• Onsite registration & networking coffee
• Online participants log into platform 

Irina Ferencz – Director, Academic Cooperation Association 

Presentation of key achievements, lessons learned, and outputs from the HIBLend project.

Angeliki Psychogyiou – Policy and Project Coordinator, Academic Cooperation Association 

Presentation of the HIBLend Framework for Quality Blended Mobility and Digital Toolbox

Salome Dermati – Policy and Research Officer, European University Foundation

Debora Lucque – Communication Officer, European University Foundation

This high-level panel will explore why ensuring quality in Student Blended Mobility is essential for the future of international higher education. Drawing on the emerging insights of the HiBLend framework, speakers will discuss how relevant stakeholders can address the specific quality dimensions of SBM, from pedagogical design and student experience to quality assurance and recognition. The session will highlight how quality approaches can make blended mobility more meaningful, inclusive, and impactful across Europe.

Fanny Lacroix Desmazes – Policy Officer, DG EAC - European Commission

Liia Lauri – Head of Higher Education, Estonian Quality Agency for Education (HAKA) 

Božidar Grigić – Head of Higher Education Unit, CMEPIUS 

Roberto Napoli - Challenges coordinator and Key account manager, ECIU University

Simone Lepore – President, Erasmus Student Network

Moderator: Dagmar Provijn – Policy Advisor, NVAO 

This session showcases concrete institutional practices in designing and delivering Student Blended Mobility (SBM) — from BIPs to alternative formats and inclusion-driven models. Through diverse cases, participants will learn how different institutions approach blended mobility, what challenges they face, and which quality considerations are most important in practical implementation.

Robert O'Dowd – Full Professor, University of León [Online]

Wannes Gijsels – Domain Coordinator Alternative Internationalisation, University of Antwerp

Andreas Deitmer – Deputy Director and David Smida – International Officer, BliZ, the Study Centre for Blind and Visually Impaired Students at Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences [CANCELLED]

Thibault Hoogstoel - Policy Officer Internationalisation - Ghent University

Moderator: Violeta Osouchová – Director of IRO, Masaryk University

This interactive discussion will explore how higher education institutions and European University Alliances conceptualise the purpose, added value, and strategic role of Student Blended Mobility. Starting from the goals blended mobility seeks to achieve, the discussion will move toward the institutional and organisational tools required to embed SBM sustainably within broader mobility and internationalisation strategies. The session will examine how institutions engage leadership support, ensure the meaningfulness of the virtual component, and mobilise resources beyond project-based funding.

Eeva Heikkilä – Project Manager, Tampere University of Applied Sciences

Rúna Vigdís Guðmarsdóttir – Director, Erasmus+ National Agency - Rannís [Online]

Eva Haug – Educational Advisor for Internationalisation of the Curriculum and COIL/Virtual Exchange, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

Lars Banzhaf – Head of the Mobility Unit, CIVIS Alliance

Moderator: Piet Van Hove; Secretary General of the HEROES European University Alliance, Thomas More | University of Applied Sciences