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Czech-German Double Degree Signed
The University of Economics (http://www.vse.cz) and FH Mainz - University of Applied Sciences (http://www.fh-mainz.de) signed an agreement which allows their Master students in International Business to earn both degrees. Students spend one year in Prague and one year in Mainz, take courses in both universities, and cooperate with international companies in their thesis project. The agreement includes also academic cooperation in teaching and research. During the winter term 2008/09, the programme leaders, Ludmila Sterbova and Ulrich Schüle, will jointly run a seminar on international trade, for example.
International Conference in Riga: April 10 - 12
In this year’s RISEBA conference on “Sustainable Business Development”, top experts from Europe, US and Asia will discuss current trends in global economy. The panelists will address implications of global trends for sustainable business development. Please download the call for papers and register as participant at www.riseba.lv .
Workshop on Double Degree Arrangements in Law programmes
The Transatlantic Degree Programs (TDP) Initiative, hosted by the “Freie UNiversität Berlin” is announcing a call for participation in the final TDP workshop on transatlantic curriculum cooperation and joint study programs.
After Chicago (Engineering), Tampa (Business Education) and Toronto (Social Sciences and Humanities), the next workshop will take place in Berlin, April 18-19, 2008, and focus on curriculum internationalization and cooperative law programs: “Law Schools Without Borders? The Case of Transatlantic Cooperation in Law Education.”
We would be most thankful if you could help us announce this workshop by sharing this information with interested colleagues at your institutions and beyond.
The application deadline is February 26, 2008 - all details regarding the application procedures and the preliminary program can be viewed on our website at http://www.tdp-project.de or by taking the direct link:
http://www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/v/tdp/en/workshops/berlin2008/callforparticipation/index.html
International Weeks at ESCE, Paris
To celebrate the diversity and vitality of our international network and to promote international staff and student mobility, ESCE (Paris) announces the Third Annual ESCE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
Location: ESCE, Paris - La Défense
Dates: January 30th, January 31st and February 1st, 2008
Designed for teaching staff from our partner universities, this 3-day conference will cover a great variety of activities:
Academic : we would like our international participants to take this opportunity to deliver lectures to our own students and experience teaching to a foreign public;
Promotion : a Study Abroad Fair, held on Thursday morning, will enable you to introduce our students to your own institution, your programs and explain the specificities of your approach to teaching and learning;
Networking : social events will help you meet informally with colleagues from many different countries and backgrounds. The Academic Workshops will enable participants to share common interests, network and consider potential educational co-operations;
Information : you will be given an update on the latest developments at Groupe ESCE, and for the new participants, an overview of our facilities.
Tourism : last but not least, our closing event on Friday evening will be a memorable event for your visit in Paris!
We welcome and warmly encourage the teaching staff from our partner universities to take part in this event. We are again relying on your support to make this event a great success. Thank you for your great help!
International Conference in Vilnius
CIDD proudly announces the international conference “International Business Development: Globalization, Opportunities, Challenges” which will be held on May 15-16, 2008 in Vilnius, organized by the CIDD member International Business School at Vilnius University and the Lithuanian economist association.
Conference themes:
International business and social problems: ethics, enterprise social responsibilities, sustainable development
International management.
International marketing.
International accounting and finance.
International business strategies.
International human resources management.
International Weeks in Riga
Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration (RISEBA) invited academics and international officers from all partner universities to participate in the 4th International Week from 24th to 26th of October, 2007. RISEBA celebrated the 15th year’s anniversary of the school.
For more details please contact Arta Antonovica in Riga: arta@rsebaa.lv