Heads of University Management & Administration Network in Europe

HUMANE Training Programme

Cultivating strong international strategic partnerships between universities: Practising robust partnership evaluation
Monday, 30 September 2024

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER / MODERATOR

THEME: The context of international partnerships

13:30

Registration – Coffee & Tea on arrival

14:00

Introduction and welcome

Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE

14:15

Word of welcome

Annetje Ottow, President, Leiden University, NL

14:30

International strategic partnerships in their contexts

The context of international strategic partnerships and how it influences your evaluation: history, rationale, goals, ambitions, activities, strategy and implementation

Niki Vermeulen, Professor and Director International, School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh, UK

15:15

Main drivers and concrete examples

  • The University of Edinburgh
  • The University of Helsinki

Jake Broadhurst, Senior Partnerships Advisor, The University of Edinburgh, UK; Anna-Maria Salmi, Head of Services, International Affairs, The University of Helsinki, FI

16:00

Coffee break

16:30

Case-based work in breakout groups: Discussing the rationale, drivers, approaches to develop strategic  international partnerships

Cases from the EVALUATE handbook and others, including European University Alliances

Facilitated by:

Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE; Melissa Koops, Head International Affairs Unit, Leiden University, NL

17:45

Close of the day’s sessions

Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE; Melissa Koops, Head International Affairs Unit, Leiden University, NL

18:00

Return to hotels

19:00

Dinner – restaurant information shown on the Resource page

Tuesday, 1 October 2024

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER / MODERATOR

THEME: Leading powerful partnership strategies: from analysis to action – Methods, tools, institutional examples and cases

09:00

Brief overview of the EVALUATE framework

Niki Vermeulen, Professor and Director International, School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh, UK; Leonie van Drooge, Evaluation expert, LvD Impact and Evaluation, NL

09:45

Designing the evaluation: evaluation questions, the methods and the tools: Evaluating your partnerships with a robust approach

Johanna Kolhinen, Head of Services at Research Services, The University of Helsinki, FI; Leonie van Drooge, Evaluation expert, LvD Impact and Evaluation, NL; Niki Vermeulen, Professor and Director International, School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh, UK;  Carole de Bordes, Researcher, Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University, NL

10:30

Coffee break

11:00

Case-based work in breakout groups: practising evaluation methods and tools in small groups

Facilitated by:

Johanna Kolhinen, Head of Services at Research Services, The University of Helsinki, FI; Leonie van Drooge, Evaluation expert, LvD Impact and Evaluation, NL; Niki Vermeulen, Professor and Director International, School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh, UK

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Evaluating global partnerships

Rodrigo Costas, Senior researcher and bibliometric consultant, Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University, NL

Moderated by:

Carole de Bordes, Researcher, Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University

14:45

Internal and external multistakeholder engagement and management at University College Dublin

Shauna Hughes, Global Director of Global Relations, University Partnerships and Mobility, University College Dublin, IE

15:30

Coffee Break

16:00

Case-based work in breakout groups

Niki Vermeulen, Professor and Director International, School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh, UK; Leonie van Drooge, Evaluation expert, LvD Impact and Evaluation, NL; Carole de Bordes, Researcher, Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University, NL

17:45

Close of the day’s sessions

19:00

Dinner – restaurant information shown on the Resource page

Wednesday, 2 October 2024

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER / MODERATOR

THEME: Leading strategic partnerships

09:00

How to lead in your strategic partnerships with international partners

Anna-Maria Salmi, Head of Services, International Affairs, The University of Helsinki, FI; Shauna Hughes, Global Director of Global Relations, University  Partnerships and Mobility, University College Dublin, IE; Melissa Koops, Head International Affairs Unit, Leiden University, NL

09:45

Thematic group work on leading your strategic partnerships

Jake Broadhurst, Senior Partnerships Advisor, The University of Edinburgh, UK; Shauna Hughes, Global Director of Global Relations, University Partnerships and Mobility, University College Dublin, IE

11:00

Coffee break

11:30

Building capacity and resources in professional services to evaluate your partnerships

Anna-Maria Salmi, Head of Services, International Affairs, The University of Helsinki, FI

12:30

Groups’ thematic presentations; final reflections and final takeaways

13:30

Closing lunch

Note: the programme is subject to marginal change.

Important information:

HUMANE and Leiden University fully intend to deliver the HUMANE Training Programme. If however, restrictions require it to be postponed, participants will be notified with as much notice as possible.

Neither HUMANE and leiden University are liable for any losses, accidents or damage to persons or objects during the HUMANE Training Programme. Participants attending the HUMANE Training Programme do so at their own risk and responsibility.