ERASMUS+ INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION
10TH & 11TH November, 2014
Tallinn, Estonia
Venue: Meriton Grand Conference & Spa Hotel
Preliminary Programme
Working language is English
Monday, 10th November, 2014
12.30 – 14.00 Registration
13.00 – 14.00 Buffet lunch
14.00 – 14.30 Welcome
Mr. Kalmar Kurs, Head of European Union and International Cooperation
Department, Estonian Ministry of Education and Research
Mr. Rait Toompere, Chairman of the Board, Archimedes Foundation
14.30 – 16.00 Overview of the three international actions in Higher Education:
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Credit mobility - the well-known Erasmus programme is for the first time open to non
EU universities, students and staff.
Ms. Dorina Angelescu, Head of Sector, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive
Agency (EACEA)
o
Degree mobility - excellent joint Master degrees are offered by consortia of EU and –
optionally – non-EU universities.
Ms. Dorina Angelescu, Head of Sector, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive
Agency (EACEA)
o
Capacity building in Partner Countries - to fund curriculum development and
modernisation, new diplomas, modern teaching and learning practices, upgrading of
facilities and equipment, improving university governance and management, and
creating better links between higher education and the world of work.
Ms. Dorina Angelescu, Head of Sector, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive
Agency (EACEA)
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break
16.30 – 16.40 Overview of Jean Monnet programme activities
Ms. Dorina Angelescu, Head of Sector, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive
Agency (EACEA)
16.40 – 17.00 Jean Monnet European Module on energy and climate policy
Ms. Olga Bogdanova, Vice Director of Academic Affairs, European College of
University of Tartu
17.00 – 17.45 Panel Discussion: added value of cooperation with Partner Countries for European
HEIs
Moderator: Dr. Hanns Sylvester, Head of the Erasmus+ National Agency for Higher
Education, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
Panellist: Ms. Marissa Gross Yarm, National Erasmus Office Israel (tbc)
Panellist: Ms. Raimonda Markeviciene, Bologna and EU programmes’ expert, Vilnius
University
Panellist: Ms. Irina Kulitane, Tempus Joint Project co-ordinator, Latvia University of
Agriculture (tbc)
Panellist: Mr. Raul Ranne, Head of International Education Marketing, Archimedes
Foundation
17.45 – 18.30 Informal Networking Space: meeting the representatives from the National Erasmus
Offices in Partner Countries
19.30 Dinner (venue tbc)
Tuesday, 11th November, 2014
9.00 – 10.15 Governance and management in higher education in the Partner Countries
Mr. John Reilly, former Director of the UK Socrates-Erasmus Council responsible for
the UK Tempus Information Office, currently external expert in University Autonomy
in Moldova
10.15 – 10.35 Regional priorities and developments in Eastern Partnership countries
Mr. Valentin Arion, National Erasmus Office Moldova (tbc)
10.35– 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 11.20 Regional priorities and developments in South-Mediterranean countries
Mr. Yasser Elshayeb, National Erasmus Office Egypt (tbc)
11.20 – 11.40 Regional priorities and developments in Central Asia
Ms. Shaizada Tasbulatova, National Erasmus Office Kazakhstan (tbc)
11.40 – 12.00 Regional priorities and developments in Western Balkans
Ms. Vanja Drljevic, National Erasmus Office Montenegro (tbc)
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 14.00 Work groups in two sessions (each participant selects one work group per session in
the registration form). First session
1) International Credit mobility
Moderator: Representative from National Agency in Programme Country (tbc)
Rapporteur: Ms. Helve Rammul, Specialist of Higher Education Unit, Estonian
National Agency Archimedes Foundation
Practical example: Mr. Reijo Karu, Deputy Head of International Relations Office,
Tallinn University of Technology
2) Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
Moderator: Ms. Annika Sundbäck-Lindroos, Programme Manager, Finnish National
Agency CIMO
Rapporteur: Ms. Sini Piippo, Senior Programme Adviser, Finnish National Agency
CIMO, Finnish National Agency CIMO
Practical example: “EMMC Research and Innovation in Higher Education MARIHE”
Ms. Maria Ranta, Study Coordinator, University of Tampere
3) Capacity building in Partner Countries
Moderator: NEO and EACEA representative (tbc)
Rapporteur: Ms. Antra Meņģele, Latvian National Agency
Practical example: „Modernisation of higher education in the area of food quality and
safety in Tajikistan”
Mrs Irina Kulitane, Tempus Joint Project co-ordinator, Latvia University of Agriculture
14.00 – 14.30 Coffee break
14.30 – 15.30 Work groups in two sessions (each participant selects one work group per session in
the registration form). Second session
15.30 – 16.00 Conclusions and Recommendations
Ms. Gražina Kaklauskienė, Deputy Director, Education Exchanges Support Foundation
in Lithuania