Past Events

2024

Exploring Difference: Building Resilient Academic Institutions

In today’s dynamic and rapidly changing world, the resilience of academic institutions is more crucial than ever. Higher Education and Research Institutions play a vital role not only in the pursuit of knowledge but also in shaping societal discourse, fostering critical thinking, and preparing the leaders of tomorrow.

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2023

Exploring Difference: Educating for Innovation

In today’s knowledge society, creativity thrives in collaborative and organizational settings. Therefore, “Educating for Innovation” is of paramount importance for universities. It equips students and researchers with the skills and mindset needed to navigate a rapidly changing world that relies on knowledge, information, and innovation.

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Christian Kruppa

2022

Exploring Difference: Fostering (Mental) Health and Wellbeing in Students

Evidence tells us that university students are under extreme stress: not only do they feel pressure from peers, parents, and the looming job market, but they are also stressed from information overdose and increased screentime, let alone the fact that the pandemic also takes their toll.

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2021

Exploring Difference: “Decolonising Higher Education”

The thesis for this conference is that western knowledge and academia has contributed to and was an integral part of western imperialism and colonialism. Decolonisation of higher education institutions is key for the improvement of course curricula, teaching and learning, staff and student wellbeing.

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2020

Exploring Difference: “Diversity driving excellence - Gaining the competitive edge”

Our societies are changing and becoming more diverse. To reflect this diversity and because they have realized that they need diversity to excel, many universities have taken steps to become more inclusive and explore new ways for students from underserved (oder besser: non-traditional?) backgrounds to participate and succeed.

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Stefan Zeitz

2019

Exploring Difference: "Supporting Academic Freedom in International Cooperation and at Home"

Academic freedom is a core higher education value for universities and research institutes globally, nurturing critical minds and defending intellectual diversity they foster democratic values and open societies.

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2018

Exploring Difference: Bachelor`s / Master`s Transitions 20 Years after Bologna

The two-tier degree system of the Bologna Reform offers students a variety of possible combinations: a change of study location and discipline, but also an acquisition of practical experience between the degrees.

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Zeitz

2017

Exploring Difference: The Third Mission of Universities

The conference on June 27, 2017 in Berlin dealt with the topics 'Strategy and Practice for Collaboration with Business and Society'.

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Paasch

2016

Exploring Difference: Wege zur Professur

The joint meeting of the Stifterverband and ID-E Berlin on November 7, 2016 was part of the Berlin Science Week (in German).

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Paasch

2015

Exploring Difference: Diversity Management and Equity as Factors for Student Success

The twelfth conference in the ID-E Berlin series focused on the challenges that a diverse student and faculty body poses towards successful student retention and graduation rates

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Ausserhofer

2014

Exploring Difference: Strategies to Make University Teaching Count

The eleventh conference in the ID-E Berlin series on December 1, 2014 focused on teaching excellence in higher education.

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2013

Exploring Difference: International Perspectives on Teacher Training

Perspectives from anglophone countries and Finland on teacher training were discussed at the tenth conference in the ID-E Berlin series on November 7, 2013.

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2012

Exploring Difference - Transnational Education Models, Drivers and Challenges

The discussions' focus of the ninth conference on October 23, 2012 was on Anglo-American and French models of Transnational Education (TNE).

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2011

Exploring Difference – Transdisciplinary research and its impact at higher education institutions

The eighth conference in the ID-E Berlin series on October 10, 2011 examined the opportunities and challenges of the rise of theme based research in global academia.

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2010

Exploring Difference – Postdoctoral Careers in Global Academia

The challenges facing postdoctoral careers in global academia were discussed at the seventh conference in the ID-E Berlin series on October 11, 2010.

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2010

Exploring Difference – Recruitment, Selection and Admission of Doctoral Candidates

The sixth conference in the ID-E Berlin series on April 26,2010 addressed the challenges concerning the transitional phase into graduate training and doctoral promotion.

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Zeitz

2009

Exploring Difference – Integrating Lifelong Learning into Universities’ Missions

The conference in the series "International Dialogue on Higher Education Berlin" on October 19, 2009 aimed to shed some light on the topic of lifelong learning at higher education institutions.

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2009

Exploring Difference: Positioning your Institution – Marketing and Branding

The seminar on April 30, 2009 aimed to provide a comparative view at various institutional ways of universities from the US, UK, AUS and CAN which have in the past successfully positioned themselves in their quest for the competitive edge in their home country.

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2008

Exploring Difference: The Challenge of (Post)Graduate Education

The event on October 09, 2008 looked at the wide variety of postgraduate education in Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom , and examine best-practice as well as new developments from these four countries.

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Zensen

2008

Exploring Difference – The Philosophy of Undergraduate Education

The conference on April 10, 2008 contained the topics Great Diversity, Educational Market, Research Orientation, Mobility and Trends.

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2007

Exploring difference – Making university teaching count Opening Event

The opening event of the ID-E series took place at the Canadian Embassy in Berlin on 15 October 2007.

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