Innovation through internationalisation. How international cooperation and mobility foster innovation in higher education - Academic Cooperation Association

Pre-conference aperitif November 3, 2021

17.30 - 20.30	17.30 - 20.30 Farewell reception & light dinner for Bernd Wächter, former ACA Director Location: Universität Zürich, Restaurant UniTurm, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich

Conference Day November 4, 2021

8.15 - 8.45	8.15 - 8.45 Coffee and registrations
8.45 - 9.00	8.45 - 9.00 *Welcome address* Olivier Tschopp, Director, Swiss National Agency Movetia, Switzerland Ulrich Grothus, President, Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), Belgium
9.00 - 10.00	9.00 - 10.00 Panel discussion: Policy prerogatives for innovative internationalisation – how can European and national level actors foster innovation in the sector? Panelists: Martina Hirayama, State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), Switzerland Yves Flückiger, President, swissuniversities & Rector, Université de Genève, Switzerland Piet van Hove, Vice-President, European Association for International Education (EAIE) & Director, International Relations Office, University of Antwerp, Belgium Christian Simm, Head, International Relations Office, University of Zürich, Switzerland Sijbolt Noorda, President Emeritus, Universiteit van Amsterdam
10.00 - 10.20	10.00 - 10.20 Opening Keynote Edwin van Rest, CEO and co-founder, StudyPortals, The Netherlands
10.20 - 11.00	10.20 - 11.00 Health break and online networking
11.00 - 12:30	11.00 - 12:30 Campfire sessions: Trial and error – stepping stones for innovation in internationalisation Campfire 1: Getting staff on board with internationalisation – from preaching to the unconvinced to building a community of practice Campfire 2: Internationalisation at home – from rhetoric to the living reality Campfire 3: Infusing digital components in core internationalisation activities – from mission impossible to success
12.30 - 14.00	12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 15.15	14.00 - 15.15 Innovative internationalisation practices, models and role-models Innovation at the heart of strategic cooperation – Olga Wessels, Head, ECIU Brussels Office, Belgium COIL and the digital revolution – Eva Haug, Educational Advisor for Internationalisation of the Curriculum and COIL/Virtual Exchange, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Unlocking the innovative potential of staff through internationalisation – Marina Casals Sala, Director, International Relations Office, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain Building the plane while flying - Jonas Brunschwig, CEO, Swissnext in India
15.15 - 15.40	15.15 - 15.40 Takeaways of the day Cristina Riesen, Founder, Educreators Foundation, Board Member, Taskbase Vincenzo Ribi, Senior Consultant, Bernet Relations
15.40 - 15.45	15.40 - 15.45 Closing remarks and vote of thanks Martina Weiss, Secretary General, swissuniversities