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1 Invitation International Conference Drivers of Change and Choice: What Can We Learn About Competitiveness By Comparing U.S. and EU Education at the University Level? June 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Warsaw, Poland The U.S. Economy and Transatlantic Relations Institute at Lazarski University, Polish U.S. Fulbright Commission, Harvard Club of Poland, and Scholarship Fellows of the Foundation for Polish Science cordially invite you to participate in the forthcoming Conference Drivers from Higher to Quality Education: Drivers of Change and Choice: What Can We Learn About Competitiveness By Comparing U.S. and EU Education at the University Level? which will take place in Warsaw. The conference includes noteworthy paper presentations, panel discussions and workshops. Honorary Committee Prof. Barbara Kudrycka Minister of Science and Higher Education Prof. Jan Vincent-Rostowski Minister of Finance Mr. Jamil Salmi - Tertiary Education Coordinator, World Bank Mr. Krzysztof Daniewski - President, Harvard Club of Poland Mr. Andrzej Dakowski - Executive Director, Polish U.S. Fulbright Commission Prof. Daria Nałęcz - Rector, Lazarski University Prof. Maciej Żylicz - President, Foundation for Polish Science Conference Topics Are the global university rankings a good reflection of the lagging European universities competitiveness?; Competition as the mechanism of increasing the quality of American universities; Autonomy of the U.S. universities (teaching program, financial and legal); U.S. and EU university government s structure; Remedial measures taken by the European Union, such as the Bologna Process; Achieved and prospective effects of the Bologna Process and its impact on competitiveness of the European system of higher education; and Polish perspective and attempts to reform the education system in Poland.

2 Participants The attendees will be prominent European higher education experts, esteemed representatives from universities, businesses, ministry officials and media. The representatives attending the Conference will be coming from many different countries, such as Poland, U.S. and other EU countries. The list of distinguished participants of this conference: EU and Polish ministry officials: Mr. Jan Truszczyński Director-General for Education and Culture, European Commission Prof. Barbara Kudrycka Minister of Science and Higher Education Prof. Kazimierz Stępien Chairman, Council for Science, Ministry of Science and Higher Education Piotr Dmochowski-Lipski Director-General, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Corporate representatives: Dr Jerzy Thieme Co-Chairman of European Union Affairs Committee, American Chamber of Commerce Prof. Mirosław Miller President, Wrocławskie Centrum Akademickie EIT+ Piotr Rymaszewski President of the Management Board, KP Capital Sp. z o.o. Piotr Sadza - Corporate Products Department Director at Bank Ochrony Środowiska S.A. Witold Radwański - President of the Management Board, Krokus PE Jacek Wojciechowicz Chief Economist, Polish Institute of Directors Bogusława Cimoszko Skowrońska CEO, CMS Corporate Management Services Sp. z o.o. Waldemar Siwiński President, Perspektywy Education Foundation Foreign academic representatives: Prof. Josef Brada Professor of Economics at Arizona State University; Executive Secretary of Association for Comparative Economic Studies Dr. Anne Corbett London School of Economics Prof. Gordon Stanley Pearson Professor of Educational Assessment; Director Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment, University of Oxford Prof. Alan J. DeYoung - Professor and Department Chair at College of Education, University of Kentucky Prof. Elise S. Brezis Director, Azrieli Center for Economic Policy, Bar-Ilan University, Israel and Paris School of Economics, France Haiyan Hua, Ed.D. Senior Education Advisor, World Education, Inc.; Lecturer, International Education Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education Prof. David Dixon - Professor of Chemical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Prof. Charles Henderson - Associate Professor, Physics and Science Education; Western Michigan University Prof. Laurence D. Cooper Fulbright Lecturer in Political Science, Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic) and Associate Professor of Political Science, Carleton College (Northfield, Minnesota)

3 Polish academic representatives: Prof. Andrzej Bryk Professor, Jagiellonian University Dr. Jan Sadlak Vice Rector for International Cooperation, Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki President of Polish Rectors Foundation Prof. Stefan Jackowski University of Warsaw, Institute of Mathematics Prof. Maciej Żylicz President, Foundation for Polish Science Prof. Andrzej K. Koźmiński Rector, Koźmiński University Prof. Janina Jóźwiak former Rector, Warsaw School of Economics Dr. Krzysztof Pawłowski President, National-Louis University, Nowy Sącz Prof. Ewa Chmielecka Professor, Warsaw School of Economics; Bologna Expert Dr. Julita Jablecka Prysłopska Centre for Science Policy and. Higher Education at Warsaw University Dr. Marcin Kilanowski Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń Dr. Dominik Antonowicz Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń Dr. Krzysztof Leja Deputy Dean, Politechnika Gdańska Dr. Radosław Rybkowski Jagiellonian University Dr. Paweł Dobrowolski - Expert at Sobieski Institute and Harvard Club of Poland member Conference Language The conference language is English. Electronic simultaneous translation will be available. Registration and fee The Registration Form and fee information are attached. Additionally, registration is available online at the conference web page Submission of Papers We invite you to submit a paper where the top presentations will be published in English and Polish by a renowned International and Polish scientific publishers. We expect to have a set of legislative initiatives (proposals) to be submitted to the respective EU and Polish authorities about how to restructure and/or upgrade the respective university systems. Further information The Conference website is Contact information U.S. Economy and Transatlantic Relations Institute at Lazarski University 43 Swieradowska Str.; Warsaw, Poland Agata Wiśniewska Conference Coordinator Phone: (+48-22) ; Fax: (+48-22) ; us.institute@lazarski.edu.pl Prof. Wojciech Bieńkowski Director of Institute Phone: (+48)

4 TENTATIVE PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DRIVERS OF CHANGE AND CHOICE: WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT COMPETETIVENESS BY COMPARING U.S. AND EU EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL? June :00-9:20 OPENING CEREMONY June 18-19, 2010 Hyatt Regency Warsaw Warsaw, Poland 09:20-10:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER SPEECH: Sources of success of American universities 10:00-10:20 COFFEE BREAK 10:20-11:40 DISCUSSION PANEL: Competition as the mechanism of increasing the quality of American universities 11:40-12:00 COFFEE BREAK 12:00-13:30 DISCUSSION PANEL: Autonomy of the U.S. universities (teaching program, financial, and legal) 13:30-14:30 LUNCH 14:30-15:50 DISCUSSION PANEL: U.S. and EU university government s structure 15:50-16:10 BREAK 16:10-17:50 DISCUSSION PANEL: Are the global university rankings a good reflection of the lagging European universities competitiveness? 19:30-22:30 KEYNOTE DINNER SPEAKER June :00-9:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER SPEECH 9:30-10:50 DISCUSSION PANEL: Analysis of systemic reasons for lower competitiveness of European universities 10:50-11:10 COFFEE BREAK 11:10-12:30 DISCUSSION PANEL: Remedial measures taken by the European Union to upgrade the European university system the Bologna Process 12:30-12:50 COFFEE BREAK 12:50-14:10 DEBATE: Assessment of effectiveness of changes in European higher education strategy a lesson for Polish reformers 14:10-15:00 LUNCH 15:00-17:00 DEBATE: Proposals on higher education reforms in Poland, compatibility with the Bologna Process, chances for improvement of reaching quality higher education 17:00-17:30 PRESS CONFERENCE CLOSING CEREMONY

5 REGISTRATION FORM DRIVERS OF CHANGE AND CHOICE: WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT COMPETETIVENESS BY COMPARING U.S. AND EU EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL? June 18-19, 2010 Hyatt Regency Warsaw Warsaw, Poland CONFERENCE FEE* Conference fee per person (2 days)** * Please mark with [X] Early registration (until May 14, 2010) Late registration (after May15, 2010) 2 or more participants 2 or more participants 1 participant from the same organization 1 participant from the same organization EURO PLN EURO PLN EURO PLN EURO PLN 200 [ ] 800 PLN [ ] 180 [ ] 720 PLN [ ] 220 [ ] 880 PLN [ ] 200 [ ] 800 PLN [ ] ** The full conference fee includes: attendance of all conference sessions, conference materials, catering during the conference, participation at the dinner with a distinguished dinner speaker. More information at No. Title First name Last name Department Position KEY CONTACT DETAILS INVOICE DETAILS* Full Name _ Organisation _ Department Address _ Address Phone Phone _ Fax _ _ * Please fill this section in if you would like to receive an invoice. PAYMENT IN PLN Organisation Taxpayer identification no. Department _ Fax PAYMENT IN EUR Recipient: WyŜsza Szkoła Handlu i Prawa im. Ryszarda Łazarskiego Recipient: WyŜsza Szkoła Handlu i Prawa im. Ryszarda Bank: BRE BANK S.A. O / Warszawa Łazarskiego Bank account: Bank: BRE BANK S.A. O / Warszawa Bank address: ul. Marynarska 19A Warszawa Account No.: SWIFT code: BREX PL PW Reference for transfer: conference June 2010 Full_Name_of_Particpant e.g. conference June 2010 John Smith The conference language is English. Electronic simultaneous translation will be available. Hyatt Regency Warsaw offers our conference participants rooms at the special discounted rate 75. To make a reservation, please contact Ms. Natalia Dumańska; natalia.dumanska@hyatt.com DATE SIGNATURE Please this form to us.institute@lazarski.edu.pl or fax to