CONFERENCE | HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WORLD: EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES

20 Jun 2025 - 09:00

Online

As universities and academic institutions around the world increasingly operate beyond national borders, the need to examine the implications, practices, and outcomes of internationalization has become both urgent and complex. To reflect on and discuss Higher Education and its internationalization, Autónoma University of Lisbon, Portugal, and Hacettepe University, Türkiye, invite to attend the webinar “Higher Education in the World: Experiences and Challenges,” which will take place on June 20, from 9h00 a.m. to 13h00 (Lisbon time, Portugal). This webinar will also serve as the public presentation of the thematic dossier “Internationalization of Higher Education: Experiences and Challenges,” published in the scientific journal Janus.net, e-journal of international relations, now available online here (https://janusonline.autonoma.pt/en/volume/vol-16-n-o-1-td1-2025-thematic-dossier-internationalization-of-higher-education-experiences-and-challenges/)

09h00 | Opening Remarks

  • Luís Tomé (Autónoma University of Lisbon – UAL, Portugal)

  • Şefika Şule Erçetin (Hacettepe University, Türkiye)

09h15 | Keynote Address
DIVERSE European University Alliance: an example of a strategic partnership

  • Ana Tecilazić & Maja Brkljačić (Algebra University, Croatia

09h30 | Panel 1 – Challenges and Opportunities

  • Management Styles and Organizational Intelligence
    Dilek Yörük (Hacettepe University, Türkiye)

  • Information Literacy and Civic Education as a 21st-Century Leadership Skill
    Áron Fekete (Mathias Corvinus Collegium, Hungary)
    Richárd Fodor (Mathias Corvinus Collegium and Péter Pázmány Catholic University, Hungary)

  • Digital Tools in Second Language Learning
    Seçkin Esen (Hacettepe University, Türkiye)

  • Nurturing and Upbringing: The Forgotten Aspect in Curriculum Development and Implementation in HEIs
    Miiro Faroq (Islamic University in Uganda)
    Baguma K. Grace (National Curriculum Development Centre, Uganda)

  • Higher Education from an Inclusive Governance Perspective: Expanding the Boundaries of Social Justice
    Nilay Neyişçi (Hacettepe University, Türkiye)

11h00 | Break

11h15 | Panel 2 – National Experiences

  • Globalizing the Indian Higher Education
    Rajat Shandilya (Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra, India)

  • Exploring Plasma Leadership in Turkish Universities
    Handan Ege & Şefika Şule Erçetin (Hacettepe University, Türkiye)

  • The European Higher Education Alliances: The Challenges of Transnational University Cooperation
    Concepción Anguita Olmedo (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain)

  • Social and Emotional Learning Skills Among University Students in Uganda
    Miiro Faroq (Islamic University in Uganda)

  • The Internationalization of Higher Education and Public Policy: Advances and Regressions Within the Scope of Strategic Actions for the Brazilian Universities’ International Insertion
    José Alberto Miranda & Jackson Bentes (La Salle University, Brazil)

12h45 | Closing Remarks

  • Closing Remarks:The international dimension of Quality Assurance” by Maria João Manatos (Research Coordinator of the Studies and Analysis Office, Portuguese Agency for the Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education-A3ES)

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