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Workshop Elche, 26-27 February 2010

The next workshop of the European Benchmarking Inititiave in Higher Education (EBI-II) will take place at the University Miguel Hernandez in Elche (Alicante) 26-27 February 2010.

After an extensive data gathering excercise, the identifiaction of indicators and benchmarks, universities will present their action plans for implementation in their respective benchmarking groups (governance, curriculum reform, lifelong learning and university- enterprise cooperation). University Miguel Hernandez is the workshop host.

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Forthcoming:

• Workshop, Brussels, 10 June 2010. 

• Benchmarking Conference, Brussels 11 June 2010

Context

Major changes are taking place in European Higher Education. Competition has risen significantly urging Higher Education Institutions to increase their attractiveness on the market and profile themselves much more significantly. Curricula need to be reformed in line with the Bologna Process and research has become very strategic. European HEIs are encouraged to become strong players in the European economy and the global knowledge society.

Quality is key to support all these developments and in this context, enhancing university performance and modernising university management must be on the agenda of all university leaders and decision-makers in Europe. A clear understanding and transparency of modes of operations and processes with a view to improve them continuously is needed.

Although the key benefits of benchmarking are well-known, there is still a significant gap in the use of benchmarking practices in European HEIs. Indicators and benchmarks are needed by university leaders to make informed choices for strategic developments and support the competitiveness of HEIs on the international scene.

 

 

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