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World Café: Best Practices for European University Alliances in Professional Development

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World Café: Best Practices for European University Alliances in Professional Development

3 December 2024
10.00 am - 12.00 pm UTC+1
Format
Online
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Zoom meeting information: Please follow the link.
Meeting ID: 624 4554 5077 Password: 795374

Join CHARM-EU for an inspiring online event, “World Café: Best Practices for European University Alliances in Professional Development” on the 3rd of December from 10:00 to 12:00 CET.

This event promises to be an interactive and enriching experience, bringing together experts and enthusiasts from across European University alliances to share insights, strategies, and success stories that are shaping the future of higher education. Together, we’ll explore key themes, including professional development, innovative teaching methods, hybrid learning environments, digital transformation, and sustainability in education.
Here’s what awaits you at this engaging event:
  • Gain insights from CHARM-EU and other leading European experts
  • Participate in interactive discussions and have your questions answered in real-time.
  • Connect and network with peers and professionals from across the field.
Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate, learn, and grow with like-minded individuals passionate about driving positive change in education. We look forward to welcoming you!
For presenters: If you’d like to share some of the best practices you’ve worked on, please fill in this form: https://forms.office.com/e/Gj1gt9wiNH. We ask you to prepare a 5-minute presentation, accompanied by 2 slides. The presentation will be followed by enriching discussions!
Target audience: We invite people working in European University Alliances in the field of professional development, educational innovation, learning & development or educational support.

Opening session 10:00-10:45 CET

Welcome by Nataliia Lazebna (JMU) & Annet van der Riet (UU) leads CHARM-EU professional development
  • Nataliia Lazebna: Education Manager CHARM-EU | Zentrum für wissenschaftliche Bildung und Lehre, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany
  • Annet van der Riet: Educational Scientist & Lead professional development CHARM-EU | Utrecht University, Netherlands

Key note on Trends in European Higher Education & Professional Development by Katrine Moland Hansen (UiB)
Katrine Moland Hansen is an experienced professional in the education sector, with international expertise in industrial and internal market policy, as well as EU affairs. At the University of Bergen, she leads projects focused on institutional development, university-business cooperation, and internationalisation. Her professional interests include innovative teaching and learning, lifelong learning, and linking research with education. During the winter school Katrine will focus on European funding opportunities.

Breakout rooms 10:45 – 11:30 CET

In each breakout room we will start with 5 min. presentations by the speakers, followed by an interactive discussion with the participants.

Breakout 1: Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Environments

  • Hybrid classroom teaching – a CHARM-EU case example
    By Katrin Niewalda (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany), Anna Granberg (Abo Akademi University, Finland)
  • Writerly teaching and learning
    By Robert Morris Gray (University of Bergen, Norway)

Breakout 2: Digital Transformation in Education

  • AI & Data-Driven Studies (a case study of Foreign Language Methodology Class at JMU)
  • By Nataliia Lazebna (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany)
  • GenAI professional development and policy at Utrecht University
    By Davitze Könning (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
  • Open Course: Using GenAI in T&L in Higher Education
  • By Ana Elena Schalk (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

Breakout 3: Intercultural Competences and Inclusive education

  • Case examples on intercultural projects: ‘Fostering Women’s Leadership in Ukrainian Academia and ‘An Intersectional and Culturally Responsive Perspective’ project between Mariupol State University, Ukraine and the University of Hull, UK
  • By Natalia Marakhovska (Mariupol State University, Ukraine; Masaryk University, Czech Republic
  • Case example: designing an online module for Student Intercultural Competences
  • By Rena Zendendel (Utrecht University, Netherlands) & Pricila Álvarez Cueva (University of Barcelona, Spain)

Breakout 4: Professional Development in Higher Education

  • Staff development in higher education inter-institutional collaborations: an exploratory literature review.
    By Silvia Gallagher (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
  • Case example: Centre for innovation in teaching and learning (Centre pour l’Innovation Pédagogique et Numérique – CIPEN) at the University Gustave Eiffel
    By Rada Mogliacci (University Gustave Eiffel, France)
  • Fostering International Research Collaboration: Opportunities with the British Academy
    Dr. Liliia Bespala, Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University (Ukraine)/ University of Oxford (UK)

Breakout 5: Sustainability in Higher Education

  • Transnational online learning: a course catalogue of CHARM-EU
  • By Mirne van der Cammen (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
  • (TBC) Virtual Mobility Offer in the ENLIGHT Alliance
    By Judith Goris (University of Gent, Belgium)
  • Blended mobility: showcasing a sustainable, challenge-based Blended Intensive Programme of CHARM-EU.
  • By Yuanfei Huang (University of Montpellier, France)
  • Case example: The sustainability laboratory WueLAB at University of Würzburg
    By Maria Theresa Dömling (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany)
  • Supporting Academic Staff to embed ESD into the curriculum
  • By Caitríona Ní Shé (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Closing session 11:30 -12:00 CET

Closing session on the group reflections from the breakout rooms and sharing best practices among universities and European University Alliances.

Looking forward to meeting you online!
Questions?
Any questions, or would you like to add or present a topic? Please send an email to Annet van der Riet (a.c.vanderriet@uu.nl) – Lead professional development & onboarding for CHARM-EU.