ZAGREB, March 9 (Hina) - Ministers and senior officials from nine European countries gathered in CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies) signed a new agreement -- CEEPUS II -- in Zagreb on Sunday for a
five-year period starting on 1 January 2005.
ZAGREB, March 9 (Hina) - Ministers and senior officials from nine
European countries gathered in CEEPUS (Central European Exchange
Programme for University Studies) signed a new agreement -- CEEPUS
II -- in Zagreb on Sunday for a five-year period starting on 1
January 2005. #L#
The signing of this agreement was one of the main reasons of the
ninth CEEPUS ministerial conference, which pooled officials from
Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland,
Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
The event, organised by Croatia's Science and Technology Minister
Gvozdan Flego and the secretary-general of CEEPUS' Vienna-based
head office, Elisabeth Sorantin, was held in Zagreb's Sheraton
hotel over the weekend.
Croatia chaired CEEPUS until today, turning over presidency to
Poland.
Speaking about the importance of the conference, Flego said that
this year was the first time the Minister's Prize of Excellence was
awarded since CEEPUS was founded in 1995. The recipient was Hungary
for the "Teaching and Learning Bioanalysis" programme in which
seven CEEPUS member-countries are participating.
Flego presented the award to the project's coordinator, Pecs
University professor Ferenc Kilar, who said bioanalysis was an
important branch of science that needed to be systematically
advanced and had a great future.
The minister thanked Austria for being the most active supporter of
CEEPUS and its activities.
He said the newly-signed agreement would focus on joint programmes
ending with the awarding of joint degree or double degree diplomas
by universities participating in the programmes.
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