Around 250 participants will attend the 3-day event held at UD, which also hosted the programme 10 years ago.
- In addition to hosting the event, the university also contributes to its success by providing content at the Main Building where – referring to its legal predecessor, the Calvinist College – the windows display scenes of peregrination. Our ancestors realised that if we want to equip the intellectual elite with efficient knowledge, we have to allow them to study abroad – said Elek Bartha, vice rector for educational affairs, emphasizing the importance of gaining experience abroad.
This year the focus will be on the "internationalisation" of institutes, that is, the mobility of students and lecturers, the reception of foreign students, and the issues of cooperation between universities. The programme will include presentations, workshops and interactive sessions.
- Thanks to higher education institutions, the process of internationalisation has speeded up. Today around 32,000 foreign students study in Hungary, out of which over 5,000 at UD – said Zita Horváth in her speech. The vice secretary for higher education of the Ministry of Human Capacities (EMMI) highlighted that Hungarian universities can increase their attraction by offering more programmes in foreign languages.
- At the same time, Hungarian students should also be encouraged to study abroad in order to help them learn about other cultures, make friends, and come back to utilise the knowledge they have acquired – said Ms. Horváth.
- It is important to internationalise Hungarian higher education. The goal of the government is to attract 40,000 foreign students by 2023. At the same time, Hungarian students should be allowed to study abroad, completing their pool of knowledge with experience obtained in other cultures – pointed out Árpád Mészáros, vice secretary for international and EU affairs of EMMI.
- The Tempus Foundation has been coordinating scholarship programmes that directly or indirectly facilitate the internationalisation of Hungarian higher education institutions for over 20 years, including Erasmus+, a Campus Mundi and Stipendium Hungaricum. These programmes allow Hungarian universities to become more competitive on the international stage – explained Péter Tordai, director of the foundation.
Every year, Tempus Foundation organises a conference for the employees of higher education institutions dealing with international affairs, where they can hear about current challenges and good practices related to international programmes, and issues regarding the internationalisation of universities. This is the 15th annual meeting of international coordinators.
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