NORRIC Seminar 2007
The 2007 seminar took place at Oscarsborg, on a small island in the Oslofjord. Among other subjects, the seminar dealt with the problem of fraudulent documents.
Below you can see the programme of the seminar and download the presentation by professor Peter Maassen, University of Oslo, on trends concerning the European Master's degrees.
Programme
Monday, 3 September
Chair: Gerhard Y. Amundsen
Reporter: Susanna Kärki
11.30-12.30 Lunch
12.30-12.40 Welcome, Deputy Director General Ida Lønne, NOKUT
Challenges related to fraudulent educational documents:
12.40-12.55 Fraudulent documents – a social problem?
Detective Chief Inspector Bjørn Ekren, National Criminal Investigation
Service
12.55-13.05 Production of deceptive documents (video clip),
KRIPOS
13.05-13.20 National regulation of recognition of foreign higher
education
Representative, Ministry of Education and Research
13.20-14.35 National reports
Iceland
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
14.35-15.00 Coffee break
15.00-16.15 Discussion: fraudulent documents
chaired by Senior Adviser Rolf Lofstad, NOKUT
16.15-16.30 Break
16.30-17.00 The quality assurance system in NOKUT, Adviser Katarina G.
Witek, NOKUT
17.00-17.30 Challenges in recognition: Information channels and
sources
Introduction and discussion, Credential Evaluator Peder de Thurah Toft,
CIRIUS
17.45-18.45 Fjord cruise with M/S Kaholmen
19.30 Dinner
Tuesday, 4 September
Chair: Ingrid Bjørkly
Reporter: Gisli Fannberg
09.00-09.40 Challenges in recognition: Principles of deduction
Adviser Anne Rovde, NOKUT
Discussion, chaired by Head of Division, Anne Stærk, CIRIUS
09.40-10.20 European master
degrees under threat?
Possible effects of international reform and marketization
pressure (PowerPoint)
Professor Peter Maassen, University of Oslo
10.20-10.40 Recognition of master degrees
Adviser Gerhard Y. Amundsen, NOKUT
10.40-11.00 Discussion
11.00-11.10 Coffee break
11.10-12.00 Group work (four themes - further information will be
given)
12.00-13.00: Lunch
13.00-13.30 Gränshinderprojektet - and the Final Report
Project Manager Ulf Öhlund, Högskoleverket
13.30-14.00 Gränshinderprojektet, step 2: Discussion of project
proposal for 2008-2009 chaired by Head of Department, Lars Petersson,
Högskoleverket
14.00-14.30 NORRIC website
Introduction and discussion; Information Officer Finn Kjeller Johansen,
CIRIUS
14.30-15.00 News from the offices
Report on recognition in Denmark
