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13 th ACRU Annual Conference

13 th ACRU Annual Conference. Oradea, Romania 23-25 September 2004. P rogram. 23 September 2004 Arrival of participants Welcome Party. P rogram (2). 24 September 2004 Opening of the ACRU Annual Conference - p rof. T.T. Maghiar, prof. A. Nagy

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13 th ACRU Annual Conference

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  1. 13th ACRU Annual Conference Oradea,Romania 23-25 September 2004

  2. Program 23 September 2004 • Arrival of participants • Welcome Party

  3. Program (2) 24 September 2004 • Opening of the ACRU Annual Conference - prof. T.T. Maghiar, prof. A. Nagy • Current issues of higher education and research in Romania, repr of Ministry of Education and Research • Introductory statement. President of ACRU - prof. A. Nagy • Report of ACRU activities since Annual Conference 2003 • Financial report. Secretary General. • Discussion • Approval of reports of ACRU activities since Annual Conference 2003

  4. Program (3) 24 September 2004 • Presentations of member universities - brief reports on changes at the member universities (change of a contact person, …), projects – ongoing, under preparation … • Topics for discussion: • Experience exchange referring to the Bologna system on three levels Rapporteur: Prof. Dr. Mircea Pop • ACRU facing the challenges of Europass – overcoming the obstacles Rapporteur: Prof. Dr. Ioan Horga • ACRU facing the promotion of Lisbon Agenda – towards a European Area for High Scientific Performance and Research Rapporteur: Prof. Dr. Cornel Antal

  5. Program (4) 24 September 2004 (cont’d) • Suggestions for future ACRU activities & joint projects. Discussion - ALL • Approval of the Conference declaration, planned activities • Farewell Party

  6. Program (5) 25 September 2004 (Saturday) • Sightseeing tour of Oradea • Visit to the Bears’ Cave in Chiscau; lunch at the Gaudeamus University Chalet, Stana de Vale • Departure of participants

  7. Activity ReportOctober 2003 - September 2004 Tomas Sabol Tomas.Sabol@tuke.sk Erna Beres Erna.Beres@tuke.sk

  8. Activities • Letter of prof. A. Nagy, new ACRU President to all rectors of the ACRU universities, 13 November 2003 • Sylvia Meloche - info on fellowships (7 January 2004): • Hungarian, Polish, Romanian and Slovak scholars in the humanities and allied social sciences to carry out research at institutes of advanced study in other countries. • short-term residencies funded in Austria, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, and Yemen • http://www.caorc.org/mellon/

  9. Activities • NATO Environmental and Catastrophy Defence Conference • Approved by ACRU AC 2003 • April 4 - 7, 2004, Godollo, Hungary • Organisers: • Szent Istvan University, Godollo • ACRU • University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow • US Embassy, Budapest … • Main patron: Dr. Arpad Goncz, former President of Hungary

  10. Activities (2) • The Parliament Magazine • Issue 169, 20 October 2003 • on Research and Education • Sent to MEP, all governments, … • Information on ACRU • 1/3 of A4 page • 1,500 EUR

  11. Activities (3) • International Conference “Geotour 03 - Tourism development perspectives” • Organised by: • Technical University of Kosice • ACRU • Kosice Self-governing Region • 30-31 October 2003, Herlany, SR • Exchange of information and knowledge on a number of issues related to tourism development in the wake of EU membership • 73 participants from 4 countries

  12. Activities (4) • Geotour 03 (cont’d) • ACRU member organisations present: • University of Oradea • Petrosani University • TU Kosice • bilingual Proceedings, 200 pages(ISBN 80-8073-094-6) • Grant from ACRU: 473 EUR (editing and printing of the Proceedings) • Approved by Annual Conference 2002 • The GEOUTOUR 2004 will be held in Herľany (21-22 October 04)

  13. Presentations In progress During GEOTOUR 03

  14. Activities (5) • International Conference: “Development of Transport Infrastructure Within the Carpathian Euroregion and Its Impact on the Regions” • Organised by: • Association Region Karpaty – Carpathian Euroregion • Kosice Self-governing Region • ACRU • 23 – 24 October 2003, Zemplínska Šírava – Kaluža, SR • Grant from ACRU: 750 EUR (editing and printing of the Proceedings) • Infrastructure in the peripheral areas associated within the Carpathian Euroregion • Approved by Annual Conference 2002

  15. Activities (6) • PhD mobility Program • Ms. Kneisz Ildiko, University of Miskolc • participation in the international  Seminar: “Regional and Rural Development Interface”, May 2004,organised by Babes-Bolyai University • One week • 110 EUR • Supporting mobility between ACRU member universities • Not used for conferences organised by home universities • Under-utilised

  16. Membership • Changes: • Air Force Academy of General Milan Rastislav Stefanik, Kosice, Slovakia – ceased to exist (joined with TU Kosice) – should be dropped out from the list of members • University of P.J. Safarik, new contact person: prof. Eva Cellarova, Vice-rector • Application for membership: Karol Adamiecki University, Katowice, Poland

  17. Other • Members of the Auditing Committee have to be nominated • Events organised can be published/promoted at: • http://acru.tuke.sk/ , item “New” • Check and update your data – contact person, telephone/fax/email/Web address ! • Update of the ACRU Web site • Any new university interested to join? • Place of the Annual Conference 2005? Ukraine, Poland? • 2005 – election of the ACRU President, country?

  18. Members (SK, HU) • Technical University of Kosice • University of P.J. Šafárik in Košice – new contact person • University of Veterinary Medicine, Kosice • Military Aviation Academy of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Kosice– ceased to exist, drop for the list of members • University of Miskolc • Debrecen University • College of Nyíregyháza • Szent Istvan University

  19. Members (PL) • Rzeszow University of Technology • AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow • Krakow University of Technology • Technical University of Lublin • Military University of Technology, Warsaw • University of Rzeszow • Karol Adamiecki Univeristy of Economics, Katowice – application for memberhsip

  20. Members (UA) • Lviv Polytechnic State University • Lviv Academy of Commerce • Uzhgorod State University • Uzhgorod Institute of Information Science, Economics and Law • Kolomiya College of Law and Business • Ivano‑Frankivsk State Technical Oil and Gas University

  21. Members (RO) • Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca • University "Politechnica" of Bucharest • University of "Aurel Vlaicu" din Arad • University of Oradea • University of Petrosani • 25 Members

  22. Financial Report

  23. Membership fees for 2003 • Technical University of Košice, SK $750 • Debrecen University, H$750 • Szent István University Gōdōllő, H$750 • University of Miskolc, H$750 • Rzeszow University of Technology, PL $750 • AGH University of Science and Technology $750 • University of Oradea, RO $750 • University of Petrosani, RO $750 • State Technical Oil and Gas University, Ivano-Frankivsk, UA $750 TOTAL: $6,750

  24. Membership fees for 2004 (in EUR) • Technical University of Košice, SK 700 • University of P.J. Safarik, Kosice, SK 700 • Debrecen University, H700 • Szent István University Gōdōllő, H700 • University of Miskolc, H700 • Rzeszow University of Technology, PL 700 • AGH University of Science and Technology 700 • University of Rzeszow, PL 700 • Technical University of Lublin, PL 700 • University of Oradea, RO(+organiser of AC!) 700 TOTAL: 7,000 Bank interest: 675 GRANDTOTAL: 7,675

  25. Expenses (October 2003 – September 2004) in EUR • Rent of the office 0 • Honoraria (Secr. Gen., Assistant, Admin., Accountant, web admin.) 1,030 • Travel expense 655 • Consumables 8 • Communication expenses 166 • Printing (Grant to “Transport in CE” conf.) 750 • Printing (Grant to “Geotour” conf.) 473 • PhD mobility (Grant) 110 • Parliamentary Magazine (advert.) 1 500 • Bank fees 32 • TOTAL: 4,724

  26. FINANCIAL REPORT:Expenses1 October 2003 – 20 September 2004 • Balance of the bank account (as of 9/9/2004):36,564 EUR • Membership fee: 700 EUR • Note: • 2003-04 Annual average exchange rate 1 EUR = 40 Slovak crowns

  27. The Future?

  28. Areas of activities • Priority areas pointed out at ACRU AC 2003: • regional development, • cross border cooperation • implementation of Bologna declaration • Joint international courses (Environmental protection, …) • To create a structure among member universities (e.g. similar to the model of UN University) organising international courses, supporting mobility and economic development within the region

  29. Proposals for the future • 6th Framework Programme, http://www.cordis.lu/fp6 • Areas: Life sciences, IST, Nanotechnologies, Food quality & safety, Sustainable development, Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society • Marie Curie actions (mobilities), Research infrastructures, Research & Innovation, Science & Society • Cross Border Cooperation projects • Experience of new EU members states - surveys, studies, … • Joint projects with partners from the Ukraine, Romania • …

  30. Proposals for the future (2) • Erasmus – Socrates Programme • Eligible countries: SK, HU, PL • Activities: student and teacher mobilities, curriculum development, intensive programs • Needed: Signed bilaterial agreement between two institutions - to submit to institutional Socrates Erasmus coordinator • Deadline: end of February 2005

  31. Proposals for the future (3) • CEEPUS - Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies • Eligible countries: SK, HU, PL, BG, CR, Croatia, SL, RO,Austria • TYPE OF MOBILITY: NETWORK for students and teachers • Applications submitted to the National CEEPUS Office of the home country, i.e. the NCO of the Coordinating Institution • Deadline: 15 January

  32. Proposals for the future (4) • CEEPUS - Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies • SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM • Applications submitted to the National CEEPUS Office • Deadline: June 15 for autumn term • Deadline:November 15 for spring • Period: 1 September- 30 August

  33. Proposals for the future (5) • e-Learning project ? (UNESCO initiative in Ukraine - Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute“?) • INTAS programme – Ukraine ? • …

  34. Funding … as usual • Visegrad Fund, http://www.visegrad.org/ • Carpathian Foundation, http://www.carpathianfoundation.org/ • Cross-border Cooperation in the Carpathian Euroregion, Carpathian Research Program, Preserving Carpathian Cultural Heritage • The Association Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development (ALO), http://www.aascu.org/ALO/ • Open Society Institute, Budapest, http://www.osi.hu/, national foundations (www.osf.sk, …) • … Add some more!

  35. Looking forward to the further cooperation!

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