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Bologna from Outside

Siegburg Conference, April 2, 2009

Opening of the Conference

Dr. Siegbert Wuttig, German Academic Exchange Service

Recent Developments in the Bologna Process in Europe                                                               

Susanne Burger, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany

Mag. Barbara Weitgruber, Federal Ministry of Science and Research, Austria; Chair of
the Working Group, “European Higher Education Area in a Global Setting”

Bologna from Outside –

Reports on the Reception of the Bologna Process and its Impact in America

Mariam Assefa, Executive Director, World Education Services, New York, USA
Prof. José Manuel Restrepo Abondano, Universidad del Rosario, Faculty of Economics,

Bogotá, Colombia

Bologna from Outside – Report on the Reception of the Bologna Process and its Impact in Asia /Japan

Prof. Shinnosuke Obi, Keio University, Japan

Round Table

Bologna and its Impact – What Does the Change of Paradigm Imply for the International Labour and Education Market?

Chair: Ulrich Grothus, German Academic Exchange Service

Mariam Assefa, Executive Director, World Education Services, New York, USA

Prof. José Manuel Restrepo Abondano, Universidad del Rosario, Faculty of Economics,
Bogotá, Colombia

Prof. Shinnosuke Obi, Keio University, Japan

Prof. Dr. Günter Benz, Bayer AG, Germany

Prof. Volker Gehmlich, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck, Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences, Germany

Conclusions and Recommendations from the Conference

Prof. Dr. Raphaela Averkorn, Siegen University, Faculty of History, Germany