PROGRAMME

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Dubrovnik Cluster of Regional Forums in Higher Education included the following events

26 September 2012

Regional Strategic Forum
with participation of HEIs/HEAs leadership, representatives of international organisation and independent higher education experts.

This one day summit event is comprised of three Panels: an introductory Café Panel in the morning, Central Panel in the afternoon, and After Eight Panel in the evening.

Chairs General: Muiris O'Connor, Principal Officer, Policy and Planning, Higher Education Authority of Ireland, and Aleksa Bjeliš, Rector, University of Zagreb and Vice-President of Magna Charta Observatory Council

Programme

 Morning Session: Café Panel
This introductory Panel involves a number of panellists from the Region aiming to outline current state in regional benchmarking and cooperation in higher education, and to explore to which extend there is an institutionalised 'collective voice’, beyond the Bologna Process. The conclusions from this session will serve as one of the inputs for the Central Panel.
Venue: CAAS Inner Courtyard
10:00 - 11:30   To which extent the Region shares good practice in higher education structural reform and does it have an institutionalised 'collective voice’?
    Moderators
     

Aleksa BJELIŠ, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Rajani NAIDOO, University of Bath, UK
Mladen DRAGAŠEVIĆ, RCC, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mike DAWNEY, independent expert, UK
Ladislav NOVAK, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

 Afternoon Session: Central Panel
This Central Panel is aiming to discuss milestones, areas outlined to be included, methodology for action and implementation logistic concerning the of the Regional Roadmap in Higher Education and term of reference, governance, funding and action plan related to the Regional Platform for Benchmarking and Cooperation in Higher Education.
Venue: CAAS Conference Hall
14:00 - 16:00   Regional Platform for Benchmarking and Cooperation
    Chair
     

Aleksa BJELIŠ, University of Zagreb, Croatia

    Introduction to the theme
     

The rationales of the Regional Platform
Aleksa BJELIŠ, University of Zagreb, Croatia and Ladislav NOVAK, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

     

External Examiner System in WB Region
Mike DAWNEY, Middlesex University London, UK

    Discussion
     

With participation of all HEIs and HEAs leadership from WB, representatives of international organisation and individual international experts

    Agreement of the Regional Platform Founding Document
16:00 - 16:30   Coffee and Dessert Time
     

Refreshment break to prepare final version of the Regional Platform Founding Document

16:30 - 17:00   Regional Platform Signing Ceremony
    Chairs
     

Stane PEJOVNIK, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Saša MITREV, Goce Delčev University, Štip, Macedonia
Boris ĆURKOVIĆ, HEA, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Borčo ALEKSOV, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Macedonia

17:00 - 19:00   Regional Roadmap
    Chair
     

Muiris O'CONNOR, Principal Officer, Policy and Planning, Higher Education Authority of Ireland

    Introduction to the theme
     

First Draft of the Regional Roadmap
Muiris O'CONNOR, Principal Officer, Policy and Planning, Higher Education Authority of Ireland

    Discussion
     

With participation of all HEIs and HEAs leadership from WB, representatives of international organisation and individual higher education experts

    Agreement of the first draft of Regional Roadmap
19:00 - 20:00   Buffet Dinner (CAAS Inner Courtyard)
 Evening Session: After Eight Panel
Venue: CAAS Inner Courtyardl
14:00 - 16:00   Funding of Regional Platform
    Informal discussion with participation of possible donors and HEIs and HEAs leadership
    Moderators
     

Sigurd HÖLLINGER, former Director General, Ministry of Science and Research, Austria
Mladen DRAGAŠEVIĆ, Head of Unit, Regional Cooperation Council, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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28 September 2012

Regional Expert Forum
With participation of higher education experts from EU and WB.

This one day event aimed to summarise key features of the current structural reform in higher education in the Region and disseminate findings collated in five countries (Albania, B&H, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) through a comprehensive Questionnaire developed under the scheme of EC funded STREW project.

Venue: CAAS, first floor, Room No:4

Chairs General: Mike Dawney, Middlesex University, London, UK, Melita Kovačević, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Programme

15:00 - 16:00   Introductory Speeches
     

Mike Dawney (Middlesex University, London) Key features of the current structural reform in higher education in the WB Region (reflection on the STREW Reports)

     

Melita Kovacevic (University of Zagreb), In the course of the professionalisation of administration and management of higher education

16:00 - 17:00   Discussion
17:00 - 18:00   Agreement on the initial Set of Recommendations

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