Taking care of the ‘brains’ -

Principles and practice in international student support

Club de la Fondation Universitaire / Universitaire Stichting
Brussels, 19 March 2010

25th in the series “The European Policy Seminars” of the Academic Cooperation Association

The Theme

In the increasing global competition for the best ‘brains’, the quality and attractiveness of an institution does no longer depend only on its academic, teaching and research standards: services to students have come to play an important role in the quality assessment – and thus attractiveness - of institutions. However, the development of English-taught programmes and increasing recruitment abroad do not always go hand in hand with the development of suitable and adequate services for international students, and several continental European universities seem to be lagging behind their competitors internationally. But what services should be available? Which of them are essential and which simply ‘nice to haves’? What do international students really need, and how can those needs be addressed within the institutional and national frameworks? What is the impact of all this on the attractiveness of an institution in the international higher education “market”?

This ACA seminar will look at the overall trends and present models of good institutional and national practice in support for international students. It will also present the main outcomes of a recent student survey run by ACA on the support needs of international students. The afternoon working groups enable participants to discuss and share good practice in addressing some of the main problematic areas in welcoming and caring for international students. The seminar is open for all those involved in internationalisation of higher education, and targets especially institutional policy makers and management, as well as practitioners of internationalisation and/or student support.
 

The Programme

Thursday 18 March 2010

19:30       Seminar dinner at Il Pasticcio

Friday 19 March 2010

The seminar is funded with the support of the Erasmus Mundus Programme of the European Union

Registrations

We regret to inform you that the seminar is fully booked and that there is no more place on the waiting list.

* The member's fee applies to staff and personnel of ACA member organisations only (see list on ACA website)

Practical information

Restaurant:

Venue:

Club de la Fondation Universitaire

Hotels:

Please note that accommodation and travel to and from Brussels are at the participants’ own expense.

Rooms have been blocked in several hotels near the seminar venue for a reduced conference rate. Participants are asked to book their room themselves. Please remember to mention ACA when booking a hotel room, otherwise you will be charged the full prices. In order to book a room at the ACA rate, please contact the hotel directly. Online bookings via third websites will not receive the reduced prices listed below.

Hotel Leopold Brussels
Address: Rue du Luxembourg 35, 1050 Brussels
Phone: +32 2 511 18 28
Fax: +32 2 514 19 39
Go to hotel website
ACA Rate: €145 for a single room per night, breakfast included
10 rooms blocked until 18 February

Club de la Fondation Universitaire

Other recommended hotels in the vecinity:

Hotel Beverly Hills
Address: Rue du Prince Royal 71, 1050 Brussels
Phone:+32 2 513 22 22
Fax: +32 2 513 87 77
Go to hotel website



More information will be sent to the participants closer to the event.

For further information, please contact Isabelle Deneyer at the ACA Secretariat, 15, Rue d’Egmontstraat, 1000 Brussels (Belgium), Phone: +32 2 513 22 41, Fax: +32 2 513 17 76, info@aca-secretariat.be.