The main goal of the International Conference on “Public participation in Higher Education modernization: civil society role in the implementation of the Roadmap for higher education reform in Belarus” is to give a start to strategy development on how implement the Roadmap and bring Belarusian higher education to European values and standards. The conference will focus on the Roadmap implementation, stakeholders’ participation in this process and its impact on the Belarusian higher education development, structural changes and adherence to Bologna fundamental values.

Working languages of the Conference: Belarusian, Russian, English.

Tentative Program of the Conference

September 23, 2016

Keynote speach: Professor Jan Sadlak, President of the IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence. Dr. Sadlak is an internationally recognized and cited expert in higher education policy, governance and management at the system and institutional level.

The conference will host a number of panel discussions:

• Structural reforms in higher education
• Higher Education and labor market
• Social dimension and fundamental academic values

September 24, 2016

International round table “Bologna process and higher education reforms in Eastern Partnership countries: success/failure stories”.

The main goal of this round table is to share the expertise and knowledge on Bologna aquis implementation in Eastern Partnership countries, which will enable its Belarusian counterpart to proceed with Belarus Roadmap for Higher Education Reform implementation more effectively. We also believe that other countries experience will provide us with strategy and policy support at governmental, professional and societal levels.