Project “Best Practices of Centres for European Studies”

C O N F E R E N C E

supported by the German Rectors’ Conference

6-7 November 2003

At the University of Novi Sad

PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 5 November
Arrival of Participants
Thursday, 6 November
Venue: Conference Hall at the Rector’s Office, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 5 University of Novi Sad
9.30 – 10.00	Registration
CHAIRPERSON: Prof. dr Fuada Stanković
10.00 – 10.10	Opening speech by the Rector of the University of Novi Sad (prof. dr Fuada Stanković)
10.10 – 10.20	Introducing the newly formed Centre for European Studies and Research at the University of Novi Sad-CAESAR
Questions to the speaker (5-10 minutes)
10. 30 – 11.00	“The Joy and Anguish of Developing International Teaching Programmes” (prof. dr Reinhard Meyers, University of Münster)
Questions to the speaker (5-10 minutes)
11.10 – 11.40	“European Studies: Curriculum Development and Quality Agenda” (prof. dr Micheal O’Neill, Nottingham-Trent University)
Discussion
11.50 – 12.10	Coffee break
CHAIRPERSON: Prof. dr Reinhard Meyers
12.10 – 12.40	"European integration - a challenge for Poland's higher education: in retrospect and some prospects" (Prof. dr Stanislaw Puppel, Adam Mickievicz University of Poznań)
Questions to the speaker (5-10 minutes)
12.45 – 13.15	“Institute of European Studies and International Relations at the Comenius University” (prof. dr Findor Andrej, Comenius University in Bratislava)
Questions to the speaker (5-10 minutes)
13.20 – 13.30	Conclusions of the morning session - Discussion
13.30 – 15.45	Buffet Lunch at the University
CHAIRPERSON: Prof. dr Michael O’Neill
15.45 – 16.10	“Foundation and development of the Centre for European Studies at Pécs University” (prof. dr György Andrássy, University of Pécs)
Questions to the speaker (5-10 minutes)
16.20 – 17.00	“ European Studies Programme, University of Vienna: ‘Concept, focus and perspectives’” (Prof. dr Rosita Schjerve-Rindler, University of Vienna)
Questions to the speaker (5-10 minutes)
17.05 – 17.20	“EU Studies in Turkey and at Bilgi University” (Prof. dr Şule Kut, Istanbul Bilgi University)
17.30 – 17.45	“STUDYING EC LAW IN SLOVENIA - In the last decade” (Janja Bedrač, University of Maribor)
17.45 – 18.00	Discussion
Friday, 7 November
CHAIRPERSON: Prof. dr Bernadet Bordaš
10.00 – 10.20	“On the activity of the European Studies Centre at the University of Miskolc” (prof. dr Aladár Nagy, University of Miskolc)
Questions to the speaker (5-10 minutes)
10.30 – 11.00	“Strategies to expand and develop European Studies at the Babes-Boyai University” (prof. dr Marius Jucan, Babes-Boyai University in Cluj-Napoca)
Questions to the speaker (5-10 minutes)
11.00 – 11.20	“European Research and Education at the Jagiellonian University Centre for European Studies” (Prof. Grzegorz Pozarlik, Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
Questions to the speaker
11.30 – 12.00	“Experiences of Best Practices of Italian European Studies Centres: the “Centro per l’Europa centro-orientale e balcanica” and “the European Point” of Froli (Francesca Arato, University of Bologna)
Questions to the speaker
12.10 – 12.30	Coffee break
CHAIRPERSON: Prof. dr Tomislav Sudarević
12.30 – 13.00	“Composition of a Basic Course on EU law and EC-Institutions for Students of South-Eastern European Non Member States” (Prof. dr Willibald Posch, University of Graz)
Questions to the speaker
13.15 – 13.30	“European Studies in Croatia: A Critical Appraisal” (Prof. dr Damir Grubiša, University of Rijeka)
Questions to the speaker
Conclusions of the morning session - Discussion
13.45 – 15.15	Buffet Lunch at the University
CHAIRPERSON:
15.15 – 15.45	“From Summer academy to the European Studies Centre: The genesis of the Centre at the European Academy of Bolzano” (Emma Lantschner, European Academy of Bolzano)
Questions to the speaker
16.00 – 16.15	“European Studies at the University of Zagreb” (Doc. dr Zoran Kurelić, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb)
Questions to the speaker
16.25 – 16.40	“TEMPUS PROJECT – European Studies development at the University of Niš” (Prof. dr Boban Stojanović)
Questions to the speaker
16.45 – 17.10	“The idea of Europe and the idea of Eastern Europe: archaeologies, genealogies and trajectories.” (Prof. dr Alex Drace-Francis, University College London)
17.10 – 17.30	Coffee break
17.30 – 18.00	Conclusions of the Workshop – Discussion
Saturday, 8 November (and Sunday, 9 November)
Departure of Participants