A luncheon debate - featuring a new study on "Educating for Global Competitiveness" by SAS
20 November 2006, in Brussels. The future of Europe's ailing higher-education sector is at the top of political agendas these days. EU President Barroso is pushing to create a European Institute of Technology. Berlin is breaking with decades of tradition
and selecting a few "elite" universities to create a German Ivy
League. Britain is debating tuition fees. And all EU nations are in
the process of reforming their masters and doctoral programmes,
under the Bologna process.
Is it enough? Not unless money is invested wisely and
competitiveness is placed squarely on the academic agenda.
That's one of the conclusions of a new report on education
released Nov. 20 in Brussels by software company SAS. On
the occasion of the release, Science|Business organized a
luncheon-debate on this hot-button topic - so vital to the
technological competitiveness of Europe, now and in the future.
Download: Educating for Global Competitiveness
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Participants:
- Laura Costica, External Relations Director, European Students Forum (AEGEE)
- Meta Dankforth-Nevel, Education and Information Manager, British Council
- Patricia Finn, Vice President, Global Public Policy, SAS
- James Goodnight, CEO and Founder, SAS
- Dr. Thomas Häringer, Deputy Director, Baden-Württemberg EU Representation
- Gaby Hostens, Director General, Flemish Community Department of Education
- Peter Imhof, Head of Unit for Education, Youth and Sport, Baden-Württemberg EU Representation
- Dr. Maureen Killeavy, President, Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE)
- Dr. Katrien Maes, Executive Director, League of European Research Universities (LERU)
- Odile Quintin, Director General, Directorate-General for Education and Culture
- Lucia Recalde-Langarcia, Policy Coordinator for the European Institute of Technology, School Education and Higher Education Unit, European Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture
- Piet Serrure, Founder and Partner, Origo Management
- William Stevens, CEO and Founder, Europe Unlimited
- Thomas Spiller, Counsel Transport and Energy for EMEA, GE Europe
- Jean-Luc Vanraes, Chairman, Universitaire Associatie Brussel (VUB)
- Angelique Verli, Head of Unit for Erasmus Mundus and Tempus, European Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture
- Prof. Dr. Reinhilde Veugelers, Economic Advisor, Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA), Economic Policy Area, European Commission, Professor - Department of Applied Economics, KU Leuven (on leave)
- Maja Wessels, Senior Vice-President for Government Relations EMEA, Honeywell Europe
- John Wyles, Partner, Gplus Europe
Participants:
- Richard L. Hudson, CEO & Editor
- Peter Wrobel, Managing Editor
- Terri E. Robinson, Sales Manager
- Steven Maisel, Finance Director
- Fabrice Delaye, Paris Correspondent
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