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09.00 Registration, tea / Coffee & networking



The Polish Secondary Education System and Qualifications



10.00-10.30 Welcome & Introduction - Emil Pietras, Education Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London



10.30-11.00 Overview of the Polish Secondary School System - different types of schools and rankings - Magdalena Nartowska-Hydzik, Head of Division, Department for International



Co-operation, Ministry of National Education



11.00-11.30 Overview of the new Matura Examination and its equivalence to UK qualifications - Marek Legutko, Director of the Polish Central Examination Board



11.30-12.00 Tea/Coffee break



12.00-12.30 Overview of Polish Universities and their rankings - Danuta Czarnecka, Deputy Director, Department for International Co-operation, Ministry of Science & Higher Education



12.30-13.30 Lunch & Networking



Developing joint courses and innovative enterprise programmes with Polish Universities



13.30-13.50 The Importance of Developing International Education - Jerzy Marcinkowski, International Director, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University College, Krakow



13.50-14.10 Learning & Teaching in British Universities (for the Polish delegates) - Professor Peter Lutzeier, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Hull



14.10-14.30 Case study of how British & Polish Universities are working together - Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland, Professor Jo Carby-Hall OBE, University of Hull



14.30-14.50 The Potential for Joint Innovative Enterprises between British & Polish universities, companies and the development of Science & Technology Parks - Martin Oxley, Chief Executive, British-Polish Chamber of Commerce (BPCC)



14.50-15.20 Setting up a legal entity - How British or joint British-Polish Organisations / Universities can set up a legal entity for joint ventures in Poland - Nowakowski & Partners



15.20-15.50 EU Funds – Application and Use - How British or joint British-Polish Organisations / Universities can apply for EU Funds in Poland - Dr. Ewa Lasecka-Wesolowska, Economic Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in UK



15.50-16.15 Discussion and Q&A



16.15 : Tea/coffee Finish



We look forward to seeing you at what promises to be a very interesting and productive conference, which is the first of its kind in the UK