Agenda

Education Beyond Borders: Internationalization Best Practices in the Digital Age

 

Hybrid Forum – 19 October 2021

Kingdom of Bahrain

Speaker Time +3 GMT University Mode of Attendance

Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa

Higher Education Council Secretary-General

Opening Remarks

10:00 – 10:15am Higher Education Council – Bahrain On-Campus

Dr. Reem AlBuainain

Acting CEO, Bahrain Polytechnic

Education Beyond Borders: Internationalization Best Practices in the Digital Age. 

10:15 – 10:35am Bahrain Polytechnic On-Campus
Awards 10:35 – 10:45am

Mr. Sebastien ARCOS

Director of Hybria Institute of Business and Technologies

Can the objectives of international mobility policy in higher education be reached without travelling?

10:45 – 11:05am HYBRIA Institute of Business & Technologies On-Campus

Mr. Martin Klotz

Associate Professor – International Programme Advisor,

Hybria Institute of Business and Technologies

International development in difficult times through virtual exchange – the example of Bahrain Polytechnic and Hybria/France.

11:05 – 11:25am HYBRIA Institute of Business & Technologies On-Campus

Mr. Nidal AlBasha

Digital Innovation Lead, AWS

Dr. Christos Gatzoulis

Head of School ICT, Bahrain Polytechnic

CIC experience and first year projects/prototypes and CLP projects

11:25 – 11:40

AWS

Bahrain Polytechnic

Virtual

Dr. Henk Huijser 

Senior Lecturer, Curriculum and Learning Design, Queensland University of Technology

Dr. Paola R. S. Eiras

Postdoctoral Fellow, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University

Reimagining the Chinese student in a transnational higher education context in China.

11:40 – 12:00pm

Queensland University of Technology

Aarhus University

Virtual

Dr. Thanh Pham

Senior Lecturer in Graduate Employability & Globalization

Faculty of Education, Monash University

Using capitals-based approach as a tool to internationalize curricula and pedagogies for student learning and employability.

12:00 – 12:20pm Monash University Virtual

Prof. Joy Juyoung Chun

Chief Director, Institute of International Affairs, Kyungwoon University

Mr. Sam Son Kyungmoon

International Advisor, Kyungwoon University

Utilizing new opportunity presented by the new era – Kyungwoon University’s experience (Korea)

12:20 – 12:40pm Kyungwoon University Virtual

Dr. Mubarak AlKhatnai

Dean of Development and Quality, King Saud University

Internationalization within King Saud University’s Strategic Plan (KSU 2030).

12:40 – 01:00pm King Saud University Virtual
Lunch Break 01:00 – 2:00pm On-Campus

Ms. Maria Kiseleva

Director of International Academic Mobility Office,
St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University

Managing International Office and Mobility at ETU (LETI)

2:00 – 2:20pm St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University Virtual

Dr. Maikel Alendy and Ms. Jessica Rodriguez

Florida International University

Online Learning Transforms: 6 Strategies that elevate, and expand your students learning journey. 

2:20 – 2:40pm Florida International University Virtual

Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks

Moderator: Dr Christakis Papageorgiou Dean of EDICT, Bahrain Polytechnic

Dr. Reem AlBuainain – Bahrain Polytechnic

Prof. Joy Juyoung Chun, Kyungwoon University

Dr. Mubarak AlKhatnai – King Saud University

Dr. Maikel Alendy and Ms. Jessica Rodriguez – FIU

Mr. Martin Klotz – Hybria Institute of Business and Technologies

Dr. Henk Huijser – Queensland University of Technology

2:40 – 3:30pm Hybrid