International Staff Week - The Status of Humanities and Social Sciences in Higher Education and Research

Hosting Higher Education Institution:
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Osijek
Institution website:
http://www.ffos.unios.hr/
Country:
Croatia
Language:
English
Dates:
Wednesday, 25 October, 2017 to Friday, 27 October, 2017
Registration fee:
No registration fee
Maximum number of participants:
25
Deadline for applying:
Friday, 15 September, 2017
Accommodation:
Accommodation not provided
Contact person details:
For more information please contact Vladimir Poličić (Office for Research and International Affairs), e-mail: vpolicic@ffos.hr

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

  • Trends in the treatment of social sciences and humanities (SSH) programmes in higher education
  • Promoting the necessity for humanistic approaches to education and research
  • Experience and best practices in recruiting students for programmes in SSH
  • Raising awareness of the relevance of SSH for the development of a healthy society
  • Challenges for future employment of SSH students
  • Fostering of cooperation as a way of promoting the relevance of humanities and social sciences in the modern world
  • CLIL Pedagogy (Content and Language Integrated Learning) and EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) as a method of internationalisation of higher education

 

TARGET GROUP

  • Academic staff in SSH institutions
  • International Office staff in SSH institutions
  • Placement and Career Advisors

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION : THE INTERNATIONAL STAFF WEEK WILL BE HELD ACCORDING TO THE PLAN

 

 

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ffos_international_staff_week_programme.pdf (564.97 KB)Download
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