2. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe EAIE Conference, Krakow, 14 – 17 September 2005 UNICA presentation Kris Dejonkheere

3. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com General Presentation Institutional Network of UNIversities of the Capitals of Europe 1 of the 5 leading institutional academic networks in Europe Created in 1990 39 member universities 30 countries 130,000 staff 1,500,000 students

4. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com Role To promote academic excellence, integration & co-operation between member universities ; To be a driving force in the development of the Bologna process ; To facilitate the integration of universities from Central and Eastern Europe into the EHEA.

5. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com Mission Statement on Equal Opportunities « All UNICA universities, as Universities in the Capital Cities of Europe committed to democratic values, pledge themselves to the implementation of policies, procedures and practices which do not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, age, disability, colour, ethnic origin, religious belief or sexual orientation. Consequently they will implement programmes to remove barriers to equality and to promote concepts of diversity and equality of opportunity in all their activities. » Signed on 15 December 2000 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of UNICA

6. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com Board & General Secretariat PRESIDENT Prof. Arthur METTINGER Vice-Rector, University of Vienna Educational and International Affairs

7. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com Organization Internal organization based on 3 bodies : General Assembly (one meeting per year) Steering Committee (four meetings per year) International Relations Officers' Committee (two meetings per year)

8. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com Members Charles University in Prague Comenius University in Bratislava Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest Freie Universität Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Lomonosov Moscow State University National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Polytechnic University of Tirana Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Stockholm University Tallinn University of Technology Tirana University Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Universidad Complutense de Madrid Universidade Nova de Lisboa Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Università degli Studi di Roma Tre Universität Wien Universitatea Bucuresti Université de Lausanne Université de Zagreb Université Libre de Bruxelles Université Paris-Dauphine Universiteit van Amsterdam University College Dublin University College London University of Copenhagen University of Cyprus University of Helsinki University of Iceland University of Latvia University of Oslo University of Paris I Panthéon- Sorbonne University of Paris III Sorbonne nouvelle University of Paris VI Pierre & Marie Curie Univerza v Ljubljani Vrije Universiteit Brussel Warsaw University

9. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com UNICA Evolution Members in 1990 14 members 10 countries 620,000 Students

10. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com UNICA Evolution Members in 2000 30 members 23 countries 1,000,000 Students

11. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com UNICA Evolution Members in 2005 39 members 30 countries 130,000 staff 1,500,000 Students

12. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com Bologna Laboratory AIM Combining the strengths of member institutions with regard to the implementation of the EHEA. Facilitating the creation of joint degree programs among UNICA members. BL website Status quo reports from the institutions, exchange of ideas, good practices, day-to-day problems, monitoring instrument for the process within the network. Meeting BL - coordinators Vienna, 2-3 June 2004 and 10-11 December 2004 Madrid, 7-8 July 2005 Specialized UNICA BL - Task Forces “Project Management” “Criteria” BL team Arthur Mettinger, President UNICA, David Baldinger, BL- coordinator, Roland Steinacher, BL-webmaster

13. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com Working Groups & Seminars WORKING GROUPS Equal Opportunities Science Park & Incubators Urban Issues Diploma Recognition SEMINARS Rectors Seminars Seminar on Equal Opportunities – Sharing best practices : Experiences in implementing Equal Opportunities policies Workshop “Diploma Supplement” Seminar on Fundraising Seminar on the Future of Scholarly Communication

14. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com Projects & Initiatives PROJECTS In the frame of Socrates complementary measures EUNIRO BEPIQUA INITIATIVES Administrators mobility program Student Conferences : 2000 – Berlin 2002 – London 2004 – Amsterdam 2006 – Paris

15. © 2005 – UNICA & exquisse.com Contact – Brussels Office UNICA a.i.s.b.l. c/o Université Libre de Bruxelles Avenue F.D. Roosevelt, 50 C.P. 131 B-1050 Brussels Belgium Tel :+32 2 650 44 45 / 49 91 Fax : +32 2 650 49 92 E-mail : unica@ulb.ac.beunica@ulb.ac.be Web : http://www.ulb.ac.be/unica/http://www.ulb.ac.be/unica/ Secretary General Ms. Kris DEJONCKHEERE

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