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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
8:30 – 9:30 Registration begins and will continue all day
9:30 – 10:50

Opening ceremony (auditorium)

Welcoming addresses:
  • Carlos Afonso, chairman of the local organising committee
  • Sónia Henriques, vice-chair of local organising committee
  • Gregory Makrides, President of EAEC. Chairman of ERACON 2008
Greetings:
  • Luis Reto, President ISCTE/Lisbon University Institute
  • Nuno Oliveira, President Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre
  • António Costa, Lisbon Mayor
  • Isabel Duarte, Director LLP National Agency
  • Filip Van Depoele, Deputy head of unit ' Higher education; "Erasmus", DG Education and Culture
  • Manuel Heitor, Secretary of State for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Representative of the Minister of Science Technology and Higher Education of Portugal
10:50 – 11:20 Plenary session 1 (auditorium) - (coordinator: Gr. Makrides)
“Higher education policy and the way forward for Erasmus”
Filip Van Depoele, Deputy head unit ' Higher education; "Erasmus", DG Education and Culture, European Commission
11:20 – 11:40 Coffee break
11:40 – 13:00
Parallel Sessions
 
Room B103
Coordinator: W. Breipohl
Room B104
Coordinator: Z. Dogan
11:40 – 12:00
AFONSO, C.
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS' MOBILITY: CHANGING PLACES© TO WHAT PLACES?
HORVATI, E.
E-QUALITY LABELED PROJECTS AT KODOLANYI JANOS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
12:00 – 12:20
DUMCIUVIENE, D.
STIMULATION OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN ERASMUS AND LOCAL STUDENTS
CASTRO E BRITO ET AL.
A NEW ERASMUS FOR A NEW MOBILITY
12:20 – 12:40
POWER, N.
IMPLEMENTATION OF ECTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO IN PORTUGAL
STEINMANN, M.
HOW TO RAISE THE VISIBILITY OF YOUR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION FREE OF CHARGE?
12:40 – 13:00 Discussion
11:40 – 13:00

Panel Session: (auditorium)

ERASMUS staff and student placements: first year experience

Chair: Gregory Makrides
President, European Association of ERASMUS Coordinators
Director of Research and International Relations, University of Cyprus

Panelists:
  • Patricia De Smet
    Principal Administrator, unit Higher education; "Erasmus", DG Education & Culture, European Commission
    Topic: Erasmus student placement and staff training helping HEI to modernise
  • Doru Talaba
    Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania
    Coordinator of EUE-Network (European University - Enterprises Network
    Topic: European strategy for closer cooperation between the academia and enterprises
  • Elena Avgoustidou
    Topic: Experiences with Staff Placements at the University of Cyprus
  • Jolanta Preidiene
    Topic: Experiences with Student Placements at the Vilnius College of Higher Education, Lithuania

Rapporter: Roula Kyrillou
Erasmus and Leonardo Da Vinci Coordinator
Foundation for the Management of LLP, Cyprus

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch and networking
14:30 – 17:00

Go-Exchange Educational fair
(coffee break during fair at 15.30)

19:30 Buses leave to the dinner place from specific hotels (check bus schedule)
20:00 – 23:00 Dinner (restaurant "Estufa Fria")
23:00 Buses leave for the hotels
Friday, May 9th, 2008
9:30 – 10:00 Plenary session 2 (auditorium) (coordinator: C. Afonso)
"Quality of mobility and Erasmus Success Stories"
Carlos Sousa, LLP National Agency, Portugal
10:00 – 10:30 Plenary session 3 (auditorium) (coordinator: C. Afonso)
"Mobility as a strategic bet of the Santander Group"
Salvador Medina, Director of Innovation and Strategic Projects of the Santander Group
10:30 – 10:40 Discussion
10:50 – 11:40 Parallel Sessions
 
Room B103
Coordinator: R. Kyrillou
Auditorium
Coordinator: E. Avgoustidou
10:50 – 11:10
LABANAUSKAS ET AL
STRATEGIC STEPS OF VILNIUS COLLEGE TOWARDS INTERNATIONALIZATION OF STUDIES
URBANIKOVA, J.
ENHANCING STUDENT MOBILITY IN A DIGITAL WORLD – SHARING EXPERIENCE IN AN ENLARGED EUROPE
 
11:10 – 11:30
VIETTE, F.
A PROPOSITION OFAN “EUROPEAN CONVERSION TABLE” FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS’ MARKS WITH RESPECT TO ECTS
 
11:30 – 11:40 Discussion
11:40 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00 Parallel Sessions
 
Room B103
Coordinator: J. Preidiene
Room B104
Coordinator: J. Urbanikova
UNIVERSITY PRESENTATIONS AND EXPERIENCES
12:00 – 12:20
CUNNINGHAM, N.
ERASMUS STUDENT MOBILITY – IS THE UK DESTINED FOR DECLINE? PERSPECTIVES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
BARSICS J, MARTINS M.
ERASMUS THEMATIC NETWORK « EIE-Surveyor »
12:20 – 12:40
CATROGA ET AL.
STUDY CASE: ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN QUATERNARY AND PRE-HISTORY
HVORECKY ET AL.
ON A UNIVERSITY WITH KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
12:40 – 13:00
BRIAMI, F.
THE INTERNATIONAL GUESTS' TOTAL LIFE DIMENSION AT THE UNIVERISTY OF TRENTO: THE BUDDY PROGRAMME "AN ITALIAN FRIEND FOR YOU" AND THE "SAIL TOGETHER" PROJECT
KULEVA ET AL.
NATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY IN THE EUROPEAN EDUCATIONAL SPACE
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch and networking
14:30 – 17:00 EAEC Annual Assembly Go-Exchange Educational fair
(coffee break during fair at 15.30)
17:00 – 17:20 Closing Event and invitation to ERACON 2009
20:00 Buses leave to the fare well dinner place from specific hotels (see bus schedule)
20:30 – 23:45 Farewell Dinner (Restaurant: "Armazém F")
23:45 Buses leave for the hotels
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
10:00 – 13:00 Visit to Lisbon downtown (see bus schedule)
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch during excursion

(Please check with the Information Desk for possible changes).

Use subway to get to the conference place.
Closest subway station to ISCTE:_ENTRE CAMPOS (YELLOW LINE)
Emergency phones: Carlos Afonso: +351 963 331 248, Sónia Henriques: +351 918 286 228