Main current challenges facing the European Union include globalization, sustainability of public finances and labour market performance. There is widely accepted analysis suggesting that knowledge is a crucial factor for growth, structural adjustment and social inclusion.
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia and the Center of Excellence in Finance in a close cooperation with Bruegel and the European Investment Bank are organizing Slovenian Presidency of the EU Conference adressing QUALITY OF TERTIARY EDUCATION AND THE ECONOMIC POLICY AGENDA. The conference will be held on April 2, 2008 at Ljubljana Hotel in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The objective of the Conference is to provide an opportunity for academics and policy makers to take stock of the relevance of human capital in the economic policy agenda, discuss and exchange initiatives to enhance the efficiency of public spending in the domains of tertiary education at national and EU level.
The Conference will be organized in three thematic sessions and a panel discussion focusing on:
assessment of factors enhancing the quality of tertiary education including the effectiveness and efficiency of public spending;
the EU dimension of enhancing national efforts and;
the macro-economic dimension of tertiary education.
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The conference is cosponsored by the European Investment Bank.