Session 05.12

Advanced tools for the integration of international communities on campus

  • Thursday 28 Sept
    09:30-10:30
  • Dock 11, Level 1, Rotterdam Ahoy
  • Level: All
  • Related Expert Communities Inclusion and Diversity

Various academic studies have shown the difficulties that international students face in adapting to and getting integrated into their new academic and socio-cultural environments. This session will present the findings of the Erasmus+ InComm project, which investigated best practices and developed ready-to-use tools enabling universities to improve their onboarding processes.

Topics

  • Social responsibility
    • Diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Student and staff mobility
    • Mobility service providers

Chair

  • Mirko Varano, 
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Speakers

  • Erik de Jong, 
    TU Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Rui Mendes, 
    Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal