Program

Virtual

Internationalization 

Workshop for Staff

Internationalization

of Higher Education

HEI Alumni Actions

Workshop for Students

Universities’ Networking

Main Conference Room

Monday, 2nd of June Tuesday, 3rd of June Wednesday, 4th of June Thursday, 5th of June Friday, 6th of June
09:30 – 10:00 Welcome to the 12th International Week (MR) (Konstantinos Petridis) Digital Bridges for Real-World Peacebuilding (Yuliana Lavrysh & Iryna Simkova) The Internationalization Plan of the University of Vigo (Maria Pardal) The EduScrum Effective Collaboration Framework (Willy Wijnands & Kristina Fritsh)
 
10:00 – 10:30 Navigate through Virtual Exchange: An Introduction to VE and COILs (Sara Pittarello) How to setup your Virtual Exchanges (Elena Mizrahi) Key developments of international education projects at UVigo (Lorena Diana Gatea) Evaluation, Examination, and Cultural Engagement, Excursion to the Botanical Garden 
 
 
10:30 – 11:00 Virtual Exchange in the Internationalization of Higher Education (Kyria Rebeca Finardi)
Leveraging Africa – Europe Academic Partnerhips for Sutainable Development Opportunities and Strategies (Mary Mutisya & Abdelilah Kadili) Unlocking Macro & Micro Credentials: The Power of Digital Proof (Kim Steenkjær Mortensen)
11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 12:00 COILs and Co-Teaching (Hubertus, Weyer) A process of challenge-based learning within the context of internationalization (BIP)(Sandra Lopes and Maria de Guadalupe Almeida) Prison’s Break: Digital Escape Rooms in Higher Education for Educators and Administrative Staff (Carla M.A. Pinto)
The EduScrum Effective Collaboration Framework (Willy Wijnands & Kristina Fritsh)
12:00 – 12:30 Optimising International Student Mobility through Virtual Exchange (Angela Alonso)
Leveraging Alumni and Giving Data to build a fundraising pipeline for future success (Erin Titter)
12:30 – 13:00 The Virtual Exchange Project IMPACT: Lessons Learnt (Konstantinos Petridis)
Transformative Learning through International Internships (George Liodakis)
International Marketing of Higher Education (Anna Opalka)
13:30 – 14:00  Welcome coffee for students / Start of the Students’ Program
 
14:00 – 14:30 Leading Across Cultures (Anna Stefanowicz-Kocol & Tatjana Welzer)
How to Kickstart an Innovative Process (even if you only have a few hours) (Ralph Peters and Yelda Ozturk) Leadership, Soft Skills and Performativity (Yoel Tawil) Applied Creativity (Elad Segev) Evaluation, Examination, and Cultural Engagement, Excursion to the Botanical Garden
 
 
 
 
 
14:30 – 15:00
15:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:00 Creating Champions: How Great Leders Build Great Teams (Agnieszka Zielinska) Students’ Conference about AI Tools in Communication & Research Data Driven Citizeship for Young Leaders (Stefania Oikonomou)
16:00 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:00
17:00 – 17:30

Conventional project management: could or should it survive in the age of AI?

(József Györkös & Tatjana Welzer)

Effective and Appropriate Communication and How to make a presentation (Samia Zeid)
How to organize your next international event (George Vardalachakis)
 
 
17:30 – 18:00
18:00 – 18:30
20.00     Dinner for Students Farewell Dinner for Staff

 

Moderators: Konstantinos Petridis – George Kakavelakis

Conference Room 1- Thales/Heraklitus

 

Tuesday, 3rd of June Wednesday, 4th of June Thursday, 5th of June Friday, 6th of June
09:30 – 10:00

UFES in the world and the world in UFES (Kyria Finardi)

Al Balqa Applied Sciences University (Omar Suleiman Arabeyyat)

Global Impact, Local Roots The Story of YVC (Rony Stein Peri)

University of Murcia (Maravillas Ríos Salmerón & Carolina Pérez Jiménez)

The Internationalization of Western Galilee College (Oshrat Atias)

Servire Est Vivere: York College of Pennsylvania (Kristen Gurreri & Erin Titter)

 
Excursion to the Botanical Garden
 
10:00 – 10:30

Mediterranean Minds, Global Goals: Discover Mediterranean University of Albania (Nerajda Feruni)

University of Almeria (Emilia Cruz Oliver)

Lucian University of Sibiu (Olga Precup)

Beyond the Third Mission: the dimension of the Public Engagement at the University of Bologna (Carlotta Viani)
10:30 – 11:00

West University of Timosoara (Roxana Dogaru)

The University of Hannover (Gabriele Herok)

Introducing the University of Banja Luka (Ljiljana Surucic)

 

Science Diplomacy in Higher Education  (Nikolaos Moraitakis)
11:00 – 11:30  Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:00

AI@VIVES (Stefaan Haspelagh)

Tamkine Internationlization Actions (Aya Azaddou)

Excellence in Education at the Romanian American University (Elena Museanu)

University of Maribor (Tatjana Welzer)

About Students’ Mobility (Konstantinos Petridis) Excursion to the Botanical Garden 
12:00 – 12:30

SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Agnieszka Kinel)

FONTYS University of Applied Sciences (Ralph Peters)

International Telematic University Uninettuno (Dario Assante)

University of Prishtina (Majlinda Daci)

Polytechnic Institute of Beja – Fundamental and Applied Research (Fernando Teixeira)

12:30 – 13:00

Empowering Students for Global Tomorrow (Ioanna Grajdeanu)

A University that thinks like a think tank (Malgorzata Galecka)

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University (Nana Kurshubadze) 

Romanian American University – mission, vision and values (Luminita Horhota)

Tamtech Digital Solutions (Abdelilah Kadili) 

End of Session

 

Moderators: George Fouskitakis – Andreas Kaliakatsos

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