A Small Symposium on “Strategic Process of Higher Education Internationalization in a Virtual World”
as part of the 5th Annual International Symposium on “Higher Education in a Global World”
5-8 July 2021, Athens, Greece
Sponsored by the Athens Journal of Education
The Education Unit of ATINER is organizing a Stream on “Strategic Process of Higher Education Internationalization in a Virtual World” as part of the 5th Annual International Symposium on “Higher Education in a Global World”, 5-8 July 2021, Athens, Greece sponsored by the Athens Journal of Education.
The pandemic has changed how we do things with the most notable change being a decrease in international mobility. How are we engaging with international partners in higher education? How are we preparing Global Citizens? What is happening to international students and are we seeing drastic decreases in student travel? What are we doing to support international students in our countries? Do institutions encourage their own students and faculty to engage in outbound mobility where they learn new skills or engage in work-integrated learning experiences, and are we able to do that in a virtual environment, using some form of COIL virtual exchange? We live in a “Global Village”, yet what are we doing in our local institutions to meet the intercultural learning needs of all students, staff, and the communities we serve? A sample of the numerous questions repeated by Educators worldwide acknowledging that we have an opportunity to help create intercultural communities in which there is understanding and respect for all cultures. Join this stream to present papers that demonstrate examples, issues, lessons, challenges, institutional collaborations, and / or ideas related to higher education internationalization, interculturalization, and/or virtual exchange. You may participate as presenter of one paper or an observer.
Fee structure information is available on www.atiner.gr/fees.
Special arrangements will be made with a local hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized, including a pragmatic symposium (as organized in Ancient Athens but fine-tuned to synchronous ethics), a special one-day educational island tour, a Mycenae and island of Poros visit, an Athens educational walking tour, a day trip to Delphi, and an ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion visit. Details of the social program are available here.
Please submit an abstract (email only) to: atiner@atiner.gr, using the abstract submission form by the 24 May 2021 to: Dr. Natasha Mrkic, Instructor & Intercultural Engagement Consultant, Langara College, Canada.
Abstracts should include the following: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address, and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks.
If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. organize a panel (session, mini conference), chair a session, review papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER (president@atiner.gr).
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