Day 2: 25 May 2023
08:30 - 09:00: Registration and Coffee
09:00 - 10:45 Transnational Education
(Chair Prof. Dr. Achim Förster, Institute for Applied Social Sciences, Vice President, THWS, Germany)
| Time | Subject | Speaker | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:20 | Keynote: Transnational Education Institutions as Sustainable Hubs for Transnational Skill Partnerships | Mr. Stefan Bienefeld, Head of Division Transnational Education and Cooperation Programmes, DAAD, Germany | confirmed |
| 09:20-09:40 | The German Jordanian University’s Transnational Qualification Concept for the German Labor Market on Academic and Vocational Training Level | Prof. Dr. Ala’aldeen Al-Halhouli, President of the German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan | confirmed |
| 09:40-10:00 | The Potential Role of German Universities in Establishing Transnational Skills Partnerships: The Example of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt | Prof. Dr. Robert Grebner, President of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany | confirmed |
| 10:00-10:45 | Panel Discussion: Utilizing Transnational Education for Transnational Skill Partnerships | Mr. Stefan Bienefeld, Head of Division Transnational Education and Cooperation Programmes, DAAD, Germany Prof. Dr. Ala’aldeen Al-Halhouli, President of the German Jordanian University (GJU), Amman, Jordan Prof. Dr. Robert Grebner, President of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS), Germany |
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10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 13:15 Regions: Middle East
(Chair: Prof. Dr. Ralf Roßkopf, Institute for Applied Social Sciences, THWS, Germany)
| Time | Subject | Speaker | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:15-11:45 | Lebanon | Asst. Prof. Dr. Jasmin L. Diab, Director Institute for Migration Studies, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon | confimed (online) |
| 11:45-12:15 | Jordan | Assoc. Prof. Bader Al-Madi, Head of Department Social Work, German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan | confirmed |
| 12:15-12:45 | Iraq | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Omar Yassen, Head of Cultural Relations Unit, Erbil Polytechnic University, Erbil, Iraq | confirmed |
| 12:45-13:15 | Iraq (Youth Migration Gains and loses Critical Analysis of Economic Perspectives for the Case of Raparin Administration-the Kurdistan Region of Iraq) | Asst. Prof. Dr. Paiman Ahmad, President of University of Raparin, Ranya, Iraq | confirmed |
13:15 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 16:00 Regions: North Africa
(Chair: Prof. Dr. Vathsala Aithal, Institute for Applied Social Sciences, THWS, Germany)
| Time | Subject | Speaker | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:30-15:00 | Egypt | Dr. Hélène Syed Zwick, Executive Director of the Research Center, ESLSCA University, Cairo, Egypt | confirmed (online) |
| 15:00-15:30 | Algeria | Prof. Dr. Samir Djelti, Department of Economics, University of Mascara, Mascara, Algeria | confirmed |
| 15:30-16:00 | Morocco | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahija Jamal, Faculty of Law, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco | confirmed |
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:30 Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa
(Chair: Prof. Dr. Tanja Kleibl, Institute for Applied Social Sciences, THWS, Germany)
| Time | Subject | Speaker | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:30-17:00 | Ghana | Dr. Mary B. Setrana, Director of the Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana | confirmed (online) |
| 17:00-17:30 | Nigeria | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chukwuedozie K. Ajaero, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nsukka, Nigeria | confirmed |
17:30 - 18:00 Conclusions for the Day
| Time | Subject | Speaker | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30-18:00 | Conclusion | Prof. Dr. Ralf Roßkopf, Institute for Applied Social Sciences, THWS, Germany | confirmed |