HUMANE Training Programme
Cultivating strong international strategic partnerships between universities: Practising robust partnership evaluation
TIME
SESSION
SPEAKER / MODERATOR
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
TIME
SESSION
SPEAKER / MODERATOR
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
TIME
SESSION
SPEAKER / MODERATOR
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.