10.07.2019 | Kategorie Hochschulkooperationen, Hochschulpolitik, Ausschreibungen/Aufrufe
Documentation: Virtual Exchange – borderless mobility between the European Higher Education Area and regions beyond
“Virtual exchange” constitutes an important element in the current Higher Education internationalisation discourse. The conference highlighted virtual exchange in its role as facilitator for academic cooperation, especially by enhancing, supporting or completing physical mobility.
With a special focus on the relations between the European Higher Education Area and other regions worldwide, we addressed the potential of online learning scenarios and present best interaction practises. The conference took place in the context of the “Global Policy Dialogue”, an initiative dedicated to strengthening the relations between the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and other Higher Education regions in the world. Hence, the Global Policy Dialogue reflects on matters of common concern and relevance for higher education policies with the aim to stimulate cooperation and share ideas and policies that can be mutually beneficial.
The main forum for the “Global Policy Dialogue” is the Bologna Policy Forum, held regularly in conjunction with the Ministerial Bologna Conference since 2009.
| Place | Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Markgrafenstraße 38, 10117 Berlin |
| Date | 11th December 2019 |
| Target Group | Representatives of Higher Education Institutions in Europe (EHEA) and other regions, Higher Education practitioners or experts in virtual exchange, members of the Bologna Follow Up Group and partner organisations, researchers |
| Programme | Programme |
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Documentation
Virtual Exchange – Borderless Mobility between EHEA and Regions beyond
Dominic Orr, Kiron Open Higher Education, Germany
Institutionalising Virtual Exchange in Asia Pacific
Keiko Ikeda, Kansai University, Japan – will follow soon
Bridging Youth Across Europe and the Southern Mediterranean: The Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange Project
Sarah Guth, UNICollaboration, Spain; Marlène Bartes, European Commission, Belgium; Philipp Möcklinghoff, UNICollaboration, Germany
Benefits of Virtual Exchange from a Higher Education Perspective
Eva Haug, Amsterdam University of Applied Science, The Netherlands
Parallel Thematic Sessions I
Building Up Expertise and Capacities
A Didactical Resume of the Building Bridges Across Continents Project - Online Cooperation among European, African and US Students
Regina Brautlacht, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Joseph Owino, University of Nairobi, Kenya; Maria de Lurdes Martins, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal; Daniel Agyapong, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Technophobia in Academia
Bettina Pfaendner, Macquarie University, Australia – will follow soon
Curriculum Development
The Double Degree Experience between the University for Development Studies Ghana and the University of Applied Science Düsseldorf
Atia Apusigah, University for Development Studies Tamale, Ghana
Embedding Virtual Mobility in the Curriculum: The Story of Coventry University’s Centre for Global Engagement
Nik Beer, Coventry University, United Kingdom
Boosting Exchange
A Framework to Boost Virtual Exchange through Virtual Collaborative Learning Exemplified by a German-Iranian Project
Alexander Clauss, Technical University Dresden, Germany; Eric Schoop, Technical University Dresden, German; Ali Akbar Safavi, Shiraz University, Iran
A Testbed for Online Inter-institutional Collaboration across the Globe: The Virtual Exchange Programme
Anne S. Helsdingen, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland; Gijs Elkhuizen, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
Parallel Thematic Sessions II
Building Up Expertise and Capacities
Building Expertise and Capacity in Faculty at Durban University of Technology
Penny Orton, Durban University of Technology, South Africa; Lesley Anne Cooke, Durban University of Technology, South Africa – will follow soon
Revive the Rural: An E-learning Project for Sustainable Development
Ruth Schaldach, Technical University Hamburg, Germany; Tina Ladwig, Hamburg Open Online University, Germany
Curriculum Development
A Virtual Exchange Toolkit: from Micro-credential Settings to Full Study Programmes
Torsten Fransson, EIT InnoEnergy, The Netherlands – will follow soon
Schools of Education as Agents of Change: A Virtual Semester Abroad for Indian and German Education Students
Christoph Knoblauch, Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany; Jörg Keßler, Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany
Guidelines and Management
Virtual Exchanges: Developing Guidelines for Students and Faculties
Regina Brautlacht, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Kristi Julian, Middle Tennessee State University, USA; Wendi Hulme, Conestoga College, Canada
Institutionalizing Virtual Exchange: How to Promote and Integrate VE?
Sarah Guth, UNICollaboration, Spain
