PROGRAM

08:30 - 09:00

WELCOME TO PARTICIPANTS - REGISTRATION

09:90 - 09:10

OPENING ADDRESS - Minister of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia Mr. Andrej Bajuk

09:10 - 11:00

SESSION 1
HOW TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF TERTIARY EDUCATION (Chaired by Mr. Janez Šušteršič)

09:10 - 09:40

Mr. André Sapir (Professor of Economics, Université Libre de Bruxelles)

09:40 - 10:10

Mr. Stephan Vincent-Lancrin (OECD)

10:10 - 10:30

Discussant Ms. Reinhilde Veugelers (European Commission BEPA)

10:30 - 10:45

General discussion

10:45 - 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30

SESSION 2
IS THERE A EU POLICY DIMENSION ON TERTIARY EDUCATION (Chaired by Mr. Max Watson)

11:00 - 11:30

Mr. Peter Van der Hijden. Head of Sector Higher Education (EU Commission)

11:30 - 12:00

Mr. Albert Tuijnman. Senior Economist (European Investment Bank)

12:00 - 12:20

Discussant Mr. Jean Pisani-Ferry (Director, Bruegel)

12:20 - 12:30

General discussion

14:00 - 15:30

SESSION 3
THE MACROECONOMIC DIMENSION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION (Chaired by Ms. Marjana Bednaš)

14:00 - 14:25

Mr. Philippe Aghion (Robert C. Waggoner Professor of Economics, Harvard University)

14:25 - 14:50

Mr. Karl Pichelmann (EU Commission)

14:50 - 15:15

Mr. Shahid Yusuf (The World Bank)

15:15 - 15:35

Discussant Mr. Jukka Pekkarinen (Vice-President of the Economic Policy Committee)

15:35 - 15:50

Coffee break

15:50 - 17:00

SESSION 4
PANEL DISCUSSION (Chaired by Mr. Gonzalo Caprirolo)

Ms. Fabienne Ilzkovitz (Head of Divison, DG ECFIN)

Ms. Andreja Kocijančič (Rector, University of Ljubljana)

Mr. André Sapir (Professor of Economics, Université Libre de Bruxelles)

Mr. Alasdair Smith (former Head of Sussex University)

17:00 - 17:20

General discussion

17:20 - 17:30

CLOSING REMARKS, Mr. Dušan Lesjak (State Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology)