UARD NATIONAL EVENT - "QUALITY ASSURANCE IN EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES ALLIANCES: GOING BEYOND BORDERS"
On the 27th of April 2023, the University of Agribusiness and Rural Development (UARD), Plovdiv, Bulgaria together with the Manager's and Rector's Assembly hold its National Event guided by the theme "Quality assurance in European universities alliances: Going beyond borders". On the occasion of the event, UARD University hosted high-ranking Bulgarian ministry representatives as well as leaders of other European University Alliances.
Event program
Date: April 27, 2023
Place: Ramada by Wyndham Plovdiv Trimontium
2 Kapitan Raicho St., Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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10:00 |
Official opening & Welcome speeches Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetla Dimitrova, President, University of agribusiness and rural development, Bulgaria Prof. Dr. Mariana Ivanova, Rector, University of agribusiness and rural development, Bulgaria Yanko Topalov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of economy and industry, Republic of Bulgaria Greetings Moderator: Andrean Lazarov, University of agribusiness and rural development, Bulgaria |
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10:15 |
Quality assurance in higher education institutions (HEIs) Dr. Ivana Radonova Ministry of education and science of the Republic of Bulgaria |
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10:45 |
Quality assurance in higher education in Turkey Dr. Nazan Arifoğlu Şen Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey |
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11:00 |
Keynote speeches: INVEST cooperation model: a model of good practice Innovations of regional sustainability European university alliance (INVEST) – the competitive university for a sustainable society Norbert Floriš, Slovak university of agriculture in Nitra Invest for excellence in regional sustainability (INVEST4EXCELLENCE): to the institutional transformation at research and innovation dimension Martin Valach, Slovak university of agriculture in Nitra Unlocking the Potential of Intelligent Academic Advising with EDUC8EU Dr. Omiros Iatrellis, University of Thessaly, Greece Questions and discussion Moderator: Prof. Nicholas Samaras, University of Thessaly, Greece |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 |
Panel discussion 1: Involvement of students and stakeholders in quality assurance in HEIs Moderator: Konstantinos Kokkinos, University of Thessaly, Greece Presenters: Prof. Dr. Vladislav Popov, Vice-rector Science and Projects, Agricultural university, Plovdiv, Bulgaria UNIgreen - the Green European University Alliance for creating synergies for greening the EU education and research Denise Lapoutre, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands Mutual benefits for students and stakeholders: Effects of student involvement in regional ecosystems Liisa Timonen, Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Finland How to promote quality and working life relevance in international joint programmes Marjo Nenonen, Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Finland Four elements of quality in education – What does it mean for QA in European University Alliances? |
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15:00 |
Coffee break |
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15:15 |
Panel discussion 2: Plan for establishment of an International Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education Moderators: Dr. Nazan Arifoğlu Şen, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey Presenter: Prof. Dr. Mariana Ivanova, Rector, University of agribusiness and rural development, Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
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16:00 |
Concluding remarks and closing |