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COUNCIL OF EUROPE Directorate of School,
Out-Of-School And Higher Education, Higher
Education and Research Division and PEOPLES
FRIENDSHIP UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
MAKING THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA A
REALITY THE ROLE OF STUDENTS
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Reflections on The Learning Environment- by
Lars Lynge Nielsen, EURASHE
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To establish the Perfect Learning Environment
Mission Impossible!
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Learning Environment is more than just a
well-equipped building

• The mental barrier of tradition
• The confusion between shape and content
• However, some requirements for the physical
  environment

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The Learning Process Four common fallacies

• Ideological
• Technological
• Psychological
• Utopian

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Excellence in Research does not ensure Excellence
in Teaching
Excellence in Teaching does not ensure Excellence
in Learning
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Learning Environment understood as a never-ending
performance

• The Actors Students and Teachers
• The Stage The combined physical, psychological
  and social factors
• The Play To be re-written every time the actors
  are replaced or the stage changes

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To pursue the Perfect Learning Environment
Mission Accomplished!
When in doubt Ask the students!
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