Regional specific aspects WS 3 : Neighbourhood eastern countries

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Regional specific aspects WS 3 Neighbourhood
eastern countries RussiaLot 6 presentation
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Overall objective

• Present the region and provide some reflections
  to fuel the debate on the impact of the programme
  on the regions.

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Capital City Kyiv Kiev (pop. 2,6
M) Population 50,5 M Area 603.700 km² second
largest country in Europe after Russia (France
551.000 km² Germany 356.000 Great Britain
244.000 Italy 301.000 Spain 505.000)
Higher Education Inistitutions (HEIs)
368 Students 2,8 M (597/10.000 inhabs.) Foreign
students 36.600 from 131 countries
Partners
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Capital City Minsk (pop. 1,8 M) Population 10
M Area 207.600 km² HEIs 39 Public
universities 12 Private HEIs Students
more than 0,5 M
Partners
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Capital City Kishinëv Chisinau (pop. 0,8
M) Population 4,3 M Area 33,843 km² HEIs 17
Public 16 Private Students 130,000
Partners
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Topics for discussion

• Implication of EU Delegations in the monitoring
  and promotion of the programme
• Country needs
• Integration of University in society
• Expected output and impact of the mobility and
  its multipliers effect
• Sustainability

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Topics for discussion

• Implication of EU Delegations in the monitoring
  and promotion of the programme
• Two existing and very active one more will be
  created
• Great help with the visas, in the first part.
  The experience of
• not getting the visa is a frustrating
  experience for young people
• It can be done in three days and take months!
• Help with the information and the communication
  of the
• programme.
• Could be invited to meetings and help with
  project.
• This may also be a point of connection with
  the region

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Topics for discussion

• Country needs
• To support the transition to new systems in HE
• To develop new curriculum and new programmes
  B,M,D
• To learn the Bologna tools to integrate in EHEA
• To tune the nomenclature in relation to the
  disciplines
• To retrain the staff, doctoral students, ect. A
  concerted action for impact. Importance of
  age-gap
• To be close to social needs in the new
  programmes
• To do it, while keeping the diversity and the
  existing quality

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Topics for discussion

• Integration of University in society
• Training people in relation to social needs
• Professional orientation of degrees
• University is taking a greater role in society
• - research in opinion pools during elections
• - training courses for small and medium
  enterprises
• - distant learning
• University in the Europe of knowledge

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Topics for discussion

• Expected output and impact of the mobility and
  its multipliers effect
• Expect the people to return!
• Change in the mentality ie. Banking
• Higher closeness with EU countries, more related
• More bridges and economic impact
• Universities better prepared for new challenges
  more related
• People -more languages, more experience of
  living abroad
• Parents see the students more motivated, more
  mature
• Future career development

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Topics for discussion

• Sustainability
• Time - an important factor and a level of
  stability
• Importance of target groups and good strategy
• Fostering strong universities in different
  aspects
• Creating more and stronger ties at country level
• Cohorts of people with international background
  and
• awareness of country challenges
• Feedback with the Commission (both sides back and
  forth)

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Conclusions

• It is an opportunity
• The programme needs consolidation and help
• Importance of linking all actors and
  disseminating to other lots and institutions
• Quality of the people involved
• Vision and relevance more than short term
  perspectives