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Knowledge News Workshop Revisiting Polytechnic and Vocational Education
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Knowledge News Workshop Revisiting Polytechnic and Vocational Education Workshop Revisiting Polytechnic and Vocational Education
- 29/09/2007
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