Programme

Monday 27 April: Arrival and welcome in Leuven
 

Welcome of delegations and transportation to Leuven

 
13.00-21.00

Conference registration

  
18.00-19.45

Aperitif hosted by the Mayor of the City of Leuven Guided tours of Town Hall and Saint-Peter’s Church

 
20.00-22.00

Welcome dinner hosted by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

 

Tuesday 28 April: Conference day 1 - Leuven
From 08.00

Registration (for those not registered yet)

 University Hall
09.00-11.00
Plenary Session I
  • Chair: Minister Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgium/Flemish Community
  • Co-chair: Minister Ondřej Liška, Czech Republic
 
09.00-09.15

Opening addresses

  
09.15-09.35

Welcome speeches

  • Ján Figel’, European Commission
  • Sjur Bergan, Council of Europe
 
09.35-10.10

Presentations on progress of implementation 2009

  • Bologna Process Stocktaking - Andrejs Rauhvargers, Latvia
  • “The Bologna Process in Higher Education in Europe: Key indicators on the social dimension and mobility“ – Jean-Louis Mercy, Eurostat
  • “Higher Education in Europe 2009: Developments in the Bologna Process” – David Crosier, Eurydice
 
10.10-10.40
  • “Bologna with Students Eyes” – Ligia Deca, European Students’ Union
  • Preliminary results from the “Trends 2010” survey – Jean-Marc Rapp, European University Association
  • “Lifelong Learning: Impediments & Examples of good practice” – Lars Lynge Nielsen, EURASHE
 
10.40-11.00

Reflections by

  • Jan Sadlak, UNESCO-CEPES
  • Bruno Curvale, ENQA
  • Monique Fouilhoux, Education International
  • Irene Seling, BUSINESSEUROPE
 

11.00-11.30

 Coffee break  
11.30-13.00
Plenary session II
  • Chair: Minister Ronald Plasterk, Netherlands
  • Co-chair: Minister Marie-Dominique Simonet, Belgium/French Community identifying the issues to be discussed in the parallel sessions
 
13.00-15.00

Lunch and family picture

University Hall
15.00-16.00

Parallel sessions

  • Discussions by heads of delegations on remaining issues
University Library
16.00-16.45 Coffee Break  
16.45-18.00
Plenary session III

Chair: Minister François Biltgen, Luxembourg

  • Feedback from parallel sessions and discussion towards finalising the Leuven/Louvain-la-Neuve Communiqué
 
18.00

Transportation to the hotels

  
19.00

Transportation from the hotels in Leuven to Abbaye de La Ramée

 
20.00

Reception and official conference dinner hosted by the Benelux Ministers

  
From 22.30 Transportation back to the hotels in Leuven  

Wednesday 29 April: Conference day 2 – Louvain-la-Neuve
09.00-10.00
Plenary session IV
  • Chair: Minister Ondřej Liška, Czech Republic
  • Co-chair: Minister Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgium/Flemish Community
 
 

Welcome address

  • Bernard Coulie, Rector of the Université catholique de Louvain
 
  Finalisation and adoption of the Leuven/Louvain-la-Neuve Communiqué  
 

Information on the next ministerial conferences

  • Minister Johannes Hahn, Austria
  • State Secretary Károly Manherz, Hungary
  • Minister Ecaterina Andronescu, Romania
  
 

Closing statements

  • Ján Figel’, European Commission
  • Minister Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgium/Flemish Community
  • Minister Ondřej Liška, Czech Republic
 
10.00-10.30 Coffee break and family picture  
10.30-13.00
Bologna Policy Forum
 
 
  • Chair: Minister Marie-Dominique Simonet, Belgium/French Community
  • Co-chair: Minister Ondřej Liška, Czech Republic
 
 

Opening addresses

  • Minister Marie-Dominique Simonet, Belgium/French Community
  • Minister Ondřej Liška, Czech Republic
  • Georges Haddad, UNESCO
  • Ján Figel’, European Commission
 
 

Introduction to the discussion

  • Minister Marie-Dominique Simonet, Belgium/French Community
 
10.50

Exchange between the Ministers of the 46 Bologna countries and colleagues from different parts of the world

  
12.50

Summary of the debate and closing statement

  • Minister François Biltgen, Luxembourg
 
13.00

Press conference

 

 

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Op dinsdag 28 april kan u het hele gebeuren ook rechtstreeks volgen in de Parthenonzaal van het MSI (Monseigneur Sencie Instituut, Erasmusplein 2, 3000 Leuven).