Friday, September 28

Location: Combination Room, Trinity College, University of Toronto

03.00 p.m.

Registration & Refreshments

03.30 p.m.

Welcome by

• Lorna Jean Edmonds, University of Toronto
• Holger Raasch, German Consul General, Toronto
• Ursula Lehmkuhl, Freie Universität Berlin
• Britta Baron, University of Alberta
• Christiane Schmeken, DAAD

04.00 p.m. -
05.30 p.m.

Internationalization in Social Sciences and Humanities: Rationale, Scope and Vision

Chad Gaffield, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada

Response:

• Martha Crago, Université de Montréal
• Robert Gosende, The State University of New York SUNY
• Ursula Lehmkuhl, Freie Universität Berlin

Discussion

06:30 p.m.

Dinner

The Faculty Club, University of Toronto
41 Willcocks Street

Saturday, September 29

Location: University College, U of Toronto, Room: UC 179

09.00 a.m.

Panel 1
Experiences in Cross-border Education

Chair: Greg Moran, University of Western Ontario

• Enhancing Student Experience through Cross-Border Initiatives
  Sheila Embleton, York University, Toronto [pps, 440kB]

• The Role of Faculty and Advisors/Administrators in Cross Border Education
  Lynn C. Anderson, University of California, San Diego [pdf, 580kB]

• Richmond’s Comprehensive and Integrated Approach to Internationalization: Creating a Foundation for Joint and Dual Degrees
  Uliana Gabara, University of Richmond [pdf, 70kB]

• Everything in Apple-Pie Order? Transatlantic Perspectives in the Age of the Bologna Process
  Michael Harms, German Rectors’ Conference / HRK [pdf, 3MB]

10.45 a.m.

Coffee Break

11.00 a.m.

Panel 2
New Approaches to the Advancement of Transatlantic Cooperation in Social Sciences and Humanities

Chair: Uwe Brandenburg, Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE Consult)

• The Franco-German University: Leading the Way in Curriculum Cooperation
  Stephan Geifes, Franco-German University, Saarbrücken [pdf, 200kB]

• Transatlantic Opportunities for Closer Collaboration: What’s in it?
  Britta Baron, University of Alberta

• Seize the Day! Strategic Approaches to International Curriculum Cooperation
  Roberta Maierhofer, University of Graz [pdf, 180kB]

12.45 p.m.

Lunch
Croft Chamber House, University College, University of Toronto

01.45 p.m.

Panel 3
Case Studies

Chair: Nora Moser McMillan, Tufts University

• UNC-National University of Singapore Joint BA Program in History
  Richard Soloway, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Bridging Europe and the United States: The TransAtlantic Masters Consortium Example
  John Stephens and Sarah Hutchison, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [pdf, 750kB]

• Transatlantic Graduate Research Program Berlin-New York: “History and Culture of Metropolises in the 20^th Century”
  Oliver Schmidt, Technische Universität Berlin [pdf, 700kB]

03.15 p.m.

Coffee break

03.45 p.m. -
05.00 p.m.

Working Groups

• Working Group I "Language and Curriculum Integration"
  Chair: Lutz Baumann, University of Mainz
  Rapporteur: Elisabeth Prügl, Florida International University
  Room UC 177 (pdf, 20kB)

• Working Group II "Legal and Administrative Matters"
  Chair: Phil McKnight, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Rapporteur: Helga Bories-Sawala, University of Bremen
  Room UC 175 (pdf, 20kB)

• Working Group III "Student Recruitment"
  Chair: Christiane Bongartz, University of Cologne
  Rapporteur: Meredith McQuaid, University of Minnesota
  Room UC 179 (pdf, 100kB)

07.00 p.m.

Dinner
Sutton Place, Stop33
955 Bay Street

Dinner Talk:
"The best education for a clever person is found in travel1 - Internationalization from a Student’s Perspective"

Ozel Annamanthadoo, Queen’s University (DAAD Young Ambassador)

Sunday, September 30

09.00 a.m.

Panel 4
Perspectives from Funding Agencies: Opportunities and Pitfalls for the Internationalization of Social Sciences and Humanities

Chair: Thomas Strothotte, University of Rostock

• EU-US ATLANTIS Funding Program
  Frank Frankfort, U.S. Department of Education [pdf, 60kB]

• EU-Canada Cooperation in Higher Education
  Chris Greenshields, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade [pdf, 140kB]

• Change by Exchange: DAAD Funding for Transatlantic Linkages
  Christiane Schmeken, DAAD [pdf, 1,2MB]

• Sub-National Level Cooperation in Higher Education
  John Manning, Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities [pdf, 150kB]

10.45 a.m.

Coffee break

11.15 a.m.

Panel 5
How do we get there? Tools and Means for Internationalizing Study Programs

Chair: Bronwyn Jenkins-Deas, Malaspina University-College

Reports on the Working Groups

• Elisabeth Prügl, Florida International University
• Helga Bories-Sawala, University of Bremen
• Meredith McQuaid, University of Minnesota

Wrap-up Panel and Conclusions

• Ursula Lehmkuhl, Freie Universität Berlin
• Britta Baron, University of Alberta

12.30 p.m.

Lunch
Music Room, Hart House
University of Toronto

End of Workshop

afternoon

Optional sightseeing program - (tba)