Facing Global Challenges - European strategies for Europe’s universities












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            * Facing Global Challenges - European strategies for Europe’s universities
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            The European University Association (EUA) is pleased to announce that its 2009 Convention 

            higher education institutions will take place at Charles University in Prague, from 18-21M
            For the European higher education community, EUA’s biennial Conventions are unique opportu
            reflection on the ongoing changes in European higher education sectors and institutions, i

            crucial issues such as the financial pressures caused by the current global economic crisi
            institutional leaders from all over Europe are expected to attend.


            One of the objectives of the Convention is to influence the priorities set for the Bologna
            2010 and to ensure that the specific concerns of universities are properly taken into acco

            conditions set for the further construction of the European Research Area. To do this, uni
            present at the Convention will be asked to contribute to identifying ‘10 theses’ for the f
            higher education and research looking forward to 2020. EUA’s governing Council will meet o

            2008 to adopt the EUA Prague Declaration which will then be presented to Education Ministe
            the Bologna process Ministerial meeting that will be held on 28-29 April in Leuven and Lou
            Belgium.


            Key decisions on the future of European higher education cooperation post 2010 will be tak
            meeting of European education ministers, while at the same time the future contours of the

            Research Area, and the role of universities are also under discussion at European level. T
            the EUA Convention will be geared towards impacting directly on decision making in these t
            Hence the choice of the theme of the event - Facing Global Challenges:


            European strategies for Europe’s universities – that underlines the growing reality of the
            Education and Research Areas, with strong implications for national and institutional deve


            This year’s Convention will also have a new format, where in addition to the main conventi
            priority issues will be tackled under four thematic clusters:


            • The university as an inclusive and responsive institution;
            • Universities as research institutions;

            • Governing and managing complex institutions: New challenges in higher education – Impact
            institutional response;
            • Global outreach – Europe’s interaction with the wider world.


            Each cluster will comprise plenaries and working groups, that will last the entire Friday 
            March. The results of the clusters will be discussed by the cluster chairs in Plenary sess

            Friday afternoon.

            Please visit the conference website (www.eua.be/prague) for further information on the pro

            European University Association, as the representative organisation of both the European u
            the national rectors' conferences, is the main voice of the higher education community in 
            mission is to promote the development of a coherent system of European higher education an


            For further information, please contact:
            Andrew Miller, Press officer, tel: 00 32 2 788 5319

            email: andrew.miller@eua.be
            You can also visit our website at www.eua.be [ URL "www.eua.be"]