Manifesto on European Higher Education Reform

This expert meeting will ferment the commitment of scientists, politicians, journalists and others to the need for reform of Higher Education in Europe into a manifesto.

Program:

Tuesday June 15, 2010

12:00 Welcome and lunch

12:45 Opening of the expert meeting by the Director General for Education, Training, Culture and Youth Mr. Jan Truszczyński

13:15 How are European universities doing?

Speaker: Richard Yelland (15 min.)

Commentators: Prof. Anne Corbett, Prof. Sijbolt Noorda, Prof. Luigi Berlinguer (10 min. each)

Discussion (30 min.)

14:30 European universities: an investment in the economy and society

Speaker: Prof. Philippe Aghion (15 min.)

Commentators: Prof. Helga Nowotny, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Gudmund Hernes (10 min. each)

Discussion (30 min.)

15:45 High tea break

16:15 Demography and the battle for talent

Speaker: Michael Nettles (15 min.)

Commentators: Prof. David Greenaway, Prof. Yehuda Elkana, Prof. Luc Soete (10 min. each)

Discussion (30 min.)

17.30 Financing universities

Speaker: Prof. John Panaretos (15 min.)

Commentators: Baroness Tessa Blackstone, Prof. Georg Winckler, Prof. Peter Gaethgens (10 min. each)

Discussion (30 min.)

18:45 First discussion on draft manifesto

Speaker: Prof. Philippe Aghion (15 min.)

Commentators: Prof. Eduardo Grilo, Dr. Wilhelm Krüll, Prof. Georg Winckler (10 min. each)

Discussion (30 min.)

20:00 Dinner

Wednesday June 16, 2010

09:30 Give innovation a chance: autonomous universities

Speaker: Prof. Frank Ziegele (15 min.)

Commentators: Prof. Eduardo Grilo, Dr. Balint Magyar, Prof. Michael Nettles (10 min. each)

Discussion (30 min.)

10:45 Second discussion on draft manifesto

Speaker: Dr. Jo Ritzen (15 min.)

Commentators: Prof. Philippe Aghion, Prof. Yehuda Elkana, Baroness Tessa Blackstone (10 min. each)

Discussion (30 min.)

11:15 Coffee break

11:30 Final drafting of manifesto

12:15 Signing of manifesto

12:30 Close of the event and lunch

Afterwards (for those who would like to stay)

Around

18:00 Presentation of the book “A Chance for European Universities” and of the Manifesto to European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Androulla Vassiliou at her office