in the academic community?
Higher Education as the best investment for the future of the WB region
Non-state universities for excellence, not for profit
Regional roadmap in higher education reform, a feasible journey towards the EHEA

13:00   Lunch - Restaurant "Sesame"
  End of Day Two - Free afternoon and Evening

Wednesday, 29 September

Closing Session - CAAS Conference Hall
09:00   Feedback from Round Tables and Agreement of the Communiqué
   

Chairs and Rapporteurs

     

David CROSIER, General Rapporteur, European Commission, EACEA/Eurydice
Mike DAWNEY, Rapporteur RT3, Middlesex University , London

9:45   Coffee Break
10:00  

Heads of Delegations Comments/Addresses

   

Speakers

   

Stamenka UVALIĆ-TRUMBIĆ, Head, Division of Higher Education, UNESCO
Ligia DECA, Head of the 2010-2012 Bologna Secretariat
Jelica MINIĆ, Deputy Secretary General, Regional Cooperation Council
Bert VANDENKENDELAERE, Chairperson, European Students’ Union
Sigurd HÖLLINGER, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
Muiris O’CONNOR, Head, Policz and Planning, Irish Higher Education Authority
Aleksa BJELIŠ, Rector of the University of Zagreb
Miroslav VESKOVIĆ, Rector of the University of Novi Sad

11:00   Refreshment
  End of Dubrovnik Forum

 

SPECIAL PANEL COLLOCATED WITH THE FORUM

Wednesday, 29 September

CAAS Room No. 4
11:30   Panel Theme:
    Mobility of PhD students within WB region, under the umbrella of EC, CEI, RCC and non-governmental organisations and foundations
   

Chairs

     

Mladen DRAGAŠEVIĆ, Head of Unit, Regional Cooperation Council
Melita KOVAČEVIĆ, Vice-Rector, University of Zagreb
Veljko MALBAŠA, Quality Assurance Committee, University of Novi Sad

   

Inputs

     

Philippe RUFFIO, European Commission, EACEA/Tempus Unit (129k)
Tania PIBERNIK, Executive Officer, CEI University Network (241k)
Stefan SCHÄFERS, King Baudouin Foundation (70k)
Elizabeth HEAT, Project Manager, SPARK
Voldemar TOMUSK, Director, Higher Education Support Program, OSF, London (44k)

   

Panellist

     

Aleksa BJELIŠ, Rector of the University of Zagreb
Miroslav VESKOVIĆ, Rector of the University of Novi Sad
Agim KUKELI, Rector, Aleksandër Moisiu University, Durres
Bardhyl CEKU, Vice-Rector, Aleksandër Moisiu University, Durres
Mit’hat MEMA, Vice-Rector, Aleksandër Moisiu University, Durres
Hazim BAŠIĆ, Vice-Rector, University of Sarajevo
Srećko JELUŠIĆ, Vice-Rector University of Zadar
David CROSIER, European Commission, EACEA/Eurydice
Muiris O’CONNOR, Head, Policy and Planning, Irish Higher Education Authority
Jelica MINIĆ, Deputy Secretary General, Regional Cooperation Council
Dominique LASSARREE, Vice-chair, Education International
Bert VANDENKENDELAERE, Chairperson, European Students’ Union
Srbijanka TURAJLIĆ, UNESCO chair in HE Development, Belgrade
Marija OŽEGOVIĆ, Tempus Office Serbia
Vanja IVOŠEVIĆ, Deputy Director, Centre for Education Policy, Belgrade
Jana BAČEVIĆ, Individual expert, Belgrade
Klemen MIKLAVIČ, Researcher, CEPS, University of Ljubljana

    End of Special Panel and End of Dubrovnik Events
13:00   Lunch - Restaurant "Sesame"
Departure of Participants