Monday, 20.5.2013 (Jerusalem, hosted by HUJ)


Venue: Belgium House Faculty Club - Edmond J. Safra Campus (Givat Ram)
09:30 – 12:00
Morning Session – Internationalization of Universities
Chairperson: Billy Shapira, HUJ Vice President & Director General
09:30-09:50
Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson, HUJ President - Opening Address:
"Do we really need international branding, grading and recognition?"
09:50-10:15
Prof. Dr. Josef Puchta, DKFZ Administrative–commercial Director
"DKFZ federalization – the challenge of bridging legal and cultural differences"
10:15-10:40
Coffee break
10:40-11:00
Dr. Stavi Baram, Executive Assistant to the Director General, BGU
"Going International: Strategy for Student Recruitment"
11:00-11:20
Prof. Ra'anan Rein, Vice President, TAU
 "International Strategic Planning"
11:20-11:40
Joel Alpert, Associate Rector for Administration & Academic Secretary, HUJ
"Internationalization at the Hebrew University"
11:40-12:00
Ehud Or, Vice Director-General for Strategic Planning & Marketing, TAU
"University Branding: Issues and Dilemmas"
12:00 – 13:15
Lunch break
13:15 – 15:45
Parallel Workshops
 
 
Workshop 1 – Staff Recruitment and Training, chaired by Shulamit Geri,
Vice President for Administration and Finance,Weizmann Institute, co-chaired by Bettina Crispin, Head of Human Resources DKFZ
 
Workshop 2 – Teaching Languages and Students Recruitment, chaired by Billy Shapira,
Vice President and Director General, Hebrew University, co-chaired by Dr. Verena Schultz-Coulon, Head of Division Student Affairs and Education, Heidelberg University
 
Workshop 3 – Budgeting and Evaluation, chaired by David Bareket,
Vice President and Director General, Ben-Gurion University, co-chaired by Angela Schröder, Head of Planning & Quality Assurance, Heidelberg University
 
Workshop 4 – Infrastructure and Building, chaired by Mordehai Kohn,
Director General, Tel Aviv University, co-chaired by Dr. Carsten Wildemann, Head of Technical Infrastructure, DKFZ
16:00
Coffee break
17:00 – 19:00
Guided tour of Ein-Kerem Village by Pnina Ein-Mor
 
19:00 – 21:00
Dinner