NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORKS
YETERLİLİKLER ÇERÇEVESİ ULUSAL KONFERANSI

  SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2007
MUĞLA UNIVERSITY , TURKEY

  Organized by the Council of Europe in cooperation with
the Council of Higher Education of Turkey (YÖK) and Mugla University

 

PROGRAM

Wednesday, September 26
20:00 Welcome Cocktail, Gökova Yücelen Hotel Açılış Kokteyli, Gökova Yücelen Otel
Thursday, September 27

09:30

Registration of participants

10:00

Opening of the Conference

 

 

 

  • Prof.Dr. Aybar Ertepınar, Vice-President of YÖK, BFUG Representative of Turkey
  • Prof.Dr. Şener Oktik, Rector of Muğla University , Chair of the National Committee for NQF for Higher Education
  • Mr. Sjur Bergan, Head of the Department of Higher Education and History Teaching, Council of Europe

10:30

The Overarching Framework of Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area

 

Mr. Mogens Berg, Chair of the Former Bologna Working Group on Qualifications Frameworks

11:00

Coffee break

11:30

 

Overarching and National Qualifications Frameworks – What and Why?
Mr. Sjur Bergan

11:45

 

Toward a National Qualifications Framework for Turkey : Status, Issues and Plans
Prof. Dr. Şener Oktik

12:30

Lunch – VIP Dining Hall Öğle Yemeği – VIP Yemek Salonu

 

 

14:00

 

Designing a National Qualifications Framework:
The Experiences of Hungary and Finland

  • Ms. Eva Gönczi ( Hungary ), Member of the Former Bologna Working Group on Qualifications Frameworks
  • Ms. Carita Blomqvist ( Finland ), President of the Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee

15:30

Coffee break

16:00

 

What is in a Qualification?
Mr. Sjur Bergan

17:00

Discussions on the basis of the presentations during the first day

17:30

End of the first day

19:00

Dinner – VIP Dining Hall Akşam Yemeği – VIP Yemek Salonu

Friday, September 28

09:00

Qualifications Frameworks and Recognition

 

Ms Carita Blomqvist

10:00

Qualifications Frameworks and Quality Assurance

 

Mr. Bryan Maguire, the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education ( ENQA)

11:00

Coffee break

11:30

 

Issues in the Elaboration of the Turkish Qualifications Framework and the Road Forward

Turkish experts and the international team

13:15

Closing of the conference

14:00

Gökova Boat Trip (Lunch aboard) Gökova Tekne Turu (Yemekli)

20:00

 

Dinner – Gökova Yücelen Hotel Akşam Yemeği – Gökova Yücelen Otel