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June 24th

Afternoon
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Celebration of the Bologna Declaration 20th Anniversary

Venue: Salone del Podestà, Palazzo Re Enzo, Piazza Nettuno 1, Bologna

16.00 – 18.30 Celebration

The Celebration of the XX Anniversary will be opened by an academic procession including over 200 Rectors. The procession will leave from the ancient seat of the University of Bologna – Archiginnasio – to the main conference venue – Palazzo Re Enzo. We kindly ask participants to be ready at Palazzo Re Enzo at 4.00 pm sharp, in order to welcome the academic procession and open celebration

Opening address

Francesco Ubertini, Rector of the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna

Guest Speakers

Stefania Giannini, UNESCO, Deputy Director-General for Education
Sophia Eriksson Waterschoot, DG EAC: Youth, Education and Erasmus+, Director
Michael Murphy, EUA – European University Association, President
Sjur Bergan, Council of Europe, Head of Education Department
Cristina Ghiţulică, Romania, BFUG Co-chair
Adam Gajek, ESU – European Students’ Union, President

Concluding remarks

Marco Bussetti, Italian Minister of Education, Universities and Research

Closing ceremony

Professor Fabio Roversi Monaco, former Rector of the University of Bologna, will hand over a copy of the Bologna Declaration to Robert Napier, President-elect of the European Students’ Union, to symbolically express the pivotal role of students in the further development of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in the years to come.

Concert

Italian Saxophone Quartet

Special opening: university museums
24 June 2019, from 10.00 am to 3.30 pm

Venue: Palazzo Poggi, Via Zamboni 33, Bologna

Museum of Palazzo Poggi and European Museum of Students – Meus offer a special opening to all Bologna Process Anniversary participants. Guided tours will be held for anyone interested, just present your badge or the registration confirmation to gain access.

For more information on the museums and their schedules, click here

June 25th

Morning Parallel sessions
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1. Academic and Related Civic Values in Changing Societies

Venue: Stabat Mater, Archiginnasio, Piazza Galvani 1, Bologna
Chair: David Lock, Magna Charta Observatory, Secretary General

09.00 – 9.30 Academic Freedom in the European Higher Education Area: Crisis or Celebration?
Liviu Matei, Central European University, Provost
09.30 – 10.00 Measuring Academic Freedom across the World: Insights from a New Exploratory Project
Janika Spannagel, Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), Researcher
10.00 – 10.30 Q&A on keynote speeches
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 12.30 Roundtable | Ronja Hesse, facilitator | ESU – European Students’ Union
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break (Palazzo Re Enzo)
2. Student-centred Learning

Venue: Aula Prodi, Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2, Bologna
Chair: Caroline Sundberg, European Students’ Union, Former Vice-President

09.00 – 9.30 Liberal Education, Student-Centred Learning and the Art of Reflective Judgment
Teun J Dekker, Maastricht University, Professor
09.30 – 10.00 Successful Design of Student-centred Learning Ecosystems
Manja Klemenčič, Harvard University, Lecturer and Researcher
10.00 – 10.30 Q&A on keynote speeches
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 12.30 Roundtable | Eigirdas Sarkanas, facilitator | ESU – European Students’ Union
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break (Palazzo Re Enzo)
3. Providing Leadership for Sustainable Development, the Role of Higher Education

Venue: Aula Absidale, Complesso di Santa Lucia, Via De’Chiari 25a, Bologna
Chair: Alessandra Scagliarini, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Vice-Rector for International Relations

09.00 – 9.30 Leading Change – the Key Role of the Higher Education Community to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Hilligje van’t Land, International Association of Universities (IAU), Secretary General
09.30 – 10.00 Education for Sustainable Development as a Catalyst and the Role of Students in the Future Management of HEIs
Valentina Tafuni, Unione degli Universitari (UDU), Student
Janek Heß, freier zusammenschluss von studentinnenschaften (fzs), Student
10.00 – 10.30 Q&A on keynote speeches
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 12.30 Roundtable | Julian Lo Curlo, facilitator | ESU – European Students’ Union
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break (Palazzo Re Enzo)
4. The Social Dimensions of Higher Education

Venue: Salone del Podestà, Palazzo Re Enzo, Piazza Nettuno 1, Bologna
Chair: Sijbolt Noorda, Observatory Magna Charta Universitatum, President

09.00 – 9.30 Three Theses on the Social Dimensions of Higher Education
Chris Brink, Stellenbosch University and Newcastle University, former Vice-Chancellor
09.30 – 10.00 Bologna and the Social Dimension – Lost in Translation?
John Storan, University of East London, Professor
10.00 – 10.30 Q&A on keynote speeches
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 12.30 Roundtable | Nathalie Schaefer, facilitator | ESU – European Students’ Union
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break (Palazzo Re Enzo)
5. Careers and Skills for the Labour Market of the Future

Venue: Sala degli Atti, Palazzo Re Enzo, Piazza Nettuno 1, Bologna
Chair: Jean-Pierre Finance, Henri Poincaré University, former President

09.00 – 9.30 The Bologna Process and the Demands from the Labour Market
Agneta Bladh, University of Kalmar, former Rector
09.30 – 10.00 How Can Education Contribute to Socioeconomic Development? Rethinking Human Capital for the Labour Market of the Future
Pavel Sorokin, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Associate Professor
10.00 – 10.30 Q&A on keynote speeches
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 12.30 Roundtable | Matteo Vespa, facilitator | ESU – European Students’ Union
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break (Palazzo Re Enzo)

June 25th

Afternoon plenary session
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Venue: Salone del Podestà, Palazzo Re Enzo, Piazza Nettuno 1, Bologna
Chair: Federico Cinquepalmi, Head of Unit for Internationalisation of Higher Education and Head of the Italian Delegation in the BFUG

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 – 15.30 The Greatest Impact of Universities: Educating the Most Vulnerable
Maysa Jalbout, Centre for Universal Education, Brookings Institution, Non-Resident Fellow
15.30 – 16.30 Feedback from the parallel sessions
Helmi Andersson, 1. Academic and Related Civic Values in Changing Societies
Borna Nemet, 2. Student-centred Learning
Pegi Pavletić, 3. Providing Leadership for Sustainable Development, the Role of Higher Education
Brieuc Delanghe, 4. The Social Dimensions of Higher Education
Maciej Rewucki, 5. Careers and Skills for the Labour Market of the Future
16.30 – 17.15 Conclusion
Sijbolt Noorda, Observatory Magna Charta Universitatum, President
17.15 – 17.30 Closing speech
Francesco Ubertini, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Rector
17.30 – 18.00 UNA Europa Concert
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