This document outlines the draft agenda for a peer learning activity taking place in Poitiers, France from November 25th-27th, 2015. The event is organized by ESÉN, the National College for Education Management, Higher Education and Research, and is aimed at capitalizing knowledge between members of the GAIHE research project and opening discussions with policymakers and executives about innovations in higher education. The agenda includes presentations on topics like regional governance, leadership for innovation, quality assurance, and case studies. It also incorporates workshops, roundtables, and conclusions from researchers and representatives of universities, government agencies, and other organizations.

1. Peer Learning Activity
Poitiers, 25th-27th November 2015
consortium workshop – Friday the 26th of June2015
Instituto Universitario de Estudios de la Ciencia y la Tecnología ,
Salamanca, Spain

2. Introduction
• ESÉN : National College for Education
Management, Higher Education and Research
• ESÉN is in charge of training of managers and
executives from French Secondary and Higher
Education and Research Systems.

3. Introduction

4. IntroductionGAIHE expertise has been particularly focused on the new
forms organization facilitating the innovations. The first
research findings allow considering the following
assumptions:
• The development of innovations between HEIs,
business and policy-making can be made at different
scales of governance. In France, some Grandes Écoles
(colleges) have developed national and international
networks, universities are encouraged by the
Conference of Presidents of Universities (CPU) to
implement public-private partnerships at regional level.
• The shift from a managerial organization of universities,
focused on the efficient use of resources, to leadership
enhancing innovations.

5. Introduction
These first research findings inspired the
conception of the Poitiers meeting
around two objectives:
1. Capitalizing knowledge between the
members of the GAIHE project
2. opening the discussion with policy-
makers, academics and executives
trained by the ESEN.

6. Draft Agenda
Wednesday 25th
November
• 14:00 Welcome
• 17:00 Meeting of the
GAIHE members
• 19:30 Diner

7. Draft Agenda
Thursday 26th November
9:00-9:30 Welcome
• Jean-Marie Panasol, Head of the ESENESR
• Cecile Mc Grath, RAND Corporation
Europe
• Jo Ritzen, University of Maastricht, School
of Governance

8. Draft Agenda
Thursday 26th November
9:30- 12:30 Plenary session
Chair: Roger Grenet, Directeur Général de la Recherche et de
l’Innovation, ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de
l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la recherche
• 9h:45-10:30 Adam Tyson, Higher Education DGEAC An
Agenda for modernising European higher education
• 10h30-11h15 Guy Haug, Expert of the European Higher
Education Area,Advisor to the Valencia University of
Tecnology. The Future of Higher Education and the place of
Innovation in Europe

9. Draft Agenda
Thursday 26th November
11:30-12:30 Round-Table with the
stakeholders
• The recommendations of the French CPU: the
regional governance, a source of innovations for
Higher Education?
• Jacques Comby, president of the Committee
“International relations” at the CPU, a
representative of business (to determine),
Philippe Meirieu, Vice-président Region Rhône-
Alpes

10. Draft Agenda
Thursday 26th November
14:00-17:00 Plenary session
Chair: Jo Ritzen, University of Maastricht, School of
Governance
• 14:00-15:00: Romuald Normand, University of
Strasbourg. From management to leadership. A new
strategy for innovation?
• 15:30-17:00: Peer learning activities with policy-
makers and executives from universities and
Grandes Écoles (colleges).

11. Draft Agenda
Thursday 26th November
14:00-17:00 Plenary session
At least two workshops in parallel on the
following topics:
• Regional governance and development of
innovation (Chair: Marko Marhl, University of
Maribor)
• Leadership, innovation and creativity (Chair:
Nicole Pellegrin ESENESR)

12. Draft Agenda
Friday 27th November
9:00-12:30 Plenary session
Chair: Ellen Hazelkorn, Institute of Technology, Dublin
• 9-9:30 : Indra Dredze (University of Latvia), Case
studies as the detector of agents of changes in
higher education
• 9:30-10:30 : First Workshop. The Queen Mary
University of London, United Kingdom
• 10:45-11:45 : Second Workshop. University of
Alicante, Spain

13. Draft Agenda
Friday 27th November
14:00-17:00 Plenary session: how to assure quality,
manage and sustain innovative practices?
Chair: Jean-Paul de Gaudemar, adviser of Minister of Higher
Education
• 14:00-15:00 : Peter J. Wells, Director of BPTC,
former Head of UNESCO. CEPES: Quality Assurance
and Quality Management Issues Regarding
Innovative Modes of Higher Education Provision

14. Draft Agenda
Friday 27th November
14:00-17:00 Plenary session: how to assure quality,
manage and sustain innovative practices?
• 15:00-16:30 Round-table: the management of innovation at
the University: what challenges for the future? Clara Danon,
Head of Digital Technologies Department, Ministry of Higher
Education and Research; Michel Deneken, vice-chancellor for
training at the University Strasbourg; François Germinet,
president of the committee “Digital Technologies” at the CPU
• 16:30-17:00 Conclusion. Cecile Mc Grath, RAND Corporation
Europe

15. Peer Learning Activity
Poitiers, 25th-27th November 2015
consortium workshop – Friday the 26th of June2015
Instituto Universitario de Estudios de la Ciencia y la Tecnología ,
Salamanca, Spain