BENCHMARKING IN EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION

RÉSIDENCE PALACE, BRUSSELS
11 JUNE 2010
 

The conference Benchmarking in European Higher Education took place on 11 June 2010 in Brussels. The agenda included sessions on the benchmarking methodology and process, the EBI-II project outputs, the European policy context and, in particular, the Modernisation Agenda. In addition, the conference presented examples of good practice taken from the four benchmarking groups on curriculum reform, university-enterprise cooperation, governance and continuing professional development (CPD) as a component of lifelong learning.

The conference was attended by university administrators and policy-makers from over 20 countries.

Speakers & presentations

Benchmarking and the Modernisation Agenda
Ms. Sophia Eriksson, Head of Sector, Higher Education Policy, DG Education and Culture, European Commission

The EBI-II Project
Ms. Nadine Burquel, Secretary General, European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU)

The EBI-II Benchmarking Project: Methodology, Approach and Outputs
Dr. Christiane Gaehtgens, ESMU Senior Expert

The Four Benchmarking Groups: Lessons Learnt

Parallel Workshops

Curriculum Reform
Chair: Dr. Christiane Gaehtgens
Case studies: Ms. Soňa Basovníková, Masaryk University, and Mr. Michael Hannon, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Governance
Chair: Prof. Jeroen Huisman
Case studies: Mr. Mark Rollinson, University of Salford, and Mr. Andreas Raggautz, University of Graz

Lifelong Learning, focusing on CPD
Chair: Mr. Uwe Brandenburg
Case studies: Prof. Ann-Marie Bathmaker, University of the West of England, and Prof. Roberto Biloslavo, University of Primorska

University-Enterprise Cooperation
Chair: Ms. Nadine Burquel
Case studies: Ms. Ulla-Maija Koivula, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, and Mr. Lars Melin, University of Aarhus

Benchmarking Tools
Mr. Uwe Brandenburg

Closing Panel: The Way Forward

• Dr. Paul Benneworth, Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS), University of Twente
• Dr. David Brennand, University of the West of England
• Drs. Hugo Nierstrasz, Hogeschool van Amsterdam
• Mr. David Coyne, Former Director for Coordination of the European Social Fund (ESF), DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Commission