1 tallinn, 7 june 2010 – roundtable with the heres eu support to higher education reform experts

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Tallinn, 7 June 2010 – roundtable with the HEREs

EU support toHIGHER EDUCATION REFORM EXPERTS


HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM EXPERTS PROFILE

Members of the HEREs Team hold one of the followingpositions (or a combination thereof): (Vice-)Rectors Deans Senior Academics Directors of Study International Relations Officers Higher Education Experts Students


HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM EXPERTS OBJECTIVES

To support Tempus partner countries in intiating / implementing reforms to modernise their HE systems and to converge with EU developments

Stronger links with the Bologna process

Networking & cooperation with the EU National Teams of Bologna experts


HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM EXPERTSROLE

To provide a pool of expertise to the partner country progress towards the HE modernisation agenda

To participate actively in the development of policies/reforms in their country

To contribute to the training of experts in their country

To promote awareness of non-academic bodies (industry; social organisations)


HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM EXPERTSOUTPUTS - activities at Local Level

Participating in training seminars, conferences Speaking at training seminars, conferences Attending meetings linked to the HE reforms Advising the universities, the ministries Promoting material (translated & published) Writing articles Conducting surveys (state of play of national reforms) Contact with all stakeholders, including students


HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM EXPERTS

EU INPUTSCentralized Support Structure

EACEA signed a two-year-service contract (2010-2011) with UNICA

in consortium with Brussels Education Services

Institutional network of 42 universities from the capital cities of Europe

To promote academic excellence, integration and co-operation between universities To be a driving force in the development of the Bologna process To facilitate the integration of universities into the European HE area.

Centralized Support Structure to support the HEREs teams


SUPPORT to HEREs TEAMS

DELIVERABLES to the attention of the HEREs

Material International events Coordination and networking Regional seminars Technical expertise


SUPPORT to HEREs TEAMS

Material

The web portal www.bolognaexperts.net will continue to be updated

Information materials (brochures, casebooks)

On-line dissemination of seminars outcomes

http://www.bolognaexperts.net/


SUPPORT to HEREs TEAMSInternational events

5 demand-driven training seminars (including workshops) will be organised at higher education institutions

To the att. of both EU Bologna experts and TEMPUS HEREs (2 per team) + involvement of Tempus HEREs as speakers

Training will be diversified according to different levels of experience of the attendees

Draft planning: Tallinn June 2010 – Cyprus November 2010 3 seminars in 2011

Agenda includes a session for EACEA/EU – HEREs dialogue & reporting


SUPPORT to HEREs TEAMSCoordination and networking

Further development and implementation of the Virtual Community

Buddy system

Other initiatives (poster session)


SUPPORT to HEREs TEAMSRegional events - specifically designed for Tempus HEREs

5 regional seminars/workshops of 1-2 days for 30-40 participants

Each ‘region’ will have the opportunity to organise a seminar to discuss a specific common problem / an issue of shared-interest

Regional events start from last quarter 2010


SUPPORT to HEREs TEAMSTechnical expertise

Specific technical expertise be offered to local stakeholders(teams of HEREs, academics and other university staff)

Upon request by a NTO (upon proposal by stakeholders eg. HEREs)

After assessment and approval by the EACEA/EU Delegation

Unica identifies relevant EU expert able to undertake a short term mission (1-3 days) in order to meet with local counterparts / to share technical expertise (costs covered by Unica in the framework of its contract with EACEA)

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