Welcome refreshments

Welcome address - Irina Ferencz, Director, Academic Cooperation Association (ACA)

(Re-) Defining “inclusive excellence” in a changing geopolitical landscape – a new era of science and education diplomacy?

Panellists:

Dr. Martin Penny, Head of Unit, International Cooperation, Directorate-General Research and Innovation, European Commission

Filip van Depoele, Head of Unit, International Cooperation, Directorate-General Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission

Dr. Hilligje van’t Land, Secretary General, International Association of Universities (IAU)

Dr. Márton Mihály Beke, Head of Unit, Higher Education, Tempus Public Foundation (TPF)

Maija Airas, Counsellor of Education, Head of Unit, International Higher Education Cooperation, Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI)

Moderator: Gerhard Volz, Head of Department, International Cooperation in Higher Education, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD)

Pursuing inclusion and excellence through student and staff mobility

Panellists:

Lucy Swan, Deputy Head of Unit, Innovation, Digital Education and International Education, Directorate-General Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission

Simone Burkhart, Head of Division, Scholarship Policies and Financial Support, The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Emily Borzcik, Assistant Director, Scholar Rescue Fund, Institute of International Education (IIE)

Wim Gabriels, Director, Erasmus Student Network 

Moderator: Katarzyna Aleksy, Director of Department, Programmes for Institutions, The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA)

Coffee break

Collaborative partnerships showcasing inclusive AND excellence-driven approaches

Panellists:

Matthijs Landsmeer, Regional Manager for the MENA Region, The Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education (Nuffic)

Moderator: Alenka Flander, Vice-President, ACA, and, Director, Centre of the Republic of Slovenia for Mobility and European Educational and Training Programmes (CMEPIUS)

Taking Europe’s global cooperation in higher education and research forward – key takeaways for policy and practice

Panellists:

Deirdre Lennan, Head of Sector Human and Social Development Policy Priorities, Unit A1 Strategic Partnerships with Africa and with the ACP, Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), European Commission

Michael Gaebel, Director, Higher Education Policy Unit, European University Association (EUA)

Piet Van Hove, Vice President, European Association of International Education (EAIE)

Moderator: Ulrich Grothus, President, Academic Cooperation Association (ACA)

Please join us for a light cocktail reception on-site