UNIICCA AACCTT IIVVITTYY RREEPPOORRTT PRESIDENT'S REPOR… · Tirana, 21-22 February 2011, "Diploma and Degrees Comparability. Double/Multiple Diplomas and Degrees", Moscow State

UNICA | General Assembly 2011, Tallinn University, 14 October 2011 1

Contents

1. UNICA AS A EUROPEAN ACTOR

2. UNICA MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES

3. UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS

4. EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION

5. CONCLUSIONS

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held 13 UNICA seminars, meetings and workshops which gathered more than 300

participants

welcomed 3 new member universities

formed the following 3 new working groups: development aid cooperation, green

academic footprint and international PR and communication

won the first prize in the EquNet: European Competition for Equity - Inclusive

Higher Education! with the video of the ExchangeAbility project

received 4 trainees at the UNICA Secretariat from 4 UNICA member universities

involved 20 experts from its member universities in the HER III Seminars (Nov

2010 – Aug 2011)

was among 9 European HE organizations and institutions that submitted their

response to the EU Green Paper on innovation and funding.


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One of the main tasks of the UNICA Network is to advocate the views of its members to the

European institutions and to make sure that the role of universities is given prominence in shaping

higher education policies and the development of the European Higher Education Area as well as

the European Research Area. With this regard, UNICA participated in the consultations on the EU

Green Paper “From Challenges to Opportunities: Towards a Common Strategic Framework for EU

Research and Innovation Funding” (enclosed). A significant means of raising the visibility of the

Network on the European scene is the participation and implementation of the EC-funded projects.

That is why UNICA steps up its efforts to develop new projects together with its member

universities, as well as aims to support the dissemination of the results of projects coordinated by

its members. Acknowledging the importance of communication and the mutual exchange of

knowledge and experience with other key higher education stakeholders on the European level,

UNICA places a strong focus on the cooperation with other European HE institutions, such as

European University Association (EUA) and the EUA Council for Doctoral Education.

RESPONSE TO THE EU GREEN PAPER ON INNOVATION AND FUNDING

UNICA was among 9 European higher

education organizations and institutions

that submitted their response to the EU

Green Paper “From Challenges to

Opportunities: Towards a Common

Strategic Framework for EU Research

and Innovation Funding”. In the paper,

UNICA advocates the idea of “green

academic footprint” and highlights the

need for assuring effective doctoral

supervision, strengthening the ties with

business and industry by cross-border

and cross-sectoral initiatives, and

fostering the role of libraries and

learning centres as driving forces in the

elimination of the scientific information

gaps.

José Barroso, President of the European

Commission, Maire Geoghehan Quinn,

EU Commissioner for research,

innovation and science, and Robert-Jan

Smits, Director General Research and

Innovation, expressed their appreciation

for the UNICA’s contributions in letters

addressed to the UNICA President

“I would like to thank you in particular for your support and detailed comments on the importance of the knowledge triangle – the active involvement and integration of education, in particular higher education, is a crucial element for the success of the three distinct but mutually reinforcing blocks of the Common Strategic Framework – excellence in the science base, creating leadership

and competitive frameworks and tackling social challenges” Robert-Jan Smits, Director General Research and Innovation, European Commission


EC PROJECTS

Completed EC Projects

Erasmus Mundus Action 4 Project “European Campus: Enhancing Overseas

Student Mobility” (UNICA: Coordinator). Contract Period: Nov. 2008 – Jan. 2011; UNICA share - 2

years: € 35.523 (Total budget: € 262,800)

- Platform http://europeancampus.eu/

contains 162 Master programmes, among

them nearly 60% of all existing Erasmus

Mundus Master programmes, a number

which is still growing.

- Within the framework of the project and

in cooperation with Santander and

Coimbra Groups, a Workshop “Successful

Application and Management Procedures

of Erasmus Mundus Action 1 Joint

Programmes” was organized on 11 January

2011 in Brussels and gathered 70

attendees.

- European Campus final café event took

place on 27 January 2011, featured the

speech of Koen Nomden, Erasmus Mundus

Programme Coordinator (EACEA) and

counted the presence of more than 100

guests: representatives of the EC, student

associations, other academic networks.

Ongoing EC Projects

Information Project on Higher Education Reform III, service contract with the European

Commission DG EAC and EACEA (TEMPUS unit); Contract Period: Dec 2009 – Dec 2011;

Consortium: UNICA (coordinator)-Brussels Education Services; UNICA share - 2 years: € 385.570

(Total budget: € 1.239.225)

- Organization of 3 training seminars for

Bologna and Higher Education Reform

Experts combined with workshops: "The

Social Dimension of Higher Education:

Building Excellence & Equity", University

of Cyprus, 22-24 November 2010,

“Promoting Learning Mobility”, Brussels,

21-23 March 2011 and “Modernization of

Curricula”, University of Oslo, 6-7 June

2011.

- - Organization of 3 TEMPUS regional

seminars: "Management of Quality in the

context of National Quality Framework”,

Tbilisi State University, 4-5 November

2010, “"Higher Education in Western

Balkans: Quality Assurance and

Accreditation", Polytechnic University of

Tirana, 21-22 February 2011, "Diploma and

Degrees Comparability. Double/Multiple

Diplomas and Degrees", Moscow State

University of Railway Engineering, 11-12

April and "Strategic Planning in Higher

Education in Central Asia" in T. Ryskulov

Kazakh Economic University, 7-8 July

2011.

- 20 experts from UNICA member

universities were involved in the HER III

seminars in the period from November

2010 to July 2011.

- Virtual Community for Bologna and

Higher Education Reforms’ Experts

http://www.bolognaexperts.net/ counts

more than 900 participants.


ExchangeAbility: Fostering the mobility of students with disabilities. Project linked to the UNICA

Working Group on Special Needs - Equal Opportunities. Contract Period: Nov. 2010 – Oct. 2011;

UNICA share – 1 year: € 16.550 (Total budget € 141.950); Consortium members: UNICA

(Coordinator), Erasmus Student Network (BE), University of Cyprus (CY), Tallinn University of

Technology (EE), Eötvös Lorand University Budapest (HU), Comenius University Bratislava (SK),

Erasmushogeschool Brussel (BE)

- 5 site visits at project partner universities

took place: Comenius University in

Bratislava, 31 January – 1 February 2011,

Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel, 15-16

February 2011, Eötvös Loránd University of

Budapest, 24-25 March 2011, University of

Cyprus, 7-8 April 2011, Tallinn University of

Technology, 5 - 6 May 2011.

- 5 ExchangeAbility videos depicting the

student lives of disabled students from the

project partner universities were shot by 2

students of film making; the video

portraying Mei Lan, visually-impaired

student of Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel,

won the 1st prize (audio-visual category) in

the EquNet Competition 2011: European

Competition for Equity.

- Eva Reina from the UNICA Office

presented the project at the ERACON

Conference, Athens, 27 April-1 May 2011,

European Access Network 20th

Anniversary Conference, Amsterdam 20-22

June, and the International Conference

“Education For All”, University of Warsaw,

29 June – 1 July.

- The final café event of the

ExchangeAbility project with the screening

of the ExchangeAbility movie will take

place on 25 October in Brussels; on 26

October the project will be presented

during the National Agencies’ meeting at

the European Commission.

Be-twin: ECTS-ECVET project “Building

Bridges and Overcoming Differences”, in

the framework of the Leonardo da Vinci

sub-programme (LLL programme).

Coordinator: Chambre de Commerce de

Paris Ile-de-France ; UNICA coordinated WP

2 (Methodology) and participates in WP 6

(Dissemination); Contract period: Mar 2009

– Feb 2012. UNICA share - 3 years: € 12.643

(Total budget: € 566,270;); www.betwin-

project.eu

- Methodological Guide “ECVET-ECTS:

Building Bridges and Overcoming

Differences” (electronic publication)

published in July 2010.

- The project and the methodological

guide were presented during the 11th

UNICA Bologna Lab meeting, Vilnius

University, 1-2 December 2010.

- UNICA participated in the 2 SC meetings

held in 2010-2011 in the framework of

the project: Venice, 2-3 March 2011 and

Paris, 22-23 September 2011.

- Project’s final event: Paris, 9 December

2011 will feature contributions from the

representatives of UNICA members.


INENTER project: Improving the quality of placements and internships from academia to

enterprises. Coordinator: University of Cyprus. Contract period: Oct. 2010 – Sept. 2012. UNICA

share – 2 years: € 20.480 (Total budget: € 289.300). UNICA coordinates 2 Work Packages and is

responsible for the creation and management of the project website, translations, promotional

material and dissemination plan.

- UNICA participated in the 2 consortia meetings: University of Cyprus, 25-27 October 2010, and

Tallinn University of Technology, 17 February 2011.

UNICA-EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION

UNICA, member of the EUA’s Council for

Doctoral Education organizes UNICA

MASTER CLASSES: the 2011 edition:

“Toolkit on Supervision in Doctoral

Education” took place in the Centre for

Advanced Academic Studies of the

University of Zagreb, Dubrovnik, 28

August-1 September 2011. Melita

Kovacevic, Vice-Rector of Science and

Technology and member of the EUA-CDE

Steering Committee, and Lucas Zinner,

Head of the Center for Doctoral Studies

University of Vienna, are members of the

UNICA Master Class Organising

Committee.

UNICA attended the EUA Annual

Conference “Investing Today in Talent

for Tomorrow”, Aarhus University, 13-15

October 2011.

Andrejs Rauhvargers, EUA Senior Adviser,

gave a presentation “University Rankings:

How Do They Influence Quality

Management and Policy-Making at

Universities?” during the UNICA Rectors’

Seminar 2011: Quality in Pursuit of

Excellence, 16 September 2011.

PARTICIPATION IN OTHER ORGANISATIONS' ACTIVITIES

UNICA attended several ACA Seminars:

Mobility under the magnifying glass: New

insights, old challenges, future

perspectives, Brussels, 3 December 2010;

Brazil, Russia, India, China. Key points on

the European higher education

compass?, Brussels, 18 March 2011 and

ACA Annual Conference: The excellence

imperative. World-class aspirations and

real-world needs, Vienna, 22-24 May

2011.

UNICA participated in the Erasmus

Mundus Info Days, 7 February, 4th

University-Business Forum, 22-23 March

201, and the EU-China Forum on Youth

Entrepreneurship, Brussels 19 May 2011,

the EC Brainstorming Sessions and

Experts’ Round Tables.

UNICA Secretary General was invited to

take part in the EC-Stakeholders meeting

“Modernisation of Higher Education:

Education, Research and Innovation”,

Brussels, 25 January 2011, U-Multirank

final conference, Brussels, 9 June 2011,

and the European University-Enterprise

Network Conference in Reykjavik, 19-21

May 2011.


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in the academic year 2010-2011, UNICA

organized a wide range of events in accordance

with the UNICA clusters of activities. Apart

from regular UNICA meetings and seminars,

new events took place, targeted to the

changing academic landscape and new needs

of universities, organized on the initiative of

the UNICA members, such as UNICA Workshop

on Green Academic Footprint, UNICA Meetings

on Development Aid Cooperation and the 1st

UNICA International Workshop on PR and

Communication. This fresh impetus from UNICA

member universities helps the Network

improve its added value, identify the topical

issues of common importance and organise

activities that correspond to specific interests

and concerns of the university communities.

IINNTTEERRNNAATTIIOONNAALLIISSAATTIIOONN && MMOOBBIILLIITTYY UNICA CP/IRO meeting 2010, University of Vienna, 30 October 2010 in the framework of the UNICA General Assembly 2010

IRO meeting 2011, University of Oslo, 4-6 May, 2011

- Gathered 44 International Relations Officers from 29 UNICA member universities, - Featured 5 sessions: “Challenging cooperation and mobility: examples and opportunities”, “Putting the squeeze on international offices: options on how to do with too much and too few people to do with”, “Youth on the Move: mobility without funding?” (presentation by

Lene OFTEDAL, EC), “Learning from Norway: obligatory stays abroad and national databases” and “Your timeslot: contributions from the members”.

Preparation of the IRO meeting 2012, Université de Lausanne, 2-4 May, 2012

-Preparatory meeting 16 September 2010, Copenhagen, in the framework of the EAIE Conference 2011, was conducted by Trine SAND (IRO Observer, University of Copenhagen)

UNICA CP/IRO meeting 2011, Tallinn University, 15 October, in the framework of the UNICA General Assembly 2011

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Preparation of the UNICA Student Conference 2012, University of Oslo, 10-13 October 2012.

UNICA Secretariat traineeship: 4 trainees in 2010-2011 o Roma Tre University: 1 student o University of Ljubljana: 1 student o Comenius University in Bratislava: 1 student o Sapienza University: 1 student

1st UNICA International Workshop on PR and Communication, 26-27 May 2011, brought together nearly 30 PR-specialists from UNICA universities and discussed the current challenges of communication at higher education institutions and different ways to communicate with the international and local communities, employees and prospective, current and former students. The concerns expressed and the issues raised by the participants during the Workshop prompted the setting up of a UNICA Group on PR and Communication. The 2nd Workshop on PR and Communication is planned for the year 2012.

Preparation of an EC-project proposal: Social Dimension of Mobility (Lifelong Learning: Erasmus Accompanying Measures): proposal prepared with the support of José LISON, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

EEDDUUCCAATTIIOONN 11th Bologna Lab Coordinators Meeting:

“Meeting Challenges of Bologna 2020”, University of Vilnius, 2-3 December 2010

Preparation of 12th Bologna Lab Coordinators’ Meeting, Charles University Prague, 1-2 December 2011

European Campus project: developed in the framework of the Erasmus Mundus Action IV (see section “UNICA as a European Actor”> EC Projects)

Information Project on Higher Education Reform III, in the framework of LLL programme (see section “UNICA as a European Actor”> EC Projects)

INENTER project: Improving the quality of placements and internships from academia to enterprises. Coordinator: University of Cyprus (see section “UNICA as a European Actor”> EC Projects)

Admission and recognition: Be-twin, ECTS/ECVET project, in the framework of the Leonardo da Vinci sub-programme, LLL programme (see section “UNICA as a European Actor”> EC Projects)

UNICA Master in European History: - 9 UNICA universities as teaching institutions: University of Vienna, Tallinn University, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität zu Berlin, University College Dublin, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Universidade de Lisboa, King’s College London. -Establishment of programme structure and history modules (compulsory and optional). -The consortium agreement to be signed by the end of 2011.


RREESSEEAARRCCHH && DDEEVVEELLOOPPMMEENNTT 5th UNICA meeting for EU Research Liaison

Officers: “FP7 & FP8 Simplifying procedures; Fostering University-REA partnerships for professional project management”, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, 17-19 November 2010; the outcome of the meeting, “UNICA EU Research Liaison Officers position paper for the simplification of future Framework Programmes of Research and Technological Development of the European Union” was sent to the European Commission.

Organization of the 6th UNICA meeting for EU Research Liaison Officers, Stockholm University, 20-21 October 2011: the meeting will count the contributions from Elisabeth Schermer (EC: Marie Curie Actions) and Daniel Tarschys, former Secretary of the Council of Europe.

Organization of the 2nd UNICA Entrepreneurship Competition for Students and Young Researchers: teams of 14 UNICA universities successfully submitted their business plans, 10 of which have taken part in the Competition for the 2nd time.

2nd UNICA Master Class: “Toolkit for Supervision in Doctoral Education”, 28 August-1 September, Centre for Advanced Academic Studies University of Zagreb, Dubrovnik and work on the post-conference publication “Toolkit for Supervision in Doctoral Education”

Preparation of the 3rd UNICA Master Class 2012, Centre for Advanced Academic Studies University of Zagreb, Dubrovnik, 2-6 September 2012.

PPOOLLIICCYY && SSTTRRAATTEEGGYY UNICA Rectors’ Seminars: High level discussions on Higher Education issues

UNICA Seminar in the framework of the UNICA General Assembly 2010, University of Vienna: “Internationalization Strategies”, 30 October 2010.

UNICA Rectors’ Seminar: “Quality in Pursuit of Excellence”, Centre for Advanced Academic Studies University of Zagreb, Dubrovnik, 16 September 2011.

UNICA Seminar in the framework of the UNICA General Assembly 2011, Tallinn University: “Arts in the University Curricula”, 15 October 2011.

Preparation of the UNICA Workshop “The Relation between Universities and Academic Hospitals: the Academic Function of Medical Schools”, King’s College London, 29 November 2011.


UNICA Core Group on Evaluation in Research and Higher Education (chair: Prof. Philippe VINCKE, Université libre de Bruxelles): the Group members conducted several questionnaires at their universities and hold meetings in order to evaluate and analyse the results. The members committed themselves to work on the creation of a Vade-mecum for the Rectors and Presidents of UNICA Universities as a sustainable outcome of the exercise: the development of indicators’ ratios, identifying shortcomings and inaccuracies in the existing methodologies, and providing interesting and useful comparisons for the university management.

UNICA Green Academic Footprint: -Establishing a UNICA Green Academic Footprint Working Group (chair: Jorulf SILDE, University of Oslo) and Reference Group composed of Rectors and Vice-Rectors -Organisation of 1st UNICA Workshop on Green Academic Footprint, University of Oslo, 3-4 May 2011 and preparation of the 2nd Workshop, Université libre de Bruxelles, 25-26 -2 Skype conferences aimed at delineating the policy proposal on UNICA Green Academic Footprint: the document acknowledges environmental sustainability as being at the core of universities’ mission and advocates UNICA universities’ commitment to rising to the global environmental challenges. -The Working Group aims to develop the policy into an overall strategic plan for UNICA universities and investigate the opportunities to undertake an EC-funded project.

Scholarly Communication: -5th Scholarly Communication Seminar “Find it, Get it, Use it, Store it”, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 7-9 November 2010. -Preparation of the 6th Scholarly Communication Seminar “Libraries at a Crossroads: Crisis and/or Dialogue?”, Université libre de Bruxelles - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, November 2012: preparatory meeting UNICA Secretariat, Brussels, 20 June 2011

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UNICA sent a “UNICA Participation Chart 2007-2011” to each member university. The report presents a comprehensive overview of UNICA activities for the academic years 2007-2011. The Participation Charts aim to evaluate the quality of the conducted activities, but also analyse the interests and priorities of UNICA members. It is recommended that the Contact Person and Rector/President organize a meeting at their institution with all colleagues that have participated in UNICA activities. We would greatly appreciate if you could send your comments and suggestions to the UNICA Secretariat: your feedback will allow us to enhance dialogue, better fulfil the needs of our member Universities, and improve the quality of our services.

The “UNICA Policy for Projects” was drafted, amended in consultation with International Relations’ Officers and discussed by the UNICA Steering Committee. The policy statement aims at clarifying the project development opportunities open to UNICA Members and Working Groups (WG). The document will be presented at the UNICA General Assembly, 14 October, 2011.


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Establishing a UNICA Working Group on Development Aid Cooperation (Chair: Gaëlle Ducarme, Université libre de Bruxelles)

-1st meeting, UNICA Secretariat, Brussels, 27 January 2011 identified the issues and questions to be addressed by the Group -2nd meeting, UNICA Secretariat, Brussels, 17 June 2011, focused on the funding opportunities and featured the contributions from Dr. Carlos Casal (Legal Officer, EuropeAid) and Deirdre Lennan (EC EAC).

-The Group plans to submit an EC project related to internationalisation at universities in developing countries (more information in the Work Programme 2011-2012).

Cooperation with the representation offices of capitals of the European Union:

- UNICA Secretary General met with Mr. Geert DE ROEP, Director International Relations, Ministry of the Brussels Region, and Ms. Romée PAMEIJER, representative of the Dutch

G4 (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht) office in Brussels to discuss the possibilities of cooperation.

UNICA-University of Warsaw Conference “Cities and their Universities for the Creation of Knowledge and Innovation”, University of Warsaw, 26-27 September 2011 (organised in the framework of the Polish presidency to the EU and under the patronage of Mayor of Warsaw Ms. Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz ); the Conference had 4 plenary sessions: “Universities as Creators of Innovation for Development”, “Entrepreneurial and Innovative University’, “Strategies for University Research and Education” and

“Urban Policies for Research and Education”.


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UNICA General Assembly 2010, 28-30 October, University of Vienna.

Preparation of the UNICA General Assembly 2011, 13-15 October, Tallinn

University/Tallinn University of Technology.

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14 March 2011, SC meeting, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid

6 May 2011, SC meeting, University of Oslo, Oslo

12 September 2011, SC meeting, UNICA Secretariat, Brussels

13 and 15 October 2011, SC meetings, Tallinn University


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Given the increasing diversity of events, undertaken projects, and the need to strengthen the

visibility of the Network and attract the prospective partners and funding opportunities, one of

UNICA’s major attempts is to communicate the outcomes of UNICA activities via Web and a number

of publications that can be disseminated among the members of the UNICA community as well as

stakeholders: representatives of the European Commission, European Parliament, Ministries of

Higher Education, student associations and peer academic networks.

Rome Declaration: as a document expressing the voice of nearly 300 students participating in the UNICA Student Conference 2010, the publication was sent out to the Rectors, Presidents and IROs of UNICA member Universities, Ministers of Education, Members of the European Parliament (Commission on Culture and Education) and the representatives of the European Commission. Minister of Education of Spain, Mr. Ángel Gabilondo Pujol, Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus, Mr. Andreas Demetriou, and Minister of Education of Malta, Mrs. Dolores Cristina, expressed their appreciation for the document and the testimony to the significant role that students play in the advancement of Higher Education. Michaela Pellegrino, student of Psychology of Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza and participant of the Conference, created the graphic design for the publication.

UNICA e-newsletters: Since 2006, UNICA sends 4 (quarterly) e-newsletters to the UNICA member Universities and partners. Each newsletter represents the 3 months of UNICA activities in a nutshell: reports on recent meetings and announces the upcoming ones, contains information on new initiatives, includes pictures and links that direct you to the relevant articles on the UNICA website. On its 5th birthday, the UNICA e-newsletter gained a new, refreshing look.

“I have read the declaration with great interest. It touches upon a number of issues that we have been discussing in Europe for a number of years by means of the Bologna Process and which I consider to be of great value in enhancing the holistic learning experience of students (…)”

Dolores Cristina, Minister of Education, Employment and the Family, Malta


Websites: - updating the calendar of UNICA events and activities, EC

projects and Working Groups, - updating the “News from Our Members” section: all

member Universities are welcome to send us the news about the organised conferences, achievements and awards as well as project and recruitment calls,

- maintaining the HER III and European Campus websites,

- maintaining the Virtual Community of Bologna Experts (in the framework of the Higher Education Reform III Project)

- creating the accessible ExchangeAbility website.

UNICA Stationery: The change of premises and website required new UNICA stationery materials: in 2011, new UNICA envelopes, folders for conference materials, and notepads were printed.

UNICA EC Projects promotional materials: - “Higher Education Expert’s Personal Handbook” (publication of the HER III project)

combines a notepad and a memorandum with agenda, information on EU policies in the field of Higher Education, useful tips on how to efficiently prepare for and use the training gained during the HER III Seminars, and inspirational quotes.

- UNICA-HER III and TEMPUS USB Sticks - ExchangeAbility leaflets - ExchangeAbility postcards with inspirational quotes in Braille and in print.


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All of the activities envisaged in the Work Programme 2010-2011 were undertaken. Some of them, such as the WIN initiative are still in the process of development and will be

continued in the current academic year.

UNICA warmly thanks all the Rectors/Presidents, Vice-Rectors/Vice-Presidents, members of the UNICA Steering Committee, International Relations Officers, UNICA Contact Persons, members of the UNICA Working Groups and other members of the UNICA

community for your ongoing active support.

Brussels, October 2011

UNICA Secretariat, c/° University Foundation, Rue d'Egmont n°11, 1000 Brussels, BELGIUM

UNICA Secretariat is pleased to welcome you in its Brussels premises and the

UNICA meeting room: the room can be booked for the activities of the UNICA

members (maximum capacity 8-10 people) and offers facilities such as projector

and Internet access. Traineeship at the UNICA Secretariat: Students from the

UNICA member Universities are encouraged to apply for a traineeship at the

UNICA office in Brussels: it is a great opportunity to work in a small but

multinational office, acquire sound knowledge on the recent developments in

the EHEA & ERA, and gain hands-on experience in varied activities and projects

of the Network!


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Documents

UNIICCA AACCTT IIVVITTYY RREEPPOORRTT PRESIDENT'S REPOR… · Tirana, 21-22 February 2011, "Diploma and Degrees Comparability. Double/Multiple Diplomas and Degrees", Moscow State