Workshop Revisiting Polytechnic and Vocational Education
As part of the Lisbon Research and Policy Workshops on Science, Technology and Social Change (in Portuguese), organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union, a Workshop on Revisiting Polytechnic and Vocational Education – Looking at the complex nature of diversified higher education systems and their relation with new challenges in science and technology will be held on 15th-16th October 2007 at the Fundação das Comunicações, Lisbon.
Documents:
Background Text and Workshop Program
Presentations:
- Ulrich Teichler, International Centre for Higher Education Research Kassel (INCHER), University of Kassel, Germany – The End of Alternatives to Universities or New Opportunities
- Jussi Valimaa, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland – The Challenges of Teaching and Research in Finnish Polytechnics
- Jon File, Executive Director: CHEPS, University of Twente, Netherlands – Dutch debates, Czech concerns, South African shifts in policy and Portuguese priorities: a reflection on the development of effective polytechnic policies
- Guenter H. Schulz, President, Lauditz University of Applied Sciences, Germany – New Challenges for German Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulen) in the Bologna process
- Elsa Hackl, University of Vienna, Austria – Austria: Policy targets in a fast changing higher education system
- Ronan Stéphan, Director, L' Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France – The French model of University of Technology: Bridging the gap between higher education and the needs & expectations of society
- Julius von Ingelheim, Ferdinad Schultz, VW Autoeuropa, Portugal – Professional and vocational trainingand higher education as key factors of a competitive region: The perspective of a “regional player“ in global competition
- Maria L. Machado, Rui Santiago, José B. Ferreira, Center for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES), Portugal – Governance of Polytechnic and Governance Vocational Education: A Comparative Analysis of European Countries