Second Bologna Policy Forum, Vienna, 12 March 2010

"Building the Global Knowledge Society:
Systemic and Institutional Change in Higher Education" 

46 European countries participate in the Bologna Process aimed at creating a European Higher Education Area, but far more are interested in it. Various countries, namely Australia, Brazil, P.R. China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Tunisia, USA along with different stakeholders participated in the first Bologna Policy Forum in 2009 in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

The overall aim of this meeting has been to strengthen the mutual understanding and learning in the field of higher education, as higher education plays a key role in the development of our societies and in the pursuit and advancement of knowledge. The importance for public investment has been highlighted in the context of the financial crisis.

The recognition of studies and qualifications as well as the questions of quality assurance are key elements for promoting mobility and therefore a dialogue on recognition policies to explore the implications is important. Furthermore, transnational exchanges in higher education should be governed by academic values and a balanced exchange should be promoted (“brain circulation”).

It was agreed that the next Bologna Policy Forum 2010 would take place in Vienna on 12 March 2010, right after the Bologna Ministerial Anniversary Conference. More than 30 countries from all over the world have been invited to this dialogue with the 46 European Higher Education Area countries and the stakeholders.

The plenary sessions of the Policy Forum will be broadcasted live via Internet.

Draft Programme

11 March 2010

 

from 20.30

“Celebrating Cooperation” – Festive Evening Event Hofburg Imperial Palace

 

12 March 2010

08.00-15.00	Registration / Hofburg Imperial Palace
10.15	Information Session on the European Higher Education Area
	For international delegations taking part in the Bologna Policy Forum (optional)
13.00	Joint Luncheon
14.30	Bologna Policy Forum – Part One / Hofburg Imperial Palace
	Key note by Juan Ramon de la Fuente President of the International Association of Universities
	Parallel working groups on:
	The role of higher education in the global knowledge society: How do systems and institutions of higher education deal with the challenges of responding to multiple expectations? Brain drain – brain gain – brain circulation: a matter of perspective or different realities? What does it mean for societies in general and for higher education systems? Cooperation and competition – which is winning out or can they coexist in international higher education?
17.00	Coffee break
17.30	Bologna Policy Forum - Part Two / Hofburg Imperial Palace
18.30	End of conference

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