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 *************************************************************************************************************************** ENTER 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. ============================================== This is the AEGEE Monthly Review mailing list. Archives and subscription options are available via http://lists.aegee.org/monthlyreview-l.html If you want to unsubscribe from the list use this link: http://lists.aegee.org/monthlyreview-l/unsubscribe.php?email=&WHOM; or http://lists.aegee.org/monthlyreview-l.html