34th EAIE Conference and Exhibition: discover UNICA members and partners in the programme
12 July 2024 | From UNICA
The Annual EAIE Conference and Exhibition, Europe’s largest international education event, is back for its 34th edition! Professionals of Higher Education from all over the world will meet in Toulouse, France, from the 17th to the 20th of September for another four days of sessions, workshops and networking activities on current and thought-provoking topics of international higher education. This year’s conference theme is ‘‘En route!’’.
UNICA will attend this major event, represented by two members of the UNICA Secretariat. Members of the network, European University Alliances that include UNICA universities, and affiliated partners are also attending the EAIE Conference.
A large part of these will not only attend but also take part in the sessions; workshops and exhibitions of the event.
Discover below the UNICA members and partners who are in the EAIE Conference’s programme:
UNICA member universities
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
| 18 September | 15h30-16h30 | Connecting education and research: How European Universities Initiative alliances are contributing to bridging the gap (together with ARQUS Alliance) | Panel Session |
| 19 September | 15h30-16h30 | Global collaboration and science diplomacy: Universities as catalysts for international engagement | Roundtable Session |
Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
| 19 September | 11h30 – 12h30 | BIPs and European University Alliances: A match for the future (together with University of Bucharest) | Panel Session |
| 19 September | 14h00 – 15h00 | Stronger, smoother, sustainable? A decade of MSCA Joint Doctorates | Fishbowl Session |
Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
| 19 September | 14h00- 15h00 | Erasmus+ without barriers: Flexible formats to increase inclusivity | Roundtable Session |
| 20 September | 10h30- 11h30 | Meaningful mobility: Innovative approaches from European University Alliances | Panel Session |
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
| 17 September | 09h00-12h30 | W03: Enhancing collaborations: Designing and implementing university partnership evaluations | Workshop |
| 19 September | 11h30- 12h30 | Harmonising administration in student mobility: A utopian dream or a challenge accepted? | Panel Session |
| 20 September | 09h00- 10h00 | Improving engagement through social media: Using Instagram to encourage students to study abroad (together with the University of Edinburgh) | Panel Session |
| 20 September | 10h30- 11h30 | Meaningful mobility: Innovative approaches from European University Alliances (together with Charles University) | Panel Session |
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
| 18 September | 09h00- 10h00 | Make your next international staff training week a success! | Roundtable Session |
Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
| 18 September | 13h30- 14h30 | Ignite©: Innovations in student and staff mobility | Ignite© session |
| 18 September | 14h30- 16h00 | How to apply the subsidiarity principle in the digitalisation of Erasmus+ processes at higher education institutions | Poster Session |
| 19 September | 11h30- 12h30 | Active ageing: The place of seniors in international higher education | Roundtable Session |
University College Dublin, Ireland
| 18 September | 15h30- 16h30 | From top-down to bottom-up: Turning European University Alliances into engaged communities | Roundtable Session |
| 19 September | 14h00- 15h00 | Telling a story: The value of narrative for international partnerships and stakeholder engagement | Panel Session |
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 17 September | 09h00- 17h00 | W11: Designing inclusive global education experiences with Cultural Intelligence, co-creativity & social innovation | Workshop |
University of Bucharest, Romania
| 18 September | 14h30- 16h00 | The journey of a joint master’s in Transdisciplinary Studies of Climate, Environment and Energy (together with Stockholm University) | Poster session |
| 19 September | 11h30 – 12h30 | BIPs and European University Alliances: A match for the future (together with Université libre de Bruxelles) | Panel Session |
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
| 18 September | 09h00- 10h30 | Spotlight on Student and Staff Mobility | Spotlight Session |
| 19 September | 15h30- 16h30 | Campfire: Trends in summer schools and short-term programmes | Campfire Session |
University of Alcalá, Spain
| 18 September | 14h30- 16h00 | From skills identification to formal recognition: A roadmap for embedding transversal skills in doctoral training | Poster Session |
| 19 September | 14h30- 16h00 | Elevating engineering studies: A blueprint for global mobility and impactful internationalisation | Poster Session |
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
| 19 September | 11h30- 12h30 | Transforming international student services with AI: En route to an innovative future | Roundtable Session |
| 20 September | 9h00- 10h00 | Connecting global trends and local practices: The importance of marketing for higher education institutions | Roundtable Session |
Stockholm University, Sweden
| 18 September | 14h30- 16h00 | The journey of a joint master’s in Transdisciplinary Studies of Climate, Environment and Energy (together with the University of Bucharest) | Poster session |
University of Bern, Switzerland
| 18 September | 14h30 – 16h00 | What does strategic European engagement look like in Switzerland and Scotland? | Poster session |
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine
| 19 September | 9h30- 10h30 | Adapting to a new environment: The effects of culture shock and war trauma on bilingual language acquisition | Roundtable session |
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
| 18 September | 13h30- 14h30 | Ethical intelligence: Discussing the ethical use of Generative AI in higher education | Roundtable session |
| 18 September | 13h30- 15h00 | Spotlight on Leadership, Strategy and Policy | Spotlight session |
| 19 September | 10h30- 12h00 | Accessible, inclusive, sustainable: Una Europa’s ‘mobility for all’ vision (204) (together with Una Europa) | Poster session |
| 20 September | 9h00- 10h00 | Improving engagement through social media: Using Instagram to encourage students to study abroad (together with University of Copenhagen) | Panel session |
European University Alliances with UNICA members
ARQUS European University Alliance (includes Vilnius University, Lithuania)
| 18 September | 15h30-16h30 | Connecting education and research: How European Universities Initiative alliances are contributing to bridging the gap (together with Vrije Universiteit Brussel) | Panel Session |
| 20 September | 09h00- 10h00 | Blueprint for a European degree (together with ESN) | Panel Session |
CIVIS – Europe’s Civic University Alliance (includes National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece | Stockholm University, Sweden | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain | Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy | University of Bucharest, Romania | Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium | University of Lausanne, Switzerland (Associate Partner))
| 20 September | 09h00- 10h00 | African–European student mobility: How to get en route to equity and success | Fishbowl session |
UNA Europa (includes Freie Universität Berlin , Germany | The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain | University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland)
| 19 September | 10h30- 12h00 | Accessible, inclusive, sustainable: Una Europa’s ‘mobility for all’ vision (204) (together with University of Edinburgh) | Poster session |
| 19 September | 14h30- 16h00 | Lean governance, prosperous community: Una Europa’s journey to becoming a resilient ‘university of the future’ | Poster session |
Partner organisations
Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
| 18 September | 15h30-16h30 | Digitalising Erasmus+ : Streamlining admin processes in the era of interoperability for an enhanced student experience | Panel session |
| 19 September | 10h30- 12h00 | A more inclusive mobility through digital tools | Poster session |
| 19 September | 14h00- 15h00 | Erasmus+ without barriers: Flexible formats to increase inclusivity | Roundtable session |
| 19 September | 15h30-16h30 | Less is more: How to simplify and digitalise Erasmus+ | Roundtable session |
| 20 September | 09h00- 10h00 | Blueprint for a European degree (together with ARQUS European University Alliance) | Panel Session |
| 20 September | 09h00- 10h00 | Learning by serving society | Roundtable session |
International Association of Universities (IAU)
| 19 September | 11h30-12h30 | The advocacy role of practitioners in pushing internationalisation forwards | Fishbowl session |
| 20 September | 09h00- 10h00 | Connecting global trends and local practices: The importance of marketing for higher education institutions | Roundtable session |
UNICA on EAIE’s 2024 Summer Forum
Get ready for the EAIE Conference with the latest edition of the association’s magazine! UNICA is on the Editor’s pick of the 2024 Summer’s edition of the Forum magazine on “Leadership in International Education”.
The article The Many Hats of an International Officer, written by Project & Communication Officer Alexandra Duarte and Policy & Advocacy Officer Brian Talty, based on the input of senior International Officers from accross the network, explores the response of international officers to fundamental shifts in today’s dynamic Higher Education sector.
You can read the article as a member of EAIE here.
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