HEInnovate webinar (20th November, 2024, 17:00 – 18:00 CET)

ZOOM video conference (click here to register)

Since 2013, HEInnovate, a joint initiative of the European Commission and OECD has been supporting individual higher education institutions and higher education systems to assess and develop their innovative and entrepreneurial potential, as foreseen under the European Strategy for Universities.

This hour-long HEInnovate online webinar will take place on the 20th of November, 2024, at 5 pm CET. It will engage representatives from The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, The European Association for International Education, and the HEROES European University Alliance to explore innovative strategies for promoting global engagement, cross-cultural collaboration, and international mobility in higher education.

Speakers will provide insights into the state of internationalisation in European Higher Education, including a cross-country analysis of how higher education institutions manage the internationalisation process. The content of the webinar will stress reflections on the concepts of innovation and internationalisation, how they relate, and the changing mindsets around them. The speakers will also give examples of initiatives being implemented at higher education institutions to drive the internationalisation of curricula forward.

This topic aligns with The Internationalised Institution dimension of HEInnovate, which encompasses the integration of international perspectives into the design and delivery of education, research, and knowledge exchange by introducing new questions, approaches and alternative ways of thinking. Innovative approaches are important for promoting internationalised teaching, learning, and research, for example the design of more internationalised curricula or the fostering cross-country partnerships and alliances between institutions.

Agenda

About the speakers and moderator:

• Ivana Didak is the Head of Higher Education Policy at The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities. Since 2018, she covers the network’s activities in higher education, including the Erasmus+ programme and the European Universities initiative. Previously, she worked in the Croatian Erasmus+ National Agency where she focused on mobility activities, especially the International Credit Mobility. Ivana studied at KU Leuven (European Politics and Policies) and at the University of Zagreb (Political Science).
• Laura E. Rumbley, PhD, (LinkedIn profile) is Director for Knowledge Development and Research at the European Association for International Education (EAIE), based in Amsterdam, where she is responsible for developing and implementing the Association’s content strategy and research agenda. She is also an Editorial Advisory Board member for the Journal of Studies in International Education, as well as an Advisory Board member for the SEA EU European University alliance.
• Piet van Hove (LinkedIn profile) is the Programme Manager for the HEROES European University Alliance. He is the Immediate Past President (2022-24) of the European Association for International Education (EAIE) and a board member of Taith and the NGO Apopo. Piet has worked in international higher education for 25 years.
• Rebecca Allinson is a Managing Partner at Technopolis Group, and she is responsible for projects/work in the field of European and UK public policy, specifically related to the Higher Education, Research, Information Society, and Enterprise Policy.

Please click here to register.

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We look forward to welcoming you to the webinar!

The HEInnovate Team