Hosted by the Université de Toulouse and la Région Occitanie, this event is designed to explore why and how European Universities alliances build strategic partnerships with universities and stakeholders beyond the European Union.
Across the sessions, European Universities alliances will discuss their internationalisation strategies and approaches and present case studies about how alliances can forge successful international connections.
Internationalisation is set as one of the key policy objectives for the European Universities alliances with the ambition to contribute to European attractiveness and competitiveness. This event aims to facilitate dialogue between Alliances, Non-European Higher Education Institutions and European, national and regional policymakers to explore which are the current state of play and the possible pathways of alliances’ internationalisation.
Beyond a first plenary session, the event will feature two focus sessions to deepen the understanding of collaborative opportunities in two key regions. First, participants will discuss ongoing and future collaborations with Ukraine partners in the context of the war and post-war reconstruction context. Then, the discussion will focus on cooperation between Alliances and African partners.
When: 17th September 2024, 08.45 – 13:00
Where: Hôtel de Région Occitanie (22, boulevard du Maréchal Juin, 31406, Toulouse Cedex 9). Onsite participation with invitation.
Join the conference online: https://player.streamfizz.live/live/cm0wh112s00wfljf45rfld3g0
What you’ll gain:
- Knowledge: Learn about internationalisation for European Universities alliances.
- Networking: Connect with key players, including alliance representatives, policymakers, and international higher education leaders.
- Collaboration: Share and discover best practices for fostering collaboration among alliances and partners worldwide.
This event is an important opportunity to understand and shape the future of global engagement for European Universities alliances.
Programme
17 September 2024
Presenters: Olga Wessels & Ludovic Thilly, FOREU Coordinators
08:30 – 08:45 Arrival of participants – welcome coffee
08:45 – 09:00 Opening welcome addresses
Speakers:
- Nadia Pellefigue, Vice-President, Higher Education, Research, Europe and International Relations
- Jen-Claude Dardelet, Vice-Président de Toulouse Métropole, Attractivité, Tourisme, Europe et International
- Christina Sange Fayos, Vice President Europe and International, Université de Toulouse
09:00 – 10:05 Internationalisation and European Universities alliances
The main plenary session will discuss why alliances should internationalise by exploring how academic and research partnerships strengthen Europe’s appeal and what Alliances can bring to international cooperation. After successful pilot and ongoing roll-out phases, Alliances and stakeholders will discuss why internationalisation is high on the roadmap building on real-world examples, sketching the current challenges in connection with EU policy objectives set for the initiative and global trends for higher education and research.
Moderator: Dorothy Kelly, Arqus
Speakers:
- Vanessa Debiais Sainton, DGEAC, European Commission
- Carle Bonnafous-Murat, Permanent representative of France Universités in Brussels
- Marie Azuelos, CIVICA
- Mattia Bellotti, EUTOPIA
- John Gardiner, ULYSSEUS
- Romita Iucu, CIVIS
Rapporteur: Charlotte Kedslie, CIVIS
10:05 – 10:35 Networking coffee
10:35 – 11:40 Cooperation with Ukraine: strengthening ties among Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions with the European Higher Education sector
Panel session on collaborations with Ukraine partners in the context of the war and post-war reconstruction context. Several solidarity and cooperation schemes have been deployed by alliances. The discussion will present ongoing impactful cooperation initiatives, and current and future needs to prepare for the European future of Ukraine.
Moderator: Karolina Ignatiuk, 4EU+
Speakers:
- Iryna Ivanets, Kyiv National Economic University & University of Marburg
- Iryna Osovska, Chernivtsi National University
- Kseniia Smyrnova, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
- Jean-Marc Planeix
- Christine Fernandez-Maloigne
- Tadeusz Uhl
Rapporteur: Sabine Menu, EPICUR
11:40 – 12:45 Partnerships with Africa: how to unlock mutual benefits
Panel session will dive into success strategies from alliances with African partners, showcasing how collaboration can unlock mutual benefits.
Moderator: Aliyah Morgenstern, YUFE
Speakers:
- Maame Afua Nkrumah, Takoradi Technical University
- Mahomed Moolla, University of the Witwatersrand, CIVIS
- Anisa Khan, Una Europa
- Marjanneke Vijge, CHARM-EU
- Alexandra Teodósio, SEA-EU
- Laurent Thevenet, Aurora
- Rapporteur: Fernando Galán, Arqus
12:45 – 13:00 Closing remarks
Speakers & contributors
We are delighted and honoured to announce speakers and contributors who have accepted our invitation to attend and contribute to the Internationalisation of European Universities Alliances: the new frontiers.
Vanessa Debiais-Sainton
Head of Unit Higher Education, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC)
Maame Afua Nkrumah
Associate Professor at the Centre for Languages and Liberal Studies (CLLS) and the First Female Professor of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU)
Marie Azuelos
Deputy Vice President for International Affairs at Sciences Po
Mattia Bellotti
Secretary-General of EUTOPIA
Francisco Beltrán Lloris
Full professor of Ancient History, University of Zaragoza
Christine Fernandez-Maloigne
Professor of Image Processing at the University of Poitiers
John Gardiner
Ulysseus International Cooperation Project Manager at MCI | The Entrepreneurial School
Karolina Ignatiuk
International Relations Office of the University of Warsaw
Romita Iucu
President of the Board of Trustees at the University of Bucharest and a professor of higher education and Pedagogy at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Iryna Ivanets
Associate Professor in the Corporate Finance and Controlling Department at Kyiv National Economic University (KNEU, Ukraine) and Associate Professor in the Research Group for Institutional Economics, School of Business & Economics, University of Marburg (UM, Germany)
Anna Jurkowska-Zeidler
Lawyer, Professor of the University of Gdańsk at the Faculty of Law and Administration, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation at the University of Gdańsk
Charlotte Kedslie
Head of International Relations at the University of Glasgow
Anisa Khan
Director of Academic Services within the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg
Evelyn Korn
Chair in Economics, in particular Microeconomics, at Marburg University
Sabine Menu
Vice-Rector for Internationalisation and Sustainable Development at the University of the Algarve
Laurent Thévenet
Vice-president of UPEC for international affairs
Ludovic Thilly
Executive Vice-Rector of the University of Poitiers
Marjanneke Vijge
Associate Professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Olga Wessels
Coordinator of FOR-EU4All and Head of the Brussels’ office of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities
