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.
Executive report of the conference
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
- Curriculum Reform
Dr. Christiane Gaehtgens - Governance
Prof. Jeroen Huisman, International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM), University of Bath - Lifelong Learning, focusing on CPD
Mr. Uwe Brandenburg, CHE Consult, Centre for Higher Education Development - University-Enterprise Cooperation
Mrs. Nadine Burquel, European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU)
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
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