Welcome to the International Summer Convention 2024 (ISC 2024)

International Summer Convention 2024 (ISC 2024) activities is a mix of different workshops, research talks, and meetings, and are aimed at the teachers, lecturers, trainers, and academic staff who are working on international projects.

During the week we are covering such topics and activities as:

  • Intercultural training
  • Research talks (more information about this element will be shared later, as there will be a possibility for several participants to present their research activities)
  • Workshop on the Cross-border projects
  • Workshop on how to run international projects
  • and the series of Project meetings.

We are also giving you the opportunity to exchange experience, see what is happening in our many other projects, talk to the different faculties and find new opportunities for your universities.

Registration is closed

Registration deadline is 31.07.2024

In order to submit the application for the event you will need to register in the DEE User Service of the Fachhochschule Dortmund. Please, follow the instructions below to do so.

(If you are registered in EduGain [you can connect to eduroam internet] please use Option B. If you cannot find your university in the list of organisation from Option B, then register manually as described in Option A)

Open the registration instructions

In the Info Guide you can find information about accommodation possibilities, public transportation, places to eat and entertain, other additional hints.

Internet Access

Wi-Fi: eduroam
Username/FHKennung: Gast018
Password: N2m26Y4c

Programme

Downloadable Programme of ISC 2024 in PDF Format.

9:00 – 10:00   

Welcome Coffee (Room SON F212)

Arrival to the venue.

10:00 – 13:00  

Workshop on Intercultural Training (Room SON F212)
Jasmin Hemmer & Sandra Bolesch

Opportunity for all participants to get to know each other better.

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 16:30

Research Talks Part I (Room SON F211)

Discussion, feedback and cooperation. 
This programme item is intended to give all participants the opportunity to present current research projects.

Details about the format and content of Research Talks are defined below

16:30 – 17:00

Break

17:00 – 18:30

Research Talks Part II (Room SON F211)

Discussion, feedback and cooperation. 
This programme item is intended to give all participants the opportunity to present current research projects. 

Details about the format and content of Research Talks are defined below

09:00-13:00

Workshop on International Office Practices (Room SON F212)
Stephan Weyers & Jens Krammenschneider-Hunscha

Compare the tasks, organisation and processes of the various International Offices in the network, share best practices and ideally define measures to improve collaboration. 

11:00-13:00
(parallel)

Internal Project Meetings (Room SON B005)

This meeting is only for partners of this consortium

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-16:00

Workshop on Cross-border projects (Room SON F212)
Carsten Wolff

Definition of these kinds of projects, identification of various options and ideally the start of overarching, interdisciplinary cooperation in this area. 

More details about the workshop can be found below

17:30 – open end

Visiting StoryLab kiU

Meeting point: Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse, 44137 Dortmund
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2e56q3RF5vqWaLzt8

Different location: KostBar, Emil-Figge-Straße 40a (EFS 40a), 44227 Dortmund

09:00-11:30

Presentation of departments and study programmes
Stephan Weyers

Various deans and heads of degree programmes are on site to discuss opportunities for cooperation in the individual areas.

There is a possibility to make a poster of your university and its activities. Please see the details below.

11:30-13:30

Lunch

13:30-15:00

Welcome Ceremony
Stephan Weyers & Catrin Randersen

Festive welcome for all participants of the Academic Summer Conference.
Participants will be given the opportunity not only to introduce their universities in front of a very diverse audience, but also to see the relations that the universities have within different international projects and maybe the future collaboration points after this activity.

Details about the university presentation are defined below.

15:15-16:45

Meeting with the Rectorate
Stephan Weyers

Discussion with the Rectorate of Fachhochschule Dortmund – University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Participants will be given opportunities to talk to the Rectorate and see if there are any possibilities for further collaboration.

17:00 – open end

BBQ

Location: In front of Kostbar
All participants are invited to enjoy joint BBQ to further enhance the networking in more informal environment.

09:00-12:00

Lab Tour 
Björn Schäfer & Vinod Rajamani 

Meeting point: SON F, in front of the entrance
Guided tour through the laboratories of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Information Technology.

11:30-12:30
(parallel)

Project Meetings SusProLab (Room SON F212)

Consortium meetings of the DAAD SusProLab project.
This meeting is only for partners of this projects.

12:00-13:30

Lunch

13:30-17:00

Project Meetings (parallel) 

  • InduTwin@scale (Room SON B005)
  • ProDiT & NomadTrail (Room SON F212)

Consortium meetings of the individual projects.
These meetings are only for the partners of the indicated project.

19:00 – open end

Event dinner

Location: Pfefferkorn Dortmund Hoher Wall
Hoher Wall 38, 44137 Dortmund
https://maps.app.goo.gl/um9knRrJxxXC7LiN9

09:00-12:00

Workshop on How to run international projects (Room SON F212)
Carsten Wolff

Detailed information about the workshop can be found below

12:00-13:30

Lunch

13:30-17:00

Project Consortium meeting of CompIIT (Room SON F212)

Consortium meetings of the Erasmus+ CompIIT project.
This meeting is only for partners of this project.

Additional information about ISC 2024 activities

RESEARCH TALKS
@Monday, 26.08.2024, at 14:30, room SON F211

We offer the registered participants to present their current research during the session called “Research Talks”.
 
Format & duration: the presentation should take max. 10 min. which will be followed by the short Q&A .
There is no provided template, so you can use the format that is convenient to you, make sure you will be able to show it during the Session.
 
Content: The idea of the research talks is to foster cooperation in science and research between the partners and with Fachhochschule Dortmund. The presentations may deliver more of an overview of research activities rather than a thematic deep-dive into one topic. The presentations will be collected and made available to the participants, same as contact information.
 
Deadlines: If you are presenting your research, please upload your presentation under the section “Upload your presentations” by 25.08.2024 to the registration portal. Deadline for submitting the Title and Abstract of your Research talk is 15.08.2024.

WORKSHOP ON CROSS-BORDER PROJECTS
@Tuesday, 27.08.2024, at 14:00, room SON F212

Project-based learning is a common didactic format in higher education. The workshop will dive into the methods for conducting projects with students from different countries, participating on-site (e.g. in a summer school) or in a virtual setting. This format borrows ideas from (COIL). In the international networks of Fachhochschule Dortmund, we conduct such (virtual) cross-border projects for many years.

For prior reading, we recommend our ICL2023 paper “Competence-based Support for Project-based Learning in Virtual Settings” (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-26190-9_25). The goal of the workshop is to familiarise with the didactic format, to share experiences and best practices, and hopefully to initiate 2-3 joint cross-border projects for the coming year.

The materials for the workshop can be found here.

 

PRESENTATION OF DEPARTMENTS AND STUDY PROGRAMMES
@Wednesday, 28.08.2024, at 9:00 Kostbar

This will be a poster session.

The event is organised like a market where people can move around and talk to the presenters of posters etc. 

Format: Size may be DIN A1 or DIN A0.

Content: You are invited (but not mandatory) to present your university, study programme, country, etc. on a poster which we will put on display. You can also provide information material.

Deadlines: Please tell us in advance if and what you want to present (title, short abstract of 100-200 words) latest until 15.08.2024 via the registration portal.
If you cannot bring a printed poster, we can print it for you. The best would be to send a PDF, docx or pptx. In case you need printing, please upload your poster until 25.08.2024 latest.

WELCOME CEREMONY
@Wednesday, 28.08.2024, at 13:30, Kostbar

Presentation of the universities
One representative of each university is invited to make a small presentation and introduce the organisation during the Welcome Ceremony.

Format & duration: the presentation should take max. 2 min. and 1 slide only.
There is no provided template. The only requirement is to use PowerPoint or PDF.
 
Content: explain shortly what the organisation is, from which country, and what international/other interesting activities does it do. Focus on few aspects that are really special about your country/university. Add pictures to give the general audience an exciting impression of your institution.
 
Deadlines: Please upload your slide under the section “Upload your presentations” by 25.08.2024 to the registration portal. We will contact participants separately on this matter via email.
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Presentation of the international projects 
During the Welcome Ceremony also will be presented current international project by the participating in the project organisations.
 
Format & duration: the presentation should take max. 2 min and 1 slide only.
There is no provided template. The only requirement is to use PowerPoint or PDF.
 
Content: a brief presentation of the project, its goals, partners, results & outcomes (if any) interesting facts etc.
 
Deadlines: Please upload your slides under the section “Upload your presentations” by 25.08.2024 to the registration portal. 
 

WORKSHOP ON HOW TO RUN INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
@Friday, 30.08.2024, at 9:00, room SON F212

International projects in higher education are one of the most important tools to foster deeper and more sustainable cooperation among universities.

During the ISC 2024, most of the partners join based on an ongoing cooperation in international projects, e.g. funded by Erasmus+ or by DAAD. Meanwhile, a body of methods and best practices has evolved on how to apply for such projects and how to run them successfully. Within our consortia, we started to compile guidelines and collect tools.

The goal of the workshop is to introduce and systemise these methods and best practices. Participants are expected to contribute their experiences and ideas. The workshop has two immediate goals: 1) we want to compile a methods handbook for international cooperation projects, and 2) we want to initiate new funding applications for the future of our partnerships and consortia.

The materials for the workshop can be found here.

SOCIAL EVENTS

*** We kindly ask you to mark in the registration portal under the section “Your participation in the event” whether you will be attending the social events. ***

VISITING STORYLAB kiU
@Tuesday, 27.08.2024, at 17:30

Meeting point: Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse, 44137 Dortmund
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2e56q3RF5vqWaLzt8


All participants are invited to the StoryLab kiU. It will be a social event, visiting an exhibition, snacks and drinks on the rooftop with a beautiful view over the city

EVENT DINNER
@Thursday, 29.08.2024, at 19:00

Location: Pfefferkorn Dortmund Hoher Wall
Hoher Wall 38, 44137 Dortmund
https://maps.app.goo.gl/um9knRrJxxXC7LiN9s 

All participants are invited to the Event Dinner. We only require you to register for the dinner via the registration portal so that we can finish the organisational matters.

BBQ
@Wednesday, 28.08.2024, at 17:00

Location: Fachhochschule Dortmund
In front of Kostbar
Emil-Figge-Str. 40a (EFS 40a)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gLmMK6xtGr3TdiyNA

All participants are invited to enjoy a joint BBQ to further enhance the networking in a more informal environment. Please indicate in the registration portal whether you will take part in the activity so that we can finish the organisational matters.

Location​

Directions to Sonnenstr. 96 (SON 96)

From Dortmund Airport (DTM):

Take the “Airport Shuttle Bus” towards the direction of Holzwickede station. From there, take the train in the direction “Dortmund Hbf”. Follow the map on the right to get to the SON 96.

From Düsseldorf Airport (DUS):

Take the “S-Bahn S1/S21” towards the direction of Dortmund. Exit at “Dortmund Hbf”. Follow the map on the right to get to the SON 96.

S4 from Dortmund-Dorstfeld or Dortmund-Lütgendortmund, “Möllerbrücke” stop

  • Take the elevator on the left to the top.
  • Follow the left-hand bend until you reach Möllerbrücke. Stay on the left-hand side and follow the bridge to the end. Then cross the pedestrian crossing.
  • Then keep left and follow the road straight ahead for 500 meters.
  • Cross three side streets (Arneckestraße / Liebigstraße / Poppelsdorfer Straße), then the SON campus is on the right-hand side.

S4 from the direction of Unna, stop “Möllerbrücke”

  • Keep left on the platform and follow the path to the next street (Sonnenstraße).

  • Cross the street, keep left and follow the path. After crossing Poppelsdorfer Straße, the SON campus is on the right-hand side.

U42 from the direction of Hombruch and Grevel, “Möllerbrücke” stop

  • There is an elevator at the escalators that goes all the way to the top and is suitable for wheelchair users.
  • When you reach the “Sonnenstraße” exit, go straight ahead and keep right.
  • There is a pedestrian crossing on the left. Cross this. Then keep left and follow the road for 500 meters.
  • Cross three side streets (Arneckestraße / Liebigstraße / Poppelsdorfer Straße) and you will find the SON campus on the right-hand side.

The Sonnenstraße (SON) campus is located in the immediate vicinity of the B1 federal highway. The B1 can be reached via the A1, A44 and A45 highways.

From Kamener Kreuz, AK Do/Unna and Westhofener Kreuz

On the B1 take the exit “Dortmund-Zentrum”, at the exit turn right onto Ruhrallee (B54), at the 4th street turn left into Sonnenstraße.
 

From AK Do/Witten, AK Do-West and AK Do Northwest

On the B1, take the exit “ZVS/WDR” and turn right at the exit onto Wittekindstr. Then turn left at the traffic lights into Lindemannstraße, then turn right into “Neuer Graben”. At the 4th street turn left into Weisbachstraße and then left into Sonnenstraße.
Directions to Kostbar, Emil-Figge-Str. 40a (EFS 40a)

From Dortmund Airport (DTM):

Take the “Airport Shuttle Bus” towards the direction of Holzwickede station. From there, take the train in the direction “Dortmund HB”, then take the “S-Bahn S1” towards the direction of “Bochum”. Exit at “Universität”.Follow the map on the right to get to the EFS 40a.

From Düsseldorf Airport (DUS):

Take the “S-Bahn S1/S21” towards the direction of Dortmund. Exit at “Universität”.Follow the map on the right to get to the EFS 40a

From Dortmund main station:

Take the “S-Bahn S1” towards the direction of “Bochum”. Exit at “Universität”. 

Follow the map on the right to get to the EFS40a.

Take the metro U42 from the stop “Reinoldikirche”, direction Hombruch. Exit at the stop “An der Palmweide”. You can take several buses from there to campus (445, direction Otto-Hahn-Straße, 462, direction Huckarde Bushof) and 447, direction Huckarde Bushof. Exit at the stop ‘Emil Figge Strasse’ or ‘Dortmund Universität’.

Please, remember that when you go by bus in Dortmund in order to get off, you have to push the red button BEFORE your stop. Otherwise, the bus may not stop at all at the stop you need. All stops are announced.

The campus is closely located to the autobahn intersection “Dortmund West”, where the autobahn A45 crosses the autobahn B1/A40. Take the exit “Dortmund Dorstfeld” on B1/A40 from where road signs lead you to the Technical University (TU Dortmund), FH Dortmund is located in the same area.

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