HEIDA project conference in Istanbul, Turkey

Varnostna ocena tveganj potovanj v Turčijo je dosegljiva tukaj:
http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/predstavnistva_po_svetu/evropa/turcija/#c10059

You are kindly invited to the HEIDA project conference in Istanbul, Turkey, September 22-23, 2016

The conference:
- free to register
- free 1-2 night accommodation for international participants

Learning opportunities: internationalization data and indicators for strategic decision making (benchmarking, marketing, recruitment, research collaboration, partnership, teaching and learning) 

More details about the conference program including speakers, panel sessions and workshops will be published in June.

RSVP and more info: https://www.1ka.si/a/93642

HEIDA refers to "Data driven decision making for internationalization of higher education: Bridging the gap between faculty and admin using effective communication platforms".

Mexican Scholarships: Visiting Professors

The Embassy has the pleasure to inform that the 2016 Mexican Government Excellence Scholarship Program for Foreign Students is online in Spanish and in English, at the following link: http://www.gob.mx/amexcid/acciones-y-programas/becas-para-extranjeros-30133. 

The application deadline for all programs is September 15th, 2016. 

Candidates may arrive at the host institution earliest in June and latest in November 2016.

Attached please find an Information sheet with general details to the following programs that are offered.

· Visiting Professors
· High-level Conferences
· Genaro Estrada Scholarship for Specialists in Mexican Studies
· Artist Residencies
· Media Residencies
· Improving the Quality of Mexican Secondary and Higher Education Institutions

The Language Department of the Faculty of Commerce, Catering and Tourism at Budapest Business School (BBS) is organizing an international specialist seminar in Budapest on 16-17th June 2016 titled INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND GLOBALISATION: CURRENT PRACTICE AND TRENDS. As a multiplier event of the ICCAGE project (Intercultural Communicative Competence – A Competitive Advantage for Global Employability), this event will bring together educators involved in teaching intercultural communication or any subject in an intercultural context in higher education.

Thanks to the funding by the Erasmus+ KA2 Programme, there is no registration fee for the seminar. For more information, visit the seminar’s website.

Last minute registration to the seminar is possible until 30. May.

Ágnes Pál, PhD Pal.Agnes@uni-bge.hu
Réka Asztalos Asztalos.Reka@uni-bge.hu
Organizing Committee

CALL FOR PAPERS “Enhancing Sustainable Tourism in Adriatic-Ionian Region through co-creation” - DEADLINE 31 MAY 2016

The University of Macerata is pleased to invite you to the International Workshop “Enhancing Sustainable Tourism in Adriatic-Ionian Region through co-creation: the role of Universities and Public-Private Partnerships” to be held in Macerata (Italy) on September 15th -16th , 2016.

The main aim of this workshop is to compare research and field experiences, in order to define useful guidelines for the enhancement of sustainable tourism, cultural heritage and the development of a culture-driven economy in the Adriatic and Ionian Region.

In order to share best practices and experiences among scholars and professionals of the Adriatic and Ionian Region, the University of Macerata launches a call for papers related to the topics of the 4th Pillar of the EUSAIR strategy (Sustainable tourism).

Submission

You can submit your abstract via email to alessio.cavicchi@unimc.it

Deadline for abstracts submission: May 31st, 2016 (deadline extended due to the numerous requests received)

Abstract acceptance/rejection: June 15th, 2016

FURTHER INFORMATION AT http://ricerca.unimc.it/it/site-news/enhancing-sustainable-tourism-in-adriatic-ionian-region-through-co-creation

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Macerata, Italy in September 2016!

Razpis za mednarodno izmenjavo študentov in akademskega osebja za študijsko leto 2016/2017 (Univerzitet Istočno Sarajevo) 

Partnerska univerza Univerzitet Istočno Sarajevo nas je obvestila, da je Ministrstvo za izobraževanje in kulturo Republike Srbske (Ministarstvo prosvjete i kulture Vlade RS) objavilo razpis za mednarodno izmenjavo študentov in akademskega osebja za študijsko leto 2016/2017 - Konkurs za medjunarodnu razmjenu studenata i akademskog osoblja u skolskoj 2016/2017.

Na razpis se lahko prijavijo tudi naši študenti in profesorji. 

Razpis je objavljen na: http://www.vladars.net/sr-SP-Cyrl/Vlada/Ministarstva/mpk/Pages/default.aspx.  

Razpis je  žal samo v cirilici, zato predlagamo, da se tisti, ki vas razpis zanima, neposredno obrnete na institucijo, na kateri bi želeli opraviti izmenjavo, kjer boste dobili več informacij. 

UNIOS International Staff Week

Dear Professors,
Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the UNIOS International Staff Week, which will be organized at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, in Osijek, Croatia, from 06 - 10 June 2016.

Within our International Staff Week, we would like to host you in Osijek and to exchange experiences related to internationalization procedures of our institutions, intercultural programs in academic communities, developments of Erasmus+ cooperation with program and partner countries, and to talk about other scopes of our cooperation that might be of mutual interest.

If you would be interested to visit us in Osijek, Croatia, from 6-10 June 2016, we would like to ask you to send us your Application form, if possible until 01 May 2016.

UNIOS International Relations Office team remains at your disposal for all further information and assistance by

e-mail: erasmus@unios.hr
phone: +385 31 224 171
web: http://www.unios.hr/index.php?g=5&i=140&j=133

We are looking forward to welcoming you at our University!

Erasmus+ Staff Week: Universidade Aberta – Portugal

We are glad to inform you on the Erasmus Staff Week organized by Universidade Aberta – Portugal, which will be held in Lisbon, from the 23rd the 27th May 2016.

This is an opportunity of sharing experiences and increasing collaboration among the participants.

The application deadline is the 2nd May 2016.

Please check further information on Universidade Aberta at www.uab.pt,

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us: gcri@uab.pt.


We look forward to welcoming you for an interesting and enjoyable Erasmus week in Lisbon!

Refresher Course in English for University Staff

Did you study English in school but haven’t picked up an English book in years? Are you finding English more and more necessary and feel you can no longer put off refreshing it?

We are offering, for the very first time, a new pilot course designed for practical A1/A2 English learners from Higher Education Institutions. The objective of the course is for you to attain a practical B1 stage, where you will be able to communicate in English to a good conversational and written level.

The sessions will involve short lectures, specific learning tasks, group work, vocabulary-building and pronunciation exercises. The minimum number of participants is eight, the maximum is fifteen.

Full information available in the link below.

12th STP VALENCIA: LANGUAGES & IT TRAINING FOR UNIVERSITY STAFF

Target group: teaching and non-teching University Staff

Monday, 6th June – Friday, 10th June 2016

http://staffmobility.eu/staffweek/12th-stp-valencia-languages-it-training

MONTANUNIVERSITAET LEOBEN | ERASMUS+ International Staff Week | May 9 – 13, 2016

Opportunities and Challenges within the ERASMUS+ Program

Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria (A LEOBEN01)

MIRO - the Montanuniversitaet Office of International Relations would like to invite your university staff members to our International Staff Week at Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria (A LEOBEN 01). The event is the perfect opportunity to get to know our university and share information about yours, network with colleagues from all over, share your own experiences and listen to others, discuss issues, increase the visibility of your own institution and increase international cooperation. A detailed program including all sessions will be available within the next few weeks. As we are a new team here at MIRO in Leoben, we particularly would like to encourage our partners to come to this staff week.

Target Group: Higher Education staff members working on all matters related to the internationalization at their home institution (mobility, university cooperation, student advising, student union, internationalization); a focus on initiatives within the ERASMUS+ program is beneficial, but is not required; in addition to our regular program, we will set up meetings with coordinators to enable a large variety of staff to participate in our staff week

Program: The program will include sessions with regard to the administration of all aspects of the ERASMUS+ program (e.g. Student and Staff Mobility, International Credit Mobility, ERASMUS Mundus Joint Programs), campus and department tours, tour of the construction site of our new dorm, networking events, excursions, and a social program (dinners, city tour). A detailed program is to be published in February 2016.

Language: English

Funding: Participants are expected to fund their own travel, accommodation and other personal expenses (apply for ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility Grant at home institution)

Accommodation: A list of hotels and private accommodation in Leoben can be found here:
http://www.tourismus-leoben.at/essen-schlafen/unterkunftsliste.html
Our participants may select their own accommodation or receive our assistance in organizing their accommodation.

Registration: Please register by sending the registration form to heidrun.moertl@unileoben.ac.at by April 1, 2016.

The International Staff Training Week aims to share knowledge and new ideas by exchanging experiences with colleagues. The week will be divided in information sessions, round tables discussions, lectures and networking focusing on the implementation of Erasmus+ programme and the presentation of all the participants. The language of training is English.
The draft programme could be found here.

The application deadline is 10 May 2016.

For further information please contact International Relations Office.

We are looking forward to welcoming you at our University!

Erasmus staff exchange week 'COMM'IN' on international communication, PR, recruitment in higher education

in Ghent/Antwerp (Belgium)!

Are you working in higher education? Is your field of expertise international communication, student recruitment, and/or social media? Then you might be interested in the COMM’IN international staff exchange week. Discover our programme and send your application!

Nowadays internationalisation is a reality in higher education worldwide. This process of internationalisation brings along new challenges for higher education institutions in many different ways. During the COMM’IN staff exchange week we focus on the organisational challenges it brings in the fields of international communication, PR and recruitment.

Institutions may struggle with questions such as ‘How do we brand our institution internationally?, ‘How do we communicate with our international target groups?’, ‘How to recruit internationally?’, ‘How to organize ourselves with a limited budget?’... These questions will be tackled during a one week program of high quality (work) sessions, guidance and speakers.

Deadline for submission of application: February 26, 2016.

Please forward this invitation to any person/department who/which could benefit from our programme!

We are looking forward to your application!

The international offices of Artevelde University College Ghent and Karel De Grote University College.


For more information:

www.staffexchange.be
staffweekahskdg@gmail.com

6th INTERNATIONAL WEEK

11 APRIL – 15 APRIL 2016

“Responsible Business & Tourism Development and the Role of Education in Responsible Thinking”

International Conference

Call for Conference Participation and Abstracts

The organizers particularly welcome papers within the following scientific fields, although, there is no formal restriction other than the one implicit in the heading of the conference:

- Emerging New Trends in Tourism,

- Transformations in Tourism Industry,

- Responsible Tourism,

- Role of Tourism in Regional and Urban Development,

- Challenges of Life Long Learning,

- New Paradigms in Education,

- Responsible Business Development,

- Role of Entrepreneurship in Education,

- Emergence and Strengthening of Experience Economy.


Forms of participation

You may either propose submit individual paper abstracts to be assembled into thematic sessions by the organizing team, or may also participate without giving a presentation. Each presentation must be 20 minute-long maximum in order to have time for questions, answers and discussion.

Submission of paper

Please register first for the 6th International Week, by providing the title of your presentation, a brief abstract (max. 300 words), and the names, affiliations and email addresses of all authors.


Important dates

Registration opens: 22 November 2015

Deadline of Submission of Abstract and Registration: 31 March 2016


Further information

More detailed information in terms of the 6th International Week, the preliminary programme can be found at www.kodolanyi.hu/en.


In case of any additional remarks or questions, please contact us.

Contact person: Levente Halász: halaszlevente@kodolanyi.hu


We are looking forward to welcoming you at the 6th International Week at our Budapest Campus!

Dear partners and colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you and your colleagues to take part in the International Week at Jade Hochschule from 25th to 29th April 2016.

We would like to welcome teaching staff to offer guest lectures as well as staff of international offices and students to present their home universities.

We intend to offer workshops on intercultural communication in English and German language as well as workshops on the development of international strategies and the financing of international cooperation. Also, we have planned some interactive sessions for introducing the different partner institutions. You will have the possibility to meet colleagues from different departments and to take part in lectures or to offer lectures yourself. In the evenings we will meet for dinners and international evenings to refresh our contacts or to find new partners. You will have the possibility to get to know our three locations in Elsfleth, Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven and the beautiful coast and the green environment of the three cities.

With this invitation we would like to consolidate our fruitful cooperation and offer an interesting international and intercultural learning experience.

A more detailed programme overview and all practical information you need to prepare for your stay in Wilhelmshaven will be sent to you at the end of March.

The most important dates are:

Monday 25th April Arrival and Welcome Dinner

Tuesday 26th April International Fair/Visits of the cities of Oldenburg or Wilhelmshaven

Wednesday 27th April Intercultural Training/International cinema in the evening

Thursday 28th April Workshops/International Party in the evening

Friday 29th April Excursion to Meyer Werft (wharf for building cruise ships) and East Frisia

Saturday 30th April Day of Departure

Meetings with colleagues and/or guest lectures in cooperation with German colleagues will be possible during the whole week.

We have limited places and would like to invite at maximum two persons from each university. Please do not book your flights before your participation has been confirmed.

To prepare the international fair we would like to ask you to send some information material to the International Office.

To facilitate organisation of the International Week, please fill in the application form online.

We look forward to welcoming you in Wilhelmshaven!

Jan Evangelista Purkyně University Week

We are inviting you for the 1st Staff Week “Erasmus+ in Practice” organised by Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem.

The staff week will be held on April 18 – 22, 2016 and will include both teaching stays and trainings.

It is called „Erasmus+ in Practice“ because we would also like to share your experience with the Erasmus+ Programme via samples of good practice.

All further information regarding the staff week is available here: http://www.ujep.cz/en/welcome/international-relations/erasmus/staff-week.html.

The deadline for applications is February 26, 2016.

We look forward to meeting you in Ústí nad Labem.

International Week at the University of Alicante

As the January 22 deadline quickly approaches, we just wanted to send out a friendly reminder about our International Week, March 15-18, 2016. This will be a week filled with discussion, lectures and networking between UA’s partner universities and international students. 

For all interested parties, please contact Julia Promise Gainey-Besley at iw.feb@ua.es for more information.

FH Upper Austria: International Staff Training Week 

Warm greetings from cold Upper Austria!

We are happy to announce that applications for our third International Staff Training Week from April 25-29, 2016 are still possible until end of January!

The week will consist of group-specific workshops, discussion rounds and social programme. We are looking forward to welcoming staff from all following target groups, but especially from the highlighted ones:

>> International Relations

>> Marketing

>> R&D Projects and Teaching

>> Administration of Study Programmes

Please find the official invitation attached. The preliminary program as well as the application form can be found on our webpage: www.fh-ooe.at/staff-training-week2016. Application is open from today until January 31, 2016.