International Conference: June 18-19
On the 19th of June, the International Conference „What can we learn by comparing U.S. and EU university education?” has been successfully concluded. More than 120 guests and participants gathered at the Hyatt Regency Warsaw, where the event was organized.
The theme of the conference – comparing American and Euroepan university systems to enumerate and analyze the causes of a relatively poor performance or weak competitiveness of the European tertiary system, as well as to asses efforts like the Bologna process and HE reform undertaken in Poland from the point of view of whether they are sufficient to close or at least to narrow the gap with the U.S. university system.
The conference was held under the patronage of the European Parliament and the Polish Ministry of Finance.
More than 40 experts in the fields of education and economics presented their papers throughout the course of 6 Discussion Panels. The top presentations will be published in English and Polish by a renowned International and Polish scientific publisher.
The conference was regarded as being a high quality academic event, with good organization and will be followed by another conference within two years, which will continue the discussion about higher education.
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Invitation to 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?”
18-19 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 Education 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.
REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION AT THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE: www.heconference.pl
Lecture of Prof. Mark Rozell “Obama: His First Year Leadership”
On February 25, 2010 students and lecturers had an opportunity to take part in the discussion on “Obama: His First Year Leadership” with Professor Mark Rozell, Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University.
Professor Mark Rozell is a Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. He is the author of nine books and editor of ten books on various aspects of American government, including the presidency, religion and politics, media and politics, and interest groups in elections.
Thanksgiving 2009 at Lazarski
On November 24, 2009U.S. Economy and Transatlantic Relations Institute, Foreign Languages Department, Lazarski University in co-operation with the American Embassy in Warsaw organized the celebration of Thanksgiving 2009 at Lazarski University.
The program included:
- The presentation of Ms. Jeanne Briganti, Deputy Cultural Attache in the U.S. Embassy on „Thanksgiving as the most important American holiday; first settlers, their culture and customs, and their influence on the subsequent character of the American political system”
- Panel discussion on “How well has Barak Obama done since he took office?”
participants: Mr. Piotr Gillert – journalist, “Rzeczpospolita” and Mr.Andrew Paul – Press Attache, U.S. Embassy
moderator: Wojciech Bieńkowski, Ph.D. – Director, U.S. Economy and Transatlantic Relations Institute
- Student contest: “USA Today”
- Magic show
- Traditional Thanksgiving dinner: stuffed turkey and cranberry sauce
Lecture: “The Rise of China: The Implications for US and EU“ of Professor Wing Thye Woo
On November 20, 2010 U.S. Economy and Transatlantic Relations Institute hosted Professor Wing Thye Woo, who conducted a lecture: “ The Rise of China: Implications for UE and U.S.” The lecture was organized in cooperation with U.S. Embassy in Warsaw.
Wing Thye Woo is Professor at University of California at Davis, Yangtze River Scholar at the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing. Simultaneously, Prof. Woo fulfills the responsibilities of Director of the East Asia Program within The Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
His current research focuses on the economic issues of East Asia (particularly, China, Indonesia, and Malaysia), international financial architecture, comparative economic growth, state enterprise restructuring, fiscal management, and exchange rate economics.
