International Week 2024

Mittweida University of Applied Sciences and EURECA-PRO welcome students, administrators and academics from HSMW partner universities and their collaborators and internationalisation champions as well as everyone interested in integrating internationalisation in teaching, research and third mission activities to its 2024 International Week “Internationalisation for Sustainability”, which will be presented in collaboration with EURECA-PRO.

Join us in exploring the topic of "Internationalization for Sustainability" in innovative sessions, including panel discussions followed by fishbowl sessions, world cafés and workshops. You are encouraged to actively contribute to the program. During the event, there will be numerous opportunities to make new contacts in a wide range of activities:

• World Café on innovation in internationalisation;
• Interactive discovery of the university town Mittweida;
• Anniversary celebration University Preparatory College;
• Keynote and engagement on Research Internationalisation;
• Movie night;
• CF Music Clash;
• Day trip to the historic city of Leipzig.

• Exploring the link between internationalisation and sustainability;
• Fostering innovation in internationalisation
• Strengthening partnerships, and fostering new strategic collaborations;
• Engaging on specific aspects of internationalisation, including mobility with children and double degree programmes;
• Unpacking the impact of European University Alliances on internationalisation;
• Providing a platform to exhange ideas, share experiences and network professionally;
• Connecting researchers.

All Day:

• Arrival

 14:00-16:00:

• Harvesting a Sustainable Future: Agriculture and Green Solutions Symposium (hybrid)
  The Symposium promises to be a dynamic exploration into the intersection of agriculture and environmental sustainability. This collaborative effort between HSMW (Mittweida University of Applied Sciences) and US partner Shepherd University highlights key sustainability topics that both institutions are actively involved in. Convener: Jill Warner-Deschner, Media Faculty
  Venue: Studio B, Grunert-de-Jácome-Bau (House 6), Am Schwanenteich 4b, 09648 Mittweida Join the Zoom Meeting: | Meeting ID: 699 6914 4013 | Passcode: 356503

19:00

• Food Festival by HSMW Preparatory College
  Students from the HSMW Preparatory College organise a food festival which will introduce the cuisine of their home countries.
  Venue: Stefan-Heym-Gymnasium, Seumestraße 2-6, 09111 Chemnitz

08:30–09:15:

• Registration and Coffee

09:15–09:45:

• Official Opening of the HSMW International Week
  Welcome address: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Mahn, Vice-Rector Research
  Interview with HSMW Students on the topic of internationalisation: Kim Janina Heinrich, Maxie Schreier, Konstantin Scheicher
  Convener: Dr. Cornelius Hagenmeier
  Venue: Studio B, Grunert-de-Jácome-Bau (House 6), Am Schwanenteich 4b, 09648 Mittweida

09:45–10:00: Break

10:00–11:00:

• Campus Discovery – Focus on Sustainability:
  Facilitated by Global Communication in Business and Culture students coordinated by Prof. Dr. Ramona Kusche and Kristin Ziegner-Llewellin.
  Pick-up: Studio B, Grunert-de-Jácome-Bau (House 6), Am Schwanenteich 4b, 09648 Mittweida

11:00–11:30: Coffee Break and Group Photo

11:30–13:00:

• World Café: Innovation in Internationalisation:
  At every table, colleagues from the HSMW will present innovations in the university’s internationalisation process.
  Tables:
  - Blended Intensive Programme "Crossing Borders": Prof. Kuklau, Faculty of Social Work - Intercultural Human Resource Development
  – Supporting Administration, Research and (Non-) Professorial (Teaching) Staff: Marika Claus and Willi Trinks, Sprachenzentrum (Language Centre)
  - Bridge term ("Brückensemester"): International Office / HSMW Preparatory College
  - Educational exchange with China – pros, cons and news: Prof. René Pleul, Faculty of Engineering, and Prof. Martin Fleischer, Shenzhen Polytechnic
  - Study programme Global Communication in Business and Culture: Prof. Ramona Kusche, Media Faculty Convener: Dr. Cornelius Hagenmeier
  Venue: Senate Hall/Senatssaal (Room 025D), Carl-Georg-Weitzel-Bau (House 1), Technikumplatz 17, 09648 Mittweida

13:00–14:00: Lunch Break and Networking
Venue: Mensa, Weststr. 11, Spiegelsaal (for registered guests)

14:00–14:45:

• Keynote: Internationalising Research and Research on Internationalisation
  Prof Lynette Jacobs, Research Professor and Acting Director Office for International Affairs, University of the Free State.
  Venue: Senate Hall/Senatssaal (Room 025D), Carl-Georg-Weitzel-Bau (House 1), Technikumplatz 17, 09648 Mittweida
  Join the Zoom Meeting: Meeting ID: 658 2769 4852 | Passcode: 647970

14:45–15:00:

• Response
  Prof. Ramona Kusche, Dean of Studies, Global Communications in Business and Culture
  Venue: Senate Hall/Senatssaal (Room 025D), Carl-Georg-Weitzel-Bau (House 1), Technikumplatz 17, 09648 Mittweida

15:00–15:15: Coffee Break

15:15–16:30:

• Research Speed Dating and Select Research Presentations
  We will offer researchers and internationalisation administrators an opportunity to explore opportunities for interdisciplinary research collaboration.
  Facilitator: Prof. Lynette Jacobs, University of the Free State, South Africa
  Venue: Senate Hall/Senatssaal (Room 025D), Carl-Georg-Weitzel-Bau (House 1), Technikumplatz 17, 09648 Mittweida

17:00–17:45:

• Complexities of Energy Storage as an Important Aspect of a Just Energy Transition (Optional Seminar)
  Dr. Diego Quezada, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, Dipl.-Ing. Oscar Choque M. Sc., Ayni Verein für Ressourcengerechtigkeit
  Venue: Meeting Room/Besprechungszimmer Rektorat (Room 001), Rectorate/Rektorat (House 18), Leisniger Strasse 17
  Join the Zoom Meeting: Meeting ID: 695 0414 6879 | Passcode: 933286

18:00–21:00:

• International Night
  Students from our university’s Media Faculty share their experiences of study abroad. A light barbecue/braai meal will be served.
  Convener: Media Faculty (Prof. Christof Amrhein)
  Venue: Sun Deck/Sonnendeck, ZMS (Zentrum Medien und Soziale Arbeit, House 39), Bahnhofstraße 15, 09648 Mittweida

9:30–9:45: Welcome Coffee at the  ‘Qualle’ (Room 109), Gerhard-Neumann-Bau (House 5), Technikumplatz 17 a, 09648 Mittweida

9:45–10:30:

• Welcome of Rochester Institute of Technology Study Abroad:
  The Rector of Mittweida University of Applied Sciences and the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering will welcome the Study Abroad Programme from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
  Venue: ‘Qualle’ (Room 109), Gerhard-Neumann-Bau (House 5), Technikumplatz 17 a, 09648 Mittweida

10:30–11:00: Coffee Break in Studio B, Grunert-de-Jácome-Bau (House 6), Am Schwanenteich 4b, 09648 Mittweida

11:00–12:00:

• Working through a European University Alliance towards RCP: Collaborators' Experiences: Stakeholders in the EURECA-PRO university alliance will share their experience.
  Dr. Flaviana Tagliaferri, Faculty of Engineering
  Prof. Alex Knauer, Faculty of Applied Computer and Biosciences
  Facilitator: Synnöve Hochstein (HSMW, Project Manager EURECA-PRO)

12:00–13:30: Lunch Break and Networking at the Mensa, Weststr. 11, Spiegelsaal (for registered guests)

13:30–15:15: Faculty Sessions:

• Internationalisation with Children:
  This session, which will be hosted by our Faculty of Social Work, will explore how parents with children can benefit from internationalisation and international mobility.
  Convener: Prof. Nadine Kuklau, Faculty of Social Work Venue: Room 39-004, ZMS (Zentrum Medien und Soziale Arbeit, House 39), Bahnhofstraße 15
• Double Degree Programmes:
  The Faculty of Industrial Engineering hosts a session which will unpack the implementation of double degree students.
  Convener: Prof. Sergej Velesco, Faculty of Industrial Engineering Venue: Room 5-109 A, Gerhard-Neumann-Bau (House 5), Technikumplatz 17 a
• Intercultural reflection enabled by Sheperd students:
  During the International Week, a study abroad programme from the Sheperd University in the United States will visit the HSMW. Facilitated by Jill Deschner-Warner from the Media Faculty, the students will lead an intercultural reflection.
  Convener: Jill Deschner-Warner, Media Faculty Venue: Room 39-041, ZMS (Zentrum Medien und Soziale Arbeit, House 39), Bahnhofstraße 15

15:15–15:30: Coffee Break at Studio B, Grunert-de-Jácome-Bau (House 6), Am Schwanenteich 4b, 09648 Mittweida

15:30–17:30:

• City Tour:
  Explore our historical university town Mittweida and learn about German traditions. This interactive city tour will be facilitated by Global Communication in Business and Culture Students coordinated by Prof. Dr. Ramona Kusche and Kristin Ziegner-Llewellin.
  Meeting point: Studio B, Grunert-de-Jácome-Bau (House 6), Am Schwanenteich 4b, 09648 Mittweida

17:45–18:45:

• Light Dinner (only for invited guests)
  Prior to the movie night, we plan to meet for an informal light meal at the ‘Stadtcafé’ or ‘Stadtgarten’, depending on the weather. We will communicate the final venue on Tuesday, 15 May 2024. Both ‘Stadtcafé’ and ‘Stadtgarten’ are 5 min walk from the cinema ‘Filmbühne Mittweida’, we will walk there together.
  Venue: 'Stadtcafé' or ‘Stadtgarten’, Rochlitzer Straße, 09648 Mittweida

19:00–20:30:

• Movie Night: Der Mann, der nie im All war (The Man Who Never Went to Space):
  Documentary about the local space expert Tasillo Römisch, who has assembled the world’s largest private space exhibition with over 100 000 exhibits in the basement of his house in Mittweida. The protagonist will be joining us after the screening of the movie to engage with the audience.
  Venue: Cinema Filmbühne Mittweida, Theaterstr. 1, 09648 Mittweida

09:45–10:00: Welcome Coffee at HSMW Television Studio, ZMS (Zentrum Medien und Soziale Arbeit, House 39), Bahnhofstraße 15, 09648 Mittweida

10:00–13:00:

• Workshop: Developing synergies between a university’s bilateral partnerships, long-standing networks and its membership in a European University Alliance:
  The HSMW is part of the European University for Responsible Consumption and Production EURECA-PRO. In this session, we will explore how synergies for sustainable internationalisation can be developed by connecting the long-standing partnerships and networks of the university with its evolving engagement in a European university alliance.
  Facilitators: Maryann Borraccino, Dr. Cornelius Hagenmeier, Synnöve Hochstein, Dr. Iuliia Sishchuk
  Venue: HSMW Television Studio, ZMS (Zentrum Medien und Soziale Arbeit, House 39), Bahnhofstraße 15, 09648 Mittweida

13:00–13:45: Lunch Break and Networking at the Mensa, Weststr. 11, Spiegelsaal (for registered guests)

13:45–15:15:

• Panel Discussion, followed by Fishbowl: Internationalisation and Sustainability:
  Integrating environmental sustainability principles in the internationa-lisation process has become a high priority. In this panel discussion, we will explore how internationalisation can be structured sustainably while maximising its impact. We will invite the audience to join the discussion.
  Chair: Leolyn Jackson, Central University of Technology, South Africa
  Panel guests: Prof. Michael Kuhl, Engineering Faculty; Prof. Gunter Süß, Media Faculty; Prof. Barbara Wedler, Faculty of Social Work; Dr. Jiangxue Liu, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg; Kealey Dube, MacEwan University, Canada
  Venue: Studio B, Grunert-de-Jácome-Bau (House 6), Am Schwanenteich 4b, 09648 Mittweida

15:15–15:45: Coffee Break at Studio B, Grunert-de-Jácome-Bau (House 6), Am Schwanenteich 4b, 09648 Mittweida

15:45–16:30:

• 15 Years HSMW Preparatory College
  The HSMW Preperatory College enables the smooth transition of students from national school sytems which do not offer high school certificates recognised as university entry qualifications in Germany to HSMW degree programmes. In the ceremony, we will celebrate 15 years of excellence in preparing foreign high school students for university studies in Germany.
  Prof. Dr. Volker Tolkmitt, Rector HSMW; Dr. Volkmar Meinhold, CEO F+U
  Venue: Studio B, Grunert-de-Jácome-Bau (House 6), Am Schwanenteich 4b, 09648 Mittweida

16:30–17:00:

• Visit to the HSMW Television Studio
  Convener: Media Faculty (Prof. Christof Amrhein)
  Venue: HSMW Television Studio, ZMS (Zentrum Medien und Soziale Arbeit, House 39), Bahnhofstraße 15, 09648 Mittweida

17:00–19:30:

• Cultural Excursion by Ferry on the Dam Kriebstein (only for invited guests)
  Departure point: ZMS (Zentrum Medien und Soziale Arbeit, House 39), Bahnhofstraße 15, 09648 Mittweida

20:00 –  21:30 showtime:

• Farewell Function: CF Music Clash:
  The CF Music Clash is a musical quiz show directly from Mittweida, which is organized by the media students of the HSMW. Participants test how well they know their favourite music, genres and artists.
  Venue: HSMW Television Studio, ZMS (Zentrum Medien und Soziale Arbeit, House 39), Bahnhofstraße 15, 09648 Mittweida

9:00–17:00

• Cultural visit of Leipzig
  The HSMW international office will facilitate a cultural visit to Leipzig. The tour will include a visit to the Monument for the Battle of the Nations, a guided tour of the historic city center. Besides, sufficient time will be available to experience inner city shopping in the Leipzig’s cosmopolitan city center.
  Departure point: Congress Hotel Chemnitz, Brückenstr. 19, 09111 Chemnitz

18:00–open end

• STUKOPALOOZA! 15 Years HSMW Preparatory College Party
  Enjoy Live Music of bands The Arcardians, Disturbed Dreams and the headliner Tears of Steel at the Student Club in Mittweida. You can enter for free and enjoy food and drinks for student prices, if you feel like dancing, DJ PHP will play the perfect music at the after party.
  Convener: Peter Maring, Head of HSMW Preparatory College