"Erasmus - the way forward and the Green paper on mobility of young people"

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Lund, Sweden, 5th to 6th October 2009
(Lund University, The Lund University Quadrangle and surrounding buildings, Paradisgatan 2, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden)

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PROGRAMME

MONDAY, 5TH OCTOBER 2009

10:30h
Registration of the participants at the University Main Building (Paradisg. 2)

11.30h
Lunch at the Students' Fortress

OPENING SESSION (University Main Building [Paradisg. 2])

13.00h
Welcome by Dr. Eva Åkesson, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Lund University

13:05h
Musical performance by the Malmö Academy of Music, Lund University

13:10h
Mr. Maroš Šefčovič, Member of the European Commission for Education, Culture and Youth

13:30h
Ms. Sofia Larsen, Member of Parliament and President of the Education Committee of the Swedish Parliament

14:05 – 14:40h
SESSION 1 "The Erasmus programme and its current challenges"

Chair:
Prof. Jana Lenghardtová, Vice-Rector for International Relations, of the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Speakers
Ms. Barbara Nolan, Head of Unit for Higher Education and Erasmus of the European Commission "Green Paper of the European Commission on Mobility of Young People".

Prof. J.J. Vossensteyn, University of Twente, CHEPS "Study on the Impact of Erasmus on European Higher Education: Quality, Openness and Internationalisation"

Ms. Giedre Pranaityte, International relations and diplomacy Master student at Vytautas Magnus University Kaunas and 2.000.000th Erasmus student of Lithuania "Achievements of and challenges for the Erasmus programme: a student's perspective"

14:40h
Coffee Break (Fika)

15:10h
Participants go to the different workshop rooms

15:15 – 16:45h
Parallel Workshops "How to improve the current Erasmus programme"

Workshop 1* Recognition Problems

University Main Building (main hall)

Chair:
Dr. Janerik Lundquist, National Bologna Expert, Linköping University, Sweden

Speakers:
Ms. Françoise Profit, Former president of the ENIC Board, NARIC France

Mr. Marketa Toková, President of the Erasmus Students Network

Rapporteur:
Mr Rene Pawlak, Erasmus coordinator of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany (tbc)

Workshop 2* Promotion of Erasmus

Palaestra lower

Chair:
Prof. Dr. Migrac Akcay, National Bologna Expert, Institutional Erasmus coordinator, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey

Speakers:
Mr. Ulf Melin, Director of International Programme Office "Swedish Erasmus Promotion Campaign 2008"

Ms. Natalia Roma Masdeu, International Coordinator, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden “Promotion of Erasmus at a Higher Education Institution”

Rapporteur:
Ms. Dörte Stevenson, Head of International Exchanges Unit of the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Workshop 3 * University – enterprise cooperation

Palaestra upper

Chair: Mr. Aman Jain, Vice President for External Relations of AIESEC

Speakers:
Mr. Jan Eric Sundgren, Vice President Volvo Group, Sweden

Ms. Lidia Borrell-Damian, Senior Programme Manager of the European University Association

Rapporteur:
Dr. Franca Leonora Morrone, Head of the International Relations Unit of the University of Calabria, Italy

Workshop 4 * Funding

King´s House

Chair:
Mr. Guy Haug, European expert on university cooperation, Valencia University of Technology

Speakers:
Prof. Rafael Bonete Perales, Ministry of Education of Spain and University of Salamanca, Department of Applied Economics

Mr. Thomas Estermann, Head of Unit for funding and finance issues in higher education and research of the European University Association

Ms. Maria Luisa Ferreira, European Investment Bank

Rapporteur:
Prof. Luigi F. Donà Dalle Rose, Delegate of the Rector for European Programmes and Student Mobility, University of Padova, Italy

Workshop 5 * How to make mobility the rule and not an exception?

Eden Auditorium

Chair:
Prof. Guido Langouche, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Coimbra Group and Board member of the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Agency, The Hague, Netherlands

Speakers:
Dr. Inez Johansson, Assistant Professor, Director of International Programmes, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University "Efficient use of Erasmus Teaching Assignments as part of curriculum”

Dr. Jonas Sundbäck, Department of Microbiology, Karolinska Institutet Medical University ”Erasmus student exchange as a normal part of curriculum”

Rapporteur:
Mr. Joakim Nilsson, Malmö Academy of Music, Lund University

Workshop 6 * Simplification of administrative procedures

Stora Algatan room 128 

Chair:
Mr. Vidar Pedersen, Head of Unit for Nordic and European Cooperation, Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU)

Speakers:
Ms. Micaela Sjöberg, Head of International Office, Linköping University, Sweden “A proposals for simplification of administrative procedures”

Ms. Irinja Paakkanen, Head of International Affairs, University of Turku, Finland “A proposals for simplification of administrative procedures”

Rapporteur:
Mr. Johan Ahlgren, Institutional Erasmus Coordinator, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

16:45h
Participants return to the University Main Building

16:50–17:30h
Presentation of the outcomes of the parallel workshops
University Main Building (main hall)

Chair:
Mr. Filip Van Depoele, Deputy Head of Higher Education and Erasmus of the European Commission
Rapporteur 1:

Mr Rene Pawlak, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Rapporteur 2:
Ms. Dörte Stevenson, University of Sheffield
Rapporteur 3:
Dr. Franca Leonora Morrone, University of Calabria
Rapporteur 4:
Prof. Luigi F. Donà Dalle Rose, University of Padova
Rapporteur 5:
Mr. Joakim Nilsson, Lund University
Rapporteur 6:
Mr. Johan Ahlgren, University of Gothenburg

17:30 – 18:00h
Discussion on the outcomes

19:30h
Conference Dinner at the Students' Fortress with students' SPEX and music as well as 2.000.000th Erasmus student awards

TUESDAY, 6TH OCTOBER 2009

09:00 – 09:30h
SESSION 2 "The way forward for the Erasmus Programme"
University Main Building (main hall)

09:00h
Mr Ulrich Grothus, Deputy Secretary General of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany

09:15h
Ms. Mariam Assefa, Executive Director, World Education Services Inc., New York, USA

09:30 – 09.35h
Participants go to the different workshop rooms

09:35 – 11:00h
Parallel Workshops "The way forward for the Erasmus Programme"

Workshop 1 - University Main Building (main hall)

Chair Room 1

Mr. Filip Van Depoele, Deputy Head of Higher Education and Erasmus of the European Commission

Mr. Guy Haug, European expert on university cooperation of Valencia University of Technology

Workshop 2 - Palaestra lower

Chair Room 2
Dr. Siegbert Wuttig, Director of National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Germany
Rapporteur Room 2
Ms. Inge Knudsen, Director of the Coimbra Group Brussels Office

Workshop 3 - Palaestra upper

Chair Room 3
Mr. Juha Ketolainen, Assistant Director, Centre for International Mobility (CIMO), Finland
Rapporteur Room 3
Mr Bert Vandenkendelaere, Executive Committee member of the European Students' Union (ESU)

Workshop 4 - Kings´s House

Chair Room 4
Prof. J.J. Vossensteyn, University of Twente, CHEPS
Rapporteur Room 4
Ms. Marita Wigren, Senior Faculty Administrator, Office for Science and Technology, Uppsala University, Sweden

Workshop 5 - Eden Auditorium

Chair Room 5
Ms. Ewa Krzaklewska, Jagiellonian University in Krakow and former Vice-President of the Erasmus Students Network (tbc)
Rapporteur Room 5
Mr. Benjamin Feyen, author of the Magister thesis "The history of the Erasmus Programme of the European Union" Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Germany

Workshop 6 - Stora Algatan room 128

Chair Room 6
Mr. Lars Fransson, analyst, former Head of International Office, Uppsala University, Sweden
Rapporteur Room 6
Mr. Juuso Leivonen, National Bologna Expert, Educational Officer, National Union of University Students in Finland

11:00h
Coffee Break at the Main University Building

11:45 – 12:15h
Presentation of the outcomes of the parallel workshops University Main Building (main hall)

Chair Ms. Karin Granevi, Head of International Office, Stockholm University, Sweden

Rapporteur 1: Mr. Guy Haug
Rapporteur 2: Ms. Inge Knudsen
Rapporteur 3: Mr. Bert Vandenkendelaere
Rapporteur 4: Ms. Marita Wigren
Rapporteur 5: Mr. Benjamin Feyen
Rapporteur 6: Mr. Juuso Leivonen

12:15 – 12:45
Discussion on the outcomes of the parallel sessions

CONCLUSIONS

12:45h
Ms. Barbara Nolan, Head of Unit for Higher Education and Erasmus of the European Commission

13:00 - 14:30h
Conference Lunch at the Students' Fortress