Dear Madam, Sir,
please find below the latest AEGEE-Europe Press Release concerning AEGEE activity in the field of Higher Education.
Yours sincerely,
Meg Chudzik
AEGEE-Europe
Vice-President Public Relations
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EUROPEAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
Within
the frame of AEGEE-Europe Bologna-Prague-Berlin project, AEGEE-Maribor is
organizing a conference about Higher Education, which will take place 21st -
23rd February 2003 in Maribor. Believing that harmonization of education systems
in Europe is essential for a better and more efficient co-operation and student
exchange, participants of the event will discuss about a coherent European
Higher Education system according to the principles set out in Bologna
Declaration.
The
focus of the event will lie on the countries in which higher education systems
are in transition and require radical reforms in order to attain the Bologna
Declaration's objectives, especially the post Yugoslav countries. All the
republics in ex-Yugoslavia, including Slovenia, had the same education system,
but Slovene higher education system has undergone broad changes since the
independence in 1991. Even if it has still not fully met the demands of European
standards, Slovenia can serve as a model for countries in transition. Following
the presentations of the above mentioned issues by experts from Europe, Slovenia
and Yugoslavia, discussions and a panel discussion will take place. Apart from
the topics mentioned above, participants will discuss the role of AEGEE in the
Bologna process, Mobility, Quality Assurance of Education and student impact on
reforms at local level. They will try to come up with efficient conclusions and
propose solutions to the problems. The expected result of the conference is a
position paper about Educational structures in post Yugoslav
countries. .
The
conference will take place under the patronage of the University of Maribor and
in cooperation with AEGEE-Europe Project Teams: Bologna-Prague-Berlin, Education
for Democracy and Youth for SEE.
AEGEE is a voluntary, non-profit
organization that operates without being linked to any political party. It is
represented in 271 university cities, in 40 countries all around Europe and has
about 17 000 members. AEGEE enjoys support from the European Commission, has
consultative status at the Council of Europe and UN.
For
more information please contact:
Ms. Malgorzata Chudzik,
AEGEE-Europe
Vice-President /Public Relations
at [log in to unmask] or
call +32-2- 245.23.00
Information about AEGEE-Europe: http://www.aegee.org
More about conference:
http://www.aegee.uni-mb.si/educonf
AEGEE-Europe is supported by European Information Portal EurActiv.