Program zasedání 5. konventu Evropské asociace univerzit

Zasedání 5. konventu Evropské asociace univerzit (EUA), které se v Praze uskuteční od 19. do 21. března 2009, bude pro veřejnost prezentováno tiskovou konferencí (19. 3., v 15 hodin, Riegrův sál Obecního domu), ale vrcholní představitelé konventu se sejdou na pracovní jednání už o den dříve. a Zde naleznete podrobný program tohoto výjimečného zasedání, které se koná pod záštitou prezidenta České republiky Václava Klause.

PRE-CONVENTION MEETINGS

The pre-convention meetings are by invitation only to EUA Board, EUA Council Members and Secretaries General of National Rectors’ Conferences.

Wednesday 18 March 2009

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

Thursday 19 March 2009

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

Friday 20 March 2009

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

Saturday 21 March 2009

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

• Ellen Hazelkorn, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

• Sharifah Hapsah, University Kebansaang, Malaysia

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

detailed information on the 5th EUA Convention 2009 on the website

Jean-Marc Rapp – prezident EUA