International Joint Degrees

Seminar on Joint International Degrees

Representatives from the International Offices in the Israeli Higher Education Institutions attended the seminar on joint degrees that took place last Wednesday (4.9.19) in the Van Leer Jerusalem Institue.

The seminar provided the International Offices an in-depth understanding of the topic and its importance, and also gave participants practical tools on how to develop international joint programmes and build strong partnerships with leading institutions around the world.

The Seminar was led by Annika Sundbäck-Lindroos, Leader of the Global Team in the Higher Education Unit at the Finnish National Agency for Education and expert in the field of Joint Degrees.

Seminar agenda:

9:45 – 10:00 - Greetings:

Prof Yaffa Zilbershats, Chair of the Planning and Budgeting Committee

Dr. Stavi Baram, Director of Office of International Academic Affairs at Ben Gurion University

10:00 – 11:15 - Keynote: Joint degrees: Benefits of Joint Programmes

Annika Sundbäck-Lindroos, Finnish National Agency for Education

11:15 – 11:30 - Coffee break

11:30 – 12:10 - Presentation of new guidelines on joint international degrees:

Michal Neumann – Head of Academic Division at CHE-PBC.

12:10 – 12:30 - Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees

Kathrin Theurillat, Director Erasmus+ Office Israel

12:30 – 13:15 - Light lunch

13:15 – 14:30 - Workshop I: How to develop a Joint Programme:

Annika Sundbäck-Lindroos, Finnish National Agency for Education

14:30 – 14:45 - Coffee Break

14:45 – 16:00 - Workshop II: How to develop a Joint Programme:

Annika Sundbäck-Lindroos, Finnish National Agency for Education

16:00 – Closing remarks

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