Higher Education and Research
REFORM OF ALBANIAN HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN AREA
Tirana, March 22 - 23, 2006
Languages: Albanian and English, with simultaneous interpretation between the two
PROGRAM
Wednesday, March 22
08.30 |
Registration |
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09.00 |
Formal opening of the conference
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Part I: |
Overall vision and European developments |
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09.30 |
Higher education in Albania: a vision (speech also available in Albanian)
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10.00 |
Higher Education in Europe: an Overview of Developments
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11.00 |
Coffee break |
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11.30 |
Higher Education and Research: Mission and Interaction
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12.00 |
Higher Education for Quality – Quality in Higher Education
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12.30 |
Discussion |
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Part II: |
Key Issues |
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14.00 |
Bologna Process and University Curricula
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(photo) |
14.30 |
The Social Dimension of Higher Education
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15.15 |
Coffee break |
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15.45 |
Qualifications Frameworks
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16.30 |
Financing Higher Education: Public and Private Sources
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17.30 |
Discussion |
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18.00 |
End of first day |
Thursday, March 23
Part III: |
Key Issues (continued) and Launching a Master Plan |
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09.00 |
Elaborating a Master Plan for Higher Education
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(ppt) |
09.45 |
Public Responsibility for Higher Education: Principles, Actors and Instruments
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(ppt) |
10.45 |
The Albanian Master Plan
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(ppt) |
11.30 |
Coffee break |
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12.00 |
Reforming Higher Education: a National Experience
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12.50 |
Students’ participation in University governing
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13.15 |
Discussion |
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14.15 |
Conclusion
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14.30 |
Closing the conference |