Programme

Welcome & Introduction

Ulrich Grothus, ACA President

Keynote speech: Wider inclusion in the internationalisation of higher education

Ágnes Sarolta Fazekas, Assistant Professor Eötvös Loránd Science University, Hungary & Chairperson of the Access & Diversity Expert Community, EAIE

Student voices

João Pinto, President, Erasmus Student Network (ESN)

Coffee break

Panel of national-level internationalisation agencies – Inspirational practices for inclusiveness in international higher education

Moderator: Ragnhild Solvi Berg, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (Diku) & Head of the Diku Brussels Office (NORCORE)

• Inclusive mobility schemes for underrepresented groups – Renilde Knevels, Policy Advisor Internationalisation, Flanders Knowledge Area (FKA) and Valérie Van Hees, Coordinator Steunpunt Inclusief Hoger Onderwijs (SIHO), and Piet Van Hove, Director, International Office, Univeristy of Antwerp

• First time academics as special target group in DAAD's study abroad campaign – Alexander Haridi, Head of Section Information on Studying Abroad, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

• Equity in internationalisation: internationalisation for all! – Juha Ketolainen, Counsellor of Education (Head of Unit), Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) and Tiina Piipponen, International Coordinator/Technology, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (via Skype)

Discussion with the audience

Closing keynote: The European Commission’s plans in tackling inclusion in the forthcoming Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027)

Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of Unit, DG Education and Culture, European Commission

Discussion with the audience

Goodbye

Ulrich Grothus, ACA President

Networking lunch