The University of Bologna – The Alma Mater Studiorum, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, with the support of the Magna Charta Universitatum Observatory and the European University Association (EUA), on June 24 and 25, with a scientific conference marked the twentieth anniversary jubilee of the Bologna Declaration.
Over 800 participants from more than 50 signatory states of the Bologna Declaration and over 200 rectors of universities attended the academic march organized in honor of this Declaration, which created a common European higher education space.
The conference was held in several parallel sessions, where the achievements and challenges faced by universities throughout the 20 years were presented, including the social dimension of higher education, the academic and civic values in changing societies, sustainable development and the role of higher education, etc.
The University of Tetova was represented by a delegation consisting of Ass. Prof. Shefik Shehu, Head of the Project Office, Ass. Prof. Kushtrim Ahmeti – university coordinator for ECTS, Ass. Prof. Agon Memeti, Head of the Office for Science and Innovation and Mr. Sc. Vjollca Memishi-Fejza from the Office for Evaluation and Quality. During the conference, the representatives of the University of Tetova held meetings with a significant number of personalities participating in this event.
The host Rector, Prof. Dr. Francesco Ubertini, expressed readiness to deepen cooperation between the two universities in bilateral projects, but also within the framework of initiatives and respective platforms within the European Union. Meanwhile, the President of the Magna Charta Universitatum Observatory, Dr. Sijbolt Noorda, expressed gratitude and satisfaction for the contribution and intensification of cooperation with the University of Tetova, in recent years, culminating in the organization of the regional workshop in 2015 and expressed readiness for the organization of similar activities in the coming years.