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Download the Provisional Conference Programme
Venue: Budapest Business School, Marko u. 29-31, 1055 Budapest



Wednesday 21 April 2010: for members only


9:00 - 12:00Board meeting
12:00 - 1:00Lunch
1:00 - 2:00Coordinating meeting Committees and Board - follow-up on activity plan. Room: Aula, Ground floor. 
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2:00 - 2:30Coffee break
2:30 - 4:00

AGM (Plenary Assembly). Room: Aula, Ground floor.
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4:00 - 5:00Work in Committees (sections)
5:00 - 7:002 - hour guided tour in Budapest. Departure from Budapest Business School Marku u. 29 - 30. - read more
8:00 Buffet Dinner for Board, Council, Section/Committee Chairs and Section/Committee Members.
Venue: Restaurant Alma Mater, Alkotmány út 9-11. 

Thursday 22 April 2010: for members and non-members


9:00 - 9:30

Plenary Opening Session.
Room
: Aula, Ground floor.  

9:30 - 11:00

Keynote Speeches:

Dr. Michael Cooper, Executive Director of EAN:
"Quality Entails Access"

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Dr. Prof. Ádám Török:
"Creativity in Higher Education"

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Room: Aula, Ground floor. 

Followed by Coffee Break

11:30 - 1:00

Committee Workshops:

A. European Business and Language Diploma Workshop (part I) - Chair Ingrid Vos
The need for variety in Business Languages in Business Education, Presenter Jurate Merkiene (LT)

B. Marketing Communications Workshop - Chair Marc De Laet
Consumer Behaviour in Social Networking Sites: Changing Marketing Communications to Empower Small and Medium Sized Enterprises , Presenter Sarah Diffley (IE)

Workshops with Associate Partners:

1. Europace Workshop - Chair Ilse Op de Beeck
EU-VIP Workshop (Enterprise-University Virtual Placements)

2. NIBS Workshop in cooperation with the SPACE Entrepreneurship initiative - Chair  
Building the Entrepreneurial University College , Presenter David Gillingham (UK)

1:00 - 2:00

Lunch.
Restaurant Alma Mater, Alkotmány út 9-11 

2:00 - 3:30

Committee Workshops:

C. European Business and Language Diploma Workshop (part II) - Chair Ingrid Vos
The need for variety in Business Languages in Business Education, Presenter Jurate Merkiene (LT)

D. Joint Degrees Workshop - Chair  John Monahan (FR)
Best Practice for Joint Degrees, Presenter Marie-Paule Sheard (UK)

Workshops with Associate Partners:

3. Europace Workshop (part I) - Chair Ilse Op de Beeck (BE)
Move-IT Workshop (Seminars Promoting Virtual Support for Mobile Students) 

4. Ulixes Workshop - Chair Tudor Popescu (RO)
Training programmes for EU-aware trainers and teachers, Presenter Luca Boetti (IT)

3:30 - 4:00Coffee break
4:00 - 5:30

Committee Workshops:

E. Online Committee Workshop - Chair Tudor Popescu (RO)
Preferred Behaviour in Business in Europe , Presenter Mitchell Alexander (NL)

F. Hotel and Tourism Diploma Workshop -  Chair Inge Verhaegen (BE) and Jacob Mentz (DK)
Non-formal and informal learning validation in the tourism sector, Presenters Lina Kamiskiene (LT) and Regitze Kristensen (DK)

G. (and 5) Mobility Committee and EURASHE Workshop - Chair Marleen Matyn (BE)
Hands-on experience for student exchange with Eastern-European (in casu Russian) countries, based on the experience of two Tempus-TACIS projects with partners from the Russian federation, Presenters Geert Baekelandt and Stefan Delplace (BE)

Workshops with Associate Partners:

6. Europace Workshop Part II - Chair Ilse Op de Beeck (BE)
Move-IT Workshop (Seminars Promoting Virtual Support for Mobile Students) 

7. CCID Workshop - Chair Ole Faaborg (DK)
What to take into consideration when working with American Institutions, Presenter Birde Berg (CCID) 

5;30 - 6:30

Information about the SPACE Diplomas (ELD, EBD and H&T) 2010: Dates, procedures etc.

8.00 -

Welcome Reception Buffet at Budapest Business School, Marko u. 29 -31, Aula, Ground floor.  


Friday 23 April 2010: for members and non-members


9:00 - 10:30

Track 1: Innovation And Critical Learning In Business & Education - Chair Thomas Thijssen (NL)
Paper 1: The Development of Industry - Led Higher Education Programmes - For The World of Film In Denmark
Presenters: Susanne Bækholm, Helle Karina Pedersen, Rikke Møllehave, EAL/Tietgen, 0dense (DK) and Fiona Jurk, Dundee College (UK)

Paper 2: Student Enterprises, Educated Through The Triple Helix Circulation
Presenters: Bjørn Magne Hatlø, Øivind Strand, Aalesund University College (NO)

Paper 3: Work Based Learning Partnerships: A Match Made in Heaven?
Presenter: Oran Doherty, Letterkenny Institute of Technology (IE)

 

Track 2: Creative Ways In Education - Workshop - Chair Marie Paule Sheard (UK)
Increasing the International Orientation of a Course
Presenters: Jelly Offereins, Robbert Buttery, Utrecht Business School (NL)

Track 3: Intercultural Dialogue In A Changing World - Chair Katalin Illes (UK)
Paper 1: Space Students Right on Time! Intercultural Comparative Study on Time Management Perceptions
Presenter: Tudorel Popescu, "Constantin Brancoveanu" University from Pitesti (RO)
Paper 2: Matching Enterprises and International Bachelor Students in Professional Higher Education - New Challenges for Professional Higher Education Institutions in Denmark
Presenter:  Gustav Kristensen, Southern Denmark University, Odense (DK)
Paper 3: The Cohesion Approach of Culture - How to Really Prepare Students for Working in a Global World
Presenter: Stefanie Rathje, University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW) (DE)

  

10:30 - 11:00Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30

Track 1: Innovation And Critical Learning In Business & Education - Chair

Paper 1: Labour Mobility and Migrant Entrepreneurship In The Baltic Sea Region (BSR)
Presenter: Eija Kallstrom, Arcada University College Helsinki (FI)

Paper 2: Pragmatism as a Philosophy of Education for Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Vesa Taatila, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Espoo (FI)

Paper 3: Creativity as a part of Entrepreneurial Behaviour in Higher Education
Presenter: Marja-Liisa Kakkonen, Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences (FI)

 

Track 2: Creative Ways In Education - Workshop - Chair: Anabela Mesquita (PT)

Developing The Right Competences in Office Management: Teaching Soft Skills and Attitudes in Office Management

Presenter: Jurgen Basstanie, Kempen University College Geel (BE)

 

Track 3: Intercultural Dialogue In A Changing World - Workshop - Chair Alexandra Albuquerque (PT)

An Interactive Business Game to Enhance Cross Cultural Working
Presenter: Val Finnigan, Leeds Metropolitan University (UK)

 

Track 4: Decision Makers' Track - Workshop - Chair Elke Kitzelmann (AT)
Facing "Black Swan" Events in Academia: Responding to Change and Hardships
Presenter: Savvas Savvides, European University Cyprus, Nicosia (CY) 

 

12:30 - 1:30Lunch
1:30 - 3:00

Track 1: Innovation And Critical Learning In Business & Education - Chair Filip Burgelman (BE)

Paper 1: Rational Governing of Personal Finances as a Result of Teaching Process
Presenters: Domagoja Buljan Barbaca, Mijana Matosevic Radic, University of Split, University Center for Professional Studies (HR)

Paper 2: Teaching Economics in Greece
Presenter: Spyridon Mamalis, TEI Kavala (GR)

Paper 3: Demonstrating Knowledge Enrichment and Skill Development: Tracking Learning Outcomes via a Documentation of Learning (Dol)
Presenters: Richard Milter, Alexei Matveev, City University of New-York (USA)

 

Track 2: Creative Ways In Education - Workshop - Chair Katalin Kollath (HU)

Hosting Successful Institutional Events for Visiting Faculty and Post-Secondary Leaders
Presenter: Robert Buttery, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (CH)

 

Track 3: Intercultural Dialogue In A Changing World - Chair Mercedes Aznar (ES)
Paper 1: Beyond Language
Presenter: Katalin Illes, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge (UK)
Paper 2: Intercultural Competence: In the Heart of Higher Business Education
Presenters: Yunsy Krols, Joke Simons, Catholic University College Mechelen (BE)
Paper 3: Language & Intercultural Learning during the Residence Abroad
Presenter: Kristin Brogan, IT Tralee (IE)


Track 4: Decisions Makers' track - Chair Thomas Thijssen (NL)
Paper 1: Creative Personalities as leaders and how to support them
Presenter: Merle Talvik, Mainor Business School, Tallinn (EE)
Paper 2: After Bologna : Does the Shift in Structure bring forth a Shift in Attitude? - Contribution of a Portuguese Case Study
Presenter: Alexandra Albuquerque, ISCAP - IPP, Porto (PT)
Paper 3: Transformative Learning in Intercultural Management
Presenter: Jo Bastiaens, University College Kempen, Geel (BE)

 

3:00 - 3:30Coffee break
3:30 - 5:00

Track 2: Creative Ways In Education-  Chair Marja-Liisa Kakkonen (FI)

Paper 1: Regular Revision Stupid! - The Retention of Knowledge. After the End of Module Delivery
Presenter: Piotr Jaworsk, Napier Universtiy, Edinburgh (UK)

Paper 2: Creativity in Education - The Preparation of Students to Face their Professional Activity and Competitiveness: Lessons Learned from a Case Study
Presenter: Anabela Mesquita, ISCAP - IPP, Porto (PT)

Paper 3: Realgame - a new solution for teaching and learning business.

Presenter: Rauni Jaskari, Turku University of Applied Sciences (FI) 

 

Track 3: Intercultural Dialogue In A Changing World - Workshop -  Chair Ole Faaborg (DK)

Intercultural Solutions for Challenging Times: A Fresh Cut on Developing Intercultural Competence of Global Leaders
Presenters: Alexei Matveev and Richard G. Milter, City University New-York (USA), Stefanie Rathje, University of Applied Sciences Berlin (DE)

 

Track 4: Decision Makers' Track - Workshop - Chair Savvas Savvides (CY)

Pan European Curriculum Development - A Challenge for both Management and Faculty
Presenters: Inge Verhaegen, Luc Broes, Plantijn University College Antwerp (BE)

 

The sessions are followed by refreshments.

 

5:30 - 6:30

Plenum Closing Event

 

8:00 - 10:00/ 12:00Gala Dinner arranged as an evening Danube river boat cruise, with a sumptuous buffet-dinner and live music. Departure from Petofi ter 9, Kikoto.
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Saturday 24 April 2010: for members and non-members


9:00 - 5:00Trip to the heart of the "Puszta". Departure from Budapest Business School, Marko u. 29 -31. - read more