The document summarizes the 6th annual meeting of the Groningen Declaration Network, an independent foundation focused on credential recognition and mobility. It notes the locations of past meetings from 2012-2017 in Europe, Asia, North America, Africa, and Australia. The 2018 meeting will be held in Paris. The foundation has an office and board of directors representing universities from around the world. It is self-funded through conference fees, sponsorships, and contributions. The 6th annual meeting took place in Melbourne, and the European Commission supported several Erasmus+ funded initiatives on credential exchange and mobility that were discussed.

1. Sixth Annual Groningen Declaration Network
Meeting - An Appraisal

2. Feedback from two attendees

3. What is it all about?

4. Here’s where it all started

5. 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, Université
Paris1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, Paris

6. Foundation as of December 2016

7. GDN Office, answerable to Board of Directors
• Herman de Leeuw, Executive Director
• Seconded by DUO to the stichting to be able
to work for the stichting
• Independent entity
• Chamber of Commerce registration on 20-12-
2016, registration number 67518613

8. 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

9. Self funding, independent foundation
Sources of income
• Main supporters
• Conference registration fees
• Sponsorship
• Annual contribution (voluntary)

10. Sixth annual meeting: Melbourne

11. Meeting materials

12. Statement from European Commission, Erasmus +

13. Erasmus+ funded: EMREX

14. Erasmus+ funded: EWP

15. Erasmus+ funded : Erasmus+ app

16. Erasmus+ funded: Learning Agreement

17. Erasmus+ funded: European Student Card

18. Need to know more? Leave your business card
or contact
Executive Director, stichting Groningen
Declaration Network, herman.deleeuw@duo.nl