Conferences

Two international conferences took place on 7 April 2016 in Jordan and on 10 May 2016 in Italy. A national seminar was held on 10 April 2016 in Palestine. These events especially addressed staff from Universities of the Middle East, North Africa and the EU, representatives from government institutions dealing with the accreditation and recognition of qualifications, credential evaluators, representatives from ENIC/NARIC centres and professionals of higher education.

Thanks to EU funded programmes, national or other scholarships and study exchange schemes, the universities in the Euro-Mediterranean Region provide great opportunities to study abroad, in one of the EU or Southern Mediterranean countries.
This benefits both students and academics, by opening up cross-border access to a variety of learning and teaching opportunities, and the institutions, which can count on a more internationalized environment and can join international networks.
To enable and support mobile and international students to take effective advantage of these chances, universities and public authorities in charge of higher education have to cooperate across borders in order to better understand their reciprocal university systems and qualifications and the related documents.
This means that the Euro-Mediterranean higher education community has to join efforts to improve the recognition and accreditation practices.
The RECONOW project focused on this challenge and developed tools and practices supporting universities, higher education ministries, national credential evaluation centres and the higher education community. The main outcomes were be presented during the final events.

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7 April 2016 – University of Petra – Amman, Jordan

Recognition of qualifications and internationalisation of higher education in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

Under the Patronage of HE Prof. Labib Khadra Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research - The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan


MORNING SESSION 08:15 - 12:00

Registration: 08:15 - 09:00

09:00

Welcoming remarksProf. Marwan El-Muwalla, President - University of Petra

09:15

Welcoming remarks

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

09:30

Recognition of credits and qualifications in Southern Mediterranean countries: the Reconow project

Filippo Sartor, Head of North Africa and Middle East Unit - University of Bologna

Luca Lantero, Director – CIMEA Italian ENIC-NARIC

10:00

The changing patterns of universities in the Middle East: recognition, internationalization strategies and challenges

HE Prof. Adnan Badran, Former Prime Minister of Jordan & Minister, Chancellor - University of Petra, President of the Board of Trustees - University of Jordan


BREAK: 10:30 - 11:00
11:00

How can recognition help international mobility between EU and South Med?

Marcello Scalisi, Executive Director - UNIMED

11:30

Lost in Transnational: Obstacles to and opportunities for Transnational Education

Patrick Werquin, Professor at CNAM (Paris) and independent consultant (Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze)


LUNCH: 12:00 - 13:30



AFTERNOON PARALLEL SESSIONS 13:30 - 17:00
13:30

Good practices on management of university student mobility: dos and don’ts

Dr. Rami Ali, Director, Office of International Relations – The University of Jordan

Mr. Filippo Sartor, Head of North Africa and Middle East Unit - University of Bologna

13:30

Knowing our neighbors: the RECONOW National Reports on the Jordanian and Palestinian higher education systems

Wafa Triek, Head of Processing Unit - CIEP French ENIC-NARIC


BREAK: 14:45 - 15:15
15:15

Unaccredited institutions and fake qualifications: how to spot them?

Luca Lantero, Director – CIMEA Italian ENIC-NARIC

15:15

When mobility is a necessity: recognition as a support to refugee students

Ms. Nora Sevbihiv Sinemillioglu, Director of DAAD Information Center Amman

Ms. Marina Malgina, Senior Adviser – NOKUT Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education


Joint final plenary: 16:30 - 17:00


Where to find the University of Petra


Click here to REGISTER for the conference

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10 April 2016 - AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – NABLUS, PALESTINE

Korean Institute / New Campus

Recognition of qualifications and international mobility. Good practices implemented in Palestine by the RECONOW Tempus project


SEMINAR: 09:30 - 13:00
09:30Registration
10:00

Welcoming remarks

Acting President, Vice President for Academic Affairs - An Najah National University

Dr. Nedal Jayousi, National Erasmus+ Office Coordinator

The impact of the Tempus Project RecoNow Activities in Palestine

Dr. Imad Ibrik, EU-Project Coordinator - An Najah National University

BREAK: 10:45 - 11:00

11:00

National Report on the Palestinian higher education system focusing on recognition. Who benefits from access to clear and complete information?

Wafa Triek, Head of Processing Unit - CIEP French Enic Naric centre

Mohammad Alsubu, Acting Director General of University Education and Head of AQAC

Raed Barakat and Mahmoud Amarna, Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education

11:15

Good practices and lessons learned on recognition of credit and degree mobility

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  • Birzeit University

Abdallah Naser, Director of Registration and Admissions Department and Eng. Sami Sadder,Quality Assurance Unit - An Najah National University

Khaled Takhman, Director of Registration and Admissions Department, Birzeit University

12:00

Transnational Education and recognition. How to evaluate non-traditional and distance learning institutions and their qualifications?

Wafa Triek, Head of Processing Unit - CIEP French Enic Naric centre

Filippo Sartor, Head of North Africa and Middle East Unit - University of Bologna

12:30

Discussion and conclusion


LUNCH: 13:00 - 14:00


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10 May 2016 – University of Bologna – Bologna, Italy

Palazzo Marescotti Brazzetti, via Barberia 4 (click here to see the map)


Recognition of qualifications and internationalisation of higher education in the Euro-Mediterranean Region


MORNING SESSION

Room: Marescotti, first floor

Cross border higher education between Europe and Southern Mediterranean: key features for cooperation

08:30

Registration

09:00

Welcoming remarks

Prof. Alessandra Scagliarini, Vice-Rector for International Relations - University of Bologna

09:15

Recognition challenges in a fast-changing world: the ENIC-NARIC network

Claudia Gelleni, President of the ENIC-NARIC network and Head of Department – CIEP French ENIC-NARIC

09:30

Recognition as a key challenge of international mobility and student exchange: the Reconow project

Filippo Sartor and Valentina Manzato, Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Western Balkans Unit - University of Bologna

10:00

Knowing our neighbors: the RECONOW National Reports on the Jordanian and Palestinian higher education systems

Luca Lantero, Director – CIMEA Italian ENIC-NARIC

Prof. Mohammad Alsubu, Acting Director General of University Education at Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Head of AQAC

HE Prof. Hani Al-Dmour, Secretary General and Suha Abdelrahman, Secretary General Adviser - Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

BREAK: 10:30 - 11:00
11:00

Lost in Transnational Education: issues for discussion

Patrick Werquin, Professor at CNAM (Paris) and independent consultant (Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze)

11:30

How can recognition help international mobility between EU and South Med?

Marcello Scalisi, Executive Director - UNIMED


LUNCH: 12:00 - 13:45





AFTERNOON SESSION

Workshops

Rooms: Marescotti and Dioniso

13:45

Good practices and recognition of qualifications held by refugees

Joachim Gümüs Kallevig, Senior Adviser – NOKUT Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education

13:45

Breaking Bad – Diploma mills and fraudulent qualifications

Luca Lantero, Director – CIMEA Italian ENIC-NARIC

BREAK: 15:00 - 15:30
15:30

Credit mobility between European and Southern Mediterranean universities: challenges and lessons learned

Filippo Sartor, Head of Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Western Balkans Unit - University of Bologna

Representatives from Jordanian and Palestinian partner universities

15:30

Transnational Education and recognition: discussion of practical cases

Luca Lantero, Director – CIMEA Italian ENIC-NARIC

Patrick Werquin, Professor at CNAM (Paris) and independent consultant (Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze)


Joint final plenary: 16:45 - 17:00

Filippo Sartor, Head of Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Western Balkans Unit - University of Bologna

Luca Lantero, Director – CIMEA Italian ENIC-NARIC


The conference will take place in the historical city of Bologna. Let’s have a look at how the city looks like


HOW TO REACH THE CONFERENCE VENUE FROM THE TRAIN STATION


You can reach Palazzo Marescotti from Bologna Centrale train station either on foot or by bus.

If you choose to reach the meeting by walking, take via Galliera and turn right on Via Riva di Reno; then, turn left on Via Nazario Sauro and go straight ahead until the end of Via Cesare Battisti. Palazzo Marescotti is on the left, at 4 Via Barberia.

If you wish to take the bus, you can choose among different options: bus n° 11 – direction Rotonda Corelli from Autostazione to Piazza Minghetti, then walk for 5 minutes; Bus D – direction Ravone from Bologna Stazione Centrale to Piazza San Francesco, then walk for 7 minutes; Bus 27 – direction Genova from Autostazione to Rizzoli, then Bus n°20 – direction Casalecchio to Farini

DIRECTIONS – MAP



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