Date:
Event location: Corfu, Greece
Type: Special Events
The Corfu yearly encounter brings together university leaders from South East Europe and, in 2007, from Kazakhstan too – the possibility of a Summer School for Central Asia being explored at the request of the universities from that region that have signed the Magna Charta. The Greek government continued its support of the Summer School, the Ionian University in Corfu acting as the key organiser of the meeting. The Magna Charta accepted to facilitate another session in 2007 – by keeping at the centre of interest the activities of he Observatory as they touch universities in the region – in their definition of academic freedom, institutional autonomy or in their struggle against academic malpractices that risk reducing academic credibility In June 2007, the group was small but remarkable in the vivacity of the discussions; the School was joined by some 16 participants from Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Romania and Greece, the focus of the discussions being placed on structural changes in institutions wishing to meet international criteria of performance. The half day sessions were facilitated by members of the Observatory or close friends of the programme directly involved in the activities being discussed – the Bologna process remaining a key aspect of possible change, especially after the London meeting of the Ministers of Education that preceded the Corfu encounter by a few days.
Tuesday June 12:
Arrival Day
18 .00 - 20.00
Get together and presentation of participants and programme
20. 30 - 22.00
Dinner
Wednesday June 13:
The universities' European role and identity
09.00 - 10.30
11.00 - 13.00
Josef Jarab, Magna Charta Collegium
Document: The June 2006 Recommendation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe , 2006
Lunch
18.00 - 19.30
Case Study: The universities’ responsibility in projecting the local and European image
Facilitators: Josef Jarab, Dimitris Glaros
20.30 - 22.00
Dinner
Thursday June 14:
The Bologna process: London and beyond (Euro-compatibility, autonomy and institutional convergence)
09.00 - 10.30
11.00 - 13.00
Lewis Purser, IUA and EUA coordinator for Bologna Handbook
Document: The London Communiquem
Lunch
18.00 - 19.30
Case Study: Setbacks and difficulties in applying the Bologna process in some cases
Facilitator: Lewis Purser, Dimitris Tsougarakis
20.30 - 22.00
Dinner
Friday June 15:
The quality imperative (Towards common criteria of assessment in Europe)
09.00 - 10.30
11.00 - 13.00
Kemal Guruz, former President, Turkish Council of Higher Education, Ankara
Document: Quality assurance in a globalised higher education environment
Lunch
18.00 - 19.30
Case Study: University evaluation, research activity and assessment, Ioannis Gerothanassis, Rector of the Ioannina University
Facilitator: Kemal Guruz, Ioannis Gerothanassis
20.30 - 22.00
Formal Dinner
Saturday June 16:
Day of departure
Prof. Gulen Aktas-Greenwood Vice-Rector, Bogazici University Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Kiril Barzev University of Rousse Rousse, Bulgaria
Prof Spiro Caushi Vice Rector, Vlora Technoogical University “Ismail Quemali” Vlora, Albania
Prof. Victoria Chelpan Mariupol Institute of Humanities Mariupol, Ukraine
Prof.. Akerkin Eraliyeva Taraz State University Taraz, Kazakhstan
Prof. Theodori Karaj Dean, University of Tirana Tirana, Albania
Prof. Kristofor Lappa Dean, Vlora Technoogical University “Ismail Quemali” Vlora, Albania
Prof. Lubomir Lilov Vice-Rector, Sofia University St Kliment Ohridksi Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Mircea Nicoara Chancellor, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi Iasi, Rumania
Prof. Boris Stefanov Rector, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. Josef Jarab Former Czech Senator, former Member of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and former Collegium member Magna Charta Observatory Olomouc, Czech Republic
Prof. Kemal Guruz Former President Turkish Council of Higher Education (YOK) Ankara, Turkey
Prof. Lewis Purser Irish Universities Association and EUA coordinator for Bologna Handbook Dublin, Ireland
Prof. IoannisGerothanassis Rector, University of Ioannina Ioannina, Greece
Prof. Dimitris Glaros President, Education research Centre of Greece Athens, Greece
Prof. Dimitris Tsougarakis Rector, Ionian University Corfu, Greece
