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BOLOGNA INFORMATION SESSION
06 DECEMBER 2005, MARYBOROUGH HOUSE HOTEL
AGENDA
Chair: Mr. Michael Kelly, Chairman, Higher Education Authority
10.00 Welcome and Introduction to the Bologna Session
Mr. Michael Kelly, Chairman, Higher Education Authority
10.10 The Recognition of International Awards in the Bologna context
Dr. Jim Murray, National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
10.25 Evaluation of International Awards – an Institute of Technology perspective
Dr. Dermot Douglas, Council of Directors of Institutes of Technology
10.40 Issues regarding the recognition of International Awards – an institutional perspective
Mr. John McGinnity, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
10.55 International Awards Recognition – experiences of the private colleges sector
Mr. Diarmuid Hegarty, Chairman, Griffith College Dublin
11.10 Coffee
Chair: Mr. Daithí Mac Síthigh, Union of Students in Ireland
11.40 Recognition Instruments for International Awards:
The Diploma Supplement as a tool for recognition
Mr. Danny Brennan, Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Practical application of the Diploma Supplement
Dr. John O’Brien, University of Limerick
Experiences of award recognition
Dr. David Bottomley, Quality Assurance Agency, Scotland
The role of the National Europass Centre
Ms Claire Byrne, National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
12.30 Questions and discussion
1.00 Close and Lunch
The Higher Education Authority - the National Agency for Socrates-Erasmus in Ireland - in cooperation with the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland, would like to invite you to the 2nd Bologna Information Session.
It will be held Dec. 6th, 2005, in Cork.
Invitation
The Bologna Information Seminar took place on 15th June 2005 in the Alexander Hotel in Dublin.
Speakers at the seminar
Back row, left to right: Dr. Thomas Duff DIT, Dr. Bryan Maguire, Dún Laoghaire Inst. of Art, Design & Technology Prof. john Scattergood, TCD, Prof. Sheelagh Drudy, UCD, Prof. Paul Ryan, NUIG, Mr. Ian McKenna, DES, Ms Mary Kerr, HEA, Dr. Jim Murray, NQAI
Front row, left to right: Ms. Mary Sheridan, HETAC, Mr. Michael Kelly, Chairman HEA, Ms. Clare Walsh, WIT
Bologna Promoters
Left to right: Dr. John O'Brien, UL, Dr. Padraig Walsh, IUQB, Ms. Brighid Breathnach outgoing education officer USI, Dr. Thomas Duff, DIT, Mr. Danny Brennan, Letterkenny Inst. of Technology
The agenda is available here.
Click here to read the address by Michael Kelly, Chairman of the HEA.
Presentations:
- Bologna Promoters presented by Mary Kerr
- Clare Walsh
- Ian McKenna
- Jim Murray
- Mary Sheridan
- Paul Ryan
- Sheelagh Drudy
- Thomas Duff