PROGRAMME
CREDIT ACCUMULATION AND TRANSFER SYSTEMS
International Seminar – Leiria, Portugal – 24,25 November 2000
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PURPOSE OF THE SEMINAR 

The purpose of this seminar is to discuss the credit accumulation and transfer systems. This issue gains its full dimension in the context of the Bologna Process and of lifelong learning. The experience gained in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) should help to develop accumulation and transfer systems, not only at a national level but also in the context of the internationalisation of the higher education, creating a European Credit System. 

The report of the “ECTS Extension Feasibility Project”, of January 2000, prepared by a steering group established by the Commission (DG EAC), will be an important basis for the discussion. 
Besides an objective of facilitating evaluation and recognition of qualifications, it is expected as outcomes of this seminar to have a consensus on the main characteristics of a credit accumulation system and on the main problems to be solved to achieve such a system.

PROGRAMME

24 November

Plenary session     

09.30 h 	Opening session.     

10.00 h 	The issue of credit accumulation and transfer systems and the main goals of Bologna Declaration 
Pedro Lourtie     

10.45 h 	Coffee-break.     

11.45 h 	Credit accumulation and transfer systems: a global vision     
Volker Gehmlich     

12.00 h 	From the credit transfer to the credit accumulation ensuring coherent curricula (levels, grades, knowledge areas, etc.) and quality (including the question of ageing of qualifications).      
Julia González

12.45 h 	Lunch     

14.30 h 	Workshops (four groups):     

1 - Credit accumulation systems based on workload and on competencies     
     Reinhart Schmidt / Estela Pereira     
2 - Accreditation of Prior Learning and Accreditation of Prior Experiential   
    Learning     
     Michel Feutrie / John Konrad      
3 - Distance Learning and Lifelong Learning     
     Alfredo Soeiro     
4 - Articulation between Credits and the Diploma  Supplement and Europass     
     Inge Knudsen / Maria Emília Galvão     

16.30 h 	Coffee-break     

18.30 h 	End of the sessions.     

PROGRAMME
CREDIT ACCUMULATION AND TRANSFER SYSTEMS
International Seminar – Leiria, Portugal – 24,25 November 2000
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25 November     

Plenary session     

09.30 h 	Presentation of the results of the workshops and debate.     

11.15 h 	Coffee-break.     

11.45 h 	From Credit Accumulation Systems to common     
European levels of reference: the ways ahead - debate     

12.15 h 	Conclusions by the general rapporteur     
Stephen Adam     

Closure of the seminar.

VENUE / ORGANISING and PROGRAMME COMITEES

Venue :
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (Leiria Polytechnic Institute) 

Organising Committee : 
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria: Dr. Miguel Jerónimo 
- Direcção-Geral do Ensino Superior: Dr.a Manuela Paiva 
- GAERI: Dr.a Darnelle Nóbrega 
- Grupo de Trabalho para a Presidência da UE: Doutora Eugénia Madaíl

Programme Committee :
- Direcção-Geral do Ensino Superior (DGESup):
    Prof. Manuel Farto 
- Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Portuguesas (CRUP):
    Profª Estela Pereira 
- Conselho Coordenador dos Institutos Superiores Politécnicos (CCISP): 
    Prof. Jorge Justino 
- Associação Portuguesa do Ensino Superior Privado(APESP):
    Prof. Almeida Dias 
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (IPLeiria):
    Prof. Luciano Almeida 
- Gabinete de Assuntos Europeus e Relações Internacionais / Grupo de Trabalho
   para a Presidência da UE:
    Dr.a Maria Emília Galvão 
- Grupo de Trabalho para a Presidência da União Europeia:
    Prof. Pedro Lourtie (coordenador)
                 Profª Maria Luís Rocha Pinto

Invited member :
Prof. Sérgio Machado dos Santos (President of the Confederation of EU Rectors)