PROGRAMME
Wednesday, June 15th
| 09:00-10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00-11:00 | Welcome Speeches Dominic Orr, International Project Coordinator of EUROSTUDENT, HIS, Germany Prof. Dr. Martin Leitner, Chief Executive of HIS, Germany Richard Deiss, European Commission Andrea Herdegen, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany Charlotte Sahl-Madsen, Danish Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Denmark [link to speech] |
| 11:00-12:00 | Block A: EUROSTUDENT IV - achievements and challenges from an internal and external viewpoint In this block we would like to discuss the achievements of EUROSTUDENT within the last decade. The first talk will take an internal perspective, presented by the project leader. The second talk will take an external perspective offered by the international expert on student research Professor Clancy. E:IV - A European map of the social dimension of higher education in Europe and many national initiatives Dominic Orr, HIS, Germany Reliable data and policy-relevant analyses on the social dimension of European higher education - how well is EUROSTUDENT doing? Prof. Patrick Clancy, Dept. for Sociology, University College Dublin, Ireland - Discussion with the floor - Chair: Andrea Herdegen, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-15:30 | Block B: Presentation of key results of EUROSTUDENT IV In this block selected results will be presented from the new Synopsis of Indicators. Following a presentation by each of the lead authors of the chapters, interesting national practices will be briefly highlighted and data users will be asked to make a statement on the results. All participants at the conference will now receive a copy of the new Synopsis of Indicators.
Key results in the eyes of the lead author Dominic Orr, HIS, Germany Widening access to higher education in the context of financial crisis Prof. Patrick Clancy, University College Dublin, Ireland The particular challenges of assuring equitable access to higher education in the wider European Higher Education Area Natia Andguladze, Ilia State University, Georgia |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00-18:00 |
Key results in the eyes of the lead author Nicolai Netz, HIS, Germany The Scandinavian discussion - report from the Nordic Council meeting Elisabeth Hovdhaugen, NIFU, Norway EUROSTUDENT data in the context of the Bologna Benchmark for mobility Fernando Reis, EUROSTAT, Luxembourg |
| 18:00 | Close of first day |
| 20:00 | Conference Dinner Skuespilhuset Sankt Annæ Plads 36 1250 Copenhagen |
Thursday, June 16th
| 08:30-09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00-10:45 |
The key results in the eyes of he lead author Christoph Gwosć, HIS, Germany The British discussion - current reform planes in England/Wales Brenda Little, CHERI, Open University, United Kingdom Social and financial dimensions of student halls (working title) Achim Meyer auf der Heyde, German National Association for Student Affairs, Germany The student perspective on funding issues - ESU's project "Financing the students' future" Rasa Cincyte, ESU, Belgium |
| 10:45-11:45 | Block C: Discussion of key results in three parallel working groups In this block three parallel working groups will discuss the presentations. At the conclusion of each working group's session, 2 key results will be selected.
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| 11:45-12:15 | Block C, cont.: Review of discussions in workshop groups and brief presentation of 6 key results from EUROSTDENT IV Presentation: Brenda Little/ Martin Unger/ Elisabeth Hovdhaugen |
| 12:15-13:00 | Block D: Looking ahead for EUROSTUDENT In this block we will have an open discussion with the new members of the EUROSTUDENT V consortia. Representatives of the EUROSTUDENT FAMILY, MOST and LLLATE project consortia will make a brief statement on their plans for EUROSTUDENT in the next few years. Chair: Dominic Orr / Martin Unger |
| - Change to Tietgenkollegiet - | |
| 13:30-14:00 | International Press Interviews (in Tietgenkollegiet) During the press conference national and international journalists will have the chance to discuss with the current EUROSTUDENT IV project consortium the project, its key results and the project's relevance for higher education reform. |
| 13:15-14:30 | Lunch For conference attendees and persons attending the public debate (will be served in Tietgenkollegiet) |
| from 14:30 | Block E: Public debate: "Danish higher education in the light of the results from EUROSTUDENT" (in Tietgenkollegiet) In this supplementary event, students and interested people from Danish higher education and Copenhagen will discuss the results from EUROSTUDENT in their Danish context (language of debate: English). For this purpose a special report was published: [link to special Danish report] Chair: Tino Brömme, ESNA European Higher Education News Magnus Pedersen, Chair of The National Union of Students in Denmark (DSF) Stina Vrang Elias, Director of the think-tank DEA Hans Henrik Saxild, Vice-Dean for Education, University of Copenhagen Søren Friis Larsen, Deputy Director of The Danish Chamber of Commerce (DE) Dominic Orr, Leader of EUROSTUDENT & HIS, Germany Martin Unger, EUROSTUDENT & IHS, Austria |
- Conference programme (latest update 08.06.2011)
