Brussels, 24 February 2006
What’s new in Brussels? Recent developments in European policies and programmes
Theme
The first in the ACA European Policy Seminars in 2006 was entitled “What’s new in Brussels: Recent developments in European policies and programmes”. Like its predecessors in 2004 and 2005, it has offered the participants a thorough overview of the several important issues currently at stake at the European level.
The seminar provided up-to-date information on the following issues:
- the new Integrated Lifelong-learning programme,
- Erasmus Mundus,
- EDULINK cooperation programme,
- the European Institute of Technology, and
- current news in the European research agenda.
Programme
Thursday 23 February 2006
19:30 Welcome dinner @ La Quincallerie
Friday 24 February 2006
| 9:00 | Registrations and coffee |
| 9:30 | Welcome and introduction |
| 10:00 | Integrated Action Programme in the Field of Lifelong Learning Adam Pokorny, European Commission, DG Education and Culture |
| 11:00 | Coffee |
| 11:30 | Universities and research: what are the challenges? Sieglinde Gruber, European Commission, DG Research |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | EDULINK – the new ACP cooperation programme in higher education Angelika Sachsenröder, DAAD, Germany |
| 14:15 | The European Institute of Technology : some fundamental principles Stylianos Katsoulakis, European Commission, DG Education and Culture |
| 15:00 | Coffee |
| 15:30 | A mid-term review of Erasmus Mundus: some lessons to draw Vito Borrelli, European Commission, DG Education and Culture |
| 16:15 | Wrap-up and closing |
| 16:30 | End of seminar |
Venue
Club de la Fondation Universitaire
Rue d’Egmont 11 – 1000 Bruxelles
Tel : +32 2 545 04 40
Fax : +32 2 513 64 11
E-mail : club.fu.us@universityfoundation.be
Website: www.fondationuniversitaire.be