Target Audience:
Presidents, Vice-presidents , Deans , Investigation Offices Directors , International Relations Offices Directors , Academic Administrators.

Place:
Conference Room 25 G2- Graduate Studies Building .

Monday March 27

• Opening Ceremony
  Time: 4:00 p.m.
• Keynote Address :"The reform process in Europe : political and institutional analysis" (First session).
  Dr. Guy Haug. Principal Administrator of the Education and Culture Directorate General - European Commission , Brussels .
  Time: 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday March 28

• Conference: "The reform process in Europe : political and institutional analysis" (Second session). Dr. Guy Haug.
  Time: 9: 00 a .m.
• Conference: "Globalized society and its role in Higher Education".
  Dr. Alberto Roa. Academic Vicepresident, Universidad del Norte , Colombia.
  Prof. Javier Suárez. Coordinator of the Program of support for innovation and university pedagogy, Universidad del Norte , Colombia .
  Time: 10:15 a.m.
• Conference: "International mobility in Europe "
  Dr. Rainer Henkel von-Klass. International Relations Office Director, University of Mainz , Germany . Time: 2:30 p.m.
• Conference: "Current trends in higher education in Austria "
  Mag. Sabine Bister. Mag. Sabine Bister, Head of the International Office, University of Applied Sciences, Austria .
  Time: 3:45 p.m.
• "The New Austrian Scholarship Program focused on Latin-American students"
  Mag. Sabine Bister.
  Time: 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday March 29

• Conference: "Doctoral degrees in the European Higher Education System"
  Dr. Víctor Malagón. General Secreta ry, Fundación Carolina , Colombia
  Time: 9:00 a.m.
• Conference: "The European credit system: Practical application at the University of Sevilla "
  Dra. María Luisa Padilla. Professor of the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Sevilla , Spain .
  Time: 9:45 a.m.
• Conference: "Student Exchanges with European Universities: How to plan, prepare and carry out a year abroad"
  Dr. Rainer Henkel von-Klass.
  Time: 11:15 a.m.
• Conference: "Comparison between curricular structures in Europe and Latin America as from the Bologna changes and considerations for Integration in the Context of Latin American Realities"
  Dr. Luís Eduardo González. Counsel in University Policy and Management, CINDA ( Interuniversity Center of Development), Chile .
  Time: 2:30 p.m.
• Round table discussion and Plenary session
  Moderator: Dr. Luís Eduardo González.
  Time: 4:00 p.m.

Thursday 30 de Marzo

• Videoconference: "Current trends in the academic reform of the European countries". From Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  Dr. Daniel Samoilovich. Executive Director of Columbus , France .
  Time: 8:30 a.m.
• Panel: "Transformation of the University Systems in Latin America and Europe and their impact on scientific relations between both Continents" (First session)
  Moderator: Dr. Marcel Pariat. University of Paris XII Val de Marne , France . Panel coordinator for Red Redford meeting (Education, Training and Development Network.)
  Time: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
• Keynote speech: "The Redford Red's challenges in the European university environment"
  Dr. Marcel Pariat.
  Time: 9:30 a.m.
• "Myths and realities about the iniciation or socialization experiences in the higher education working environment"
  Dr. Marcel Pariat.
  Dra. Claudine Dardy, París XII University, France.
  Time: 10:45 a.m.

(II Session)

• "Higher education internationalization: a critical look from Latin America "
  Dr. Baldomero Estrada, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
  Time: 2:30 p.m.
• "The international politics impact in the Mexican educational systems"
  Dra. María Elena Barrera, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México.
  Time: 3:30 p.m.
• Inauguration of Graduate School Building and Celebration of Universidad del Norte 's 40th Anniversary.
  Time: 5:30 p.m.

Friday March 31

• Target Audience: Seminar Participants, and Students
  Place: Auditorium
• Study Opportunities in Great Britain
  Dra. Alicia Escallón. Information Manager, British Council , Colombia
  Time: 9:00 a.m.
• Higher Education Studies Offer in France and Scholarship System.
  Dra. Martine Sellos. University Cooperation Attaché, Embassy of France , Colombia
  Time: 10:00 a.m.
• Study Opportunities in Spain
  Dr. Ángel González. General Coordinator, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI), Colombia
  Time: 11:00 a.m.

Further Information: www.uninorte.edu.co/catedraeuropa