Sixth Annual Groningen Declaration Network Meeting - An Appraisal

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What is it all about?

Here’s where it all started

Six annual meetings to date, next one coming up

2012 - Europe: Groningen, NL

2013 - Asia: Beijing, China

2014 - North America: Washington, D.C, USA

2015 - Europe: Málaga, Spain

2016 - Africa: Cape Town, South Africa

2017 - Australia: Melbourne, Australia

2018 - Europe: 18-20 April 2018, UniversitéParis1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, Paris

Foundation as of December 2016

GDN Office, answerable to Board of Directors

• Herman de Leeuw, Executive Director

• Seconded by DUO to the stichting to be ableto work for the stichting

• Independent entity

• Chamber of Commerce registration on 20-12-2016, registration number 67518613

Board of Directors, spread around the globe

AUSTRALIA Neil Robinson., University of Melbourne

BELGIUM Valère Meus. Erasmus without Paper and SGroup of Universities

CHINA Shi Lifang (Shelly), CHESICC

INDIA Amee Shroff, CDSL - Central Depository Services

LUXEMBOURG João Bacelar, European University Foundation

SOUTH AFRICA Yvonne Shapiro. South African Qualifications Authority

SPAIN Victoriano Giralt Garcia, University of Málaga

USA Mike Reilly, AACRAO - American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

USA Tom Black, Stanford University

USA Rick Torres, National Student Clearinghouse, USA

Self funding, independent foundation

Sources of income

• Main supporters

• Conference registration fees

• Sponsorship

• Annual contribution (voluntary)

Sixth annual meeting: Melbourne

Meeting materials

Statement from European Commission, Erasmus +

Erasmus+ funded: EMREX

Erasmus+ funded: EWP

Erasmus+ funded : Erasmus+ app

Erasmus+ funded: Learning Agreement

Erasmus+ funded: European Student Card

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Executive Director, stichting Groningen Declaration Network, herman.deleeuw@duo.nl