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The University as a Regional Actor:
Partnerships for Professional Development in Europe
Thursday, 29 November 2007, EUCEN Day
09.00

Opportunities for SC and project meetings during the day

14.00 Presentation: “The German Education System”
(Location: Schloßwender Str. 5, Building 1208, Nirwana)
Prof. Klaus Rütters, Institute for technical, vocational and further education, LUH,
Prof. P. v. Mitschke-Collande, WA, LUH
17.00 Registration and Welcome for Newcomers and EUCEN members
(Location: Conti Campus, Building 1502, Café 14th floor)
19.00 Buffet
Friday, 30 November 2007, Open Day
„Partnerships for Professional Development“
09.00 Opening Ceremony
(Location: Conti Campus, Building 1507)
Dr. Josef Lange, Ministry of Science and Culture, Lower Saxony,
Prof. Erich Barke, President of Leibniz University Hannover,
Prof. Michel Feutrie, EUCEN President,
Prof. P. v. Mitschke-Collande, Conference coordinator
09.30 Keynote paper: „Producers of knowledge, centres of learning, drivers of change – The role of universities of serving their region“
Prof. (em) Hans G. Schuetze, University of British Columbia, Canada
10.30 Coffee break
11.00 Panel Discussion: “Needs of Regional Development - demand for UCE?”
Martin Beyersdorf, ZEW, LUH and DGWF
Pat Davies, EUCEN and BeFlex
Christiane Hackerodt, Hackerodt GmbH;
Christiane Hesse, Human Resources Volkswagen
Peter v. Mitschke-Collande, WA, LUH
Hans G. Schuetze, University of British Columbia
Carl-Bertil Schwabe, Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB Lower Saxony)
13.00 Lunch break and Poster presentations
(Location: IGBCE, Königsworther Platz 6)
14.00

Parallel Workshop Sessions: “Elements of change - Comparative Discussions of Regional UCE Strategies and Practices”
1. University Lifelong Learning in Europe: The Bologna process from London to Leuven in 2009
2. Promoting research in Lifelong Learning for the development of regions
3. Part-time Masters - a major new development opportunity for ULLL
4. Work based and experiential learning: best practices, new approaches, what next?
5. TENCompetence: integrated CE applications for learners, universities and employers
6. Quality in ULLL and companies - learning from each other
7. University as a regional partner – Expectations of employers and employees
8. Staff development: key multipliers for university change and regional cooperation?

17.30 End of workshop sessions
18.30 Sprengel Museum Hannover, Museum of Modern Art
Guided tours
19.30 Farewell to Max
Peter von Mitschke-Collande is going into retirement
20.15 Gala buffet
Saturday, 1 December 2007
09.00

Parallel workshop sessions: “Present actions and future proposals“
(Location: IGBCE, Königsworther Platz 6)
Open workshops:
1. ULLL and the Bologna tools in regional development, current practice, new approaches, future possibilities
2. Knowledge intensive Competence Development Centres as regional innovation accelerators
3. Part-time Masters – a major new development opportunity for ULLL
(10.30 – 12.00 h)
4. Presentation
The regional impact of University-Industry cooperation: RUISNET
(9.00 – 10.00 h, repeated at 11.00 – 12.00 h)”

Member workshops:
5. The TENCompetence project
6. Equipe Plus: Peer to Peer Quality Review (open for Equipe Plus project partners)
7. National networks meeting (open for national network representatives)
(9.00 – 10.30 h)
12.00 Closing ceremony
13.00 Lunch
Excursion to Wolfsburg: “The German dual education system in practice”
14.00 Bus departure from Hannover
15.30 Welcome by Autostadt:
guided tour
workshop in the ZeitHaus
17.30 Presentation of regional LLL programmes (Part 1)

Autostadt: The non-formal educational programmes for teachers, pupils, customers, Dr. Michael Pries,
Volkswagen Coaching GmbH: Studium im Praxisverbund (Stip),
Jürgen Haase

19.00 Ice dance performance
19.30 Discussion of regional LLL programmes (Part 2)
20.30 Dinner
21.45 Bus departure to Hannover
(any changes in the programme will be announced here and at the event)

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Poster Exibit
See the list of posters (PDF) that will be exhibited during the conference. Participants have sent a variety of posters highlighting their current research and work.
During the breaks there will be short presentations.
Contact
Weiterbildungsstudium Arbeitswissenschaft
Leibniz University Hannover
Schloßwender Str. 5
D-30159 Hannover
Tel. +049 511 762 19797
Fax +049 511 762 5686
E-Mail: eucen@wa.uni-hannover.de
EUCEN Executive Office
Balmes 132
ES-08008 Barcelona
Tel. +34 93 542 1825
Fax +34 93 542 2975
E-Mail: executive.office@eucen.org
www.eucen.org
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