Welcome words

Irina Ferencz, Director, Academic Cooperation Association

Policy developments – European Strategy for Universities and Global Europe 

Panelists:

Sophia Eriksson Waterschoot, Director, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission, Youth, Education and Erasmus+ 

Stephan Geifes, Director, National Agency, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) 

Ragnhild Solvi Berg, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills

Moderator: Runa Gudmarsdottir, Director, Erasmus+ National Agency Rannis 

European Universities: Moving forward 

Panelists:

Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of Unit, Higher Education, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission 

Jeroen Huisman, Professor of Higher Education, Ghent University 

Anne-May Janssen, Secretary General, AURORA Network

Moderator: Annika Sundbäck, External Evaluator, CIVIS - European University Alliance

Coffee break

Key Action 1: Learning mobilities for individuals 

Panelists:

Johannes Gehringer, Policy Officer, Higher Education Unit, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission

Antoaneta Irikova, Policy Assistant, International Cooperation Unit, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission, Youth, Education and Erasmus+

Alicia Betts, Leader of Strategic International Projects, Universitat de Girona

Moderator: Angeliki Psychogyiou, Policy and Project Officer, Academic Cooperation Association

Inclusive mobility: multi-layered expectations, multi-level support

Panelists:

Lucie Procházková, Senior Lecturer, Institute for Research in Inclusive Education, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University

Olivier Tschopp, Director, Movetia 

Juan Rayón González, President, Erasmus Student Network (ESN) 

Moderation: Irina Ferencz, Director, Academic Cooperation Association 

Part 1: E+ Programme Countries

Panelists:

Nadia Manzoni, Team Leader, Erasmus+, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission

Ioana Dewandeler, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission

Part 2: International Dimension

Panelists:

Bruno Castro, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission

Moderator: Martin Bogdan, Policy and Project Officer, Academic Cooperation Association (ACA)

Coffee break

Part 1: Micro-credentials: towards the uptake in the mobility context 

Panelists:

Yann-Maël Bideau, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission 

Patrick Van den Bosch, Head of VLUHR QA; Board member, ENQA

Moderator: Veronika Kupriyanova, Senior Policy Coordinator, Academic Cooperation Association

Part 2: The European degree and the legal statute: stakeholders’ views on implementation

Panelists:

Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik, Policy Coordinator, European University Association (EUA)

Romiţă Iucu, Professor, President of the Board of Trustees, University of Bucharest, and Co-chair of the FOREU subgroup on the European degree (European Universities Alliance)

Moderator: Veronika Kupriyanova, Senior Policy Coordinator, Academic Cooperation Association

Closing reflections 

Ulrich Grothus, President, Academic Cooperation Association