Heads of University Management & Administration Network in Europe

Winter School Programme (all times CET)

Thursday, 29 February 2024 – 12:00 to 13:30 CET
Online Session

12:00

Webinar introducing the Winter School teams, the case studies and overview of the arrangements. 

Sunday, 17 March 2024

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 and Winter School Director, HUMANE, BE

16:00

Higher Education in a changing world 

Nadine Burquel, Director General and Winter School Director, HUMANE, BE

17:00

Welcome Drink          Terrace or gallery 

18:00

Free time for participants

19:50

Meeting in front of the hotel and short walk to the restaurant

20:00

Dinner

Monday, 18 March 2024
Theme: Global Challenges for Higher Education Institutions – The Impact on Internationalisation Strategies

09:00

Risks and Opportunities with Internationalisation: Asking the Right Questions      Room 101, 1st floor

Karen Stanton, Vice-Chancellor, Bishop Grosseteste University, UK

10:30

A few words from our host – The Barcelona School of Management, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Llorenç Bagur, Dean, UPF Barcelona School of Management, ES

10:40

Coffee Break      Terrace or gallery 

11:00

Trends in Internationalisation      Room 101, 1st floor

Nigel Healey, Vice President Global and Community Engagement, University of Limerick, IE

12:30

Lunch

14:30

Leveraging intercultural competences in diverse teams      Room 101, 1st floor

Nannette Ripmeester, Founder & CEO of Expertise Labour Mobility, NL

16:00

Work on Winter School Cases session 1: Group review and preparing questions      Rooms 101, 204, 205, 401 ,402

Coffee available

18:00

Drinks and finger food      Terrace or gallery 

19:00

Free evening for networking

Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Theme: The Process of Shaping and Implementing Internationalisation Strategies

09:00

The Case of La Rochelle Université in the European University Alliance Conexus (the European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability)    Room 101, 1st floor

Yannick Jolly, Head of Administration, La Rochelle Université, FR
Cécile O’Brien, European Project Manager, La Rochelle Université, FR

10:30

Coffee Break      Terrace or gallery 

11:00

Academic Strategy, Financial Strategy and Financial Management      Room 101, 1st floor

Arnold Boon, University Director, Copenhagen Business School, DK

12:30

Lunch

13:30

Talent and leadership management for global engagement      Room 101, 1st floor

Nicola Owen, Deputy Chief Executive (Operations), Lancaster University, UK

15:00

Work on Winter School Cases session 2: Group review, analysis, SWOT      Rooms 101, 204, 205, 401 ,402
Coffee available

16:15

Free time for participants

17:30

Bus transfer to sightseeing (leaving from the hotel)

19:30

Dinner

22:00

Bus transfer back to the hotel

Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Theme: The Process of Shaping and Implementing Internationalisation Strategies

09:00

The Case of the University of Nottingham      Room 101, 1st floor

Paul Greatrix, Registrar, University of Nottingham, President, HUMANE, UK

10:30

Coffee Break      Terrace or gallery 

11:00

Leveraging digitalisation to compete in the global HE marketplace      Room 101, 1st floor

Jon Barnhart, Director Research, EAB, US

12:30

Lunch

14:00

Leading change to support internationalisation      Room 101, 1st floor

Oriol Amat, Professor of Financial Economics and Former Rector, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, ES

15:30

Work on Winter School Cases session 3: The development plan      Rooms 101, 204, 205, 401 ,402

Coffee available

17:30

Free time for participants

19:00

Working dinner in the hotel

Thursday, 21 March 2024
Theme: Leadership and teamwork

9:00

Workshop part one: Authentic leadership and teamwork      Room 101, 1st floor

Britta Piel, Head of Unit and Deputy Director, Centre for International Cooperation, FU Berlin, DE

10:10

Coffee Break      In front of room 101

10:25

Workshop part two: Authentic leadership and teamwork      Room 101, 1st floor        

Britta Piel, Head of Unit and Deputy Director, Centre for International Cooperation, FU Berlin, DE

11:25

Coffee Break      In front of room 101

11:40

Workshop part three: Authentic leadership and teamwork      Room 101, 1st floor        

Britta Piel, Head of Unit and Deputy Director, Centre for International Cooperation, FU Berlin, DE

12:00

Work on Winter School Cases session 4      Rooms 101, 204, 205, 401 ,402

13:00

Working Lunch

14:00

Work on Winter School Cases session 4 (continued)      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

Friday, 22 March 2024
HUMANE Winter School Panel

09:00

Parallel Sessions (part I): Teams present their work and receive feedback from the HUMANE Winter School Panel      Rooms 204, 205, 401    

Nadine Burquel

Director General and Winter School Director, HUMANE, BE

• Nia Plamenova Djourova

Lecturer, MBA Academic Coordinator, UPF – Barcelona School of Management, ES

•  Paul Greatrix

Registrar, University of Nottingham; President, HUMANE, UK

•  Neil McGillivray

Chief Operating Officer, The Bayes Centre, The University of Edinburgh, UK

•  Cécile O’Brien

European Project Manager, La Rochelle Université, FR

•  Kirsty Walker

Vice President External Engagement, UCL, UK

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 204, 205, 401    

11:00

Coffee Break      Terrace or gallery 

11:30

 

Plenary Session Feedback      Room 101, 1st floor        

•  HUMANE Winter School Panel (as above)

 

The Residential School Alumni

•  Neil McGillivray

Residential Schools Alumni Steering Committee member, Chief Operating Officer, The Bayes Centre, The University of Edinburgh, UK

•  Brigitte Pérez Morey

Winter School Alumni, Deputy-Head of the Student Services & Affairs Unit, UPF – Barcelona School of Management, ES

 

Graduation and final words

12:30

Closing lunch at the school

Note: the programme is subject to marginal change.

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.