The Circle U. National Conference, a seminar in global health, roundtables, workshops, a master classe in history and networking... all under the theme of exchange, cooperation and sharing. For one week, members of the Circle U. alliance, teachers, students, administrative staff, and other university professionals, as well as partners, gathered in Paris to explore the benefits and challenges of internationalisation as well as the development of cooperation within the European Higher Education and research area.
Focus on Four Key Themes
More than 245 in-person and nearly 35 remote participants discussed the challenges of joint diplomas, the links between internationalisation of curricula and innovative pedagogies, sustainable education and more effective ways to cooperate in research. An extraordinary evening at the Carnavalet Museum - Histoire de Paris (carnavalet.paris.fr) was a moment to listen to renowned French historian Michelle Perrot and to discover her career.
Students at Center Stage
In collaboration with the academic chairs of the Circle U.Think and Do Tank, students had the opportunity to present their research project on sustainable education "Conceptualising and Operationalising Sustainable Education". Sustainable Education, or “Education for Sustainability” are complex concepts that our Circle U. students sought to better understand in their research through the support of the Academic Chairs.
“By creating both a “Think & Do Tank on the Future of Higher Education,” comprising seven academics from all the Circle U. partner universities, and a framework enabling international teams of students to tackle complex topics such as sustainable education, Circle U. was able to show, all along this week of roundtables, seminars and workshops, all the potential for a European University Alliance to take up the teaching and academic challenges of tomorrow. Internationalisation is the main pathway to pedagogical innovation, and Circle U. is already travelling it!”
– Antoine Cazé, Vice-President International, Université Paris Cité
