UNICA IRO meeting 2012, Université de Lausanne, 2-4 May

 How to work with rankings and learning agreements? Can internationalisation processes enhance quality? What are the “big lines” of “Erasmus for All”? These and other topics were discussed at the UNICA IRO meeting 2012, Université de Lausanne, 2-4 May 2012. The meeting brought together 55 participants from 30 UNICA member universities. 

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

• Minutes of the IRO meeting 2011 and the CP/IRO meeting 2011
• Programme of the meeting
• List of participants (last update: Thursday 26 April 16:55)
• Updated list of UNICA activities: UNICA calendar May-December 2012
• Updated list of UNICA summer and winter schools
• Guidelines for the IRO Open Space (for both presenters and participants)

RECOMMENDED READING (link also available in the programme):

• Andrejs Rauhvargers: Global Rankings and Their Impact - EUA Report (available here)
• Communication of the European Commission on Erasmus for All (available here)

PRESENTATIONS

 Thursday, 3 May 2012

• Welcome by UNICA President Stavros A. ZENIOS
• Welcome by Prof. Philippe MOREILLON
• Prof. Andrejs RAUHVARGERS: Rankings criteria and their impact on universities
• Ole Stenvinkel NILSSON: How to work with rankings?
• How do UNICA Universities work with rankings?

Panelists: Markus LAITINEN, Marc PILLOUD, Dimitrios REKKAS, Luciano SASO

Summary of the world café on welcoming skills (Antoinette CHARON)

• Prof. Jacques LANARES: Reputation and Recognition: How can Internationalistaion Processes Enhance Quality?
• Marvi PULVER: Network of UNICA Summer and Winter Schools
• Elke LöSCHHORN: Student Mobility & Intercultural Issues: Case Study of Indian Students
• Antoinette CHARON and Wladyslaw SENN: UGAF and World Student Environmental Summit Update
• Guri VESTAD: State of the art of the UNICA Student Conference 2012
• Antonella CAMMISA: UNICA-MED

 Friday, 4 May 2012

• Scholars at Risk: Universities Engaging in Promoting Academic Freedom

Sinead O'GORMAN: Presentation of potential activities for the UNICA network

'The Courage to Think" - movie about SAR is available here

Guri VESTAD: The University of Oslo's engagement in Scholars at Risk (SAR)

• Raimonda MARKEVICIENE, Vilnius University: Big Lines of "Erasmus For All"
• Martina BUOL, Swiss National Agency: Erasmus and Switzerland: Are the Swiss Really Back?
• Luciano SASO, Sapienza University of Rome: Erasmus Grade Conversion System and Erasmus Without Papers
• Klementyna KIELAK, University of Warsaw: How do you work with learning agreements?