Welcome!

 Welcome to Staff Week 2024 in Padua!

For this training week the theme is...

"Global Perspectives and Strategies in Higher Education Partnerships"

Partnerships are pivotal drivers of innovation, internationalization, and academic excellence in higher education. They facilitate research collaborations, promote cross-cultural exchange, and enrich the educational experience for students and faculty alike. However, capitalizing on partnerships to maximize their impact requires careful consideration and strategic planning.

This International Staff Training Week aims to equip participants with best practices and strategies to not only identify promising partnership opportunities but also to cultivate, monitor and sustain them effectively. Through the contribution of international speakers and presentation of case studies from across the globe, the event will look at ways of leveraging on mutual institutional strengths, and aligning partnership goals with broader academic and institutional objectives.

The event wants to bring together International Officers, academic and professional staff engaged with or interested in developing strategic partnerships, and share best practices from across the globe.

As we move through the week engaging, discussing and learning from one another we invite you to reflect on your experiences by responding to these posts at your leisure

On this Blogpage you will find all the key information related to the daily program, social events, activities as well as extra information about the city and nearby attractions.

First and foremost the daily program, a more detailed version is available in the following post.

Day 1 - Monday, 7th October 2024

Global Perspectives of strategic partnerships

Location: Archivio Antico, Palazzo Bo, Via VIII febbraio 2, 35122 Padova 

09:30 - 11:00 Welcome and Introduction & Workshops

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 13:00 Workshops

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch & Group picture

14:30 - 16:00 Workshops

16:30 - 17:30 Guided Tour of Palazzo Bo

19:00 Welcome Aperitivo @ Museo di Geografica, Via del santo 26

Day 2 - Tuesday, 8th October 2024

Maximising impact: partnerships evaluation and monitoring

Location: Centro Universitario Padovano, Via Zabarella 82, 35121

09:30 - 11:00 Workshops

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 13:00 Workshops

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch 

14:30 - 16:00 Workshops

16:00 - 16:30 Workshops wrap-up & conclusions

19:30 - Dinner @ Pizzeria da Pino, Piazza Cavour 20

Day 3 - Wednesday, 9th October 2024

Strategic Partnerships: from theory to practice

Location: Centro Universitario Padovano, Via Zabarella 82, 35121

09:30 - 11:00 Seminars

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 Seminars

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:15 Seminars

15:15 - 16:30 Seminars

16:30 - Conclusions & closure

Day 4 - Thursday 10th October 2024

Meet UNIPD Projects and Mobility Office

Location: International Relations Division, Lungargine Piovego 1, Padova – meeting room ground floor

09:30 – 11:00 European and International Projects at UNIPD

11:00 – 12:30 Arqus European University Alliance

12:30 – 14:00 self-managed lunch break

14:00 – 15:30 Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes at UNIPD

15:30 – 17:00 Erasmus+ KA171 at UNIPD

Day 5 - Friday 11th October 2024

All day: meetings with Departments (facilitated, but self-managed | optional activity | compulsory activity for participants with Erasmus+ KA171 grant)

Please see the following posts for more information