The Program

PROGRAMME

International seminar on higher education

«Magna Charta Universitatum Europearum»

3 November 2014

Minsk, Belarus

Venue:  Minsk, the National Institute for Higher Education

        Maskouskaya Street, 15-322 (conference-hall).

09.00-09.10

Opening words by the organisers:

Viktar Haisionak,  the National Institute for Higher Education, Vice-rector

09.10-09.20

Vadzim Bogush, the First Deputy Minister of Higher Education

 09.20-09.30

 Mikalai Listapad, Erasmus+ Coordinator in Belarus

09.30-09.40

Olga Stuzhinskaya, Office for a Democratic Belarus, Director

 09.40-09.50

 Prof. NOORDA Sijbolt, President of Magna Charta Observatory Council

09.50-10.20

 Why universities need a Magna Charta?

Prof. NOORDA Sijbolt, President of Magna Charta Observatory Council

 Q & A session

10.30-11.00

The Belarusian State University «alma mater» of Higher Education

Mikhail Zhuraukou, The First Vice-rector of the Belarusian State University

11.00-11.20

Coffee-break (room 326)

11.20-11.50

The Role of University in the social and economic development of the Republic of Belarus by Ihar Tsitovich, the vice rector for scientific and methodological work at the National Institute for Higher Education

 Q & A session

12.00-12.30

Universities, Regional Development and Interregional Cooperation

Prof. TSOUGARAKIS Dimitrios, Member of the Board of Magna Charta Observatory Council (Greece)

Q & A session

12.40-13.10

Higher Education and Research in transitional European countries 

Prof. BJELIS Aleksa, rector of the University of Zagreb (Croatia)

Q & A session

13.20-13:50

Leading towards Autonomous Universities

Mr LOCK David, Secretary General of the Magna Charta Observatory and Director of International Projects at the leadership Foundation for Higher Education

14:00-14:20

Conclusions by:

Prof. NOORDA Sijbolt, President of Magna Charta Observatory Council Viktar Haisionak,  the National Institute for Higher Education, Vice-rector