The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) cordially invites you to the conference
Bologna Goes Digital, which will take place on 26 September 2018 at the Allianzforum Pariser Platz in Berlin, Germany.
PLEASE NOTE: The event is fully booked. Registration has been closed.
The conference is embedded in the annual topic week Shaping the Digital Turn of the German Forum for Higher Education in the Digital Age (Hochschulforum Digitalisierung). It aims at examining the linkages between digitisation and internationalisation in Europe and beyond. Together with participants from Europe and Germany we will explore the role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Europe in supporting student learning and mobility concepts in the digital world.
The main target groups for the event are representatives from HEIs, policy-makers, and stakeholders interested in European higher education, research and innovation policy.
As a keynote speaker we are proud to announce Prof. Dr. Valérie Lemarquand, University Attaché at the Embassy of France in Germany. She has agreed to share her vast experience in the field of the private sector, universities and public administration in her input “How digitisation will change the face of the Higher Education landscape in Europe”.
Key questions that will be discussed during the conference are:
Furthermore, the conference aims at:
Further information can be found here.
PLEASE NOTE: The event is fully booked. If you register for it, you will be put on the waiting list.
Stand 23.08.2018
Time & Location
Wednesday, 26th September 2018, 9.00 - 18:30
Allianz Forum Berlin, Pariser Platz 6, 10117 Berlin, Germany
9.00 - 10.00 Registration and coffee
10.00 - 10.20 Welcome Remarks
Dr Dorothea Rüland, Secretary General, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
10.20 - 11.00 Keynote How digitisation will change the face of the higher education landscape in Europe
Prof Dr Valérie Lemarquand, Attaché for Higher Education, French Embassy Berlin
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 - 12.45 Panel discussion Looking ahead: the impact of digital transformation on student mobility, teaching, and learning
Christian Müller, Deputy Secretary General, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)Prof Dr Kornelia Freitag, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development, Ruhr-University BochumOliver Janoschka, General Manager, HFD (German Forum for Higher Education in the Digital Age)Darco Jansen, Programme Manager, EADTU (European Association of Distance Teaching Universities)Jürgen Handke, Professor for Linguistic and Web Technology, Philipps-University Marburg
Moderator: Dr Christine Redecker, Researcher, IPTS (Institute for Prospective Technological Studies), European Commission
12.45 - 13.45 Lunch and networking
Concurrent Sessions
13.45 - 15.45 Workshops
Workshop 1: On the potential of digital tools to open up higher education and widen international participation through induction coursesDr Renata Suter, Head of Research, Kiron Open Higher Education
Workshop 2: Collaboration is the key: digitisation and internationalisation Alexander Knoth Advisor Digitalisation of Teaching/ International Affairs to the Vice-President, University of Potsdam
13.45 - 14.35 Sessions 1 & 2
Session 1: Recognition in the digital age: opportunities and challengesJenneke Lokhoff, Senior Policy Officer, NufficKatrien Bardoel, Senior Policy Officer, Nuffic
Session 2: Using blendedlearning formats in international study programmes: collaborative approaches Dr Lars Klein, Cluster Coordinator Social Sciences, Economics and Law, U4 Network
14.45 - 15.35 Sessions 3 & 4
Session 3: Optimising administrative processes in international mobility and cooperationJoão Bacelar, Executive Manager, European University Foundation
Session 4: Quality of credentials in open education: pathways and technologies for recognition, transparency, and portability Anthony F. Camilleri, Senior Partner, Knowledge Innovation Centre Florian Rampelt, Programme Manager, German Forum for Higher Education in the Digital Age
15.45 - 16.15 Coffee Break
16.15 - 17.30Panel Debate Taking Bologna to the next level: policy recommendations for successful cooperation in the digital age
Dr Wiebke Esdar, Member of Parliament, German Bundestag Peter Hassenbach, Head of Division “International Exchanges in Higher Education, Internationalisation”, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research Dr Dorothea Rüland, Secretary General, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Dr Hans Schutte, Director General, DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs) Martin Kern, Director, EIT (European Institute of Technology and Innovation) Prof Dr Ramin Yahyapour, CIO, Georg-August University Göttingen
Moderator: NN
17.30 - 18.30 Wrap Up and Goodbye