Speakers
Poster session
In a context of increased commitment towards reducing carbon emissions, international higher education stakeholders are striving to adopt a more sustainable approach to travel. At the same time, we are working to make our institutions attractive to international talents, many of whom come from afar. This session will consider these seemingly contradictory objectives from the perspective of a national promotion agency and look at how to make a positive impact on international mobility choices.
Topics:
Climate change and environmental sustainability
Louise Watts is Head of European Projects at Campus France, the French national agency for the promotion of higher education, student and researcher mobility and hosting services for international students.
Louise is responsible for developing and overseeing a portfolio of EU-funded projects in areas relating to the internationalisation of higher education, academic mobility, higher education promotion and support to refugees. She manages a multicultural team and initiates and implements activities with European and international partner organisations.
Louise is a member of the European Commission's working group on Youth Mobility for Africa.
Prior to joining Campus France in 2004, Louise worked at the Centre international d'études pédagogiques (now known as France Education International) as Programme Manager and taught at the Universities of Bretagne-Sud and Rennes I.
Louise has a Master's degree in linguistics and is a qualified teacher.