On 14 and 15 September 2021, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Education Senior Officials’ met virtually for the first time since the last ´óÏó´«Ã½ Education Ministers’ Meeting held in Bucharest in 2019.
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Below you will find an overview of the speakers and their presentation topics. Speakers’ presentations can be downloaded by clicking on the speaker’s name. Click here to download the meeting minutes.
DAY 1 – 14 September
Keynote Speech by Stefania Gianini (UNESCO)Â
- Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education (UNESCO): ‘Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education, an opportunity to reshape higher education systems for a sustainable future’
In her keynote, Stefania Giannini addresses both the setbacks caused by the pandemic and also the pandemic-induced changes for higher education. Touching upon various issues and challenges within (higher) education, her speech is setting the scene for the meeting and the AEP’s joint Strategy 2030 that is to be adopted at the next Ministerial Meeting.
The topics that Ms Giannini specifically highlighted are:
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- Inclusiveness and equitable access to education (SDG4, equal access to affordable education)
- Quality Assurance capacities
- Importance of balanced mobility
- Openness and the nexus of research and societies
- Lifelong learning, not least to increase individual employment perspectives
- The ethical dimension of the use of technologies, esp. AI
- Sustainable financing for (higher) education
Presentation and Discussion of Strategy and Action Plan
´óÏó´«Ã½ Education 2030 Strategy
- Nadia Reynders, ´óÏó´«Ã½
´óÏó´«Ã½ Education 2030 Action Plan
- Emilie Degueldre, ´óÏó´«Ã½
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Pitches – an Insight into ´óÏó´«Ã½ Education Projects and Initiatives
´óÏó´«Ã½ Lifelong Learning Hub: Updates on Research Network 4 and 6
- Prof. Michael Osborne RN4 ‘National Strategies for Lifelong Learning’
- Suwithida Charungkaittikul RN6 ‘Learning Cities and Learning Regions’
Expert Group Interregional Credit Transfer Mechanisms and Learning Outcome Systems
- Magalie Soenen, Higher Education Policy Advisor, Ministry of Education and Training Belgium/Flemish Community
Expert Group Digitalisation
- Nina Knops, Desk Officer, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
´óÏó´«Ã½-DUO Fellowship Programme
- Prof. Dr. Keuk-Je Sung, Director General, Secretariat for ´óÏó´«Ã½-DUO Fellowship Programme
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)
- Leonie Nagarajan, Director Education Department, ASEF
Asia-Europe Institute – ´óÏó´«Ã½ Summer School
- Dr. Nurliana Binti Kamaruddin, Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
DAY 2 – 15 September
Stocktaking Report
- Presentation on the Stocktaking Report
- Emilie Degueldre, ´óÏó´«Ã½
Outlook – New ´óÏó´«Ã½ Education Initiatives
ETF Network for Excellence in VET and the Skills Lab Project
- Michael Graham, European Training Foundation (ETF)
BILT Project: Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET
- Sarah Elson-Rogers, UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Higher Education for Sustainable Development Portal and Global Survey on Internationalisation in Higher Education
- Hilligje Van ‘t Land, Secretary General, International Association of Universities (IAU)
Towards a Programme on SEA-EU Mobility for Sustainable Development
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Romyen Kosaikanont, Centre Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO-RIHED)
- Darren McDermott, Team Leader, SHARE Programme
´óÏó´«Ã½ COIL – A Pilot Project Initiative to foster student online collaboration across cultures
- Prof. Dr. Alexandra Angress, Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Dr. Nurliana Binti Kamaruddin, Asia-Europe Institute (AEI), Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Global Lifelong Learning Summit (GLLS)
- Dr. Renée Tan, Director Research Division, Institute for Adult Learning Singapore (IAL)
ARISE 2.0 – Opportunities of establishing an Asian counterpart to ESN
- Olivia Parczyk, Liasion Officer towards Asia, Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
Chair’s Conclusions
- Nadia Reynders, ´óÏó´«Ã½
ARC8 Outlook Report on Inclusive & Diverse Higher Education
- Irina Ferencz, Director, Academic Cooperation Association (ACA)
- Assoc. Prof. Nopraenue Sajjarax Dhirathiti, Vice President for International Relations and Corporate Social Communication, Mahidol University, Thailand
National Equity Policy in Higher Education Study
- Dr. Graeme Atherton, Director, National Education Opportunities Network (NEON) UK
´óÏó´«Ã½ Lifelong Learning Hub
- Dr. Séamus Ó Tuama, Director of ACE (Adult Continuing Education) at University College Cork, Chair of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Lifelong Learning Hub
Closing Remarks
- , Permanent-Secretary of the Ministry of Education Thailand
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