TEMPUS IRIS PROJECT. Our Best Wishes on Ramadan. I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues. Franklin D.

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1 TEMPUS IRIS PROJECT 30 June 2014 Volume 8 Our Best Wishes on Ramadan رمضان (Arabic: Ramadan Ramaḍān, IPA: [rɑmɑˈdˤɑːn];[variations] Persian: ر م ضان Ramazān; Urdu: Turkish: Ramzān; ر م ضان Ramazan; Indonesian: Puasa or Bulan Puasa) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar;muslims worldwide observe this as a month of fasting. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Ramadan in 2014 starts on Saturday, the 28th of June and will continue for 30 days until Sunday, the 27th of July [From Wikipedia]. INTRODUCTION Dear Tempus IRIS partners, Time has arrived to meet each other once again in the 3 rd consortium meeting of the Tempus IRIS project. The last year had been very intensive with a variety of workshops and meetings, in which the partners had gained valuable knowledge about internationalisation. Now we are at a turning point, when we are expected to take actions to implement internationalisation in our campuses. We will use this great opportunity of the consortium meeting for reports on progress and updates regarding future plans. It is also our duty to expand the concept of internationalisation outside the colleges campuses towards other colleagues in the higher education environment and to identify opportunities that will enable to generate the infrastructure for sustainable internationalisation that will remain fruitful after the project will end. On another path, we will use the gathering to provide some updates on administrative and practical issues, and of course, to strengthen our social relationships and cooperation. All the details are presented hereinafter. Hope to see all of you in Warsaw on 8-10 September, Dr. Vered Holzmann, veredhz@braude.ac.il I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues. Franklin D. Roosevelt

2 3 rd Consortium Meeting 8-10 September, 2014 Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland Programme Monday, September 8, :00 pm - 13:30 pm 13:30 pm - 13:45 pm 13:45 pm - 14:15 pm 14:15 pm - 14:45 pm 14:45 pm 15:20 pm 15:20 pm 15:30 pm 15:30 pm 16:10 pm 16:10 pm 16:50 pm 16:50 pm 17:00 pm Registration Welcome Opening session, Dr. Vered Holzmann WP4 Leader: Managing Internationalisation, Dr. Fiona Hunter Internationalisation in Shenkar College Coffee Break & Networking Internationalisation in Sapir College Internationalisation in Beit Berl College Reflections on Managing Internationalisation in the Colleges, Dr. Fiona Hunter Tuesday, September 9, :00 am - 09:40 am 09:40 am - 10:20 am 10:20 am - 10:30 am 10:30 am - 11:10 am 11:10 am 11:30 am 11:30 am 11:40 am 11:40 am 12:10 pm 12:10 pm 12:30 pm 12:30 pm 13:30 pm 13:30 pm 15:00 pm 15:00 pm 15:15 pm 15:15 pm 16:45 pm 16:45 pm 17:30 pm 19:00 pm Internationalisation in Al-Qasemi College Internationalisation in Kaye College Internationalisation in ORT Hermelin College Internationalisation in Emek Yezreel College Internationalisation in ORT Braude College Reflections on Managing Internationalisation in the Colleges, Dr. Fiona Hunter Lunch WP7 Leader: Dissemination - Review & Discussion, Dr. Amira Meir WP8 Leader: Exploitation & Sustainability - Review & Discussion, Dr. Hanan Maoz WP6 Leader: Quality Assurance - Review, Mr. Uwe Brandenburg & Ms. Dana Petrova Dinner for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. [2]

3 Wednesday, September 10, :00 am 10:30 am 10:30 am 10:45 am 10:45 am 12:00 pm 12:00 am - 12:30 am 12:30 pm 13:30 pm 13:30 pm 15:00 pm 15:00 pm 15:15 pm WP4 Leader: Managing Internationalisation Workshop, Dr. Fiona Hunter WP4 Leader: Managing Internationalisation Workshop (cont.), Dr. Fiona Hunter WP5 Leader: Pilot IRO Activities, Dr. Marek Polak Lunch WP9 Leader, Dr. Vered Holzmann GA (General Assembly) Meeting & EB (Executive Board) Meeting Summary reports by representatives of all the project partners. Summary reports by all WP Leaders. Closing session, Dr. Vered Holzmann 17: Warsaw City Tour (Optional, 25 per person, depending on number of participants) * Internationalisation in the Colleges: presentations by the colleges representatives, including: 20 min. review of completed work and presentation of work plan for the next academic year (Pilot IRO activities to be monitor by WP5 Leader & Partners + IoC plan + additional internationalization activities) min. feedback by the partners. * Lunch will be served at the University s Canteen for 5-6. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: we would like to offer special plans for social activities although these are not budgeted as part of the project. * Dinner we offer the participants to join us for dinner on the evening of September 9 th. The exact place and time will be announced during the opening session. * Warsaw City Tour we offer a 3 hours tour with a private bus and an English speaking guide on the afternoon evening of September 10 th. The tour costs 25 Euro per person and will take place only if there will be at least 15 enlists. Please update me (veredhz@brude.ac.il) no later than August 10 th The list of attendees (title, first & last name, address, mobile number) from the organization and weather they wish to join Dinner and the City Tour. for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. [3]

4 HOTEL The MDM hotel ) confirmed booking for the group from 8 to 10 September, No problem to extend the stay by 1-2 days up to individual preferences. All participants are requested to book themselves by to be sent to: centralreservation@syrena.com.pl Phone No.: The rates for our group are: - Single room, Sept 07, - 220,00 PLN + VAT, incl. breakfast - Single room, Sept 08-11, - 330,00 PLN + VAT, incl. breakfast. If the room is occupied by 2 persons, an extra charge will be added to the above rate. Reservation code: "TEMPUS " Deadline: 10 August TAXI: The cost of taxi to the MDM hotel from the airport is about 40 zlotys (8-9 EUR). PRACTICAL INFORMATION Warsaw University of Technology, Pl. Politechniki 1, Warsaw The meeting will take place in Room No. 4, Main Building, Ground Floor. WUT main address: Plac Politechniki 1 The nearest subway station to WUT is called METRO POLITECHNIKA. Bus / tram stop POLITECHNIKA 01 A. From the AIRPORT to HOTEL MDM: At the airport, get on a bus no. 188 at LOTNISKO- SEKTORY AB 02 stop and get off at METRO POLITECHNIKA 01 stop then walk down Ludwika Waryńskiego Street to Plac Konstytucji, where the HOTEL MDM is located. B. From HOTEL MDM to WUT: To get from HOTEL MDM to the Main Building of WUT, walk down Śniadeckich Street (2-3 min walk). A- WUT ( Politechnika Warszawska) B- MDM Hotel C- Bus 188 Stop Metro Politechnika for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. [4]

5 Summary: Israeli Partners Meeting for Establishment of Cooperation 22 June, 2014, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel. On June 22, the top management and the IRIS team at The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College hosted representatives of the Israeli Colleges and representatives of the National Union of Israeli Students for a one day meeting aimed to discuss ideas and alternatives for future cooperation and collaboration to promote internationalisation. The major suggestions for cooperation and joint initiatives were: 1. Higher Education as an Economic Resource (by Prof. Aliza Shenhar). Managing a joint process of internationalisation as a business enterprise that will be profitable for all the partner colleges. Using a joint resource pool to offer a variety of programs and courses by the partner colleges in an uncompetitive manner. 2. Diversity and Intergroup Training & Research Center (by Prof. Helena De-Sevilia). Establishing a center for training of heterogeneous teams and research in relevant fields. Offering a summer school program by the array of colleges, which will exploit the advantages of each partner college. 3. Faculty Members in Teaching and Research (by Dr. Orit Abuhav & Mr. Felix Nagar). Focusing on the academic staff to promote internationalisation by sharing teaching advanced teaching methods and tools and by establishing a forum of research authorities that will share knowledge and submission opportunities. 4. Internationalisation Network (by Ms. Esther Wynhorst & Ms. Anat Benson). Building a database of relevant stakeholders in the field of internationalisation, including Israeli, European, and other relevant Higher Education institutions and persons. Share the database among the IRIS partners to promote internationalisation projects. 5. Erasmus+ Projects (by Dr. Vered Holzmann). Initiating a continuing project, with the necessary changes and adjustments, to carry on the implementation of internationalisation in the colleges. Available directions include innovation in internationalisation, evaluation of internationalisation, and cooperation with HEIs from other countries in the middle-east. Each one of the initiatives was discussed, and a leading team was appointed in order to create a work plan. These initiatives will be developed as part of WP8: Exploitation and Sustainability. Therefore, tasks 8.2 and 8.3 will be changed from the original plan, as presented in the following table, to include the new initiatives. Sapir Academic College will coordinate WP8 and make the required adjustments. for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. [5]

6 Exploitation & Sustainability Work Sub-Packages & Tasks 8.1 Sustainability strategic plan Work plan formulation Requirement Analysis Formation of the program Goals Ensuring required post-project funding Development of sustainability strategy plan 8.2 International task force roadmap Analysis of college-wide task force required Competencies required report Quality assurance 8.3 Faculty mentoring program Formation of a faculty Mentoring Program based on WP#3 toolkits Development of partners Sustainability Strartegic plan Partner institutions mentoring program overlaps & advisory practice Quality assurance Mentoring Program summery report for sustainability 8.4 Internationalization network roadmap Formation of a domestic partners network list Formation of a International partners network list Internationalization netwrok meeting Internationalization network quality assurance 8.5 Advocacy materials and advocacy campaign Development od advocacy elements to deliver potential partners Modification of the College website into an English language Creation of social network representations pages Advocacy campaign - In front of potential partners Advocacy campaign quality assurance On behalf of all the participants I d like to thanks Prof. Ariela Lowenstein, Prof. Aliza Shenhar, Prof. Helena De-Sevilia, and Mr. Felix Nagar for inviting us to the College and for the warm hospitality that enabled a productive and fruitful discussion. for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. [6]

7 SHARE WITH US... CHE Consult GmbH invites the Tempus IRIS partners to join them for the conference Different Perspectives on Measuring Internationalisation, which will be held in Berlin on November 27-28th 2014 at Scandic Hotel Berlin Potsdamer Platz. Registration form is available at: The deadline for early bird registrations is July 18, Please send your short articles, summaries, photos, or other materials related to the Tempus IRIS project for the benefit of all of us. Dr. Vered Holzmann: for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. [7]