Programme (preliminary)


Wednesday 10 June	Thursday 11 June	Friday 12 June


	Morning

	08:30 - ...		Registration at the venue ETH Zürich

	09:00 - 11:00		Meeting of the ECA Working Groups Working Group 1 Rooms HG F33.2 Working Group 2 Rooms HG F33.3 Working Group 4 Rooms HG F33.4

	11:00 - 11:15		Coffee break

	11:15 - 12:30		ECA Business meeting (for ECA members only) Annual work plan 2009-2010 ECA organisational matters ECA financial matters Room HG D3.2

	12:30 - 13:30		Lunch


	Afternoon

			Official opening of the workshop Room HG D3.2

	13:30 - 15:00		Welcome speech Martina Weiss, Secretary General of the Swiss University Conference

			Guest lecture - Swings and Roundabouts: changing patterns in the quality assurance of higher education Nick Harris, UK Bologna Expert and HE Consultant (former Director of Development and Enhancement, QAA, United Kingdom)

			Introduction to the conference Rolf Heusser, Chairperson of ECA

			Discussion

	15:00 - 15:30		Coffee break

	15:30 – 17:00		Working group 1: “Mutual recognition and joint programmes” Plenary presentation by the chair and discussion


	Evening

	17:15 – 17:30		Transfer to Zürich Zoo

	17:30 – 18:00		Aperitif in the Masoala Rainforest

	18:00 – 19:00		Guided walk through the Masoala Rainforest

	19:30 – ...		Official dinner in the “Zunfthaus Zur Saffran”