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Regional Higher Education Cooperation in the Next Decade: The Bologna Process and Europe-Asia dialogue, 1-3 July, 2009, Brussels, Belgium.
The Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area meet increasing interest and attention by universities and governments around the world.
In Asia, higher education reform is increasingly discussed in a regional setting and proposals to create tools for recognition and mobility have been tabled. The Bologna process is certainly a reference point, and the interest to cooperate with Europe on such reform is high.
The present Round Table invited senior leadership and management from Asian and European higher education institutions, organisations and government agencies to discuss some of the Bologna issues in more detail, in order to get a better understanding of the overall reform process. Equal attention was paid to evolving regional reform processes in Asia, and the implications they may have on European-Asia higher education and research cooperation.
The event included a pre-programme 'information visit' to the European Commission of the European Union and a post-programme visit to the city of Ghent and Ghent University, where guests were welcomed by the rector of Ghent University and the Ghent University Association.
While the Bologna Process is an intra-European project, it is of interest for Asia for several reasons. The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) stretches from Ireland to Russia. The latter makes it a neighbour of some Asian countries.
In addition, practically all higher education and research partners that Asia has in Europe participate in the Bologna Process, and have been undergoing and continue to undergo system changes due to the joint European reform agenda.
Therefore it is essential for Asia to know what important reform developments Europe is undergoing. It is also essential for Europe to better understand the evolving higher education landscape in Asia. Today, no higher education system can be seen in isolation. While this is a basic lesson of the Bologna Process, which enhances compatibility of national higher education systems in order to enhance exchange and cooperation, this is also true for the European Higher Education Area. Programme. Presentations. Photo Gallery.

Meeting of the Bologna Follow-up Group: 28–29 September,  Hazeliusbacken 20, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Bologna Follow-Up Group, which has representatives from the 46 Bologna countries, will meet in Stockholm on 28–29 September. Its main task will be to decide on a work programme for the period until the next planned ministerial meetings in 2010 and 2012, in the context of a continued process until 2020.
The basis of the work programme is provided by the Communiqué adopted by the ministers at their meeting in Leuven/Louvain la Neuve on 28–29 April. The programme will specify the commitments etc. that are to govern the work ahead and the working parties to be established in order to carry out the ministers’ requests.
The meeting is being arranged by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education and will take place in Stockholm. Contact: Myrna Smitt, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Education and Research, Responsible for the meeting of the Bologna Follow-up Group, Phone: +46 08 405 21 81.

The role of vocational education and training (VET) in meeting the challenges of today and tomorrow: 12–13 November 2009, Norra Latin, Stockholm, Sweden.
During the Swedish Presidency, a conference on vocational education and training will be arranged in Stockholm on 12–13 November. The purpose of the conference is to offer an arena for sharing experience, knowledge, ideas and possible solutions related to current issues and challenges in the development of vocational education and training (VET). The conference will focus on VET for adults at both upper secondary and post-secondary levels.
The conference is expected to bring together around 200 participants, representing decision-makers from the countries’ ministries and government agencies, the social partners, the European Commission and EU institutions working with VET, as well as representatives of research institutions in VET and adult education.
The conference will last for one-and-a-half days and will address two main themes:
* The first theme concerns short-term challenges related to the current economic and financial crisis.
* The second theme concerns the challenges of the future and in this perspective issues will be discussed that are shared by the Member States in our common need to develop VET. Under this theme various studies and findings will be presented, with opportunities for discussion and debate.
To help prepare the conference, we have sent a short questionnaire survey to the Member States. The intention was to obtain information about the measures Member States have taken to offer VET and skills development for adults in response to the economic and financial crisis. The questions in the survey were mainly intended to obtain examples of publicly financed measures. During the conference various development measures will be presented and there will be opportunities to share and discuss the various measures taken by the Member States.

Meeting of Directors-General for Higher Education: 06-07/10/2009, Kalmar, SWEDEN.
High quality higher education is of great importance for Europe’s development as a knowledge region and for stronger European competitiveness against other regions in the world. Within the framework of the modernisation process that the European universities are undergoing, it is important to consider the quality aspects of higher education, the parameters to be taken into account and methods of quality assurance used. The meeting of Directors-General for Higher Education will address issues concerning how the quality of higher education can be assured in a world of increasingly independent higher education institutions.

Meeting of Directors-General for Vocational Training: 10-13/10/2009, Västerås, SWEDEN.
The Meeting of Directors-General for Vocational Training is an informal meeting held during every EU Presidency. Senior officials from the Member States and from applicant and observer countries are invited to the meeting, together with representatives of the European Commission, the European social partners, the European Training Foundation (ETF) and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop). The purpose is to provide the opportunity for exchange of experience and to discuss current issues relating to vocational training in the EU context. The Presidency and the Commission are jointly responsible for planning the meeting and its content.
The theme of the meeting in Västerås is Vocational education and training – labour market – quality assurance.
The Swedish part of the meeting will include presentations of the following:
    * The National Agency for Vocational Higher Education
    * Vocational education and training in the upcoming reform of upper secondary education
    * An example of a Swedish company’s workplace learning activities
In addition, three workshops will give participants an opportunity to discuss current issues linked to the overall theme.

Pre-conference Dates: 25-26 September 2009 (Friday - Saturday), Main Conference Dates: 28-30 September 2009 (Monday - Wednesday).
Private and public enterprises, national and international agencies provide a wealth of data and information about education systems and processes unknown to previous generations. Concepts like “evidence-based policy making”, “quality assurance”, “data-driven decision making”, and “evidence-based teaching” have played an important part in this development. The rapid spread of national and international testing systems is another sign of the ongoing transformation of the field.

Des chiffres qui frôlent le milliard, des restructurations de grande ampleur, des rapprochements inédits entre établissements supérieurs… En mettant l’accent sur douze campus, l’Opération campus va contribuer à remodeler en profondeur le paysage français d’enseignement supérieur. Il y a un an, en juillet 2008, les noms des dix premiers projets étaient connus, Aubervilliers rejoignant les six campus retenus au printemps 2008. Voici les principaux articles qu’Educpros a consacrés à cette opération clé pour l’enseignement supérieur. Article entier.
Extraits:- Plan Campus : le cahier des charges en ligne, Bilan à mi-parcours d’une réforme clé pour Valérie Pécresse (paru le 22/06/09), 850 millions d’euros pour le plateau de Saclay (paru le 30/04/09)...

Petit déjeuner d’information du Centre INFFO - Développement durable en formation professionnelle : simple principe ou obligation ? Vendredi 25 septembre 2009 à Paris Montparnasse de 8h30 à 10h30.
Sous l’influence du monde politique et socio-économique, le développement durable s’impose peu à peu pour les acteurs de l’emploi et de la formation : apparition des écolabels, intégration du développement durable dans le Code des marchés publics (réforme du 4 août 2006). Cette dynamique se développe rapidement grâce à la volonté de certaines collectivités publiques et grandes entreprises publiques ou privées qui imposent le développement durable comme critère d’achat de formation.

Le CCO, en partenariat avec la Formation Continue Universitaire des Pays de la Loire, organise le 1er Salon de la Formation Continue à Nantes.
Ateliers, conférences, rencontres entre professionnels, 300 personnes attendues et 30 cabinets conseil feront le point sur la formation continue.
Vous êtes un professionnel des ressources humaines ou un dirigeant d'entreprise privée ou publique ? Notez dès à présent cette date et venez participer gratuitement à cet événement fédérant tous les acteurs de la formation continue de notre territoire!
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