NOVA-BOVA Working Group on Joint Master Programmes (WGMSc) continues its activity in 2004. The first meeting of follow-up group took place in 26th of May in the Latvia University of Agriculture.

Deputy Rector of the Latvia University of Agriculture professor Juris Skujans opened the meeting and welcomed it participants wishing a fruitful result. Leader of the working group Lea Michelson (Estonian Agricultural University) made a brief overview of development events and regulations in connection with Joint MSc on European level and shared her impressions from seminar �Joint Degrees � Further development� that took place in Stockholm in May 2004. Many important topics including WGMSc timetable for 2004, draft of Agreement for Cooperation on Implementation of Joint BOVA study programs and establishment of BOVA Committee on Joint Studies were discussed during the meeting.

BOVA coordinators and representatives from BOVA and NOVA secretariats were invited to the meeting and contributed with opinion on going process from perspective of further network development.

The next WGMSc meeting is foreseen for the end of June, 2004.

Submitted by An�elika Ra�kauskienė
BOVA secretariat