SGrup Annual Meetings 2018 Glbal Challenges in tday s internatinal Higher Educatin Sphere Think Tanks meeting Liaisn Officers meeting General Assembly meeting University f Trieste 15 19 Octber 2018
University f Trieste The University f Trieste welcmes students t mdern and dynamic envirnment ffering a high level f persnalisatin, state-f-the-art labratries and extensive libraries. Thrughut their academic careers and even after graduatin, students are prvided with dedicated, high-level services. The quality and variety f ur teaching prgrammes are cntinually updated with an increasingly internatinal fcus, giving ur graduates a cmpetitive advantage in the wrld f wrk, where the University has established imprtant partnerships with a netwrk f leading cmpanies. The quality f teaching is cmplemented by the quality f research that sees the University in leading psitins in natinal and internatinal rankings. The University f Trieste intends t cnslidate its rle as a research university, emphasising dctral studies, strengthening cllabratin with natinal and internatinal research bdies, and investing in the recruitment f highly qualified academic staff. The University is giving ever greater imprtance t wrking with the lcal cmmunity t create a reginal university system able t cllabrate in teaching, research, technlgy transfer and the sharing f innvative services. The University has als established a strng psitin at hme and abrad thrugh a willingness t wrk tgether with ther cuntries. It plays an imprtant rle in the principal regins f Eurpe and is in the frefrnt in Italy s relatins with the Balkans, Eastern Eurpe, Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Latin America.
AGENDA 1 st Day - Mnday Octber 15 th, 2018 Think Tank Academy: China and Latin America Venue: Sala Minre Destra Mderatrs: Arnim Heinemann, University f Bayreuth, Philipp Dengel, Baychina, Bárbara Csta, University f Prt, Barbara Clayes, Ghent University 15.00 15.30: Reprt n the prgramme f activities f the TT4C and current and future issues f the EU Chinese higher educatin sphere 15.30-16.00: Reprt n the SGrup Summer Schl in Shanghai 16.00 16.30: Reprt n the prgramme f activities f the TT4LA and current and future issues f the EU LA higher educatin sphere 16.30-17.00: Analysis f the ICn prgramme 2017-2018 17.00-18.00: Meeting with external speakers Dinner (wn expenses) 2 nd Day - Tuesday Octber 16 th, 2018 Think Tank Academy: China and Latin America Venue: Sala Minre Destra 9.00-11.00: Research cllabratin with China and LA 9.00 9.30: Jint research labs with China Speaker t be cnfirmed 9.30 10.00: Jint research prjects with LA Speaker t be cnfirmed 10.00 10.30: Discussin 10.30-11.00: Cffee break 11.00 13.00: Jint teaching prgrammes with China and Latin America 11.00 11.30: Jint teaching prgrams in Latin America Nicllas Maillard, UFRGS, via skype 11.30 12.00: Jint-dctral prgramme rganized by the University f Liège with the Chinese Academy f Agricultural Sciences Laurent de Ptter, University f Liège
12.00 12.30: Duble degrees in China Urban Strandberg, University f Gthenburg 12.30 13.00: Discussin 13.00-14.00: Lunch 14.00-15.00: Business Etiquette in China Philipp Dengel, BayChina 15.00 16.00: Business Etiquette in Brazil Vitr Amaral, UFF, via skype 16.00 18.00: Brainstrming sessin n tpics and frmat f the TT Academy 3 rd Day - Wednesday, Octber 17 th, 2018 Liaisn Officers Meeting Venue: Aula Magna 8.15-8.30: Departure t Grizia by bus 9.30 10.00: Welcme Addresses Maurizi Fermeglia, Rectr f the University f Trieste Jacek Witkś, SGrup President 10.00-11.30: 1 st sessin Internatinalisatin at hme Chair Arnim Heinemann 10.00-10.30: SUCTI prject SUCTI prject Empwering Administrative Staff t supprt Internatinalisatin - Rebeca Tmás, Officer at the Internatinal Center, Universitat Rvira i Virgili in Tarragna and Janna Dmagała, Deputy Head f Internatinal Office, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pznań. 10.30-11.00: Hw t attract Eurpean Prfessrs t deliver curses the UVa Experience by Mar Fernandez, Directr f the Internatinal Relatins Office, University f Valladlid 11.00-11.30: Discussin 11.30 12.00: Cffee Break rganized in terms f tpics 12.00-13.30: 2 nd sessin - Challenges f digitalisatin Chair Valère Meus 12.00 13.00: Open Surce University Alliance, Erasmus Withut Paper and EVOLVE Prject Valère Meus and Rbert O Dwd
13.00 13.30: Discussin 13.30-14.30: Light Lunch 14.30-16.30: 3 rd sessin Interactive grup sessin Chair / Mderatr - Alexandra Hughes. Participants will be divided in different grups. Discussin tpics: Hw are individual institutins planning t engage with the Erasmus+ prgramme? Hw are individual institutins planning t engage with the EUN (Eurpean Universities Initiative)? Hw shuld SGrup plan the future f the new Erasmus+ prgramme? Hw shuld SGrup plan the future f the EUN initiative? Hw can SGrup help HEIs preparing fr the new the Erasmus+ prgramme? Hw can SGrup help HEIs preparing fr the new the EUN initiative? 16.45: Departure by bus t visit a typical wine cellar: Villa Russiz, (Via Russiz, 4, 34070 Capriva del Friuli GO) 19.00: Welcme Dinner Venue: Villa Russiz, (Via Russiz, 4, 34070 Capriva del Friuli GO) 21.30-22.00: Departure t Trieste by bus 4 th Day - Thursday, Octber, 18 th, 2018 General Assembly Meeting Venue: Sala Cappella Crdinatrs: Michele Pipan and Renat Gennar, University f Trieste 9.30: Registratin and Welcme cffee 9.45-10.00: Welcme addresses: Glbal Challenges Renat Gennar, Vice- Rectr and Deputy Rectr fr Internatinalizatin f the University f Trieste Jacek Witkś, SGrup President 10.00-11.00: 1 st sessin Has Frmal Higher Educatin a Future? Chair: Renat Gennar 10.00-10.30: Mari Raich, University f Friburg 10.30 11.00: Discussin 11.00-11.30: Cffee break Venue: t be cnfirmed 11.30-12.30: 2 nd sessin Glbal Accreditatin as a driving frce Crdinatr: Arnim Heinemann
11.30 12.00: Business Schls as vehicles f internatinalisatin in the glbal cntext Patrik Ström, Head f the Department fr Business Administratin at Schl f Business, Ecnmics and Law, University f Gthenburg. 12.00 12.30: Discussin 12.30-13.30: Light lunch Venue: Sala Ristr 13.30-15.00: 3 rd sessin Dctral Educatin Crdinatr: Jacek Witkś 13.30-13.50: Diane Hustn, Vice Master at Birbeck 13.50-14.10: Christine Scherer, crdinatr f the Graduate Schl f the University f Bayreuth r Emnet Tadesse Wldegirgis, Bayreuth Internatinal Graduate Schpl f African Studies (t be cnfirmed) 14.10-14.30: Ryszard Naskrecki, Vice-Rectr fr Research and Internatinal Relatins, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pznan 14.30-15h: Discussin 15.00-15.30: Cffee break Venue: t be cnfirmed 15.30-16.30: Final keynte by Cecilia Christerssn, Pr Vice Chancellr Glbal Engagement and Challenge Based Learning, Malmö University 16.30-17.00: Cncluding remarks 19.30: Gala Dinner Restaurant Chimera di Bacc (Via del Pane, 2, 34121 Trieste) 5 th Day Friday, Octber 19 th, 2018 - Internal Business Meeting Venue: Aula Cammarata - University f Trieste Rectrate Ist flr. Piazzale Eurpa, 1 34127 Trieste Crdinatin: Jacek Witkś and Renat Gennar r Michele Pipan 9.00-10.30 Part I: Reprt f activities and Discussin 10.30-11.00 : Cffee break Venue: Aula Bachelet University f Trieste - Ist flr - left side 11.00-12.30: Part II: Finances and Electins Venue: Aula Bachelet University f Trieste - Ist flr - left side 12.30: Lunch Venue: Aula Bachelet University f Trieste - Ist flr - left side
14.00 16.30: Scial prgram: Guided city tur thrugh the main sites f Trieste. Stp in a typical café t taste a typical Triestine cffee.