Hosting Higher Education Institution: |
Universiteit Gent |
Institution website: |
http://www.ugent.be/en |
Country: |
Belgium |
Language: |
English |
Dates: |
Tuesday, 14 February, 2017 to Thursday, 16 February, 2017 |
Registration fee: |
not applicable |
Fee reductions/waivers: |
not applicable |
Maximum number of participants: |
20 |
Deadline for applying: |
Friday, 9 December, 2016 |
Accommodation: |
Accommodation not provided |
Contact person details: |
Universiteit Gent - International Relations Office Het Pand Onderbergen 1 B-9000 Gent (BELGIUM) TEL: 0032 9 264 70 15 / 0032 9 264 70 02 carole.picavet@ugent.be / evy.pot@ugent.be http://www.ugent.be/en/ghentuniv/internationalisation |
The aim of this Staff Training is to welcome both non-teaching and teaching staff from our partner institutions and to share experiences with regard to the following theme: 'using digital tools in internationalisation'.
Various digital tools have been worked out at Ghent University to optimize the process of internationalisation in different areas: grade conversion, inter-institutional quality review, the integration of (exchange) student applications, housing applications (halls of residence), business intelligence platform, …
In addition, a student-friendly online study guide has been developed.
We are convinced that the topic of digitalization in internationalisation is an important concern for universities and we would welcome discussion on how partner institutions deal with these issues. This will be done in the form of presentations, workshops, round tables, ….
A detailed program will be published around the end of November.
We look forward to welcoming you at our staff week.