Ready to COIL? Virtual Exchange & COIL Staff Week for Faculty and Administrators @ the HWR Berlin

Photo: Oana Popa-Costea

At the HWR Berlin we believe that international exchange should not be limited to the physical realm. Through a range of digital exchange projects we help students of all backgrounds gain international experience and develop vital cross-cultural competencies.

This Staff Week aims to bring faculty and administrative staff with an interest or experience in this field together to share best practices and discuss concrete ways to implement such projects. Participants can also leverage the network effect, by using this event to meet new potential digital project partners.

The Staff Week features two tracks:

Mandatory online kick-off session: Monday 9th of October 2023, 11:00am - 1:00pm (Berlin-time). Please save the date!

Faculty Track: 16.10.2023 - 18.10.2023 Two (to five) days

• The new normal? Implementing COIL & Virtual Exchange (VE) into the curriculum
   Workshops with faculty on how to sustainably implement COIL and Virtual Exchange into curricula
• Prepare to COIL – Meet potential COIL partners
   Networking with COIL experts and faculty members from the HWR Berlin and around the globe
• Bowie, Brecht & Boateng – Discover Berlin’s many face
  Cultural activities such as a brewery tour and tours of key historical sites

Administrative Staff Track: 16.10.2023 - 18.10.2023 Five days plus short online meet and greet before the start of event.

• Future-proof your international exchange activities
  Workshops with COIL professionals on topics such as platforms, tools & financing
• Student exchange begins at home – COIL & VE as mainstays of internationalization
  Exchange of best practices with experienced faculty and staff
  Create a roadmap for the perfect COIL journey
• Train the Trainer
  Discover a range of digital icebreakers & energizers
• Bowie, Brecht & Boateng – Discover Berlin’s many faces
  Cultural activities such as a brewery tour and tours of key historical sites

Staff must attend all five-days. Faculty can also choose to stay for the entire 5-day programme.

Full programme to follow.

A participation fee of EUR 130 applies which will cover some of the cultural programme and joint meals on selected days.

Registration (binding) is open until July 1st 2023. Applications will then be reviewed and a selection process conducted. Applicants will be informed whether their application was successful by the end of July 2023.