Programme

Spreading the Göttingen Spirit since 1947: 70 Years International Office

Wednesday, November 8th: Anniversary Celebration

Venue: Aula am Wilhelmsplatz, Wilhelmsplatz 1

13:00 – 13:30

Welcome Notes
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Beisiegel
President, University of Göttingen
Carsten Mühlenmeier
Lower Saxon Ministry for Science and Culture (MWK)
Dr. Dorothea Rüland
Secretary General, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Marijke Wahlers
Head of International Department, German Rectors Conference (HRK)

13:30 – 14:30

Milestones and Anecdotes from 1947-1997
Dr. Uwe Muuß
Director, International Office, with Guests

14:30 – 15:00

Coffee break

15:00 – 16:00

The Years from 1997-2017
Daria Kulemetyeva
International Marketing, International Office, with Guests

16:00 – 16:30

Panel: Institutional Challenges of Implementing Internationalisation
Prof. Dr. Hiltraud Casper-Hehne
Vice President for International Affairs, University of Göttingen, in discussion with faculty and administration

19:00

Reception Dinner (by invitation only)

Internationalisation of Curricula: Working in International and Joint Classrooms

Thursday, November 9th: Expert Workshop

Venue: Historisches Gebäude der SUB, Papendiek 14 & Heyne-Haus, Papendiek 16

For further information and registration, please visit uni-goettingen.de/ioc-workshop

09:00 – 09:30

Welcome and Introduction
Internationalisation of the Curricula at the University of Göttingen

09:30 – 10:30

Impulse Talks
Dr. Jos Beelen
Amsterdam School of International Business & The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Prof. em. Elspeth Jones
Leeds Beckett University, UK
Prof. em. Betty Leask
La Trobe University, Australia

11:00 – 13:00

Workshops
Grand Design for International Classrooms
Diversity, Inclusion and Internationalisation of the Curriculum at Home

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 – 15:00

Workshops continued

15:30 – 17:00

Discussion Space
Continuing the Conversation and Sharing Good Practices