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Santander Group Liaison Officers Meeting Budapest
University of Technology and Economics, October 3–6, 2002
Dear Colleague,
As
you might remember the next Liaison Officer’s meeting will be held in
Budapest, Hungary between 3–6 October 2002. Budapest
University of Technology and Economics is honored to host the event and
we sincerely hope that you will spend a useful time here. Please
find below the preliminary program:
Oct 3, Thursday
Arrival
Evening Welcome Buffet
Oct 4, Friday
9.00 – 9.20
OPENING
by Dr. Ákos Detrekõi,
Rector of the BUTE and Prof. José
Maria Sanz Serna, 9.20
– 9.50
ABOUT HUNGARIAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE BOLOGNA PROCESS Speaker: from the Ministry of Education – specified later 9.50
– 10.30 ABOUT
BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS Speaker: Prof. György Horvai, Vice-rector 10.30
– 11.10 CONTINUING
ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN HUNGARY
The BUTE Institute of Continuing Engineering Education
Speaker: Prof. János
Ginsztler, Director 11.10
– 11.40 Coffee Break 11.40
– 12.30 INTERNATIONALIZATION
AT BUTE (a)
Socrates/Erasmus Mobility Programs (10 minutes) (b)
BUTE International Education Center (c
) Practical Experiences with International Students 12.30
– 13.30 Lunch 13.30
– 14.00 E-LEARNING
PROGRAMMES
Speaker: from the EU 14.00
– 14.30 QUESTIONS 14.30
– 15.00 DISTANCE
LEARNING AND E-LEARNING INITIATIVES AND PRACTICE IN HUNGARY AND BUTE: 15.00
– 15.30 Coffee Break 15.30 – 16.15
WORKING GROUPS: 16.15
– 16-45 PLENARY:
Presentation of conclusions and proposals
Dinner
Oct 5, Saturday
9.00 – 9.30
THE BOLOGNA PROCESS AND THE SOCRATES PROGRAMME
Speaker: Peter
van der Hijden, DG Education and Culture, European Commission 9.30
– 10.15 QUESTIONS
AND FREE DISCUSSION 10.15
– 10.45 Coffee Break 10.45
– 11.15 THE
ECTS SEARCH ENGINE
Speaker: NTNU 11.15
– 11.45 SANTANDER
GROUP NEWS
The Alban Programme 11.45
– 12.15 GENERAL
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT FUTURE ACTIVITIES 12.30
Lunch CITY
TOUR, FREE TIME.
Oct 6, Sunday
Departure Venue: Budapest
University of Technology and Economics, Main (K) building, first floor
room 66.
Language: The
conference language is English.
Travel: Budapest
can easily be reached by air or train from all major European cities.
An Airport Minibus service is available from the airports to each hotel.
The cost for one fare is approx. 1800 HUF (7 USD). Railway Stations are
connected with Public Transport. Trams, metros and buses operate without
conductors. Tickets must be purchased in advance at metro stations and
validated by the passengers at the punching machines. Taxi service is
easily available in the city. If you need a cab, call TELE5 (phone 355-5555),
Fõtaxi (222-2222) or Buda taxi (phone 233-3333). Accommodation: We
have pre-booked several rooms at different category hotels. The first
two hotels are at walking distance from the university, while the third
can be reached by tram in 15 minutes. •
Professors’ Guest House (Single room: 42.5 EUR/night; Double room: 51.5
EUR/night/room; Double room for single use: 47.5 EUR/night) •
Hotel Gellért (Single room: 96 EUR/night; Double room 170 EUR/night) • Hotel Griff (Single room: 50 EUR/night; Double room: 60 EUR/night)
The
Santander Group and the university will provide for two nights, for only
one representative per individual member. The extra nights have to be
paid by the participants. Also, those who would like to stay at Hotel
Gellért will have to pay the difference between 50 EUR/night and the room
price.
Social program: On
Saturday (5 October) a guided Budapest city tour will be given for participants.
The tour ends with a dinner at a typical Hungarian restaurant.
If you would like to register, please follow the link Ü I am looking forward to meeting you in Budapest!
Yours sincerely,
Annamária Várkonyi Kóczy
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