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MODERN Conference
"FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION"
London, 29 January 2010

Conference Programme

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Thursday, 28 January 2010

19:30
Networking dinner


Friday, 29 January 2010

Conference Chair: Prof. Frans van Vught, ESMU President; MODERN project leader

08:30 Registration
09:00 - 09:05 Welcome , Prof. Jeroen Huisman, ICHEM, University of Bath
09:05 - 09:15 Welcome address and introduction: The MODERN platform  - A key instrument for the modernisation of higher education management
Prof. Frans van Vught, ESMU President
09:15 - 09:45 Presentation of key points from the MODERN report on funding
Dr. Ben Jongbloed, CHEPS (Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies, University of Twente)
09:45 - 10:30 The EU Modernisation Agenda: Funding Universities for the Furture of Europe
Mr. Stefaan Hermans, Head of Unit ERA: Universities and researchers, DG Research, European Commission
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 11:45 Reforming tertiary education funding: Challenges and responses in Europe (and beyond)
Mr. Paulo Santiago, Senior Analyst, Education and Training Policy Division, OECD
11:45 - 12:30 Institutional strategies and national funding systems: resolving the tensions?
Prof. Peter Scott, Vice-Chancellor, Kingston University, United Kingdom
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:00 Workshops
  1. Private and public funding , Mrs. Joyce Berger-Roelvink, Director Financial and Economic Affairs, University of Twente,
    the Netherlands
  2. Dealing with financial risks, Dr. Attila Pausits, Department for Continuing Education Research and Educational Management, Danube University Krems, Austria
  3. Performance indicators and resource allocation , Prof. Jeroen Huisman, International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM), University of Bath, United Kingdom
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00 Workshop Highlights and The Way Forward

15:30 - 15:45: Rapporteurs present findings from workshops

15:45 - 16:00: The Way Forward, Prof. Frans van Vught, ESMU President