The WILLIAM Erasmus+ Project conference on “Best Practices for Internationalization at Home,” originally scheduled for March 17, 2020 at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, has been postponed until further notice due to the world-wide COVID-19 outbreak.

The conference will focus on:

• Internationalization Strategies
• Marketing International Programs
• Social Integration of International Students on Campus
• Security Procedures for International Students

The program will be especially relevant for policy makers and employees of institutions of higher learning in the following offices:

• International Office, School or Program
• Strategic Planning Unit
• Academic Secretariat
• Dean of Students
• Teaching Center
• Public Relations Department

For a brief film on the project click here.

Please register HERE

Program

9:30     Reception

10:00   Greetings from Hosts – Prof. Limor Aharonson-Daniel, Vice President for Global Engagement, Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

10:20   Introduction to WILLIAM – Dr. Yael Israel-Cohen, Coordinator of Erasmus + WILLIAM Initiative, College of Management Academic Studies

10:45   Panel Discussion: Internationalization Strategies – Dr. Uwe Brandenburg, Director of Global Impact Institute; Ing. Violeta Osouchová, Head of Division for Strategy and International Marketing, Masaryk University; Ms. Jane Turner, Head of the International Office, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Ms. Emma Afterman, Head of International Policy and Cooperation, Council for Higher Education of Israel; Moderator: Dr. Stavi Baram, Director, Office of International Academic Affairs, Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

11:45   Coffee Break

12:00   Social Integration of International Students: 3 Case Studies – Mr. Rasmus Benke-Åberg, Director of Erasmus Student Network; Ms. Sigal Kleynerman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Ms. Laila Perlman Soppi, Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Dr. Yoni Kaplan (moderator), Hebrew University of Jerusalem

12:45   Marketing Programs for International Students – Ing. Violeta Osouchová, Head of Division for Strategy and International Marketing, Masaryk University

13:15   Reform of English Language Skills – Ms. Emma Afterman, Head of International Policy and Cooperation, Council for Higher Education of Israel

13:30   Lunch

14:15   Orientation for International Students – Ms. Leena Saurwein, Management Center Innsbruck & Ms. Sigal Kleynerman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

15:00   Safety and Security Protocols – Prof. Shira Hantman, Tel Hai College

15:30   Jump-starting “Internationalization at Home” – Dr. Yael Israel-Cohen, Coordinator of WILLIAM, College of Management Academic Studies

16:00   Departure

For more information, please contact: 

Dr. Stavi Baram, Email: stavi@bgu.ac.il, Telephone: +972-8-6428425

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