Universidad Internacional y Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP)
Valencia, from 18h to 20th May, 2011
Directors:
-Manuel Sanchis i Marco, Professor of Applied Economics, University of Valencia
-Vicente Royuela Mora, Professor of Applied Economics, University of Barcelona
Secretary:
-Vicent Almenar i Llongo, Professor of Applied Economics, University of Valencia
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY 18th
Educational abilities and professionalskills
09:00 – 09:30REGISTRATION AND DOCUMENTATION DELIVERY
09:30 – 10:00INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION
Mª Antonia García Benau
Director of UIMP-Valencia
Manuel Sanchis and Vicente Royuela
Directors of the course
10:00 – 11:15OPENNING ADDRESS
Jordi Curell Gotor
Director of lifelong learning, higher education and international affairs, Directorate-General for Education and Culture, European Commission
Youth in movement: the contribution of education and training policies to the Europe 2020 Strategy
11:15 – 12:30Antonio Lastra
Professor ofPhilosophy, University of Valencia
Educating citizens
12:30 – 13:45Manuel Sanchis and Vicente Royuela
Professors of the University of Valencia and the University ofBarcelona
La flexiguridad como atributo clave de un mercado de trabajo adaptable en España
16:00 – 17:15Ramón López Martín
Professor of Pedagogy, University of Valencia
Academic skills for a successful entry into the labour market
17:15 – 17:30DISCUSSION
THURSDAY19th
Professional training and the modernisation of the social protection systems
10:00 – 11:15Steven Tobin
Senior Economist, International Institute for Labour Studies, ILO
Human capital and the abilities of the labour force
11:15 – 12:30Adela Descals Tomás
Professor of Psychology, University of Valencia
Intellectual capabilities and vocational choice
12:30 – 13:45Vicente Castelló Roselló
Director of INEM-Valencia, Ministry of Labour
16:00 – 17:15Mercedes Boronat
Magistrate, Court on Labour, High Court of Justice of the Valencia Community
Judiciary sentences onemployment and social protection issues
18:00 – 20:00ROUND TABLE: MODERNISING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND SOCIAL PROTECTION IN THE VALENCIAN REGION
Moderator:Belén Cardona
Professor of Labour Law, University of Valencia
Panellists:
Elvira Ródenas
Secretary of employment and training of UGT-PV Trade Union
Francisco MolinaBalaguer
Secretary General of CC.OO.-PVTrade Union
Miguel Soler Gracia
Director General for Professional Training, Ministry of Education, Spain
José Vicente González Pérez
President of CEV, Valencian Entrepreneurial Association
Rafael Ferrando Giner
President of CIERVAL, Valencian Entrepreneurial Association
20:00 – 20:30GENERAL DISCUSSION
FRIDAY20th
Flexicurity and labour market’s adaptability
09:30 – 10:30Alexander Hijzen
Administrator, Division for Employment Analysis and Policy, OCDE
Labour market flexibility from the OECD perspective
10:30 – 11:30Esteban Lozano
Policy Analyst, Employment Analysis Unit, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Commission
Flexicurity: the European Commission approach
11:30 – 12:30Lone Henriksen
Head of Unit
Ministry of Labour, Denmark
Flexicurity: the Danish case
12:30 – 13:30Helmut Mahringer
WIFO
Flexicurity: the Austrian case
13:30 – 14:30CLOSSING ADRESS
Mª Antonia García Benau
Director of UIMP-Valencia
Valeriano Gómez
Minister of Labour
Ángel Gabilondo
Minister of Education
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