QUALITY NETWORK FOR UNIVERSITIES EUROPEAN SITE VISIT, MAY 4 – 9, 2008 THE BOLOGNA PROCESS AND RELATED DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AGENDA Arrival Accommodation: Günnewig – Hotel Residence Kaiserplatz 11 D-53113 Bonn Tel.: + 49 228 / 26 97 – 0 Fax: + 49 228 / 26 97 – 777 Sunday, May 4 5:30 p.m. Working dinner ─ Husarensalon Room (next to the Hotel Restaurant) Guest: Helen Rodney, First Secretary and Deputy Head, Culture, Academic Relations and Public Affairs, Embassy of Canada, Germany Over dinner we will provide additional details about the agenda, review logistical arrangements and establish a framework for discussions over the course of the week. Helen Rodney from the Canadian Embassy will be joining us – an opportunity for her to meet you, and an opportunity for us to get her informed perspective on Bologna, Europe and the opportunities for Canada. (Dress: Business Casual / Partners welcome). 1 Monday, May 5 University of Bonn Breakfast in hotel (included). 8:45 a.m. Meet in lobby to walk to meeting Location: Stucksaal Poppelsdorfer Schloss Note that Helen Rodney will join us for our sessions in Bonn. 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Recent changes and developments in the German System of Higher Education with special emphasis on the Bologna Process Dr. Alexandra Angress Section EU Programmes, ERASMUS German Academic Exchange Service (DADD) MR Dr. Norbert König Head of Division, Cooperation with North and South America, Federal Ministry for Education and Research Dr. Peter Zervakis Head of Project, Bologna Centre German Rectors’ Conference Lilo Krickau-Richter Director, Office for International Affairs University of Bonn 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Coffee Break 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Implementation of the Bologna Reforms at the University of Bonn - Opportunities and Challenges Prof. Dr. Dorothea Bartels(Moderator) Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences IMBIO (Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants) Renate Riebandt Director, office for Planning, Development and Controlling Prof. Dr. Sabine Sielke Director, North American Studies Program, Faculty of Arts BA students 1:00 p.m. Lunch, Restaurant Osteria Casanova Clemens-August-Str. 2 53115 Bonn 2:45 – 4:15 p.m. Aiming at the best brains – Recent developments in German Academic Research Promotion and Funding and their impact on international collaboration Prof. Dr. Max Baur (Moderator) Vice-Rector for Research, University of Bonn Dr. Steffen Mehlich 2 Head of Department “Sponsorship and Network” (including relations with Canada) Humboldt Foundation Dr. Annette Schmidtmann Head of “Research Careers” Division German Research Foundation 4:15 p.m. Walk to the University Main Building 4:30 -5:30 p.m. Guided Tour of the University Main Building Dr. Thomas Becker Head of the University Archives 5:30 p.m. Walk to the hotel 7:15 p.m. Meet in the lobby for walk to Restaurant Location: “Zur Lese” Restaurant Adenauerallee 37, 53113 Bonn (Business Dress / Partners invited) 7:30 p.m. Dinner hosted by Prof. Dr. Matthias Winiger, Rector of the University of Bonn with distinguished guests and representatives (staff and students) of the new Bonn Graduate School System (BIG-S) at the University of Bonn Prof. Dr. Carl-Friedrich Bödigheimer Director, Bonn International Graduate School in Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy Prof. Dr. Urs Schweizer Director, Bonn Graduate School of Economics and 2-3 students of the Bonn Graduate School System 3 Tuesday, May 6 Program in Cologne and Aachen Breakfast in hotel (included). Check out. 8:30 a.m. Meet in lobby with luggage for coach to Cologne Depart for drive to Cologne (approx 45 minutes) 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. VISIT TO COLOGNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Location: Fachhochschule Köln Senatssaal (1st Floor) Claudiusstr. 1 50678 Köln Tel.: (0221) 8275 3100 Welcome by Prof. Dr. Ursula Georgy Vice President for Teaching, Studies and Academic Reform Elisabeth Holuscha Director, International Office Universities of Applied Sciences: Winners of the Bologna Reforms? The Example of FH Cologne Prof. Dr. Ursula Georgy Vice President for Teaching, Studies and Academic Reform 11:15 a.m. Departure for City Centre by bus 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Visit to Cologne Cathedral 12:30 p.m. Transfer to Aachen (approx 60 minutes) 1:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. VISIT TO RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule RWTH Aachen) Location: University Main Building, Room 046 Templergraben 55 52062 Aachen Tel.: (0241) 80-241 00, 241 15 (International Office) Working lunch: RWTH Aachen University – Academic governance of an “Excellence University” The Bologna Process in Engineering Education Implementation of the “Excellence Initiative” Internationalization of the University Prof. Dr.-Ing. Konstantin Meskouris Vice-Rector for Teaching, Study and Evaluation Dr. phil. Heide Naderer Director of International Office 4 4:00 p.m. Departure for Maastricht by bus (approx. 45 minutes) 4:45 p.m. Arrive at hotel and check in Kruisherenhotel Maastricht Kruisherengang 19 – 23 6211 NW MAASTRICHT tel. +31 (0)43 329 20 20 6: 30 p.m. Reception / Dinner with guests from the University of Maastricht (Restaurant) Kruisherenhotel Maastricht (Business dress / partners welcome) Guests: Jo Ritzen, President, University of Maastricht Astrid Boeijen, Rein de Wilde (Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Janco Bonnink, Senior Policy Advisor, Academic Affairs 5 Wednesday, May 7 Maastricht Check out: Note: please leave your luggage with the concierge. Breakfast at the University. 8:00 a.m. Meet in lobby for walk to meeting. 8:30 a.m. Light Breakfast, University of Maastricht Location: Student Service Centre, Bonnefantenstraat 2 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Overview ─ Maastricht University: aims and strategic ambitions Astrid Boeijen, Academic Affairs 10:00-11:00 a.m. Problem-Based Learning at Maastricht University Introduction and demonstration by Cees van der Vleuten, Chair, Department of Educational Development and Research, and students 11:00 – 11:30 Break 11:30 – 12:00 Governance in European Higher Education Jos Gerards, Advisor, Executive Board 12:00 – 12:30 Internationalisation in Higher Education Jo Ritzen, President Maastricht University 12:30 p.m. Walk to the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, Kapoenstraat 2 12:45 – 14:00 p.m. Informal lunch, with international students 14:00 – 15:00 p.m. Implementation of EU Framework programme 7 at Maastricht University and Research support activities Sebastiaan Huntjens, Academic Affairs 15 :00 p.m. Return to hotel for baggage 15:30 p.m. Bus to Brussels (Approx 1.5 hours) 17:00 p.m. Arrive at hotel and check in Hotel Silken Berlaymont Boulevard Charlemagne, 11 -19 B - 1000 BRUSSELS Tel: +32 2 285.41.77 FREE EVENING 6 Thursday, May 8 Brussels Breakfast in hotel (included) 9:00 a.m. Meet in lobby for transfer by coach Note that for our sessions in Brussels we will be joined by two officials from the Mission of Canada to the European Union, Rita Van Jurec, Research Analyst, and Robert Shearer, Counsellor, with Health and Social Affairs. Location: MADO Building Place Madou 1, 1210 Brussels 9th Floor, Salle de réunion Contact: Dominique DE GREEF (extension 56435) 9:30 – 11:45 a.m Higher Education Developments and Implications for Cooperation and International Programs European Commission, Directorate-General Education and Culture Christian Tauch Policy Officer, Higher Education Diego Sammaritano Policy and International Coordinator, Industrialized Countries (including EU Canada programmes) Cooperation and International programs 11:45 – Noon Transfer by coach Location: Square de Meeûs 8 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch, DG Research cafeteria (with Luis Delgado, EU DG Research) 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Developments in Research Promotion, Funding and Partnerships / Impact of Bologna Accord on Research and Graduate Education European Commission, Directorate-General Research, International Cooperation Anna Karaoglou Acting head of Unit, DG Research, Universities and Researchers Luis Delgado Policy Officer, Coordination on Universities 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Walk to next meeting (5 minutes) Location: Main Meeting Room Rue D'Egmont 13, 1000 Brussels 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. European University Association (EUA) Bologna and Related d Developments: A University Perspective David Crosier Senior Programme Manager (Bologna process / EHEA) EUA Research and Innovation Activities John Smith Deputy Secretary General responsible for Research Policy 7 3:45 p.m. Break 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Internationalization, Cooperation and the Higher Education Reform Agenda Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) Dr. Bernd Wächter, Director 5:00 p.m. Return by coach to hotel 7:00 pm Meet in Lobby for transfer by coach to Ambassador’s Residence 145 Avenue des Dames Blanches, 1150 Wallé-St. Pierre 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Dinner with Ross Hornby, Canada’s Ambassador to the EC and invited guests (Business Dress / Partners invited) 8 Friday, May 9 Brussels 6:00 – 840 a.m. Breakfast in hotel (included) Check out if necessary (bags can be stored on bus or with concierge) 8:45 a.m. Departure Meet in lobby for transfer by coach 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Bologna Update: Developments, Status and Prospects for the Future Bologna Secretariat Location: H. Conscience Building, Koning Dr. Marlies Leegwater Albert II-laan 15; B-1210 Brussels Head of Secretariat Room 7A23 (tbc) (Constance +32 2 553 99 16) Dr. Marie-Anne Persoons General coordination Ms Cornelia Racké Ms Françoise Bourdon. Bologna Implementation and Impacts at an Institutional Level Members of the national Bologna experts team of the Flemish Community of Belgium Transfer by coach to Canadian Mission Location: Canadian Mission Avenue de Tervuren, 2, 040 Brussels 10:45 – 12:30 a.m. The European Union ─ Overview and Recent Highlights The 2008 European Union Study Tour for Canadian Students Dr. Alexandre Berlin Honorary Director, European Commission Perspectives ─ The Europe–Canada Relationship Ross Hornby Canada’s Ambassador to the EU 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.