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Cross-border Higher Education (QACHE) Project
The Gulf regional Seminar
19- 20 November 2014 Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Venue: Ramee Grand Hotel and Spa, Building 999, Bahrain
Road 2813, Seef 11538, Bahrain
Agenda
08:00
09:00
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Acacia Ballroom
Day 1
09:30
10:30
11:00
12:30
13:30
14:00
15:30
16:00
19:30
19 November 2014
Registration
Welcome Address
Dr. Jawaher AL Mudhahki, CE, QQA
Ms. Paula Ranne, ENQA Secretariat
Quality Assurance of Cross-border higher education - the
Arab region perspective
Chair: Dr. Jawaher AL Mudhahki
Dr. Tariq AL Sindi, QQA
Dr. Sofiane Sahraoui, Tunisia
Coffee Break
Quality Assurance of Cross-border higher education - the
European perspective
Chair: Dr. Yuohansen Yehya Eid, NAQAAE - Egypt
Ms. Paula Ranne, ENQA
Ms. Vanessa Duclos, ANECA, Spain
Mr. Fabrizio Trifiro, QAA, UK
Lunch
Contribution from the partnering region Asia-Pacific
Chair: Dr. Susanna Karakhanyan, ADEC- HQ, UAE
Dr. Jagannath Patil, APQN
Panel discussion to identify the main challenges in CBHE
Prof. Nadia Badrawi – ANQAHE- Egypt
Prof. Badr AboulEla, CAA – United Arab of Emirates
Prof. Sultan Abu Orabi, AARU - Jordan
Mrs. Katrin Mayer-Lantermann, GAC - Germany
Mrs. Aurelija Valeikiene, SKVC - Lithuania
Ms. Maryam Assiri, BIBF- Bahrain, student representative
Closing the Seminar
Dr. Tortian Hassmik, UNESCO
End of the day
Dinner
Cross-border Higher Education (QACHE) Project
The Gulf regional Seminar
19- 20 November 2014 Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Venue: Ramee Grand Hotel and Spa, Building 999, Bahrain
Road 2813, Seef 11538, Bahrain
20 November 2014
9:00
Day 2
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Amwaj Meeting Room
9:20
10:30
Introduction to the breakout sessions
Dr. Fabrizio Trifiro, QAA
Becoming Truly cross-border, overcoming challenges
Breakout sessions:
Topic 1 - Collaboration between QA agencies in the QA of
CBHE, facilitator Dr. Mohamed AlSubu, AQAC, Palestine
Topic 2 - Recognition of CBHE and quality assurance,
facilitator Dr. Fabrizio Trifiro
Topic 3 – Guidelines for the QA of CBHE, facilitator Dr.
Jagannath Patil
Outcomes of the breakout sessions
Rapporteurs of the breakout Sessions
11:00
Coffee Break
11:30
Networking between the regions
13:00
Closing of the seminar
13:15
Lunch
14:30
Working Group Meeting
17:00
City Tour