1. The Groningen Declaration and Its Relevance for NUAK
Presenter: Herman de Leeuw, Executive Director, GDN Office
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2. What’s the GDN Basically All about?
To facilitate “Global Human Capital Mobility”, by making digital learner data accessible to learner himself/herself, enabling learner to consult and share with others
Compliance with privacy (as of May 25, 2018: GDPR) as enabler, with learner in control
Seeking involvement of stakeholders in Digital Learner Data Ecosystem on global level to make this vision a reality
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3. GDN’s Itinerary
Formulation of desirability of Dutch central student data depository
Involvement in RS3G
Idea promoted and incubated at all EAIE conferences in sessions and workshops ever since
Based on increasing availibility of central student data depositories , mapping these and creating a network. Goal to have digital student data serve as trusted sources for purpose of mobility and recognition
2016 – Establishment of GDN as a Foundation
Seven GDN annual meetings hosted in 5 continents
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4. Started Out From Own Experience as Credential Evaluator
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5. Important Initial Driver: Cutting out Fraud
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6. Document Examination Can Be Fun but Often Remains Inconclusive – How to Authenticate?
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7. No More Need for Rubber Stamping, Great as Seal Stamps Sometimes Are
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8. Better Resources Have Been Around for a While, Sometimes for Decade(s)
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9. Not Just in The Netherlands but Around the Globe, source UWN, 1 December 2017, issue #485
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10. Combining Centrally Administered Data with Learner’s Authentication – Learner Decides Who May Consult
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11. GDN’s Basic Formula
Annual Meeting: open platform for demonstrations by digital student data depositories, service providers, HEIs and so forth Showcasing viability of digital technologies such as open badges, microcredentials, blockchain etc. Furthering international cooperation in pilots Involving major international organizations – European Commission; IAU; IOM; OECD; UNESCO (and more) All with a view to make GDN stakeholders embrace digitization and thus facilitate business adoption
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12. This is Why You Might Take an Interest
Admission, credit mobility and graduation concern input, throughput and output of administrative data. Once you start to enrol learners, try to talk the language of millenials and digital natives that have come to expect digital services by default.
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13. Next Slides - Presenting Some Initiatives GDN is Involved in
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14. EMREX – Facilitating Credit Mobility & Recognition
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15. EMREX Network, (China Coming Up?)
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16. Erasmus without Paper
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17. DigiRec - Dealing with Recognition and Digital Data
Aims to systematically explore the connection between digitization of student data and the fair and smooth recognition of foreign qualifications.
Steering Committee: Presidents of the ENIC Bureau and of the Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee; EMREX; Executive Director of the Groningen Declaration Network
Project members: ENIC Canada, NARICs of France, Italy, Netherlands (coordinator), Poland and Sweden
more information
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18. Swedes Involved from the Very Beginning
Dr. André Hesselbäck, then University of Uppsala, now UHR; trough his involvement in EAIE’s Task Force DSDP, Digital Student Data Portability
Per Zettervall, then VHS, now UHR; through his involvement in RS3G and EUNIS
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19. Swedish Interest so Far
Total interest from Sweden: 36 persons
HEIs with interest in GDN: Linnaeus (1); Luleå (1); Lund (1); Umeå (7); Uppsala (2).
Other organizations with interest in GDN: Confederation of Swedish Enterprises (2); Gartner (1); Ladok (8); UHR (13).
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20. NUAK Organizers UHR and LADOK Both GDN Signatories, More Coming Up
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21. Idea Really Started to Catch On Since 2017 as Apparent from this UWN Article
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22. Paris Communiqué: Digitalisation now Part of BFUG EHEA Agenda for 2020
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23. Come Join Us in Puebla, Mexico, 24-26 April 2019
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24. Reaching out to 1650+ Contacts: GDN Newsletter
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25. Questions? Contact details
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