Hosting Higher Education Institution: |
Ghent University |
Institution website: |
http://www.ugent.be |
Country: |
Belgium |
Language: |
English |
Dates: |
Monday, 10 March, 2014 to Friday, 14 March, 2014 |
Registration fee: |
not applicable |
Fee reductions/waivers: |
not applicable |
Maximum number of participants: |
12 |
Deadline for applying: |
Friday, 31 January, 2014 |
Accommodation: |
Accommodation not provided |
Contact person details: |
Elisabeth Velle International Relations Officer Universiteit Gent Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25 B-9000 Gent T: +32 9 264 70 24 F: +32 9 264 31 31 Elisabeth.velle@ugent.be http://www.ugent.be/en/teaching/internationalisation |
Monday March 10
Morning Arrival of the participants
Venue: ‘Persconferentiezaal’, Het Pand
14:30 Meeting with the International Relations Office
Welcome of participants
General Information about Ghent University
Presentation of IRO colleagues
17:30 Short touristic walk in the medieval centre of Ghent
Tuesday March 11: The Erasmus + effect
Venue: ‘Persconferentiezaal’, Het Pand
9:00 Session 1: Erasmus +: the consequences for your university
10:30 Session 2: Erasmus +: the consequences for your university
12:00 Informal networking lunch with the Faculty Contact Persons for Internationalisation
14:00 Session 3: Erasmus +: the consequences for your university
15:00 Coffee break with culinary specialties from the participating countries
15:30 Recent developments in internationalisation at the participating universities (part 1)
Presentations by the participants
19:00 Optional activity: Movie Night – Taiwan Week at Ghent University
‘Taipei Factory’ and ‘Go Grandriders’
Address: Filmzaal Plateau, Paddenhoek 2, Gent.
Registration obligatory: michael@taipei.office.be
Wednesday March 12: Visit of the European Parliament and the city of Brussels
08:30 Train to Brussels
A direct train leaves from the Gent-Sint-Pietersstation to the Brussels-Luxemburg station. We meet in the central hall of the Gent-Sint-Pietersstation at 8:15 am. It is the responsibility of the individual participants to have bought a two-way train ticket and have it ready in the central hall at 8:15 am.
10:30 – 12:00 Visit to the European Parliament
12:30 Lunch offered by the International Relations Office
14:00 Brussels city walk with the IRO colleagues
Thursday March 13
9:00 Individual programme – visit to the faculty of your choice
12:00 Free time
Venue: Raadzaal, UFO building
14:00 Efficient cooperation with China: the UGent Chinaplaform
15:30 Strategic Partnerships: the U4 University Network
Friday March 14
Venue: Raadzaal, UFO building
10:00 Recent developments in internationalisation at the participating universities (part 2)
Presentations by the participants
11:00 Honours Program