APRIL 25, 2019
WORDS OF WELCOME
Dr. Wilhelm Krull, Secretary General, Volkswagen Foundation
Prof. Dr. Peter-André Alt, President, German Rectors' Conference
Prof. Rolf Tarrach, President, European University Association
THE BOLOGNA PROCESS – A HISTORICAL REVIEW (Chair: Dr. Wilhelm Krull)
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Prof. Dr. Barbara Kehm, Leibniz Centre for Science and Society (LCSS), University of Hanover
PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM FOUR TO FORTY-EIGHT – HOW THE IDEA OF FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY AND THE UK TO ESTABLISH A EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA GOT HOLD OF EUROPE
Edelgard Bulmahn, Former Federal Minister of Science and Education, Germany
Prof. Dr. Martina Vukasović, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Bergen
Prof. Dr. Georg Winckler, Member of the University Council, University of Vienna, and Former President of the European University Association
SESSION 1: BACHELOR – PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION OR INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION? (Chair: Prof. Dr. Peter-André Alt, President, German Rectors' Conference)
Prof. Filip Dochy, Corporate Training, Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Leuven: Which Skills Do Bachelors Have To Acquire?
Prof. Dr. Sascha Spoun, President, Leuphana University of Lüneburg: The Added Benefit of a General Studies Programme
Prof. Dr. Johannes Bergemann, Institute of Archaeology, University of Göttingen: Open University Area by Bachelor and Master? The Need for Student Mobility and the Example of PONS
Afterwards fishbowl discussion starting with the three panelists and then open to the plenary
SESSION 2: MASTER - WHAT IS THE MASTER FOR? (Chair: Dr. Wilhelm Krull)
KEYNOTE LECTURE
Prof. Dr. Liviu Matei, Yehuda Elkana Center for Higher Education, CEU Budapest: "What is the Master for?" Re-thinking Master's Education in Europe –
Results of a Study at CEU Budapest
Commentators:
Prof. Dr. Monika Jungbauer-Gans, Scientific Director, German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW)
Dr. Steffen Schwartz –Höfler (tbc), Head of CSR, Continental-AG
APRIL 26, 2019
SESSION 3: PHD STUDENTS OR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS? (Chair: Prof. Dr. Erika Kothe, Director of the Board, UniWiND)
Catherine Millett, Ph.D., Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ: "Three Magic Letters"/PhD-Study
Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D., President, University of Potsdam: What Should Practice-based Doctorates Look Like?
Prof. Dr. Claudia Stockinger, Humboldt University Berlin: What Could a Good Start for PHD Students Look Like?
Afterwards fishbowl discussion starting with the three panelists and then open to the plenary
SESSION 4, PART I: STUDYING IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION AND DIGITALIZATION: FUTURE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES (Chair: Prof. Dr. Jan Palmowski, Secretary General of the Guild of European Research-intensive
Universities)
Prof. Dr. Julia Klier, Institute of Business Informatics, University of Regensburg: Future Skills: Which Competences Do We Need?
Prof. Clay Shirky (tbc), Interactive Telecommunications Program, New York University: Digital Learning / Interactive Communication
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE USE OF DIGITAL DEVICES – CURSE OR BLESSING?
Prof. Dr. Martin Korte, Department of Neurobiology, Technical University Braunschweig
Prof. Dr. Karsten Morisse, Media Informatics, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück
Prof. Clay Shirky (tbc), Interactive Telecommunications Program, New York University
SESSION 4, PART II: STUDYING IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION AND DIGITALIZATION INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES (Chair: Dr. Henrike Hartmann, Head of Funding, Volkswagen Foundation)
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jochen Schiewer, Rector, University of Freiburg: The Idea of a European University
Prof. Robert Coelen, Ph.D. (tbc), Stenden University of Applied Sciences: Professional and Employability Outcomes from International Mobility
Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal, President, Viadrina University Frankfurt/ Oder: Looking beyond Europe
PANEL DISCUSSION "ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN EUROPE" (Chair: Dr. Wilhelm Krull)
Prof. Christine Musselin, Sciences Po, Paris
Prof. Adrian Curaj, Former Minister of Education, Romania; Director of the Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI)
Dr. Sijbolt Noorda, President of the Magna Charta Observatory, Bologna
Dr. Georg Schütte, State Secretary, Federal ministry of Education and Research
Prof. Lesley Wilson, Secretary General, European University Association
(A constantly updated version of the program can be found on our website: https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungskalender/einzelveranstaltung/bologna-the-surprising-success-of-an-educational-vision)