Associate Professor Konstantinos Petridis, Vice Rector of Internationalization and Extroversion of the Hellenic Mediterranean University in Greece, will moderate this session: The Impact of Blended Intensive Programs into HEIs Internationalization. The session includes short presentations (10 minutes for each presentation) by BIP Coordinators, testimonies from students who have participated in a BIP, and a roundtable discussion with the panelists and representatives of the Greek NA on the impact of BIPs and how to manage them for more internationalization in higher education. 

To watch again the whole session, please check it here: https://youtu.be/Dy1MEKQ3TWU 

Tom Peeters is a lecturer and international coordinator at the AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts of the IT department. He also is coordinating  an International Training Program “Expert Training in AI & IoT for product development in East Africa”.

The BIP emphasizes inclusive internationalization, creating opportunities for all participants to engage in a globally interconnected while addressing complex societal and technological challenges. The projects are initiated by NGOs like Plan International and Handicap International, focusing on eg. raising awareness about gender labeling and developing virtual reality environments to support children with autism.

The BIP is a global initiative that connects universities from Europe to Africa, fostering collaboration across diverse regions and disciplines.

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 Polytechnic University of Porto and researching at the GILT – Games, Interaction and Learning Technologies – research centre. He has a PhD in Informatics Engineering and a MSc degree in Data Analysis and Decision Support Systems, from the University of Porto.

Nuno has been developing research and innovation work in two distinct areas, Engineering Education and Machine Learning.

He is coordinating and contributing to several research and development projects and assumes leading positions in various organizations in the field of European Higher Education. Nuno is Vice-President of the European Association of Erasmus Coordinators, Vice-President of the European Association of Career Guidance, member of the Advisory Boards of the International Network of Technical Schools and of the Space4Geo Alliance, coordinator of the Praxis European Network for Project/Internship Excellence, coordinator of the BlendEd course since its inception in 2008, leader of the Steering Committee of the ATHENA Alliance and member of the Steering Committee of Secove, a European Centre for Vocational Excellency in the field of Sustainable Energy.

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 Mr. Manolis Lourakis after a twenty-year career in Hellenic Air Force, received his second Bachelor in 2015 from the Department of Electronic Engineering  of the Technological Institute of Crete followed by   his MSc in Automations and Communications  from the Hellenic Mediterranean University in  2019. In 2020 he joined the doctorate program of the Hellenic Mediterranean University where his main research focus is the application of Agile methodologies in Higher Education. For the past  two years he has explored the use of  SCRUM in multidisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students, mainly through Blended Intensive Programs. 

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 Dr. Agnieszka Zielinska is a member of staff in the Department of Management of the University of Bielsko-Biala, Poland. She is an Academy of Management HR Division Ambassador. 

Agnes will share with us her experience as a teacher in the last three years, in a joint BIP between HMU and UBB (the 1st IMPACT BIP as well) she is participating with her students. 

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Professor Ira Prodanov,  university teaching professional - a full time professor at Univ. of Novi Sad, Academy of Arts - for more info click here. 

Ira will discuss with us the topic below: 

The crisis in higher education was evident before COVID-19. Outdated curricula, slow accreditation, new student and lecturer lifestyles, and emerging technologies (Steel, 2015) spurred innovation in teaching. Blended learning, particularly virtual exchange, has shown great potential. The EUGLOH project (https://www.eugloh.eu/) exemplifies this by creating a "campus for global health."

The course "Communication and Presentation Skills in the Professional Environment" serves as a case study. Students from six European universities participated through online lectures and a live workshop in Novi Sad. A post-course questionnaire evaluated the process, highlighting how virtual exchange can overcome language and cultural barriers. This course also introduced "accessible communication" and reinforced efforts to improve online teaching methods for academic staff.

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Associate Professor Irini Dimou,  Business Administration and Tourism, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece. 

Irini will discuss with us the BIP we organized in collaboration with OTH Regensburg (GE) and West Bohemia University (CZ)

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Assistant Prof. Ioannis Ntitakis,  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece. 

Ioannis will discuss with us the BIP we organized in collaboration with OTH Regensburg (GE), Frederick University (CY), and Borno University (CZ) 

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A group of students who have participated in previous BIPs will present their experiences: initial hesitations, expectations, expectations fulfilled, main lessons learned, and suggestions for improvement. The students participating in this discussion will be Tamar Shawah (WGC), Salah Habis (WGC), Galia, Katerina Petropoulou (HMU), Evangelos Lougiakis (HMU), Zaxarias Tampakakis (HMU), and Geroge Paschalis (HMU). More students in this session will be more than welcome.

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