Kortrijk, 29 May 2007
Internationalisation today. Close neighbours and faraway friends
Theme
A joint colloquium of VLHORA, ACA and KATHO
Programme
| 8:30 | Registration and coffee |
| 10:00 | Welcome addresses Luc De Mey, Coach Internationalisation KATHO,Head of Department Social Sciences (KATHO-IPSOC), Kortrijk Bernd Wächter, Director, Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), Brussels Jan Geens , Director International Affairs, VLHORA, Brussels Tom Dekeyzer, Flemish Ministry of Education, Brussels |
| 10:30 | Internationalisation at home: concept, history and current practice Bengt Nilsson, Malmö, Sweden |
| 11:10 | Cooperation with neighbouring regions – the HORA EST programme Michaël Joris, Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg, Flanders |
| 11:50 | A student perspective on international mobility Paul Boulez, former Erasmus student, KATHO-HANTAL |
| 12:00 | Home away from home: mobility and cooperation between Flanders, the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region Jacques Lebegge, Haute Ecole Paul-Henri Spaak, Brussels |
| 12:40 | Lunch |
| 13:50 | The benefits of mobility – impact on individuals and institutions Ulrich Teichler, INCHER, Kassel, Germany |
| 14:35 | How they see us? The perception of European higher education in other parts of the world Bernd Wächter, Academic Cooperation Association, Brussels |
| 15:15 | The place of Europe on the higher education world map: where do we stand and where could we go from here? Volker Gehmlich, Fachhochschule Osnabrück, Germany |
| 16:00 | Closure and thanks |
| 16:15 | A tribute to Anne-Marie Van den Dries Head KATHO International Office (1995-2007) |
| 17:30 | Reception and buffet |
Venue
KATHO
Doorniksesteenweg 145
B-8500 KORTRIJK
Partners
VLHORA
KATHO