EURASHE organised its 19th Annual Conference titled ‘Higher education, Enterprises and Regions: Partnerships for Innovation and Development throughout Europe‘ in Prague (Czech Republic) on 21-22 May 2009. It is organised by EURASHE, the Czech Association of Schools of Professional Higher Education (CASPHE), the College of Polytechnics Jihlava (VŠPJ), the University of Economics in Prague (VŠE), the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MŠMT) (Czech Republic) and the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Underneath are further information on:
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Day 1 – Thursday 21 May 2009
09.00 – Registration for Conference attendants
09.30 – Welcome and Opening the Conference
Miroslava Kopicová, Czech Minister of Education, Youth & Sports, Czech Republic
Lars Lynge Nielsen, President of EURASHE, Denmark
Richard Hindls, Rector of University of Economics in Praha, Czech Republic
10.10 – Peter Baur, DG Education & Culture, EU Commission
10.40 – Coffee/tea break
11.00 – Plenary on the role of HE in regional development
Keynote speakers’ presentations followed by a round table session:
W. John Morgan, UNESCO Chair of the Political Economy of Education and Director of the Centre for Comparative Education Research, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Jaana Puukka, OECD, IMHE Project Leader for the OECD work on Higher Education in Regional & City Development
Zbyněk Pitra, Chairman of the Board of Experts, Czech Management Association, Czech Republic
Moderator: Lars Lynge Nielsen, EURASHE President, Denmark
Plenary debate
12.20 – Award Ceremony of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava Medal
Recognition of a contribution of Ladislav Čerych to the professional higher education sector development
Ladislav Jirků, Rector of College of Polytechnics Jihlava & President of CASPHE, Czech Republic
Jana Hendrichová, deputy Minister for European Affairs, Czech Republic
Ladislav Čerych, the expert on educational policy, a founder and a former director of the European Institute of Education & Social Policy in Paris
13.00 – Lunch at Pizzeria VŠEM. First floor
14.00 – Forum on the interaction of HEI with business & industry
Keynote speakers’ presentations followed by a round table session:
Harald Schomburg, Reflex project, ICHER University Kassel, Germany
James Knight, President, Association of Canadian Community Colleges, Canada
Gino Schilders, HR manager, AHOLD Czech Republic
Moderator: Ivan Wilhelm, emeritus Rector of the Charles University, Czech Government’s Plenipotentiary on European Research, Czech Republic
Plenary debate
15.20 – Coffee/tea break
15.40 – Four workshop sessions on Regional Development and Cooperation Business-Education
Employability of professional higher education graduates, Ronald Guillen, IUT Director, ADIUT, France; Marija Filipovič-Ozegovič, National TEMPUS Office Serbia, Serbia
Innovation, applied research & development – common platform of higher education & business, Laszlo Dynia, Vice-rector, Károly Róbert College Gyöngyös, Hungary; Erwin Samson, General Manager, University College Plantijn, Belgium
In-company training & education provided by higher education institutions, Michael Cholewa-Madsen, Director of Education, Danish Insurance Academy, Denmark
Third mission of higher education institutions – role and position within the regional development, Michel Gravel, General Director, CéGEP de Jonquiére (CéGEP International), Québec, Canada; Martin Černý, Director of Regional Development Section, Vysočina Regional Authority, Czech Republic
17.00 – Panel discussion of the workshop leaders (Education-Business forum) and exchange of views
19.00 – Conference reception at the Club Lávka
Day 2 – Friday 22 May 2009
09.30 – Conference track 2: Priorities in the EHEA 2010-2020, Presentations and discussion with stakeholders (part 1)
Věra Šťastná, Czech representative in the BFUG, Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic
10.30 – Coffee/tea break
11.00 – Four workshop sessions on priorities in the EHAE
Missions & profiles of Institutes of PHE in the post-Bologna era, Christiane Gaehtgens, Impact Consulting, Germany
Human resources policy and management at professional higher education, Milan Sojka, Czech Accreditation Commission, ENQA, Czech Republic; Dan Ole Faaborg, UCN Director of International Affairs, EAIE, Denmark
Life-long learning at higher education institutions, Liesbeth Hens, senior advisor, Flemish Department of Education & Employment, Belgium
Opening up to ‘New learners’: Recognition of prior learning including formal, non-formal and informal learning, Hans Daale, General Manager, DASHE, Netherlands
12.30 – Lunch at Academic Club. Third floor
13.30 – Reports of the morning workshop leaders and exchange of views
14.00 – Conference track 2: Priorities in the EHEA 2010-2020, Presentations and discussion with stakeholders (part 2)
Jan Mühlfeit, Chairman Europe Microsoft Corporation, Czech Republic
Followed by stakeholders panel discussion on major issues in the post-Bologna era
Moderator: Lars Lynge Nielsen, EURASHE President, Denmark
15.00 – Coffee/tea break
15.20 – Conference Conclusions of the General Rapporteur, Volker Gehmlich, Fachhochschule Osnabrück, Germany
15.50 – Closing session
Invitation to the 2010 EURASHE Convention (Budapest, Hungary)
Invitation to the 2010 EURASHE Conference (Talinn, Estonia)
Closing of the Conference
19.30 – Farewell Gala Dinner for conference attendants at Žofín Garden
The overall theme of the 2009 Conference, which is included in the list of events organised under the Czech Presidency of the European Union, will be “Higher education, Enterprises and Regions: Partnerships for Innovation and Development throughout Europe”. The theme very well reflects the concerns of European professional higher education, which in a globalised world, does not want to lose one of its particularities, which is its orientation to regional development, by creating or joining regional knowledge centres, and training specialists for profit and non‐profit sectors of employment. It also wants to lay a focus on creativity, and how to stimulate it in higher education, an attitude that is needed to meet the Lisbon challenges, in correlation with the European Union’s theme for 2009, which is about Creativity and Innovation.
From a more general perspective the Conference theme also reflects new trends in higher education, as they have emerged from the recent discussions in the Bologna Follow Up Group about the way European higher education has to move forward in the post Bologna era (as from 2010). There is a common realisation among all stakeholders that with the convergence of European higher education, we need to diversify our trainings, in direct response to the needs of both graduates and employers. Europe wants to present a transparent picture of the richness and variety of European HE, as appears from the current discussions on classifications and rankings in the latest Bologna seminars. It is our intention to brief our members and other stakeholders in HE, on these issues, revealing threats and opportunities.
At the same time, and in line with the broadening of the Bologna process through the creation of fora of discussions with other regions in the world, we want to share and exchange experience with these regions on our newly gained insights in a range of topics that have been put on the agenda of the post Bologna era. They are particularly in the field of lifelong learning, a topic that has been brought to the attention of a broader public since the publication of the European Universities’ Charter on Lifelong Learning, and to which professional higher education wants to respond, via EURASHE’s newest publication ‘Lifelong learning: impediments and examples of good practice’, which builds upon the results of our recent seminar on Lifelong Learning and on surveying some of our member associations.
Michael Cholewa-Madsen- Michael Cholewa-Madsen has been Director of Education at the Danish Insurance Academy, Denmark, and he was President of DAN-EURASHE (Denmark)
Jan Mühlfeit- Jan Muehlfeit is Chairman Europe of the Microsoft Corporation. He is responsible for representing Microsoft Corporation and engaging with governments, large corporations, key partners and academic elites both within EU... Read more
Harald Schomburg- Harald Schomburg, trained as a social scientist, is the key researcher of the International Centre for Higher Education Research (INCHER-Kassel) at the University Kassel (Germany) in areas of higher education... Read more
Prof. László Dinya- Prof. László Dinya is a professor at the University of Szeged and Eszterhazy Károly University – Eger in Hungary. Former he was Director, Vice-Director at several University Colleges, President of... Read more
Miroslava Kopicová- Miroslava Kopicová is a former Minister of Education, Youth & Sports of the Czech Republic.
Ladislav Čerych- Ladislav Čerych was an expert on educational policy, a founder and a former director of the European Institute of Education & Social Policy in Paris, France. †
Ronald Guillen- Ronald Guillen is professor at Nantes University and was a member of the 2010-2012 board of EURASHE. He was at the head of IUT (University Institute of Technology) of Saint-Nazaire and... Read more
Ladislav Jirků- Ladislav Jirků has been Rector of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava and President of the Czech Association of Schools of Professional Higher Education (CASPHE) (Czech Republic).
Jaana Puukka- Jaana Puukka is an international expert in higher education, innovation and knowledge-based development. She has over 15 years’ experience in strategic and management roles at the international, national and institutional... Read more
Lars Lynge Nielsen- Born 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark. Holds an MA in Psychology from the University of Copenhagen. Lars Lynge Nielsen joined EURASHE in 1998. Previously he held a number of senior positions in... Read more
Dan Ole Faaborg- Ole Faaborg (Denmark) is Director of International Relations at UCN Northern Denmark, with a base in Aalborg. He has a dual background in applied linguistics and strategic management. Ole has... Read more
Martin Černý- Martin Černý is Director of the Section for Regional Development at The Vysocina Regional Authority. Martin Cerny graduated at the University of Technology with MA degree in 1998 and after... Read more
James Knight- Mr Knight is President of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges. As the national and international voice of Canada’s 150 community colleges and technical institutes, the Association’s mandate is to... Read more
Milan Sojka- Milan Sojka was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Accreditation Commission of Czech Republic in 2009, in 2008 he was also elected as board member of ENQA.
Ivan Wilhelm- Professor Ivan Wilhelm, Rector Emeritus of the Charles University in Prague and former member of the Government Council for Research and Development, has been member of the JINR Scientific Council... Read more
Gino Schilders- Gino Schilders is human resources manager at AHOLD in the Czech Republic.
Michel Gravel- Michel Gravel, Ph.D. in education, holds a Master of Public Administration ans he is CEO of Prodgestion.com which is a private company working in the areas of organisational development, professional... Read more
Liesbeth Hens- Liesbeth Hens is a deputy director at the Higher Education Policy Unit of the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training. At present the most important topics she’s working on are:... Read more
Hans Daale- Hans Daale is general manager of LEIDO, an independent network in the Netherlands, involved in lifelong learning. One of the most important tasks of LEIDO is to organise national and... Read more
Zbyněk Pitra- After finishing his M.Eng in power engineering at Czech Technical University in 1965 he gained his first PhD (CSc) in Technical Cybernetics at 1972 and second PhD (DrSc) in Economics... Read more
Erwin Samson- Erwin Samson is a General Manager of Plantijn University College of Antwerp since 2004. He is also a chairman of the board of directors and member of the governing body.... Read more
W. John Morgan- Professor William John Morgan holds the UNESCO Chair of the Political Economy of Education and is Director of the Centre for Comparative Education Research, School of Education, University of Nottingham.... Read more
Marija Filipovič-Ozegovič- Graduated in 2007 in Belgrade and obtained University degree in Economics for Executive Management. Volunteered from 2000 to the beginning of 2004 for faculty and university student organizations and was... Read more
Christiane Gaehtgens- Dr. Christiane Gaehtgens is an expert in the field of higher education policy with a strong international background. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Bonn.... Read more
Peter Baur- Peter Baur has joined the European Commission in 1994; he worked for almost 7 years in the European research programmes in the area of Information Technologies. In 2001 he started to... Read more
Richard Hindls- Richard Hindls is the Rector of University of Economics in Praha, Czech Republic.
Jana Hendrichová- Ms Hendrichova is since February 2007 State Secretary of Government Office of Czech Republic. Before, she was Director of Department –EU and International Relations in Ministry of Finance. From 1999... Read more
Volker Gehmlich- Prof. Volker Gehmlich is Professor of Business Management at the Fachhochschule Osnabrück – University of Applied Sciences, Germany since 1972. His national and international activities include the involvement in education... Read more
Věra Šťastná- Věra Šťastná heads the analytical unit at the Rectorate of Charles University. She was the head of the Higher Education Development Unit at the Ministry of Education until 2006. She... Read moreOrganisers
College of Polytechnics Jihlava (VŠPJ)- The College of Polytechnics Jihlava (VSPJ) was established in 2004 as the first public college of a non-university type in the Czech Republic and is the only public college in the... Read more
Czech Association of Schools of Professional Higher Education (CASPHE)- Sdružení profesního terciárního vzdělávání (SSVS) The Czech Association of Professional Higher Education (CASPHE) is an independent organisation of colleges and institutes of professional higher education in the Czech Republic.... Read more
Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union- The motto of the Czech Presidency, “Europe without Barriers”, reflects the four basic freedoms: the free movement of goods, capital, workers, and services. The logo of the Czech Presidency, adds... Read more
European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)- EURASHE is the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education that offer professionally orientated programmes and are engaged in applied research within the Bologna cycles. EURASHE represents universities of applied sciences... Read more
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MŠMT) (Czech Republic)- The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS, MŠMT in Czech) is responsible for public administration in education, for developing educational, youth and sport policies and international cooperation in these... Read more
University of Economics in Prague (VŠE)- The University of Economics, Prague (VŠE) is the biggest public university of economics in the Czech Republic. The university was celebrating its 60thanniversary in 2013. VŠE has six faculties offering... Read more- A Challenge for Professional Associations (0.5 MB)
- Being at the cross-roads of R+D+I+B: the Károly Róbert College - Gyöngyös (0.6 MB)
- Education in 21st century: Globalisation, Competitiveness & the Role of Technology (1.9 MB)
- Employment Outcomes of Young Graduates in Europe and Japan – Empirical Evidence from Graduate Surveys and a New Approach in Germany (0.3 MB)
- European Higher Education Area Beyond 2010 (0.6 MB)
- Higher Education, Enterprises and Regions: Partnerships for Innovation and Development throughout Europe - Conclusions (1.4 MB)
- HR and New Approaches: Development of Business School Staff, The Pulse Approach (0.3 MB)
- In-company training & education provided by higher education institutions: Work Group Discussion (0.2 MB)
- Lifelong Learning, Entrepreneurship and Social Development: The Role of Higher Education (0.1 MB)
- Mobilising higher education for cities and regions: OECD reviews of HE in Regional and City Development (0.8 MB)
- Québec Cégep's: Leaders in Regional Developments (2.2 MB)
- Science and Technology Park: Bridge between the Science and the Business World (0.8 MB)
- Social capital, citizenship and continuing education: What are the connections? (0.3 MB)
- Tempus contribution to University-Industry Partnership and Employability (0.1 MB)
- The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Support of Regions Innovation Development (0.2 MB)
