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ELM 2006 Conference
Maastricht University will host the ELM2006 conference on the employability of the new Bologna graduates.
It is likely that the Bologna objectives will become intertwined with phenomena like quality of networks, competition, competencies and selectivity. As a result, the Bologna process, and the re-launched Lisbon Strategy, would not only generate European graduates, but also significantly change the roles of recruiters, academic staff and governments.
The question is: to what extent, and at which speed? At this conference, several options, best practices and outcomes from recently completed research will be discussed.

Conference themes will be
- higher education and the international labour market;
- requirements in the national context;
- the emerging European Labour Market for graduates;
- new roles for quality, accreditation and institutional research.

Objective; who should attend
The conference aims at exchanging views, experiences and research outcomes from higher education experts, labour market researchers, educational researchers, employers, recruiters, experts from international organizations, national governments and higher education agencies, as well as experts on quality assurance, institutional research and accreditation.

Information and registration
The full programme of the conference can be viewed on the website http://www.unimaas.nl/elm. The conference brochure can be downloaded (pdf).
Information on fees an the on-line registration form can be found here.
All question can be addressed at elm@bu.unimaas.nl