EAIE Gothenburg 2025

Discover curated sessions and Ignite© presentations, offering rich discussions and innovative insights.

Sessions

Attendees can look forward to over 100 carefully curated sessions offering a rich array of discussions, interactions and learning opportunities, covering a wide spectrum of topics in the education sector. Additionally, the conference features 20 fast-paced Ignite© presentations fostering innovative thinking and detailed discussions.  

Tuesday 9 September
10:30 – 11:30
Life skill: Maximise your network (EAIE members only) (S1.07)

Life-skills session

Maximise your experience: discover the world of the EAIE (S1.02)

EAIE session

11:30 – 12:30
Life skill: Unleashing the power of holistic leadership (EAIE members only) (S1.08)

Life-skills session

13:30 – 14:30
Life skill: Becoming more visible on LinkedIn (EAIE members only) (S1.09)

Life-skills session

13:30 – 15:00
Designing the future: shaping higher education mobility and cooperation actions in Erasmus+ 2028-2034 (S1.05)

EAIE session

13:30 – 17:00
Share and Learn: doctoral students in international higher education (S1.04)

EAIE session

15:00 – 16:30
EAIE member Fika (afternoon tea) (S1.10)

EAIE session

The future of European higher education and research areas: The case of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (S1.06)

EAIE session

Wednesday 10 September
09:00 – 10:00
Africa–EU partnerships in higher education: Seizing new opportunities (S2.05)

Panel session

Climbing the Tower of Babel: Bridging English assessment gaps to enhance intercultural learning (S2.04)

World Café session

Gender equity in higher education: Let's keep climbing the ladder (S2.09)

Fishbowl session

Incentivising impact: Internal funding as a catalyst for international collaboration and your global strategy (S2.03)

Roundtable session

Internationalisation in turbulent times: Embracing complexity and co-creating new research directions in a post-truth era (S2.07)

Roundtable session

Swedish fika in professional learning communities: How to build informal, open and trusting spaces (S2.10)

Roundtable session

Bridging the gap between student recruitment, admissions and academic readiness (S2.08)

Panel session

Sustainable Recognition Goal #SRG2030: Opening pathways for lifelong recognition (S2.15)

Fishbowl session

Global opportunities for underserved students: Examples from a transatlantic success story (S2.16)

Panel session

Campfire: Becoming a reflective professional: Moving from practice to theory and back (S2.17)

Campfire session

Beyond the echo chamber: Rethinking our (g)local purpose with unusual suspects (S2.14)

Roundtable session

Co-creating student belonging in international higher education (S2.13)

Fishbowl session

Student exchanges: Are they really for all? (S2.12)

World Café session

Student well-being leads to academic success: Research findings and a comparison of practices in Europe (S2.11)

Roundtable session

Life skill: How to win friends and influence people - The timeless toolkit for modern professionals (S2.06)

Life-skills session

09:00 – 10:30
Spotlight on European Funded Programmes (S2.01)

Spotlight session

Spotlight on Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum (S2.02)

Spotlight session

13:30 – 14:30
Be Global café: Bridging European and Latin American perspectives on SDGs (S3.12)

World Café session

Innovative staff training weeks: Co-creating engagement, diversity and collaboration (S3.11)

Roundtable session

So, you joined an EUI alliance: What does that mean? (S3.04)

Roundtable session

Co-creating impact: Societal engagement for t​​​​​​​​he greater good (S3.09)

Fishbowl session

GO-create international student services with AI: From theory to practice (S3.08)

Panel session

Managing responsible internationalisation in a time of populist pressure and global conflicts (S3.03)

Roundtable session

Beyond rankings: Insights from the Global South for valuing real partnership impact (S3.07)

World Café session

Research and practice: GO-creating to expand the knowledge base of our field (S3.10)

Roundtable session

Transatlantic collaborations: Exploring US–European partnerships with EducationUSA (S3.05)

Panel session

Universities and quadruple helix co-creation: Are living labs a game-changer for impact? (S3.14)

World Café session

Campfire: Rethinking short-term programmes (S3.17)

Campfire session

From the international to the intercultural: Decentring dominant knowledge in European classrooms (S3.13)

Fishbowl session

Global cities, global classrooms: Internationalisation and urban-engaged learning (S3.15)

Fishbowl session

Life skill: Strategic stakeholder management (S3.06)

Life-skills session

13:30 – 15:00
Spotlight on Social Responsibility (S3.01)

Spotlight session

Spotlight on Student and Alumni Services (S3.02)

Spotlight session

15:30 – 16:30
Fail to succeed: Engagement stories and practices from EUI alliances (S4.10)

Roundtable session

Research on the EUI: When Europeanisation meets internationalisation (S4.03)

Panel session

Shaping the future of the European Student Card Initiative (S4.02)

Panel session

Everyone's eye for I in your institution: GO-create your internal networks (S4.05)

Roundtable session

National politics driving internationalisation strategies: Help or hindrance? (S4.09)

Roundtable session

A risky business: Managing risk throughout the international student journey ​ (S4.06)

Panel session

Amplifying impact: Podcasting as a tool for engagement in higher education (S4.13)

Roundtable session

Campfire: Enhancing your career: Rethinking professional development in international higher education (S4.16)

Campfire session

Bridging academia and industry to develop global-ready graduates (S4.11)

Roundtable session

Joint vs dual: The collaborative programmes dilemma (S4.08)

Roundtable session

How are institutions in the Global South aligning their internationalisation with the SDGs? (S4.12)

Fishbowl session

Stepping up support for green student mobility (S4.07)

Fishbowl session

Lost in transition: Reclaiming the undervalued potential of post-mobility reintegration (S4.14)

Fishbowl session

15:30 – 16:45
Critical Conversations 01: Harnessing AI: Opportunities and challenges for international higher education (S4.01)

EAIE session

Thursday 11 September
09:30 – 10:30
Continuing collaboration: EUI alliances and the resilience of Ukrainian universities (S5.14)

Fishbowl session

From data to practice: Navigating complexity and building motivation in EUI alliances (S5.04)

World Café session

Towards sustainable financing for EUI alliances: Exploring different funding opportunities (S5.03)

World Café session

Navigating responsible international partnerships in a challenging geopolitical landscape (S5.07)

Panel session

Cracking the code: What students really want (or not) from your university marketing (S5.05)

Panel session

No snake oil here: Leveraging authentic communication and internal alignment for better student outcomes (S5.08)

Panel session

Building equitable global partnerships in higher education: A reflective gallery walk (S5.10)

Roundtable session

Intersectionality of LGBTQIA+ and religion: Challenges and opportunities in higher education (S5.13)

World Café session

'It was just a joke!': How to become an effective facilitator of difficult dialogues in international education (S5.12)

Fishbowl session

Campfire: AI in international education: Ethics on fire – challenges, risks and responsible solutions (S5.16)

Campfire session

Who teaches the teachers? Exploring the identity of the unicorns who support curriculum internationalisation (S5.09)

Fishbowl session

09:30 – 10:45
Critical Conversations 02: Internationalisation at risk: Challenges and the road ahead (S5.11)

EAIE session

09:30 – 11:00
Spotlight on Leadership, Strategy, and Policy (S5.01)

Spotlight session

Spotlight on Student and Staff Mobility (S5.02)

Spotlight session

11:30 – 12:30
Cooperation with enlargement countries: What's in it for me? (S6.04)

Panel session

Enter the Draghi: How EUI alliances can contribute to European competitiveness (S6.11)

Roundtable session

EUI alliances: To be or not to be a member (S6.08)

Fishbowl session

From mystery to mastery: Lump-sum management in Erasmus+ cooperation projects (S6.03)

World Café session

The digital transition in Erasmus+: By the people, for the people? (S6.06)

Roundtable session

Where the ambition of mobility targets meets financial shortcomings (S6.12)

Roundtable session

Responsible international cooperation: Higher education and research between the possible and the necessary (S6.13)

Fishbowl session

What's in a name? Responsible internationalisation and its different meanings (S6.15)

Fishbowl session

Imbedding inclusive internationalisation initiatives: Gaps, barriers, challenges and solutions (S6.09)

Roundtable session

Navigating the global village: Empowering students for responsible international careers (S6.14)

World Café session

Aligning education and employment policies to create success for international graduates in Europe (S6.05)

Panel session

Campfire: Swedish life skills: What it means to live in Sweden (S6.16)

Campfire session

11:30 – 13:00
Spotlight on Marketing & Admissions (S6.02)

Spotlight session

Spotlight on Research on Internationalisation (S6.01)

Spotlight session

13:00 – 13:30
Campfire: Top tips to become an EAIE speaker (S6.17)

Campfire session

14:00 – 15:00
Beyond magical thinking: Fostering global competence in an EUI alliance (S7.08)

Fishbowl session

Greening your cooperation project: Co-creating solutions to reduce environmental impact (S7.12)

World Café session

Who is driving your EUI alliance? Perspectives on co-creating shared leadership (S7.02)

Roundtable session

Confronting the diversity of challenges and opportunities: International education leadership around the world (S7.05)

Panel session

From 'GO' to 'co-': Developing transformational internationalisation together (S7.06)

World Café session

From silos to synergies: Enhancing effective university networks (S7.09)

Roundtable session

Internationalisation strategies: An institutional lighthouse or a paper tiger? (S7.13)

Fishbowl session

Real change comes from within: How institutions need both success and failure to reinvent their administrative processes (S7.01)

Roundtable session

The IaH stakeholder model in practice: An explorative study in Dutch vocational and higher education (S7.10)

World Café session

Data dashboards to manage international partnerships (S7.07)

Panel session

Regional and national support networks for displaced scholars in Europe (S7.15)

Fishbowl session

Should I stay or should I go? International graduates at a crossroads (S7.04)

Panel session

Is a 'shadow pandemic' affecting international students? Responses to the global trend of loneliness among young men (S7.11)

Roundtable session

Campfire: Student perspective on internationalisation (S7.17)

Campfire session

Help build the next EAIE Barometer! (S7.14)

EAIE session

Launch of the 2025 Transatlantic Mobility in Higher Education and Research Report (S7.03)

EAIE session

15:30 – 16:30
Closing the inclusion gap in Erasmus+ (S8.12)

Fishbowl session

Co-creating a shared student identity within the EUI alliances (S8.10)

World Café session

Create the future of the 'international dimension' of Erasmus+ (S8.09)

Fishbowl session

Crossing creative borders: Engaging student ambassadors in EUI alliances' communication initiatives (S8.15)

Panel session

EUI alliances: Leveraging EU funding programmes and maximising synergies in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (S8.02)

Roundtable session

How can the European Universities Initiative contribute to advances in higher education policy? (S8.14)

Fishbowl session

Strategic leadership in international education: Navigating government relations and sector engagement across Europe (S8.05)

Panel session

When (not only) the price is right: Successful buyer–vendor relationships in higher education marketing (S8.04)

Panel session

Build an agent quality framework in one hour! (S8.07)

Roundtable session

Campfire: Policies to support widening access to international experiences (S8.16)

Campfire session

GO-create trust and rapport in culturally diverse teams (S8.03)

Roundtable session

GO-creating employability across regions: Lessons from the BECOME Glocal project (S8.11)

Roundtable session

Leveraging international alumni to enhance student support and career opportunities (S8.13)

Roundtable session

Life skill: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (S8.06)

Life-skills session

15:30 – 17:00
Spotlight on Partnerships (S8.01)

Spotlight session

Friday 12 September
09:00 – 10:00
An unexpected turn in the EUI: How unfunded partnerships can thrive (S9.08)

Fishbowl session

Successful Erasmus+ KA171 application strategies: Collaborative writing, regional focus and partnership development (S9.01)

World Café session

The economic impact of incoming Erasmus+ students: A comparative outlook from five countries (S9.10)

Roundtable session

Aligning international education with employability: Data-driven approaches for the future (S9.04)

Panel session

GO-create long-term staff mobility in higher education (S9.13)

Fishbowl session

National strategies for international education: Perspectives from Australia, Canada and the UK (S9.03)

Panel session

Policy shifts and global talent pipelines: Criticism and enthusiasm for international graduate employment (S9.14)

Panel session

Using cross-departmental collaboration and student personas to revamp marketing, recruitment and study abroad (S9.05)

Panel session

How to manage a successful summer school: Insights from established and emerging programmes (S9.07)

Panel session

Fresh data on evolving international partnerships: Exploring a 2025 IIE survey (S9.09)

Roundtable session

Why and how: Transforming collaborations into strategic partnerships (S9.11)

Roundtable session

Carbon footprints abroad: Sustainable student mobility with the UK and Switzerland (S9.12)

Roundtable session

Keeping higher education relevant: Maximising impact through service learning (S9.02)

Roundtable session

Improving engagement of academics: Assembling a model for curriculum internationalisation (S9.06)

World Café session

10:30 – 11:30
Capacity building in higher education: New policy drivers and evolving institutional practices (S10.06)

Panel session

Criteria for the European degree: Getting down to brass tacks (S10.07)

World Café session

From barriers to bridges: Enhancing mobility opportunities in EUI alliances (S10.09)

World Café session

Maximising impact: Strategic approaches to international research partnerships (S10.11)

Panel session

Putting students at the centre: Formalising COIL leadership to support global learning for all (S10.04)

Panel session

The past, present and future: Riding the wave of nationalism in internationalisation (S10.05)

World Café session

Co-creating recognition: Connecting the dots between institutional policy and good practice (S10.02)

Panel session

Can we close the gap? Ensuring responsible practices in international education (S10.08)

Roundtable session

Moving beyond GPA: Rethinking student selection for study abroad programmes (S10.03)

Panel session

Thriving, not just surviving: Co-creating international students' pathways to success (S10.01)

Roundtable session

Inspiring global competence at home (and close to home): Sustainable business education on two wheels and beyond (S10.10)

Roundtable session