Bologna seminar

Embedding Professional Short Cycle Higher Education


in the (Higher) Education System

Budapest, January 20 – 21, 2011

Organisers:
- Ministry of National Resources of Hungary (MNR)
- Budapest Business School (BBS)
- EURASHE

 

Outcomes of the seminar

 

January 20, 2011 - Plenary Presentations
 
- Position SCHE in the EHEA: European and National Policy Level, Findings from the EURASHE survey ‘L5 - Missing Link in the Bologna countries’
Part 1: National Qualifications Frameworks and the SCHE
Magda Kirsch, Educonsult, Belgium
- Approaches to Quality Assurance in SCHE (Associate degree)
Henri Ponds, NVAO (Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation)
- SCHE in Higher Education: the opinion of the Hungarian employer
Akos Niklai, Vice-President of MGYOSZ (Business Hungary), former
president of the Hotel Association of Hungary and of the Hungarian
National Tourist Office
Workshop Presentations
1. Mission and role of SCHE on a national level:
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Sylvie Bonichon, France, Bologna promoter / expert SCHE

2. Role of SCHE, other HE-awards and ‘instruments’ promoting LLL:
- Use of embedded awards at SCHE in the Irish Qualifications Framework to promote LLL
Richard Thorn, IoTI, Ireland Back ground paper
- SCHE and other ‘instruments’ promoting LLL
Ad Vermeulen, Fontys University of Applied Science, member of the
LLL-network in the Netherlands
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Erzsébet Szlamka, Ministry for National Resources, Hungary

 
3. SCHE and its target groups - specifics of students:
- Janneke Korf, manager SCHE, Hanzehogeschool, University of Applied
Sciences, the Netherlands
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Balázs Heidrich, Dean, College of Finance and Accountancy, Budapest
Business School
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Dániel Kõvári, The National Union of Students in Hungary (HÖOK)
 

4. NQF: Links of SCHE with HE and VET:
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Hans Daale, EURASHE, Chair WG on LLL
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Nick Davy, Higher Education Policy Officer, Association of Colleges, UK
/ partner in EUproVET, European Network of National VET Associations
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József Roóz, President, Representative Association for Higher Level
Vocational Training, Hungary, rector emeritus, BBS

January 21, 2011 - Plenary presentations
- Position of the SCHE in the EHEA - Findings from the EURASHE survey ‘L5 – Missing Link in the Bologna countries’

Part 2: SCHE and HEIs
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Magda Kirsch, Educonsult, Belgium
- The Community College Model
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Michael Allen, Associate Vice President for International Programmes & Services, American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
- Partnership and progression – the role of vocational short-cycle HE in lifelong learning and employment in Scotland
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John Lewis, manager Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), Scotland
Workshop presentations
1.Employability: SCHE and the Labour Market, need for specialised qualifications
- Csaba Ferencz, coordinator, Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
2.Student centred learning in Higher Education – paradigm shift, methodology & implementation
- Zdenka Steblovnik Župan, Association of Slovene HVC & Wood Technology School Maribor, Siovenia

3.The Canadian and American Experience: Community Colleges and HE
- Hervé Pilon, President, Cégep international, Community Colleges, Quebec, Canada
4.Specifics of SCHE: Characteristics and Requirements in a HE context
- John Lewis, SQA, Scotland
- Eva Sándor-Kriszt, Chair Hungarian Rectors’ Conference, Rector Budapest Business School

 

 

 
 
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