From graff at uwosh.edu Wed May 3 19:48:22 2006 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jennifer Graff) Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 00:48:22 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Intl] Mobility and Education in the 21st Century Message-ID: Dear INTL Listserv Members: The following announcement comes from the State of Hessen in Germany, which cooperates on a number of student exchange programs with K-12 schools and the university system in Wisconsin. > Globalization means that the task of helping students develop a cosmopolitan background and educating the global citizens of tomorrow is more important than ever. This discussion not only has to do with how one gets students to study foreign languages, live abroad, and develop a global perspective, but also how we educate an increasingly diverse and international student body on American and German campuses. > > In this new global context, one must address the challenge of developing a curriculum of the 21st Century. The current dramatic political and cultural changes, modern communication, travel, and increased international experience are only one side of the equation. On a more basic level, we will have to revisit the question of what should be the competencies and knowledge of global citizenry? This we will do in open exchange between international educators, public intellectuals, and policy makers. > > Please join us in our effort to put these issues at the center of the transatlantic agenda. We value your opinion and look forward to your contribution to our unconventional and open, daylong conversation. > > Our workshop, "Atlantic Transfer of Ideas: Mobility and Education in the 21st Century" will be held on June 16, 2006, at the University of San Francisco's Lone Mountain Conference Center. For more information and further updates, please refer to our web-site, www.atlantic-transfer.org. > > Please find attached a preliminary agenda. RSVP to assistant-nyc at hmwk.hessen.de. > Best regards, > Dr. Michael Werz, Director > > > Atlantic Transfer of Ideas: > Mobility and Education in the 21st Century > > Draft Agenda: > June 15th, 2006 > > Goethe Institute, San Francisco > 530 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA > 7:00 pm Reception at the Goethe-Institute San Francisco > > June 16th, 2006 > University of San Francisco > > Lone Mountain Conference Centre, San Francisco, CA > > 8:30 a.m. Breakfast meeting, Keynote > > 9:30 a.m. 1st panel discussion > > Emigration-America as Europe's Cultural Repository > > 11:00 a.m. 2nd panel discussion > > Foreign Policy and Education in the Transatlantic Realm > > 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break > > 3:00 p.m. 3rd panel discussion > > New Perspectives: International Student Exchange after 1990 > > 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break > > 4:30 p.m. 4th panel discussion > > Contents of a Curriculum for the 21st Century > > 6:00 p.m. Meeting adjourned > > > > 8:00 p.m. Reception in San Francisco, Keynote > > by invitation only > > > > > This conference is made possible in part by a grant from the VW > Stiftung. It is the kick-off for a series of conferences in > the rubric of "Great Ideas are Mobile", a project of four > German university liaison offices, representing 31 institutions > of higher education. > > About the Liaison Offices: > > To more effectively build partnerships with North American > institutions of higher education and to directly connect with > American students, professors, researchers and scientists, we > have opened seven liaison offices in New York City. Multiple > consortia, representing more than 31 renowned > individual German universities and universities of applied > sciences to expand and deepen academic exchange between the two > countries. The liaison offices (or Verbindungsburos) were > inaugurated in spring 2005 with the support of DAAD. The > participating liaison offices are: > > Hessen Universities New York is a liaison office for the > institutions of higher education in the state of Hessen. > Germany. We strive to provide students and scholars from North > America with the opportunity to experience Europe in its > entirety. Building on Hessen's strong American link thanks > to the long American presence in Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Fulda and > other cities of the region, we are here to foster a new > transatlantic generation for the 21st century. > Universities include: Technische Universitat Darmstadt, > Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Justus > Liebig University Giessen, University of Kassel, Philipps > Universitat Marburg, Universities > of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main, > Fulda, Giessen-Friedberg and Wiesbaden, University of Music and > Performing Arts Frankfurt am Main, University of Art and > Design Offenbach > > Brandenburg Liaison Office The Brandenburg > Vice-Chancellors' Committee - Council of Brandenburg's > University Presidents, Association of Research Institutes in the > State of Brandenburg > > Consortium of the Ruhr Universities (ConRuhr) is a non- > profit office based in New York City, was established by > the Ruhr area universities to invite US students & researchers > to be part of this unique academic environment. Universities > include: University of Bochum, University of Dortmund, > University of Duisburg-Essen > > UAS7 is a strategic alliance of seven leading German > Universities of Applied Sciences committed to excellence in > teaching and research. Universities include: Berlin School of > Economics, Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Cologne > University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg University of > Applied Sciences, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Munster > University of Applied Sciences, Osnabruck University of Applied > Sciences > > > About the Volkswagen Foundation: Since 1962, the > Volkswagen Foundation has promoted forward-looking fields of > knowledge in all disciplines. Despite its name, the > Volkswagen Foundation is not a subsidiary of the respective > company, but an independent, non-profit Foundation under private > law with its head office in Hannover. With a funding > volume of up to 100 million euros, it is the largest private > knowledge bases grant making institution in Germany as well as a > major foundation. The Volkswagen Foundation devotes > special attention to the upcoming generation of researchers and > to collaborative work across disciplinary, cultural and national > borders. Additional objectives also include the > improvement of training and research in Germany. > > About the Goethe-Institute San Francisco: The Goethe- > Institute is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of > Germany with a global reach. It promotes knowledge of the > German language abroad and foster international cultural > cooperation as well as conveying a comprehensive picture of > Germany by providing information on Germany's cultural, > social and political life. The Institute draws on the rich > variety of our many-faceted open society and Germany's lively > culture. It combines the experiences and conceptions of our > partners in Germany and abroad with our professional skills and > engage in a dialogue rooted in partnership. In doing so, it > functions as service provider and partner for everyone taking > an active interest in Germany and the German language and > culture, and act independently with no political affiliations. > > About the American Council on Germany's Eric M. Warburg > Chapters: In 1992, the American Council on Germany inaugurated a > program to reach > beyond the business community in New York and the policy > community in Washington, D.C., by creating fora for the > discussion of transatlantic business and political affairs in > other cities across the country. This unique nationwide > outreach program is intended to encourage discussion and > exchange among the professional community in each Chapter city. > San Francisco is one of 18 Chapters nationwide. Through > the Chapters, the ACG's activities and events reach a wide > audience of local decision-makers and opinion leaders as well as > the interested public. Government officials, politicians, > business leaders, journalists, and policy analysts have been > among those to speak at Chapter events. They have addressed > issues of common concern on both sides of the Atlantic and > have contributed to the development of better mutual > understanding regarding those issues. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.uwosh.edu/archives/intl/mh/attachments/20060504/3a41a337/attachment.htm From graff at uwosh.edu Fri May 19 12:39:17 2006 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 12:39:17 -0500 Subject: [Intl] Getting to Know Europe grant competition Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20060519123531.06996d98@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: Although the following grant competition isn't open to universities, you may be involved in other organizations which could compete for this. For more information, please see http://www.eurunion.org/infores/CallforProposGetttoKnowEU.htm Getting to Know Europe: Local Communities and the European Union Call for proposals for the 2006-2007 period The Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, DC, invites proposals for local programs that promote greater knowledge of the European Union (EU) and its international role, including as a partner to the United States. Activities should be targeted at local communities and local government, with applicants encouraged to involve a range of local groups in their programs. Activities should help local communities to learn and understand what the EU is and what it does, to raise awareness about EU policies and institutions, and the EU?s role as an international actor in the economic and political field. Wherever possible, activities should also highlight local economic, social, and cultural connections to Europe. Activities can include: * competitions (essay, poetry, painting, quizzes, games, EU simulations); * publications, information booklets and brochures about Europe and the EU; * other information products such as posters, leaflets, newspaper features, radio/TV programs including quizzes and talk shows, videos, websites and advertising of project events; * training programs and briefing sessions for local officials; * study and exchange visits; and * town twinning arrangements with European counterparts. Activities may take place throughout the grant period but should include events on or around Europe Day 2007 (May 9, 2007). Institutions which may apply include secondary schools, youth groups and associations, local community groups, media and other professional training centers and other civil society organizations such as chambers of commerce. Proposals involving two or more such institutions are welcome, and national "umbrella" groups with active local chapters may also apply. Activities can also involve consular, economic or cultural representations of Member States of the EU, as well as companies from the EU which trade or invest in the local community concerned. Institutions selected will receive funding in the form of a grant subsidy towards approved costs between November 1, 2006 and December 31, 2007. An estimated eight to ten grants of up to ?80,000 each will be awarded. The Commission contribution will cover up to 75% of total project costs, therefore applicants must be able to provide at least 25% towards these total project costs. The European Commission is allocating up to ?450,000 to this program. This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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