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ACE TRACK AT THE EAIE PORTO CONFERENCE
SESSIONS
WORKSHOPS
Session 2.01
ACE Opening Session: 2002 news of the recognition field
This session will describe the outcomes of several 2002 Bologna
process events and projects. It will briefly reflect on the
cooperation among recognition and quality assurance, links between ECTS and recognition, tuning project outcomes and recognition,
some ideas regarding recognition in the area of life-long learning
and recognition of the labour market, as well as recognition of
joint degrees. |
 intermediate
 No maximum number
 Thursday 12 September, 13.30-15.00
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Sjur Bergan, Council of Europe,
Strasbourg |
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| Speaker |
Lesley Wilson, European University
Association EUA, Brussels |
presentation |
| Speaker |
Andrejs Rauhvargers, Latvian
Rectors' Conference, Riga |
presentation
handouts: 1 2
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| Speaker |
Dirk Willem Haaksman, NUFFIC, 's-Gravenhage
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presentation |
Session 2.02
The real effect of the Bologna Declaration on Nordic higher
education
The session will focus on how the Bologna Declaration and other
agreements have affected Nordic universities with regard to higher
education planning and admissions procedures. What has been done
until now and what will happen in the near future? |
intermediate
No maximum number
Friday 13 September, 09.00-10.30
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| Speaker |
Einar Lauritzen, Uppsala
University, Uppsala |
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| Speaker |
Toril Johansson, University of
Oslo, Oslo |
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| Chair |
Hans Knutell, Uppsala University,
Uppsala |
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| Speaker |
Tenho Takalo, University of Tampere, Tampere |
presentation |
Session 2.03
Problems in the evaluation of Chinese qualifications
Credential evaluators and admissions officers throughout Europe
are increasingly confronted with problems in the evaluation of
Chinese credentials. Reliable information about trends and new
developments in Chinese education is essential. This session will
try to give this information by addressing topics such as the
current 'merging' trend (causing name changes) and the upcoming
private sector. |
intermediate
No maximum number
Friday 13 September, 14.30-16.00
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Marijke Westrik, NUFFIC, 's-Gravenhage
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Cloud Bai-Yun, UK NARIC,
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
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Dirk Willem Haaksman, NUFFIC, 's-Gravenhage
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Session 2.04
Forged and altered documents
Using actual examples, this session will provide practical
advice on how to detect fraudulent documents. Various
approaches to dealing with students who submit forged or
altered documents will also be discussed. |
introductory
No maximum number
Friday 13 September,
16.30-18.00
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Margit Schatzman,
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc, Milwaukee, WI
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Andreas Arsalan, National
Agency for Higher Education, Stockholm |
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Kenneth Warren,
Educational Perspectives, Chicago, IL |
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Session 2.05
Linking ICE with procedures for Prior Learning Assessment and
Recognition (PLAR)
During the ENIC/NARIC meeting in Riga in 2001, both networks
concluded that it is no longer the question if ICE should be
expanded with instruments and procedures that can assess and recognise all forms of prior learning, but rather how this
should be done. The purpose of this session is to discuss the
possibilities of linking ICE with existing procedures of Prior
Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR). As an
introduction, the Dutch NARIC will present the key issues of a
recommendation written for the National Knowledge Centre EVC
(recognition of prior developed competencies) in 2001. In
addition, participants will be informed on the progress made
in the NARIC project that aims to set up a (virtual) network
of organisations using PLAR procedures. |
intermediate
25
Saturday 14 September,
10.30-12.00
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Gunni Öhlund, Association of
Swedish Higher Education (SUHF), Stockholm |
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Ulf Öhlund, Swedish National
Agency for Higher Education, Stockholm |
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Astrid Scholten, NUFFIC, 's-Gravenhage
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| Chair |
Renate Teuwsen, NUFFIC, 's-Gravenhage
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Session 2.06
Tactics and techniques for the one-person international admissions
office
A sole foreign admissions officer handles many tasks involving
admission policies, visas, funding, credential evaluation issues,
etc. The presenters will discuss how these tasks can be
coordinated and how time can be managed effectively, using as an
example the one-person foreign admissions office at the Faculty of
Health Sciences at Maastricht University. |
introductory
No maximum number
Saturday 14 September, 13.15-14.45
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| Speaker |
Ria Westenberg, Maastricht
University, Maastricht |
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Elsa Sutter, University of Basel,
Basel |
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Marybeth Gruenewald, Educational
Credential Evaluators, Inc, Milwaukee, WI |
Session 2.07
International legal instruments for recognition – useful tools or
paper tigers?
Over a number of years, the ACE programme has included sessions on
various international legal instruments, including the Council of
Europe/UNESCO Lisboa Recognition Convention. This session aims to
give an overview of what is meant by international legal
instruments and then to explore how they may be implemented, from
three different perspectives: that of an admissions officer
working at a higher education institution, that of an ENIC/ NARIC
representative and that of an international organisation.
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intermediate
No maximum number
Saturday 14 September, 15.15-16.45
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| Chair |
Andrejs Rauhvargers, Latvian
Rectors' Conference, Riga |
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| Speaker |
Christopher Harris, Anglia
Polytechnic University, Cambridge |
handout |
| Speaker |
Gunnar Vaht, Foundation
Archimedes, Tallinn |
presentation |
| Speaker |
Sjur Bergan, Council of Europe,
Strasbourg |
presentation |
ACE Workshops
Workshop
I
International credential evaluation - beginners level
The workshop is designed for newcomers and experienced newcomers
in the field of credential evaluation. The topics covered will
include: the trends in credential evaluation regarding academic
and professional recognition, credential evaluation methodology,
the building up and use of sources and how to deal with forgeries
and refugee files. Through presentations, case studies and
hands-on exercises, participants will be given the opportunity to analyse and discuss educational credentials and to obtain some
insight in the essentials of credential evaluation. |
introductory
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Wednesday 11 September,
10.15-13.15 |
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Lucie de Bruin,
NUFFIC, 's-Gravenhage |
| Speaker |
Margaret Wenger,
Educational Credential Evaluators Inc, Milwaukee |
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Carita Blomqvist,
National Board of Education, Helsinki |
Workshop
II
International credential evaluation - advanced level
This advanced level workshop will review principles and procedures
of international credential evaluation from both the European and
American point of view. It will also pay attention to
international legal instruments in this field; and focus in
particular on the practical implementation of the recently
accepted Criteria and Procedures for the proper application of the
Lisbon Recognition Convention. The main part of the workshop will
consist of a hands-on roundtable expert discussion of educational
credentials from various types of higher education, including
university qualifications, non-university qualifications and
qualifications from private institutions. The problems around
fraudulent documents may also be addressed. Participants are
expected to have a sound experience in credential evaluation, and
to take an active part in the discussions |
specialised
25
Wednesday 11 September,
10.15-17.15 |
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Dirk Willem Haaksman, NUFFIC, 's-Gravenhage
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| Speaker |
James Frey,
Educational
Credential Evaluators Inc, Milwaukee |
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Rolf Lofstad,
Norwegian ENIC/NARIC, Oslo |
| Speaker |
Ulf Öhlund, Swedish National
Agency for Higher Education, Stockholm |
Workshop
III
Transnational education: addressing the challenges for evaluators
and providers
Transnational education is of interest and concern to evaluators –
of qualifications, credits and quality – whether they are working
at national or institutional level. TNE provides the context for
this session which will include an information component on the
activities of the European and international networks of quality
assurance agencies. Workshop participants will gain increased
awareness of current issues of quality and standards in
transnational and 'borderless' education, gain knowledge of the
work of quality assurance agencies and their networks, and be able
to identify specific actions and methods of working that are
effective in evaluating transnational education. |
introductory
30
Wednesday 11 September,
14.15-17.15 |
| Chair
& speaker |
Carolyn Campbell, The Quality Assurance agency, Glouchester |
| Speaker |
Dorte
Kristoffersen, Danish centre for Quality assurance and Evaluation
in Higher Education |
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Speaker |
Ulf Öhlund, Swedish
National Agency for Higher Education, Stockholm |
Workshop
IV
ICE and portfolio assessment
The use of a portfolio assessment by higher education institutions
and professional bodies is increasing, as it is a valuable
instrument that makes the competencies of the owner visible
through careful documentation. The evidence that can be included
in the portfolio is not limited to the results of formal
education. Outcomes of non-formal study, such as private courses,
on-line education, on-the-job-learning and employment, can be
documented as well. As such the portfolio also has potential for
evaluating the competencies of refugees who do not have any formal
qualifications with them. The purpose of this workshop is to show
interactively how international credential evaluation relates to
portfolio assessment, for which purposes a portfolio assessment
can be used, what the ingredients of a portfolio are and how a
portfolio can be developed. The presenters will share their
experiences with the participants and give them a hands-on
experience. |
intermediate
25
Thursday 12 September, 09.00-12.00 |
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Renate Teuwsen, NUFFIC, 's-Gravenhage
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| Speaker |
Christopher Harris,
Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge |
| Speaker |
Astrid Scholten, NUFFIC, 's-Gravenhage
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