Euro-Ages Final Conference 2010 October 21, 2010

Dear Madam/Sir,

the Project Board for the Euro-Ages Project (“European Accredited Geological StudProgrammes”) hereby heartily invites you to join the Euro-Ages Final Conference on 22nd October 2010 at the Hotel Ében, 15-17 Nagy Lajos király str., 1148 Budapest, Hungary.

Over the past two years, the partners in the EURO-AGES project have worked towards developing a European qualification framework for geology, in the first and second cycles defined by the Bologna process, based on learning outcomes rather than input factors (course curricula). The objectives of the work are to increase transparency of Earth Sciences qualifications across Europe and therefore to facilitate improved academic and professional mobility across Europe. At the same time, the project aims to encourage students and graduates in the field of geology, as well as professional geologists, to pursue Life Long Learning. The project objectives are being achieved through a structured exchange of best practices, expertise and country characteristics of professional practices in geology in the different European countries. The project has identified important reference points for quality assurance and related recognition issues focused on learning outcomes.

The project is supported by the European Commission, DG Education and Culture.

During the plenary session on the first day, participants will be briefly introduced to the Euro-Ages Framework Standards and Accreditation Criteria that have been elaborated and tested by the Project Consortium.

The nature and objectives of a future Euro-Ages Quality Network will be presented. The latter is envisaged to ensure the sustainability of the Euro-Ages project results through the award of a Euro-Ages Quality Label for successfully evaluated first and second cycle programmes in the field of geology. Aspects of field-specific quality assurance will be discussed by a panel drawn from academics and representatives of industry.

The conference programme and registration form are also available on the Euro-Ages website (http://www.euro-ages.eu).

Conference participation is free of charge. Costs for travel and accomodation will be borne by the participants. Participants may submit a claim for reimbursement of their travel cost up to €300¬and under the conditions set out in the Information for Euro-Ages 2010 Conference Participants (to be provided to the registered participants via email).

Thank you for forwarding this invitation to people who might be interested!

Conference information provided by konferenciakalauz.hu

Official Website: http://www.euro-ages.eu/pages/final-conference.php