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EUNIS European University Information Systems Organisation

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EUNIS GeneralTERENA TF-PR Meeting

Lígia Maria Ribeiro

[email protected]

27-28 September 2007

Lisbon - FCCN



European University Information Systems

• EUNIS – European UNiversity Information Systems Association• Statutory association governed by French law

• Founded in 1993

• Web Site• www.eunis.org



Objectives

• To encourage communication, collaboration and co-operation between those responsible for information systems in higher education and research institutions and organisations in Europe

• To liaise with the major suppliers in this field and represent the interests of higher education

• To liaise with organisations setting the strategic agenda for information systems in higher education and research at national and European level



Members

• Members: 127• Regular: 114 (HE&R and national organizations)• Corresponding: 3 • Honorary: 3

• Dr John Bielec • Prof. Robin McDonough • Dr Michael Zastrocky

• Corporate:7• Blackboard, Digitary, Kion, Polopoly, Sungard, SAP, SUN

• 26 countries inside Europe (3 outside Europe)



Linked Organizations

• National Education Organizations (18)

• TERENA• HUMANE• EUA• CAUDIT• ASAUDIT• EDUCAUSE/ECAR• GARTNER



Activities

Annual conferenceWorkshops & Seminars

Task-ForcesEUNIS Awards

PublicationsSurveys & Projects

+widespread electronic distribution network

links to associations & consortia



Annual Conferences

• EUNIS 2006, Grenoble, France• EUNIS 2005, Manchester UK• EUNIS 2004, Ljubljana, Slovenia• EUNIS 2003, Amsterdam, the Netherlands• EUNIS 2002, Porto, Portugal• EUNIS 2001, Berlin, Germany • EUNIS 2000, Pozñan, Poland• EUNIS 1999, Helsinki, Finland• EUNIS 1998, Praha, Czech Republic • EUNIS 1997, Grenoble, France• EUNIS 1996, Manchester, UK• EUNIS 1995, Düsseldorf, Germany



Next Conference

EUNIS 2008

Aahrus, Denmark

June 24th-29th

in memoriam of Jens Doerup



Workshops and Seminars

• Corporate Seminar, Paris, December 4, 2000 • Rector Seminars

• Paris, November 20-21, 2003• Paris, March 23-24, 2006

• E-Learning Workshops• Oxford, February 16-17, 2004 • Birmingham Nov. 27-28, 2006

• Administrative Software Workshop• October, 2007



Task-Forces

EUNIS E-Learning Task Force

Andrew Rothery

Administrative Systems Task Force (?)



Awards

• EUNIS Elite Award for Excellence• recognise and promote best practice in some

aspect of the use of information systems in higher education in Europe

• EUNIS Jens Dørup Award for E-Learning• the first Award will be presented at

EUNIS2008 in Århus

• Best Paper Award• related with annual conferences



Publications

• Methods for Building a University Information System - A Handbook by Ivan Vrana et al. 2002

• Conference proceedings

• Workshop and seminar reports

• EUNIS Top Concern Surveys

• EUNIS Journals



Surveys

• EUNIS TOP Concern Surveys

• ECAR Survey

• Statistical work with national organizations in several countries, led by Spain and UK



Building Capacity: Preparing for Bologna

• EUNIS is one of partners of UK member JISCinfoNet in this project to help institutions preparing to implement the Bologna Process.

• Launch Workshop in Dublin, Ireland in May 2007 attended by Martin Price



Bid for EC Socrates funding

• ITBOL – Information and Technology Infrastructure for the Bologna Process • EUNIS led a consortium bidding for funding

from the EC’s Socrates Programme • CSIESR (France)• UCISA (UK)• ZKI ( Germany ) • EUA (European University Association)

• The bid was not successful



TERENA’s EARNEST Project

• EARNEST Foresight Study into future of academic networking in Europe

http://www.terena.org/activities/earnest/

• Campus Issues sub study

co-chaired by Martin Price



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