Coping with New Legal Challenges in EducationSeptember, 13-14, 2013/ Kaunas (Lithuania)

Preliminary Programme

Date: Thursday 12/09/2013

19:00 Unofficial dinner with the participants who have already arrived at the Restaurant “Bajorų kiemas” (I. Kanto g. 18, Kaunas)

Date: Friday 13/09/2013 • Time: 09:00 • Venue: Vytautas Magnus University

09:15 Registration and Morning Refreshments

09:30 Welcome Julija Kiršienė (Dean of the Faculty of Law of the Vytautas Magnus University)

Chair’s Opening Remarks Jan De Groof (President ELA, College of Europe- UNESCO Chair, University of Tilburg)

10:00 PLENARY SESSION 1 ON CORRUPTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH • General information about higher education • Public awareness about corruption in education and research • Jurisprudence and redress • Internal Codes of Conduct regarding corruption • Jurisprudence and redress • Monitoring of cases of corruption

Julija Kirsiene, Saule Milciuviene (Vytautas Magnus University - Lithuania)Sergejus Muravjovas (Transparency International Lithuanian Division - Lithuania)Roberto Toniatti (Trento University - Italy) Merilin Kiviorg (Wolfson College - UK, Tartu University - Estonia)Boryana Velcheva (Center for the Study of Democracy - Bulgaria)Pieter Huisman (Haagse Hogeschool, Erasmus University Rotterdam - Netherlands)

10:40 First Round of Discussions

11:10 Morning Coffee Break

11:30 ContinuationGeorgiy Kasianov (International Renaissance Foundation - Ukraine)Edvins Danovskis (University of Latvia - Latvia)Dražen Cepić (European University Institute – Italy/Croatia)

12:00 Second Round of Discussions

12:30 Networking Lunch - Architektai (K.Donelaicio st. 62 / V.Putvinskio st. 53)

Coping with New Legal Challenges in EducationSeptember, 13-14, 2013/ Kaunas (Lithuania)

13:30 PLENARY SESSION 1 - CONTINUATION - ON CORRUPTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCHJuliana Latifi, Nikoleta Mita & Edlira Haxhiymeri (University of Tirana - Albania) Maria Smirnova (Federal Centre for Educational Legislation - Russia)

14:00 Third Round of Discussion

14:30 Afternoon Coffee Break

14:50 PLENARY SESSION 2 ON VIOLENCE IN EDUCATION • Safety regulations and penalties • Dealing with disruptive students • Education and training about violence • Prevention, protections, penalties • Reporting requirements

Introduction of the Dignity Video Tutorial by Gracienne Lauwers (ELA)Jyri Ginter (Tartu University - Estonia)Florian Lehne (Salzburg University - Austria) Päivi Gynther (Finland)

15:50 ON VIOLENCE IN EDUCATION - CONTINUATIONVitaly Matveev & Anna Vavilova (Higher School of Economics - Russia) Georgia Du Plessis (University of the Free State - South Africa) Raluca Alecu (University of Bucharest - Romania)

17:00 Chair’s Summary and Closing Comments

18:00 Networking Reception and Walking Dinner HistoricalPresidentialPalaceoftheRepublicofLithuania(VilniusSt.33,Kaunas)

Date: Saturday 14/09/2013 • Time: 09:00 • Venue: Vytautas Magnus University

10:00 Chair’s Opening Remarks

10:10 PLENARY SESSION 3 ON REFORMING THE LEGAL STATUS OF TEACHERS • The teacher’s employer • Recruitment of teachers • Permanent appointment as a teacher • Career possibilities of a teacher • In-service training of teachers • Leave • Categories of teachers • Qualifications required • Nature of the teacher’s employment contract • Disciplinary status of teachers and sanctions • Teaching as becoming an aging profession • Liability for teachers

Coping with New Legal Challenges in EducationSeptember, 13-14, 2013/ Kaunas (Lithuania)

10:10 LecturesEdita Gruodyte & Ausrine Pasvenskiene (Vytautas Magnus University - Lithuania)Pieter Huisman (Haagse Hogeschool, Erasmus University Rotterdam - Netherlands)Urszula Markowska (Maria Grzegorzewska Pedagogical Academy - Poland)Anna Vavilova (Higher School of Economics - Russia)

10:40 First Round of Discussions

11:10 Morning Coffee Break

11:30 ContinuationSvitlana Kalashnikova (National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine - Ukraine) Evelien Timbermont (Free University of Brussels - Belgium) Rainer Palmstorfer (Salzburg University - Austria)

12:00 Second Round of Discussions

12:30 Networking Lunch - Architektai (K.Donelaicio st. 62 / V.Putvinskio st. 53)

13:30 PLENARY SESSION 3 ON REFORMING THE LEGAL STATUS OF TEACHERS – CONTINUATIONArtjem Rozhkov (Higher School of Economics - Russia) & Yulia Linskaya (Ministry of Education - Russia)Sille Uusna (Estonian Government Office - Estonia)Edlira Haxhiymeri, Nikoleta Mita & Juliana Latifi (Lusticia University - Albania)

14:00 Third Round of Discussion

14:30 Afternoon Coffee Break

14:50 PLENARY SESSION 4 ON BROAD SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT PUPILS LIVING IN POVERTY • Definition of the broad school concept in your country • Definition of poverty in your country • Target groups of broad schools • Funding of broad school activities • The role of broad school projects to support pupils living in poverty

Maria Smirnova (Federal Centre for Educational Legislation - Russia)Gracienne Lauwers (University of Antwerp, Free University of Brussels - Belgium)

15:30 Fourth Round of Discussions

17:00 Chair’s Summary and Closing Comments

18:00 Networking Reception and Walking Dinner FranciscanFriary(Papiliog.9,Kaunas)

Coping with New Legal Challenges in EducationSeptember, 13-14, 2013/ Kaunas (Lithuania)

AccomodationHotel „Metropolis“S. Daukanto g. 2144249 Kaunashttp://www.metropolishotel.lt

Conference venueVytautas Magnus UniversityK. Donelaičio g. 58, LT-44248Kaunashttp://www.vdu.lt

Thursday eveningRestoranas “Bajorų kiemas” I. Kanto g. 18, Kaunasmega@bajorukiemas.lt

Friday eveningHistorical Presidential Palace of the Republic of Lithuania http://www.istorineprezidentura.lt/?lang=enVilnius St. 33, LT-44290 Kaunas

Saturday eveningFranciscan FriaryPapilio g. 9LT-44275Kaunashttp://www.domuspacis.lt/en

Coping with New Legal Challenges in EducationSeptember, 13-14, 2013/ Kaunas (Lithuania)