Increased international competition, mergers of institutions, refugee crisis and virtual mobility are some of the challenges Norwegian institutions are facing. The theme of IK16 is Internationalization in restructuring.
Published: 11/24/2015
Norwegian universities and colleges are facing changes in society that will have meaning for internationalization efforts on institutions. Some of the moves that IK16 will examine are:
- Increased competition with other institutions in the world to recruit students and researchers
- Greater demands for relevance and collaboration with social partners programs
- Physical mobility vs. virtual tools: What impact will new technologies that Mooc and webinar get ahead, and how can they be used in the best way in international cooperation?
- Refugee crisis: Requirements for adaptability in the institutions
- Challenging structural and mergers of institutions
- Increased demands for quality in education and research
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IK16 takes place at the University of Stavanger 9. -10.mars. (Photo: Paul Sigve Amundsen / SIU)
The goal of internationalization conference is to provide professional updating on trends and key topics of internationalization, and creating contact with their peers . The conference is the most important meeting place for everyone interested in the internationalization of higher education.
IK16 takes place in Stavanger 9.-10. in March 2016, where the University of Stavanger (UiS) is host.
On SIU’s website you can see the program, get practical information about the conference and register for the IK16. You register before 21 December and get a discount on the conference fee.
Join arrangement since for IK16 on Facebook, where SIU will also post updates for the conference.
Speakers and presenter
Former news anchor and foreign reporter in TV2, Thomas Henschien, will be master of ceremonies at IK16. These are among the exciting speakers at the conference:
Andrée Sursock: Senior Adviser in the European University Association (EUA), Brussels. Author of the report Trends, which analyzes a decade of political changes in higher education in Europe. In his speech will Sursock including talk about trends and the use of technology in international cooperation.
Alastair Creelman: Researcher at Linnaeus University in Kalmar, Sweden. Creelman posts will be about internationalization at home and virtual mobility for teachers and students.
Frank Ziegel: Director of CHE Centre for Higher Education and professor at The University of Applied Sciences in Osnabrück, Germany. Ziegel posts will deal with the constraints as a tool for comparing institutions, including U-Multi Rank. What lies behind rankings, and there are other options?
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