EAIE & CMEPIUS Insight Event: Responsible internationalisation

The EAIE & CMEPIUS Insight Event - Responsible internationalisation: Finding the right balance will open with welcome remarks from distinguished representatives of the partner organisations supporting the event. Each speaker will have five minutes to address participants and set the scene for the discussions that follow.  

• Božidar Grigić, Head of Higher Education Unit, CMEPIUS

• Laura Rumbley, Director Knowledge Development and Research, EAIE 

What does responsible internationalisation mean in Europe today? What makes issues of responsibility, security, academic freedom and related issues important at this moment in time, and what kinds of attention and commitments do they require from Europe's higher education institutions? In light of his extensive and varied experience – including in his current role leading risk assessment, risk management and research security at the University of Helsinki, and his former position as President of the EAIE — Markus Laitinen offers a highly relevant and well-informed perspective on the key issues at hand, providing a provocative and thought-provoking springboard for our exploration of responsible internationalisation in the Slovenian and wider European higher education contexts. 

• Speaker: Markus Laitinen, University of Helsinki (Finland)

Higher education institutions and systems approach the work of ensuring responsible internationalisation from unique perspectives and with a range of different motivations and objectives. Pooling our knowledge and experience across institutions and national contexts provides important insights into options for better policy and practice. This session will surface good practice examples from several organisational and institutional perspectives to stimulate candid conversation about strategies and tactics for advancing this work. 

• Moderator: Danijela Horvatek Tomić, Director, Agency for Science and Higher Education (Croatia)
• Speakers:
  • Peter Rosenbaum, Head of International Office, Technische Universität Dresden (Germany)
  • Nina Peršak, Specialist Consultant, University of Ljubljana and representative of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance (Slovenia)
  • Robert van Kan, Director at Edvance Education International Ltd (The Netherlands)

This session will zero in on a small number of topics related to responsible internationalisation that are specifically identified by the audience as being important to their interests and practice. Set in a unique 'fishbowl' format, the speakers from the previous session will join the audience in direct dialogue, allowing for questions, comments and the sharing of experiences in greater detail.

To finalise the day, we will discuss the outcomes and insights that emerged throughout the sessions, as well as the key takeaways participants can bring home to continue their responsible internationalisation journey.

To conclude the event, the organisers will return to share key takeaway messages from the gathering. This will be followed by a networking reception.