Belarusian State University National Institute for Higher Education European Training Foundation The World Bank AGENDA «MODERNIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT IN BELARUS TOWARD THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA» Seminars on Selected Topics in Higher Education April 27-28, 2015 Minsk
April 27, 2015 10.00-10.30 Registration (BSU Boardroom lobby, Bobruyskaya str. 5a, first floor) 10.30-12.00 Plenary session (BSU Boardroom, Bobruyskaya str. 5a, second floor) Opening of the international seminar Welcome address by S.V. Ablameiko, BSU Rector, member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Welcome address by V.A. Bogush, First Deputy Minister of Education, Republic of Belarus Presentations: Trends and prospects of higher education development in the Republic of Belarus V.A. Gaisenok, Rector, National Institute for Higher Education Fueling growth and competitiveness: Higher education and skills Cristian Aedo, Manager, Education Global Practice, The World Bank Romanian higher education in the Bologna Framework Remus Pricopie, Former Minister of National Education; Rector, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania 12.00-14.00 Lunch ( Vasilki restaurant, Bobruyskaya str. 6, Galileo shopping mall) 14.00-16.30 17.30 Workshops (Leningradskaya str. 20, building of the Department of International Relations) Buffet reception (Rectorate café, Bobruyskaya str. 5a)
Workshops (A, B) 14.00-16.30 Workshops A, B (Leningradskaya str. 20, building of the Department of International Relations) Workshop А International academic mobility programs (room 520, ул. Leningradskaya str. 20) Moderator V. E. Reznikov, Head of International Office, Belarusian State University (BSU) EU academic mobility programs N. I. Listopad, Erasmus+ program coordinator for Belarus Academic mobility management: BSU s experience A.V. Rytov, Head of International Programs and Projects Branch, BSU International Office International Scholarship Bolashak of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Experience of Kazakhstan - Zhansaya Kumarbekova, Head of Asia, Pacific and CIS countries section, Center for International Programs, Kazakhstan DAAD as an instrument to promote academic mobility Kerstin Muller, Head of DAAD Information Bureau Workshop B New standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area (room 516, Leningradskaya str. 20) Moderator V.A. Gaisenok, Rector, National Institute for Higher Education Opening and introduction V.A. Gaisenok Quality Assurance in European higher education: a long way José-Ginés Mora, Visiting Professor, University College London; Former President,
European Higher Education Society (EAIR), Spain Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area: context, principles and implementation - Aurelija Valeikiene, Deputy Director, Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC), Lithuania Organization of education quality control in the Belarusian higher education system I.Ye. Butko, Deputy Head of the Department for Control of Education Quality, Ministry of Education Introduction and certification of quality management systems (QMS) I.A. Mikhailuk, Vice Rector, National Institute for Higher Education, Head of QMS certification body Practice of QMS introduction: Experience of the Minsk State Linguistic University E.P. Betenya, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Minsk State Linguistic University; member of the National Team of Higher Education Reform Experts Activity of the Student Council on the quality of education P.M. Lobatsevich, Head of the Student Council on the quality of education, BSU
April 28, 2015 10.00-12.30 Workshops C, D (Leningradskaya str. 20, building of the Department of International Relations) 12.30-14.00 Lunch ( Vasilki restaurant, Bobruyskaya str. 6, Galileo shopping mall) 14.00-16.00 Roundtable discussion: The Way Forward for Belarusian Higher Education (BSU Boardroom, Bobruyskaya str. 5a, second floor) Moderator L.M. Khukhlyndina, Head of the Administration for Education and Research Activity, BSU Presentation of Workshop Results Workshop A: V. E. Reznikov, Head of International Office, BSU Workshop B: V.A. Gaisenok, Rector, National Institute for Higher Education Workshop C: O.F. Malashenkova, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of International Relations, BSU Workshop D: Yu.I. Vorotnitsky, Head of the Chair of Telecommunications and Information Technologies, BSU
10.00-12.30 Workshop С Workshops (C, D) Workshops C, D (Leningradskaya str. 20, building of the Department of International Relations) Teaching entrepreneurial skills and competencies (room 1118, Leningradskaya str. 20) Moderators A.V. Danilchenko, BSU Vice Rector, O.A. Bekh, European Training Foundation (ETF) Opening and introduction A.V. Danilchenko Brief overview of main areas and status of implementation of state entrepreneurship support programs and entrepreneurship development in the Republic of Belarus I.V. Babchenok, Director of Entrepreneurship Department, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus Existing challenges of entrepreneurship development and entrepreneurial initiatives among school and university youth in the Republic of Belarus L.I. Shumskaya, Head of the Training and Research Center for Youth Studies, BSU An entrepreneurial higher education institution in the framework of life-long development of key entrepreneurship competencies O.A. Bekh, ETF Towards the Entrepreneurial University: The role of EEUK Sheila Quairney, Head of Enterprise at Sheffield Hallam University and Chair of Enterprise Educators UK (EEUK) Group discussions of potential areas for future cooperation at the national and international level and development of proposals for joint actions moderated by O. A. Bekh Summary of group discussions and finalization of concluding recommendations of the workshop moderated by A.V. Danilchenko
Workshop D Using data for managerial decisions in higher education (room 520, Leningradskaya str. 20) Moderator Yu.I. Vorotnitsky, Head of the Chair of Telecommunications and Information Technologies, BSU Opening and introduction Yu.I. Vorotnitsky What to analyze, How to analyze?: Higher education sector analysis Sachiko Kataoka, Senior Economist, Education Global Practice, The World Bank Information system: A need for institutional management and good service José-Ginés Mora, Visiting Professor, University College London; Former President, European Higher Education Society (EAIR), Spain Principles of construction of an integrated data collection and analysis system for the education sector L.V. Semenenko, Head of Department of Information Technologies, A. N. Sevchenko Institute of Applied Physical Problems, BSU Experience of development of an automated university management system N.N. Novikova, Department Head, BSU IT Center