Under the auspices of Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic
Download the Final Programme of the EUA Convention.
Pre-Convention Meetings
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Wednesday 18 March 2009 Convention
• Thursday 19 March 2009
• Friday 20 March 2009
• Saturday 21 March 2009
PRE-CONVENTION MEETINGS
The pre-convention meetings are by invitation only to EUA Board, EUA Council Members and Secretaries General of National Rectors’ Conferences.
09.00 – 16.00 Registration for EUA Board, Secretaries General & Council
University, Historic Building, Foyer, 1st Floor
11.15 – 13.00 EUA Board Meeting
University, Historic Building, Small lecture hall, 2nd Floor
11.00 – 13.00 Secretaries General Meeting
University, Historic Building, Patriotic room, 1st Floor
13.00 – 14.00 Secretaries General and Council lunch
University, Historic Building, Mashaus, Ground Floor
14.00 – 15.30 Council Meeting (I)
Municipal House, Sladovsky Hall
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break
Municipal House, Foyer
16.00 – 18.00 Council Meeting (II)
Municipal House, Sladovsky Hall
19.30 – 22.00 Council dinner
University, Historic Building, Mashaus, Ground Floor
CONVENTION
08.00 – 18.00 Registration to the Convention
Municipal House, Central cloak room
08.00 – 13.00 Registration for General Assembly
Municipal House, in front of Smetana Hall
09.00 - 12.30 General Assembly PROXY LETTER
Municipal House, Smetana Hall
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
Municipal House, Foyer
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch for all participants
Hosted by Ond?ej Liška, Minister of the Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
Municipal House, Pilsen Restaurant and Winehouse
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch for the Convention Key Players’
Municipal House, Gregr Hall
12.30 – 14.00 EUA Board Lunch (outgoing and newly elected Board)
14.00 – 15.00 Opening Ceremony
Municipal House, Smetana Hall
Chair: Václav Hampl, Rector, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
- Ján Figel’, European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth
- Ond?ej Liška, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
- Jean-Marc Rapp, EUA President
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break
Municipal House, Foyer
15.30 – 17.30 Plenary Session I – European strategies for Europe’s universities
Municipal House, Smetana Hall
Chair: Jean-Marc Rapp, incoming EUA President
Key Note Speeches and plenary debate:
• André Sapir, Université libre de Bruxelles, Senior Fellow at Bruegel, Belgium
• Geoffrey Boulton, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• Jo Ritzen, President, University Maastricht, the Netherlands
19.30 – 22.00 Concert and Welcome Reception
Hosted by Pavel Bém, Mayor of the City of Prague
Municipal House, Smetana Hall and 1st Floor Hallway
09.00 – 13.00 Thematic clusters:
Venues: University, Historic and New buildings and Municipal House
Cluster 1: The University as an inclusive and responsive institution
University, Historic Building, Patriotic Room, 1st Floor
Chair: Pam Fredman, Rector, Gothenburg University, Sweden
WG 1: Enhancing employability: Access, retention and quality
University, Historic Building, Small Hall, 1st Floor
WG 2: Developing institutional strategies for lifelong learning and targeted portfolios of activity
University, Historic Building, Emperor’s Room, Ground Floor
WG 3: Master Degrees in Europe as a preparation for further academic study and professional development
University, Historic Building, Lecture Hall, 2nd Floor
Cluster 2 Universities as research institutions
University, New Building, Room 22
Chair: Rolf Tarrach, Rector, University of Luxemburg
WG 4: Strengthening research careers in Europe’s universities
University, New Building, Room 22
WG 5: University-business research collaboration
University, New Building, Room 21
Cluster 3: Governing and managing complex institutions – New challenges in higher education: impact and institution response
Municipal House, Sladovsky Hall
Chair: Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
WG 6: Financial sustainability and funding
Municipal House, Riegr Hall
WG 7: Adjusting governance structures
Municipal House, Mayor’s Hall
WG 8: Concentration measures and mergers
Municipal House, Salon 1
Cluster 4: Global outreach – Europe’s interaction with the wider world
Municipal House, Gregr Hall
Chair: Stefan Hormuth, Rector, University of Giessen, Germany
WG 9: Doctoral education – A driver for the internationalisation of teaching, research, and cooperation
Municipal House, Gregr Hall
WG 10: Off-shore campuses and programmes – a main stream activity for Europe’s universities?
Municipal House, Palacky Hall
WG 11: A Global Forum for the European Higher Education Area Municipal House, Patisserie
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break
13.00 – 15.00 Lunch for all participants
Municipal House, Pilsen Restaurant and Winehouse
13.00 – 15.00 Working lunch for cluster chairs and rapporteurs
Municipal House, Patisserie
15.00 - 16.30 Plenary Session II – The challenges for the next decade
Municipal House, Smetana Hall
Chair: Lesley Wilson, EUA Secretary General
- Presentation of cluster outcomes by the Chairs of each cluster and plenary debate (to be considered in the Prague Declaration)
- Respondent: Ligia Deca, Chairperson, ESU
16.30 – 17.00 Coffee Break
Municipal House, Foyer
17.00 - 18.00 Closing Ceremony
Municipal House, Smetana Hall
Chair: Georg Winckler, Rector, University of Vienna, Austria, and outgoing EUA President
• Report from the General Rapporteur, Peter Scott, Vice-Chancellor, Kingston University, United Kingdom
• Closing speech, by Jean-Marc Rapp, incoming EUA President
• Invitation to EUA Autumn conference in Giessen, by Stefan Hormuth, Rector, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
20.00 – 23.00 Gala Dinner
Prague Castle, Spanish Hall
Buses to the venue will be provided, departure at 19.30. Meeting point: Municipal House
10.00 – 12.00 The EUA Open Forum – parallel sessions
University, Historic Building
Session1: Global Rankings - institutional responses
University, Historic Building, Small Hall
Chair: Rolf Tarrach, Rector, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Ellen Hazelkorn, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
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Session 2: Specific challenges facing universities with medical schools and hospitals
University, Historic Building, Patriotic Room
- Peter Suter, President, Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences, and Vice-Rector, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
- Benjamin van Camp, Pro-Rector, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Session 3: The "Sciex Code" - A Professional Toolkit for High Class Scientific Exchange in Europe
University, Historic Building, Lecture Hall
- Guido Vergauwen, Rector, University of Fribourg, President of the Steering Committee of Sciex
"The Scientific Exchange programme between Switzerland and the New Member States"
- Jiri Malek, Rector, University of Pardubice,Main partner in pilot project
"Tools enhancing high class scientific exchanges in Europe"
- Mathias Stauffacher, Secretary General, CRUS, Switzerland
"Agreements between Rector's Conferences on Joint Doctoral Degrees"
Panel discussion (Guido Vergauwen, Vaclav Hampl, Mathias Stauffacher, Johanna Ziberi): Other needs, Feedback and Inspirations.
09.00 – 12.30 Meeting of new EUA Board members only
University, Historic Building, Small lecture hall, 2nd Floor
12.30 Optional lunch for new EUA Board
Restaurant U Supa
12.30 –14.30 Lunch for all participants
University, Historic Building, Room 16a, Ground Floor
14.30 Optional guided tour of the Charles University in Prague