2026 Winter School Programme
12:00
Webinar introducing the Winter School teams, the case studies and overview of the arrangements.
14:30
Registration Gallery, Ground floor
Coffee Available
15:00
Welcome and introduction to the Winter School: leading and managing changes in strategy & policy Sala Polivalente, 6th floor
- Programme objectives
- Teamwork and the case studies
- Getting to know your peers
Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE
16:00
Higher Education in a changing world
Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE
17:00
Welcome Drink Terrace or gallery
19:50
Meeting in front of the hotel and short walk to restaurant
20:00
Dinner
09:00
Welcome from our host – The Barcelona School of Management, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Room 101, 1st floor
Llorenç Bagur, Dean, UPF Barcelona School of Management, ES
09:05
Risks and Opportunities with Internationalisation: Asking the Right Questions
Karen Stanton, Vice-Chancellor, University of the Arts London, UK
10:30
Coffee Break Terrace or gallery
11:00
Global Trends in Internationalisation Room 101, 1st floor
Nigel Healey, International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM), University of Bath, UK
12:30
Lunch Terrace or gallery
14:30
Global Trends in Internationalisation (continued) Room 101, 1st floor
Nigel Healey, International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM), University of Bath, UK
16:00
Work on Winter School Cases session 1: Group review and first brainstorming on key questions Rooms 101, 204, 205, 401 ,402
Coffee available
18:00
Drinks and finger food Terrace or gallery
19:00
Free evening for team networking
09:00
Key takeaways Room 101, 1st floor
09:05
Leading change to support internationalisation
Oriol Amat, Professor of Financial Economics and Former Rector, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, ES
10:30
Coffee Break Terrace or gallery
11:00
Advancing the University of St.Gallen’s (HSG) Internationalisation: Developing an Academic Hub in Asia Room 101, 1st floor
Stefan Morkötter, Managing Director, St. Gallen Institute of Management in Asia, St Gallen University, SG
12:30
Lunch Terrace or gallery
13:30
Reimaging the global University: With Artificial Intelligence? Room 101, 1st floor
Nicholas Key, Higher Education Consulting Senior Director, Huron Group
15:00
Work on Winter School Cases session 2: Group review, SWOT analysis Rooms 101, 204, 205, 401 ,402
17:00
Team Building in Barcelona
19:30
Dinner
22:00
Bus transfer back to the hotel
09:00
The Case of Copenhagen Business School Room 101, 1st floor
Arnold Boon, University Director, Copenhagen Business School, DK
09:30
The Case of Utrecht University
Ted Sanders, Vice Rector, Utrecht University, NL
10:00
Q&A with case presenters
11:00
Coffee break Terrace or gallery
11:30
Leading Talent Management for global engagement Room 101, 1st floor
Angela Clark, Head of Recruitment, University College London, UK
13:00
Lunch Terrace or gallery
14:30
Leading powerful collaborative and diverse teams in partnerships, alliances and networks Room 101, 1st floor
Bart van de Laar, Head of International Affairs, Student & Academic Affairs Office, Utrecht University, NL; Residential School Alumni Steering Committee Member
16:00
Work on Winter School Cases session 3: The development plan Rooms 101, 204, 205, 401, 402
Coffee available
19:00
Working dinner in the hotel
09:00
Academic Strategy, Financial Strategy and Financial Management Room 101, 1st floor
Arnold Boon, University Director, Copenhagen Business School, DK
10:30
Coffee Break Terrace or gallery
11:00
Strengthening the international strategy of the Vrije University Brussel: integration, alignment, (internal) stakeholders’ engagement Room 101, 1st floor
Nic van Craen, General Manager; Chris Beirens, Head of Strategy Unit – Strategy & Policy Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, BE
12:00
Working Lunch Terrace or gallery
14:00
Work on Winter School Cases session 4 Rooms 101, 204, 205, 401, 402
Coffee available
16:00
Submit your executive brief
20:00
Bus transfer to restaurant (from the hotel)
20:30
Dinner
22:30
Bus transfer to the hotel
09:00
Parallel Sessions (part I): Teams present their work and receive feedback from the HUMANE Winter School Panel Rooms 205, 401, 402
- Arnold Boon, University Director, Copenhagen Business School, DK
- Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE
- Rodrigo Cetina-Presuel, Associate Dean for Education and Academic Affairs & Senior Lecturer in Law and Public Policy, UPF Barcelona School of Management, ES
- Manuelle Ruilier, Director General of Services, University of Orléans, FR
- Nic van Craen, General Manager, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE
- Bart van de Laar, Head of International Affairs, Student & Academic Affairs Office, Utrecht University; Residential School Alumni Steering Committee Member, NL
- Leon van de Zande, Secretary General, University of Amsterdam, NL
09:50
Coffee Break Terrace or gallery
10:10
Parallel Sessions (part II): Teams present their work and receive feedback from the HUMANE Winter School Panel (as above)
Rooms 205, 401, 402
11:00
Coffee Break Terrace or gallery
11:30
Plenary Session, Feedback, Graduation and Final Words Room 101, 1st floor
12:30
Closing lunch at the school
Important information:
HUMANE and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona School of Management fully intend to deliver the Winter School in Barcelona. If however, restrictions require it to be postponed, participants will be notified with as much notice as possible.
Neither HUMANE nor the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona School of Management are liable for any losses, accidents or damage to persons or objects during the Winter School in Barcelona. Participants attending the Winter School in Barcelona do so at their own risk and responsibility.