Hosting Higher Education Institution: |
University of Primorska |
Institution website: |
http://www.upr.si |
Country: |
Slovenia |
Language: |
English |
Dates: |
Monday, 15 May, 2017 to Friday, 19 May, 2017 |
Registration fee: |
no registration fee |
Fee reductions/waivers: |
- |
Maximum number of participants: |
25 |
Deadline for applying: |
Thursday, 30 March, 2017 |
Accommodation: |
Accommodation not provided |
~The University of Primorska (Koper, Slovenia) welcomes colleagues from Erasmus+ partner universities at the
5th International Week, 15 to 19 May 2017
Monday, 15 May 2017
9.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 11.00 Welcome and opening of the International Week 2017:Presentation of the host university, city and country
11.00 – 12.00 Getting to know each other
12.00 – 14.00 Welcome lunch
14.00 – 15.00 Guided tour of Koper
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
9.30 – 10.30 First steps of the Slovenian language
10.30 – 11.30 Internationalisation and interdisciplinarity research at the University of Primorska - case of InnoRenew CoE (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andreja Kutnar)
11.30 – 12.30 Visit of the Koper City Hall
12.30 – 13.15 Lunch
13.15 – 14.15 Erasmus mobility: the noneducational dimension (Dr. Miha Lesjak and Emil Juvan, PhD, Avstralija)
14.15 – 15.15 Meeting with representatives of UP departments and faculties
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
10.00 – 11.00 Transfer to the Faculty of Tourism Studies – Turistica in Portorož (Meeting point: University of Primorska at 9.30)
11.15 – 12.45 Participation at the International Conference on Student-Centered Learning
organized by the Slovenian Rectors’ Conference
Student led experiences of impactful teaching: a national approach to student partnership for teaching and learning enhancement (Prof. Dr. Sarah Moore, National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Ireland)
Integration of theory and practice in university teaching and learning (Prof. Dr. Päivi Tynjälä, Finnish Institute for Educational Research, Finland)
Motivating students (Prof. Dr. Todd Zakrajsek, University of North
Carolina, USA)
12.45 – 13.15 Lunch
13.15 – 15.00 Guided tour of Portorož
15.00 – 16.00 Transfer to Koper
Thursday, 18 May 2017
9.30 – 16.00 Boat Excursion Koper – Piran – Koper
Friday, 19 May 2017
9.30 – 10.15 Presentation of Confucius Classroom Koper
10.15 – 11.45 Closing of the International Week 2017 (Group and individual discussion, Evaluation, Certificates of attendance award)
The programme activities are planned for administrative staff.
Teaching staff is welcome to offer guest lectures during the International Week which have to be agreed with the host faculty*. Teaching staff may also participate in the programme activities.
Participation in the scheduled programme is free of charge. Other costs such as travel and accommodation are covered by the participants themselves.
Application
To apply for the “International Week 2017 of the University of Primorska” please fill in the on-line application form available at: https://vis.upr.si/studij/empexchange/tujcizap_prva.asp by 30 March 2017 at the latest.
The selection of candidates will be done by 10 April 2017.
Further information:
Ms. Maja Bratuš Vidmar
Department for Education and International Cooperation
E-mail: maja.vidmar@upr.si
Tel.: ++386 5 61 17 634
* Contacts at the faculties of the University of Primorska:
1) Faculty of Humanities: Ms. Valentina Bertok (valentina.bertok@fhs.upr.si)
2) Faculty of Management: Ms. Mateja Trunk Hrvatin (mateja.trunkhrvatin@fm-kp.si)
3) Faculty of Education: Ms. Tina Kadunec (tina.kadunec@pef.upr.si)
4) Faculty of Tourism Studies - Turistica: Ms. Nataša Gržinić (natasa.grzinic@fts.upr.si)
5) Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies: Mr. Aleš Oven (ales.oven@famnit.upr.si)
6) Faculty of Health Sciences: Ms. Andreja Brecelj (andreja.brecelj@fvz.upr.si)