Programme

12:00 - 14:00   Registration & Networking lunch

14:00 – 14:15   Official Welcome

                           Gerhard Volz, OeAD - Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation

                           Eva-Maria Holzleitner, Austrian Federal Minister of Women, Science and Research
                           (Video message)

14:15 - 14:30   Introduction and aims of the seminar

                           Martin Gradl, OeAD - Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation

14:30 - 15:00   Data & trends: Student mobility in STEM fields

                           Martin Unger, Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna

15:00 - 15:30   Good practice of promoting and implementing STEM mobilities from Estonia & Portugal:

                           Sille Pihlak, Estonian Academy of Arts

                           STEAM Mobility in the Polytechnic of Setúbal

                           José Luis Sousa, Polytechnic University of Setubal

15:30 - 16:15   Coffee break & networking (Hotel Check-in opportunity)

16:15 - 16:30   Blended Intensive Programmes – an opportunity for STEM mobility

                           Margit Dirnberger, OeAD - Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation

16:30 - 17:00   Good practice of promoting and implementing STEM mobilities from Austria & Germany

                           Thomas Gamse, Graz University of Technology

                           Stephan Recker, University of Applied Sciences Dortmund

17:00 – 17:15   Practical information

17:15 – 18:30   Collaboration session – Let’s meet and connect

                           Gertraud Kücher and Denis Osmičić, OeAD - Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation

19:00 - 21:00   Dinner at the hotel: "The HANDWERK Restaurant” located at Arcotel Wimberger

Moderator: Veronika Kulaga, OeAD - Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation

08:00 - 09:00   Registration Day 2

09:00 - 09:15   Welcome to Day 2

09:15 - 09:45   Why is international experience important for STEM students entering the labour market?

                           Christoph Senft, Nexperia, Hamburg

                           Martina Wolfgruber, Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach

09:45 - 10:25   International experience: Challenges & benefits from a students and teacher perspective

                           Panel discussion:

                           Rui Pascoal, University Institute of Lisbon

                           Kaie Eha, Tallina Tehnika Körgkool University of Applied Sciences

                           Stefan Roth, RWTH Aachen University 

                           Riem Mohamed, IMC Krems - University of Applied Sciences

                           Facilitator: Martin Gradl, OeAD - Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation

10:25 – 10:45   Recognizing Transnational Mobility in the Polytechnic University of Coimbra in STEM Areas 

                           Luís Castro, Coimbra Institute of Engineering - Polytechnic University of Coimbra

10:45 - 11:30   Coffee break & networking 

11:30 - 12:45   Workshop 1: Recognition in STEM

12:45 - 14:15   Lunch at the hotel

14:15 - 15:30   Workshop 2: How to facilitate mobilities in STEM

16:15 - 18:30   Cultural programme: Guided city tour

18:30 - 22:00   Dinner at Restaurant Kelsen, located in the Austrian Parliament building

Moderator: Veronika Kulaga, OeAD - Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation

08:00 - 09:00   Registration Day 3

09:00 - 09:10   Welcome to Day 3

09:10 - 09:20   Thematic Input

                           Jakob Calice, Managing Director, OeAD – Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation

09:20 - 10:00   European University Alliances and STEM

                           Chris Schubert, Vienna University of Technology, EULiST
                           Philipp Höhne, Technische Univesität Berlin, ENHANCE

10:00 - 10:30   Input on communication:  How to address and motivate STEM students to go abroad?

                           Bianca Keiper, Saarland University

10:30 - 11:00   Coffee Break (Hotel Check-out opportunity)

11:00 - 12:30   Workshop 3: Be creative - design your STEM micro-campaign

12:30 - 13:00   Wrap up and goodbye

13:00 - 13:45   Closing with lunch

Moderator: Veronika Kulaga, OeAD - Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation