We are very pleased to invite you to our next edition of EhB International Days which will take place from Wednesday 3 May until Friday 5 May 2023. This year's theme is 'EhB calls for Inclusive Higher Education'.
What to expect
During the International Days lecturers, researchers and staff will have the exclusive opportunity to:
- Experience and share best practices in dealing with topics related to Inclusive Education
- Share your Erasmus + study programs with our students and staff
- Get acquainted with the EhB Departments/Schools of Art as one of the outstanding institutions of higher education in Brussels
- Visit the European Parliament, attend a reception in the Brussels City Hall and enjoy the EhB artistic events
- Meet our international and social partners which will enable you to reinforce your network
Programme
Check our complete programme below:
Registration
Deadline for registration is 19 April 2023.
Wednesday 3 May 2023
Venue: Campus Kanal (Slotstraat 28, 1000 Brussels, Metro Place St Cathérine)
9 am - 10 am | Registration |
10 am - 12 am | Welcome by Mr. Dennis Cluydts, President of EhB
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12 am - 1 pm | Lunch |
1 pm - 2:30 pm | Workshops (Make your choice) |
Workshop 1 | Reasonable accommodations and Universal Design by Beno Schraepen In this workshop, we focus on two primary approaches for increasing or facilitating access to higher education for students with disabilities: the provision of accommodations to students and the use of universal design (UD) to structure campus environments, policies, and practices. |
Workshop 2 | Awareness Raising Tool (ART)- UHasselt The Awareness Raising Tool, one of the outputs of the Erasmus+ project eInclusion, is designed to assist educators in understanding their role as a mediator and facilitator of a diverse classroom, with each member coming from different backgrounds, facing different challenges, and having different needs in relation to the specific educational (online, blended, hybrid, physical ) setting. The tool is intended as a basis for a pathway to inclusive pedagogies. What to expect: Active and open engagement in reflection and exchange of perspectives, insights and strategies based on (self)awareness promoting exercises. |
Workshop 3 |
Language Policy@Erasmushogeschool Brussel: Inclusion in many ways
What to expect: you will be given a general introduction on each of the above topics, along with some examples of how we concretise this. |
2:30 pm - 3 pm | Coffee Break |
3 pm - 4:30 pm | Workshops (Make your choice) |
Workshop 1 | ALL-IN: Stories for an All Inclusive Higher Education Bert Wastijn & Kaat Verhaeghe, EhB Lecturer and researcher, Urban Coaching & Education. ALL-IN is an ongoing project which is being implemented in co-operation with HOGENT. The objective is to create a place for all students in which they feel at home, to be seen and to belong to. The methodology is based on stories from students collected by students assuming that sharing these stories will contribute to a more inclusive higher education policy. What to expect? During this workshop we will present the first project results, including some experiences shared by students themselves. We also will give insights in the difficulties we are facing . We will welcome all input from participants in order to making this project stronger. Have a look here. |
Workshop 2 | BIP: You are what you wear? – Corporate communication, fashion and sustainability Jaap Versluis, lecturer at Inholland, Swaran Sandhu lecturer at Hochschule der Medien, Ilse Godts, Ellen Thielemans, lecturers in Communication & Annelore Schittecatte, Head of International Office. Under the Erasmus+ programme (2021-27), a novelty was introduced to make the programme more inclusive, and more digital: the Blended Intensive Programmes. In this session we will share our experience with a BIP in the field of Communication Studies. Are you considering to develop a BIP and looking for some enthusiasm? Please join us! |
Workshop 3 |
Jazz & Gender, Monika Herzig (via Streaming) |
4:45 pm - 6 pm | Guided Walking Tour leaving from Campus Kanal to the City Hall organized by Tourism & Recreation Management students |
6 pm - 8 pm | Networking event and reception at City Hall Brussels
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Thursday 4 May
Venue: Campus Kanal (Slotstraat 28, 1000 Brussels, Metro Place St Cathérine)
9 am -11 am |
The 'Liquid' Campus: A Sensorial Futures Exploration Dr. Ruth Pijls (Hogeschool Saxion) & Dr. Eva De Smedt (Erasmushogeschool Brussel) |
11 am - 1 pm | Multiple identities in diverse classrooms, Drs. Safa Göregen, EhB Lecturer The super-diverse society in which youngsters have to find their place entails many challenges. What to expect? In this workshop discussions will take place on the type of support which you could provide towards your students, possible pitfalls you should avoid, and how you could establish a democratic and sustainable dialogue in order to foster mutual understanding. |
1 am - 2 pm | Lunch |
2 pm - 4 pm | Visit to the European Parliament, in presence of Mrs Lara WOLTERS, MEP and Associate Member of the EP Commission Education & Culture |
Evening Events |
Choice between:
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Friday 5 May
Venue: Campus Kanal (Slotstraat 28, 1000 Brussels, Metro Place St Cathérine)
10 am - 11:30 am | Workshops (Make your choice) |
Workshop 1 | Universal Design of Learning in vocational programmes: case study of the associate degree Information Management Kevin LINSINGH and Melina MERTENS The EhB associate degree (EQF-5) Information Management received a growing influx of students with an autism spectrum disorder and other learning disabilities. The programme answered with individual provisions focused on students’ difficulties, but success of this methodology differed. As a result the programme started implementing principles of Universal Design of Learning with the motto ‘what helps students with learning disabilities, helps all students’ |
Workshop 2 |
Moving toward a new context The presence of a University College can have an impact on the local neighborhood. How can the local neighborhood also have an impact on our education and why? In the hyper diverse context of Brussels, this challenge is multilayered. The Theatre Department of RITCS School of Arts is moving to a new campus within 1.5 years. Hendrik De Smedt, head of the Theater Department, shares the challenges they face and lays out the need and strategies to make their new campus their home, in connection with the "new" neighborhood. What to expect? A presentation and roundtable for knowledge sharing. |
12 am | Closure |