Regional Meeting of Ministers of Education on
the Implementation of the European Higher
Education Area
Co-organised by the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia,
the Council of Europe and
the European Students’ Union
AGENDA
17 - 18 October, 2013
Yerevan, Armenia
16 October 2013
Arrival of the participants
17 October 2013
09:30-10:00 Registration of participants (Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan)
10:00-10:30 Official Opening Session (Tigran the Great Ballroom, 1st floor)
Chair: Mr. Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia
Welcome by Mr. Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
Welcome by Mr. Traian Hristea, Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia
Welcome by Mr. Rok Primožić, Chairperson of the Executive Committee, European Students’ Union
Welcome by Mr. Sjur Bergan, Head of the Education Department, Council of Europe
10:30-13:45 First Session: National Qualifications Area: Challenges and Solutions
Chair: Ms. Katia Dolgova-Dreyer, Head of Unit, Regional and Bilateral Co-operation in CIS and Central Asia, Education
Department, Council of Europe
10:30-10:45
Qualifications Frameworks in the Context of Structural Reforms in the European Higher
Education Area by Mr. Sjur Bergan, Head of the Education Department, Council of Europe
10:45-11:00
National Qualifications Frameworks: Self-Certification and Beyond Challenges by Mr. Stephen
Adam, Council of Europe Expert on Higher Education
11:00- 11:15
National Qualification Frameworks and Recognition of Qualifications by Ms. Carita
Blomqvist, Council of Europe expert, Chair of the Lisbon Recognition Convention
Committee (2007-2013), Finnish National Board of Education
11: 15- 11:30
Discussion
11:30-12:00
Coffee Break
12:00- 12:15
Armenian NQF and Common Issues Related to NQFs in EP Countries by Ms. Karine
Harutyunyan, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Republic of Armenia
12:15-14:00
Round - table discussion on the challenges of the implementation of the NQF led by
Mr. Stephen Adam, Council of Europe expert
14:00-15:00
Lunch
15:00 – 18:00 Three Parallel Meetings:
1st Parallel Meeting: Informal Meeting of the Ministers (Trdat the II Meeting Room, 1st floor)
Chair: Mr. Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia
Participants:
Heads of Delegations
15:00-15:15
Introduction to the debate: towards the 2015 Bologna Ministerial meeting: main challenges in
the implementation of the EHEA by Mr. Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Science
of the Republic of Armenia and by Ms. Gayane Harutyunyan, Head of the BFUG Secretariat
Tour de table: each delegation is asked to briefly highlight the main challenges in the
implementation of the EHEA (5 minutes maximum)
15:45-16:00
Coffee break
16:00 -17:00
Round table discussion on the following topics:
 Structural reforms in the EHEA: links between the NQF, recognition of qualifications and
quality assurance;
 Structural reforms in higher education and their contribution to democratic societies
17:00 – 18:30
Bilateral Meetings (Queen Parandzem Room, 2nd floor)
2nd Parallel Meeting: Meeting on the Student Participation in Higher Education Governance (Queen Erato
Meeting Room, 2nd floor)
Chair: Mr. Maksim Milto, Member of the Executive Committee, ESU
Participants:
Student Representatives
15:00-15:15
Student Participation in Higher Education Institutions Governance by Ms. Gabriela Bergan,
Coordinator for Human Rights and Solidarity and Mr. Tiago Martins, Membership
coordinator, ESU
15:15-15:30
National Policy on Student Participation in Institutional Governance: Yerevan State University
case by Mr. Ruben Markosyan, Vice- Rector of the Yerevan State University
15:30-15:45
Students' Participation in the Governance of HEI's: Armenian Reality by Mr. Sargis
Asatryants, Vice-Chairperson at Armenian National Student Association
15:45-16:15
Coffee Break
16:15- 17:45
Discussion
 Student participation in higher education governance: challenges and opportunities
 How can students contribute to ensuring quality education?
 National qualifications framework: students input
17:45- 18:00
Conclusions of the Meeting
3rd Parallel Meeting: Meeting of NQF Network
Chair: Ms. Carita Blomqvist, Finnish National Board of Education
15:00-15h45
Tour de table (each delegation is asked to present the current situation and highlight
the main challenges (5 minutes maximum)
15:45-16:15
Coffee Break
16:15-17:45
Round table discussion on the following topics:
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Bachelors and Masters degrees on the labour market;
Beyond structures: implementation of the national qualifications frameworks
17:45
Adoption of the conclusions and closing of the meeting
19:30-21:30
Dinner hosted by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia
18 October 2013
9:30-13:00 Second Session: Student Participation in the Higher Education Governance and the
NQF (Tigran the Great Ballroom, 1st floor)
9:30-11:00
Bilateral Meetings (Queen Parandzem Room, 2nd floor)
Chair: Mr. Rok Primožić, Chairperson of the Executive Committee, European Students’ Union
09:30- 10:00
Overview of the Student Participation in the Higher Education Governance by Ms. Milica
Popović
10:00-10:15
Report from the Meeting on the Student Participation by Mr. Aengus O Maolain, Equality
coordinator, ESU representative
10:15-10:30
Report from the Meeting of the NQF correspondents by Mr. Stephen Adam, Council of
Europe expert
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-13:00 Closing Session
11:00- 12:30
Round table discussion, moderated by Mr. Sjur Bergan, Council of Europe
12:30-13:00
Adoption of the Declaration and official closing of the Meeting
13:00-14:30
Lunch
15:00 -18:00
Optional cultural programme
19:30-21:00
Farewell Cocktail