Draft Agenda

Day One – 12 October, 2:00pm

1. Welcome and adoption of agenda

• BFUG7_1a Draft agenda BFUG Meeting Manchester October 2005
• BFUG7_1b Draft annotated agenda BFUG Meeting Manchester October 2005

2. Minutes of the last BFUG and Board meetings

• BFUG Meeting 6 Bergen May 2005 - Minutes
• BFUG Board 10 Luxembourg June 2005 - Minutes

3. Role of Secretariat

• BFUG7_3 BFUG Secretariat - Proposed terms of reference

4. Reflections after the Bergen Ministerial Conference

• Reflections after the Bergen Ministrial Meeting

5. Bologna Work Programme 2005-2007 – initial discussion

• BFUG7_5a Work programme 2005-2007
• BFUG7_5a Annex A Draft work programme table 2005-2007
• BFUG Work Programme 2005-2007

6. Eurostudent – presentation on how might contribute to Bologna Work Programme followed by short discussion

• Eurostudent report 2005 on Social Dimension

7. Mobility and portability of loans and grants - views on next steps

• BFUG7_7 Draft–paper for the discussion on Mobility through portability

8. Consultation on European Qualifications Framework

• BFUG7_8a Letter about proposal of reaction regarding EQF
• BFUG7_8b Proposal for reaction about the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning

Day Two – 13 October, 9:00am

9. Stocktaking – review of process and methodology for next exercise

• BFUG7_9 Proposal for a working group on Stocktaking
• WG Stocktaking 2005-2007 - Introduction

10. Capacity building across the EHEA

• BFUG7_10 Discussion on capacity building across the European Higher Education Area

11. Partner and Consultative members – contribution to the Bologna Process

• BFUG7 Return of experience on external support to implement the Bologna reforms
• BFUG7_5b ENQA letter on E4 update
• Forum Higher Education Governance 2005 - Recommendations

12. Bologna Work Programme 2005-2007 – approval of way forward

• BFUG7_5a Annex B Draft terms of reference Project Doctoral Programmes
• Conference Doctoral Programs Tbilisi 2005 - Report
• BFUG7_5c Proposal for a BFUG Working Group on Qualifications Frameworks
• BFUG7_5d Proposal for a working group on the external dimension of the Bologna Process
• BFUG7_5e Proposal for a seminar on the external dimension of the Bologna Process
• BFUG7_5f Proposal for a working group on social dimension and mobility

13. Candidates for 2009 Ministerial Conference

14. Any other business

15. Date and place of next meeting