The successful implementation of the DIES Training Course within this region during the last years lead to a growing interest of managers and stakeholders of International Offices from Central American Higher Education Institutions committed to the internationalization of their institutions.
Like the general DIES Training course, the main purpose of this course is to qualify university staff (either International Office staff or higher education managers responsible for coordinating international activities) from Central America to improve and build up more effective structures of Internationalisation at their home universities. Additionally, it provides further multilateral networks of knowledge transfer within this region, collaboration among peers, and the inclusion of an intercultural approach to the curriculum for the middle and long term.
Throughout the 11-month course, participants will develop their own research projects on internationalisation and receive support from experts and the organization team. Moreover, the structure of the course implies the realization of two on-site workshops for participants at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA) and the work on a specific project of internationalization to be implemented at the Centralamerican Universities. The applied methodology will be based on learning from experts, learning from each other, and learning from research and by self-reflection.
Important facts
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Topics
For this course, topics are focused on Project Management, Structures and Competences of International Offices, Concepts, Systems and Strategies of Internationalisation from a regional perspective and Intercultural Communication. The programme neither aims at universities with an already very developed stage of Internationalisation, nor has as a main purpose to provide knowledge for proposal writing for third party funding.
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Duration
The course begins in July 2023 and ends by the end of June 2024. The first workshop will be held in UNA from 13. to 16. November 2023 and the second one from 15. to 18. April 2024. In-between online Meetings are foreseen.
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Course fee
There is course fee of 400 Euros, which should be funded by the universities of the applicants. Letter of support from each University is expected as a requirement for the application.
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Application period
The application period is from July 1st to August 21st 2023. Incomplete applications will not be considered eligible and will be disregarded. In case of questions, please send us an e-mail to dies-info@zv.uni-hannover.de.
Contact
30167 Hannover
