After several virtual meetings it’s now time to meet in real life. Aarhus University therefore invites you to the Circle U. Staff Week taking place on October 4th- 6th 2022.
It will be three days with lots of opportunities to meet and network with Circle U. colleagues, get inspired, share and discuss best practices and get to know Arhus University and the city of Aarhus.
Circle U. has rather ambitious goals for increasing student mobility and meanwhile commits to sustainability in all its actions. The overall purpose of this staff week is to bring together staff that work with mobility as a way to share best practices and spark ideas on how to reach these goals. We will be looking at predefined tracks, the use of internships and promotion strategies as a way to increase student mobility between our universities. With a presentation of AU sustainability initiatives as our starting point we will also be discussing how to make mobility between our universities more sustainable.
The programme will be a mix of presentations, discussions and workshops. Faculty Afternoon also offers you the opportunity to meet with representatives from the Faculties of Aarhus University or The International Centre to explore possible collaborations. You will choose which faculty /centre to visit in the application form. Finally the week also includes a campus tour and a welcome dinner, and you will get to visit the famous art museum ARoS.
In case of interest there will be room for Circle U. Task Force meetings during the week.
You can find a more detailed programme in the sections below, where you will also find practical information.
The primary target group is administrative staff working with student mobility within the Circle U. Alliance. Academics working with exchange agreements and mobility are also welcome.
| 08:30 – 9:30 | Registration and welcome |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Official opening of the Circle U. Staff Week - Welcome and introduction By Pro-Rector Berit Eika |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Theme: How to increase student mobility in Circle U. |
| Presentation | Student mobility in Circle U. - A status more than halfway through the project By Lotte Skovborg, Project Manager, WP2 Circle U. |
| Presentation and discussion | How to increase outgoing student mobility - Experiences and perspectives from University of Oslo followed by a discussion and sharing of best practices By Guri Vestad, Special Adviser, Educational Quality Office, UIO and Sara Marie Ullerø, Senior Adviser, Educational Quality Office, UIO |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch Stakladen, Nordre Ringgade 3, 8000 Aarhus |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Short introduction to Aarhus University By Anna Bak Maigaard, Deputy Director for Education, AU |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Coffee, networking session and group photo |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Campus Tour |
| 19:30 - Late | Welcome Dinner at Restaurant Basso Skolegade 21, 8000 Aarhus |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Theme: How to increase student mobility in Circle U. |
| Presentation and discussion | Increasing mobility by implementing mobility tracks - Could the implementation of predefined tracks for incoming students and mobility windows for outgoing students be a means to increase student mobility in our alliance? Initiatives and experiences from AU. By Mette Glerup-Thomsen, Senior Consultant, Nat-Tech, AU and Jesper Sejersen, Ass. Professor and Academic Mobility Coordinator, Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering |
| Presentation & workshop | Traineeships as a way to increase Circle U. mobility - How can Circle U. Universities collaborate to increase the use of and possibilities for traineeships for students in our alliance? AU experiences and a workshop on how to boost the use of traineeships in Circle U. By Eva Lise Eriksen, Special Advisor and International Coordinator, ARTS, AU |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch Nobelparkens Canteen, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4, 8000 Aarhus |
| 13:00 - 16:00 | FACULTY AFTERNOON: Networking, mobility opportunities and future collaboration at Faculty/Department of choice (to be selected in application form) |
| Free evening |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Theme: Sustainability and green mobility in Circle U. |
| Presentation | Why is green mobility and sustainability important? Introducing the latest work of CORC (Co2 Research Center at AU) By Mads Bendixen, Director of Outreach, CORC, AU |
| Presentation and discussion/workshop | How AU works with sustainability and green mobility A presentation of AU initiatives including a student perspective, and a discussion of best practices, challenges and possible pathways for increasing sustainability and green mobility in Circle U. By AU Green Team, AU International Centre and the Green Youth Movement |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch (Possible working lunch for Circle U. task forces) Nobelparkens Canteen, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4, 8000 Aarhus |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Visit to ARoS Aarhus Art Museum Aros Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus |
To apply for the Circle U. staff week please follow the link to the application form on this webpage.
The application deadline is August 22nd 2022. All applicants will receive a reply asap after the application deadline, and no later than the end of August 2022.
A total of 35 places are available. In case we have to make a selection among the applicants the goal will be an equal representation across all universities in Circle U.
You can travel to Aarhus via one of the airports in Denmark (Aarhus, Copenhagen and Billund) or by train, car or bus. More information on Getting to Aarhus and Aarhus University (au.dk)
Aarhus has a wide selection of hotels to choose from, ranging from hostels to luxury hotels. Depending on price and location, there are several great hotels in the center of Aarhus. More info on Accommodation in Aarhus (au.dk)
Circle U. staff week participants can enjoy favorable discount rates at these 2 hotels in Aarhus (by following the instructions below)
In Aarhus we say that ‘everything is within walking distance’, and here you find more information about the different ways of getting around in the city.
Find other practical information here
The Circle U. Staff Week is free of charge and the following is provided by Aarhus University:
Please note that participants are expected to cover costs of travel, accommodation and additional meals themselves and to make necessary travel and accommodation arrangements and reservations.
You might be eligible to apply for a grant via the ERASMUS + STAFF MOBILITY FOR TRAINING. Please check with your home university regarding this.
Student mobility in Circle U. - A status more than halfway through the project
How to increase outgoing student mobility - Experiences and perspectives from UiO
Mobility windows and predefined tracks, initiatives and experiences from AU
How to increase the volume of students going abroad - initiatives and experiences from AU
How AU works with sustainability and green mobility
Sustainability and Green mobility, - perspectives from an AU student
Sustainability and Green mobility - presentations from universities in the alliance
Sustainability and Green mobility - presentation from Université Paris Cité
Why is green mobility and sustainability important? The latest work of Co2 Research Center, AU
Aarhus University
Mai Engholm Pedersen, Circle U. project coordinator maenp@au.dk
