REGISTRATION, AGH U-2 building, 7 Reymonta St.

9.00–10.00

Participant registration, welcome coffee

OPENING OF THE CONGRESS

10.00–10.15

Opening of the Congress

Dr Wojciech Karczewski, Director General of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA)

Prof. dr hab. inż. Jerzy Lis, Rector of the AGH University of Krakow

10.15–10.30

Special address

Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Szeptycki, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education

10.30–10.50

Presentation of the principles of the Strategy for the Sustainable Internationalisation of Science and Higher Education in Poland until 2035

Dr Wojciech Karczewski, Director General of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA)

10.50–12.05

Plenary session: Coherence and Effectiveness of State Policy Supporting Internationalisation

Moderator: dr hab. Anna Jurkowska-Zeidler, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Internationalisation at the University of Gdańsk

Panellists:
Justyna Chrzanowska, Director of the Consular Department at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prof. dr hab. Jerzy Lis, Rector of the AGH University of Krakow
Dr hab. Krzysztof Stefański, Associate Professor, Director of the Labour Law Department at the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy
Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Szeptycki, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education

12.05–12.35

Coffee break

12.35–13.50

Thematic session I: From Strategy to Action – National Perspectives

Moderator: Prof. dr hab. Tomasz Pietrzykowski, Vice-Rector for International and Domestic Cooperation at the University of Silesia in Katowice

Panellists:
Heli Aru-Chabilan, Head of the Centre for Educational Programmes at the Estonian Education and Youth Board (HARNO)
Dr Matthieu Osmont, Attaché for Science and University Cooperation, Campus France Poland
Gerhard Volz, Head of International Cooperation in Higher Education, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD)

13.50–14.50

Lunch break

14.50–16.05

Thematic session II: The Place and Role of the Strategy in the Science and Higher Education Ecosystem

Moderator: Dr Łukasz Gołota, Deputy Director of the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA)

Panellists:
Prof. dr hab. Jolanta Itrich-Drabarek, Vice-President of the Łukasiewicz Research Network
Dr Marcin Liana, Deputy Director of the National Science Centre (NCN)
Prof. dr hab. inż. Jerzy Małachowski, Director of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR)
Dr Marta Wachowicz, President of the Polish Space Agency (POLSA)

16.05–16.20

16.20–17.35

Thematic session III: The New Geopolitics and Its Consequences for the Internationalisation of Higher Education in Poland

Moderator: dr hab. Dominik Antonowicz, Associate Professor, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

Panellists:
Dr hab. Patrycja Matusz, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Internationalisation at the University of Wrocław
Dr hab. Agnieszka Olechnicka, Associate Professor, Director of the Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG), University of Warsaw
Dr hab. Łukasz Zamęcki, Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw, Deputy Chair of the NAWA Council

NETWORKING

18.00–21.00

Gala dinner AGH University, Main Building, Pavilion A-0, al. Mickiewicza 30

PARALLEL EVENTS, AGH University Main Building, Pavilion A-0, 30 Mickiewicza Ave.
(this part of the event will not be available online)

09.00–10.15

Parallel event I, room 31
NAWA Staff Micro-Analyses as a Contribution to Development of the Strategy

Moderator: dr Piotr Kępski, Director of the Office of Programmes for Institutions

Panellists:
Magdalena Kachnowicz, Director of the Department of Programmes for Institutions
Review of National Strategies for the Internationalisation of Science and Higher Education in Selected Countries
Emil Wojtaluk, Department of Communication and Promotion
Analysis of Existing Data and Primary-Source Documents Concerning the Internationalisation of Polish and Foreign Research Institutions and Higher Education
dr Piotr Serafin, Department of Programmes for Scientists
Mechanisms for Financing National Systems for the Internationalisation of Research and Higher Education
Elżbieta Dybcio-Wojciechowska, Department of Programmes for Students
Analysis of the Adaptation of Institutions and Educational Programmes to Global Challenges, and Inclusive Education and Training Targeted at Disadvantaged Groups
dr Grzegorz Gryziak, Department of Programmes for Institutions
Analysis of Supply and Demand for Study Programmes, Employment, Cooperation and Key Competences in the Context of Internationalisation

Parallel event II, room 133
Best Practice in the Internationalisation of Basic Research

Moderator: dr Małgorzata Jacobs-Kozyra, National Science Centre

Panellists:
Prof. dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Fic, Poznan University of Technology (online)
Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Kossowska, Jagiellonian University
Prof. dr hab. Jacek Kuźnicki, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB)
Dr hab. Mateusz Sikora, Head of the Dioscuri Centre at the Małopolska Centre for Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University

panel held under the patronage of the National Science Centre

AGH U-2 building, 7 Reymonta St.

10.15–10.45

Coffee break

10.45–12.00

Thematic session IV: Security and Academic Freedom: International Cooperation in the Face of Global Challenges

Moderator: dr Katarzyna Maniszewska, Civitas University

Panellists:
Dr hab. Daniel Boćkowski, Associate Professor, Vice-Dean for Development, Faculty of International Relations, University of Bialystok
Magdalena Dobrzańska-Bzowska, National Science Centre
Dr hab. Aleksandra Gasztold, Associate Professor, University of Warsaw, NASK
Dr Agnieszka Stefaniak-Hrycko, Director of the Office for International Cooperation at the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN)

12.00–12.30

Coffee break

12.30–13.45

Thematic session V: The Impact of the Internationalisation of Science and Higher Education on the Economic Potential of Local Communities

Moderator: Łukasz Marczak, representative of the Conference of Rectors of Public Vocational Universities

Panellists:
Anna Kertyczak, Senior Alumni & Networking Officer, Polish-US Fulbright Commission
Anna Wawdysz, Representative of the Mayor of Poznań for Youth and Academic Cooperation, Department of City Development and International Cooperation
Dr Łukasz Wieczorek, Welcome Point Coordinator at the University of Warsaw

CONGRESS SUMMARY

13.45–14.00

Closing of the Congress – Dr Łukasz Gołota, Deputy Director of the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA)

14.00–15.00

Lunch