The MERIC-Net project's objective is to revitalise the MERIC network (Mediterranean Recognition Information Centres) in order to favour and increase the recognition of qualifications within the Mediterranean Region, and to raise the quality of vertical and horizontal mobility in the higher education systems of the involved countries. The project partners intend to improve the competencies and skills of credential evaluators defining common practices and realising common tools among European and South Mediterranean countries, national bodies and HE institutions, starting from the experience of European higher education institutions and practices adopted by the ENIC-NARIC centres. http://www.meric-net.eu/en/index.aspx
One of the main project activities is dedicated to the elaboration and practice sharing of procedures for the recognition of refugees’ qualifications. In this framework, an event on the recognition of qualifications for refugees will take place at the Antonine Univesrity, Hadat-Baabda from October 17 to October 19. The draft agenda of the event is presented hereafter.
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Day 1 : October 17, 2018
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8:30 – 9:00
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Welcome and Registration
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9:00 – 9 :15
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Opening notes :
Wafa Triek, Pauline Achard, Rony Darazi,
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9:15 – 10 :30
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Seminar 1 : Recognition of Qualifications and Information Centres
Wafa Triek, CIEP, France
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10:30 – 11 :00
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Coffee Break
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11h00 – 11:30
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Opening ceremony
Antonine University welcome note
Fr. Michel Jalakh, President
National Erasmus+ Office in Lebanon
Dr. Aref Alsoufi, National Eramus+ coordinator
Directorate General of Higher Education in Lebanon, MEHE H.E.Dr.Ahmad Jammal, Director General
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11:30 – 13:00
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Panel session: Actions related to Recognition of Qualification forrefugees in
HE in Lebanon - Moderator: H.E.Dr. Ahmad Jammal
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Agatha Abi-Aad, Associate Education Office – UNHCR
Hana El Ghali, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy & InternationalAffairs - AUB Asma Halwani, Chargé of the ERASMUS+ RESCUEproject - Lebanese University Nayla Abi Nasr, Country manager –HOPES funded by EU-MADAD
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13:00 – 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 – 15:30
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Seminar 2: Recognition of Refugees’ Qualifications in HE
Marina Malgina, Head of Recognition of Refugees’ Qualifications –NOKUT, Norway
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15:30 – 16:00
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Day 1 closing remarks
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Day 2: October 18, 2018
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9:00 – 10 :30
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Seminar 3: Tools for Recognition of Refugees’ Qualifications in HE
Marina Malgina, Head of Recognition of Refugees’ Qualifications -NOKUT, Norway
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10:30 – 11:00
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Coffee Break
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11:00 – 12:30
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Face to Face interview for Recognition of Refugees’ Qualifications
Case 1 (Committee interview with live streaming for HE experts in plenary room)
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12:30 – 13:00
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Debriefing and interaction
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13:00 – 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 – 15:30
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Face to Face interview Recognition of Refugees’ Qualifications
Case 2 (Committee interview with live streaming for HE experts in plenary room)
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15:30 – 16:00
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Debriefing and interaction
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16:00 – 16:30
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Day 2 closing remarks and recommendations
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Day 3: October 19, 2018 (Project meeting)
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9:00 – 9:30
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Progress by work package
Wafa Triek, CIEP
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9:30 – 10:00
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Discussion
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10:00 – 10:30
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Planning of next activities
Wafa Triek, CIEP
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10:30 – 11:00
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Discussion
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11:00 – 11:30
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Coffee Break
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11:30 – 12:30
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WP6 - Reinforce competencies on the internationalization of highereducation
and QA aspects
Therese Gjessing, Kaja Schiøtz - University of Oslo, Norway
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12:30 – 13:00
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Discussion
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13:00 – 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 – 16:00
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Face to face meeting between project participants and coordinator
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*Bilateral meeting with the external evaluator will be held during the conference