Internationalisation Conference 2012
The Inaugural University of Glasgow Internationalisation Conference took place on Tuesday, 20 March 2012. The conference presentations are below.
- Welcome address: Professor Andrea Nolan, Senior Vice Principal and Deputy Vice Chancellor
- Keynote: Dr Chris Yeomans, Head of Policy, UK Higher Education International Unit
- Keynote: Internationalisation – does it make a difference to the student experience? A student and graduate perspective.
Recent graduate: Kian Golzari (MA Soc Sci 2010), Product Development Manager, Highlander Outdoor Wear
Student Study Abroad Ambassadors: Kate Goldie and Lynsey Wallace
| Developing International Collaborations | |
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| Developing International Collaborations – Lessons Learned So Far | |
| John Marsh, Head of School of Engineering | The School of Engineering’s collaboration with the Singapore Institute of Technology |
| Clare McManus, Central & East European Studies | International Masters in Russian, Central and East European Studies (IMRCEES) |
| David Eckersall, Veterinary Medicine | Linking with the Universiti Putra Malaysia: a Successful British Council Prime Minister Initiative 2 |
| Relationship building and networking | |
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Vivienne Baumfield / Margery McMahon, School of Education |
Networking and collaboration |
| Examining the realities of internationalisation | |
| Natalie Watters, and Lynette Jordan, School of Education; Catherine Bovill Learning & Teaching Centre | Examining the realities of internationalisation: lessons learned from an international collaboration between Hawler Medical University, Iraq and the University of Glasgow |
| International Research | |
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| Developing World Class Research Collaborations | |
| Jon Cooper, College of Science & Engineering | Building International Partnerships in China and SE Asia: Adding Value |
| Jim Lewsey / Matthew Neilson, Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment Institute | Developing international research collaborations: the HEHTA team experience |
| Developing international opportunities for research students and early career researchers | |
| Sonke Neitzel, School of Humanities | Research cooperation: University of Glasgow and University of Mainz Germany, the key role of a double PhD degree in a four level partnership |
| Cristina Oropeza-Barrera, Physics & Astronomy | Getting noticed: The challenge of working in a large international collaboration |
| Rhian Touyz, Director, Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences | International Collaborations; Building links with Brazil: A personal perspective |
| Successfully funding research through Europe | |
| Andy Waters, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation | International link building in basic malaria research |
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Alice Jenkins, School of Critical Studies / Catherine Steel, School of Humanities |
Two European Research Council Starting Grants |
| Student Experience | |
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| Internationalising our graduate attributes | |
| Vicky Gunn, Director of Learning & Teaching Centre | Internationalising our graduate attributes: emerging themes from a student led enquiry project |
| Student Mobility: Does it matter? | |
| Hazel Crichton, School of Education | Getting to the Point: what makes students decide to take part in Erasmus Exchanges |
| Colin Espie, Institute of Neurosciences & Clinical Psychology | eLearning and Internationalisation experience of the programme in Behavioural Sleep Medicine |
| Kevin O'Dell, Molecular Genetics | Work Placement Year (MSci) for Life Science Students: Tampere Finland |
| Delivering the International student experience | |
| Gayle Pringle Barnes, College of Social Sciences | Working in an international classroom: some things I’ve learned from students |
| Linda Murdoch, Careers Service / Dora Long, Confucius Institute | Supporting the Employment Needs of International Students |
| Jim Anderson / Joyce Wason, School of Veterinary Medicine | Big Vet; Wee Vet: the development of a peer support network enhancing arrival experience and integration of students, with an emphasis on supporting international undergraduates |