HEM Bürgenstock

Programm 2024

Ab 12.00 Uhr	Eintreffen, Erfrischung und Snacks
13.00 – 13.20 Uhr	Words of Welcome Jürg Kessler (President HEM) Luciana Vaccaro (President swissuniversities)
13.20 – 14.00 Uhr	Keynote (deutsch) A Society in transition – Switzerland in the age of migration and globalisation Internationalisation and the challenges in today’s world Kijan Espahangizi (Titular Professor, Department of History, University of Zurich)
14.00 – 14.45 Uhr	Dialog (english) Challenges and Trends in Higher Education A reality check on Exchange and Internationalisation Malin Borg (CEO, Swissnex Brasil) Josep Maria Garrell (President, European University Association) Moderation: Florence Balthasar (Zurich University of the Arts)
14.45 – 15.15 Uhr	Q & A – Session (english) Kijan Espahangizi Malin Borg Josep Maria Garrell Moderation: Miriam Ronsdorf (FHNW School of Education) & Florence Balthasar
15.15 – 16.00 Uhr	Networking break
16.00 – 17.00 Uhr 17.00 – 17.15 Uhr 17.15 – 18.15 Uhr	Case sessions I: Internationalisation and the Swiss UAS/UTE Transition Case sessions II: Internationalisation and the Swiss UAS/UTE
18.15 – 22.00 Uhr	Apéro & Dinner Interlude: Martina Hirayama, Swiss State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation
Ab 22.00 Uhr	After-Event: Penthouse Bar, Hotel Astoria

08.45 – 09.00 Uhr	Opening of the second day Heinz Rhyn (President chamber UTE) Franco Gervasoni (President chamber UAS)
09.00 – 09.45 Uhr	Hidden facts & figures: Internationalisation concretely (english/français) Irina Ferencz (Director Academic Cooperation Association): the European perspective Olivier Tschopp (Director Movetia): the view from Switzerland Moderation: Florence Balthasar
09.45 – 10.30 Uhr	Policy window A political view on internationalisation and mobility (français, deutsch) European Higher Education Area: what’s in it for the Swiss UAS/UTE? Michael Gerber (Director General International Programmes & Organisations, SEFRI) Gazmendi Noli (Co-President Swiss Student Union) Regina Durrer-Knobel (Nationalrätin Kanton Nidwalden) Luciana Vaccaro (President swissuniversities) Moderation: Barbara Bader (President Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts)
10.30 Uhr 10.45 Uhr	Closing remarks Barbara Fäh (Vice president HEM) End of conference