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Braga, Portugal, 9 - 11 September. The President of EMUNI participated in the XVII General Council of the Compostela Group which was held at the University of Minho, in Braga, Portugal. During this general conference, EMUNI was admitted as a full member in the meeting of the General Council. EMUNI was given the platform during the meeting to explain the various activities in which it is involved. In particular a presentation was made of the EMUNI ENPI project to all delegates present for the conference. A specific session was also held on EMUNI-Compostela Group of Universities joint collaboration in the Mediterranean. In the seminar held during the General Assembly two specific presentations were made on ‘Quality Assessemnt and Qaulity Enhancement' by Prof. Alberto Manuel Castro Amaral, Director of the Centre for Research in Higher Educational Policies of Portugal and on Cost Efficiency and Quality assurance by Prof. Ron Tuninga, Honorary Chair Faculty Assessors at the AMBA. During the conference the President of EMUNI had the opportunity to discuss bilateral projects with the Rectors and Vice Rectors of the University of Minho, the University of Santiago de Compostela, the University of Oulu, Finland, where the next CGU meeting will be organised. Other meetings were held with University representatives of Cadiz, Poznan, Karlstadt, and other EU Universities interested in joining EMUNI.
This year, in Braga, the Compostela Prize was awarded to Mrs. Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the EU Commission and European Digital Agenda Commissioner.
Rector Maurits Van Rooijen of Nyenrode University was elected for the second term as president of compostela group. Rector Maurits is also the chairman of the Management Board of EMUNI .
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