Berlin 2023

The GIC Leadership Roundtable will feature leaders from across the globe representing higher education, industry, associations, and other non-profits working to improve the transition from higher education to global careers for young people everywhere.

Moderator

• Jane Oates, President, WorkingNation

Speakers

• Sandrine Belloc, Managing Director, Emerging

• Jason Czyz, Co-President, Institute of International Education (IIE)

• Matthew McKean, Head of R&D, Business Higher Education Roundtable (Canada)

• Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, President, American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)

Light refreshments will be provided.

Participants will engage in active, facilitated discussions with colleagues on key topics impacting global experiential learning. Participants may choose from any of the topics below.

Roundtable 1:
Changing student needs and how to develop the best global internship models to meet their goals

With a focus on learning and ideation, participants at this roundtable session will engage in active, facilitated conversations with colleagues and young people. The conversation will focus on three areas:

• What do young people want from an internship experience and how do their goals and needs differ from those of past generations of students?

• How are universities and employers adjusting to the evolving needs of this new generation of students?

• Working collaboratively, create proposals for a model, global internship structure, meeting the needs of young people and addressing real world constraints.

Facilitators

• Vicki Cunningham, CEO, BUNAC Work & Travel

• Leah Mason, Research Lead, IIE

• Farzana Karin-Haji, Associate Vice Provost, Global Engagement, The Aga Khan University

Roundtable 2 :
How can we help young people “show” the most valued skills that employers want

Traditional ways of measuring learning (exams, writing essays, etc) just don’t translate well when measuring the most valued skills that employers want or skills gained through work-integrated learning experiences. In this interactive discussion, we will engage the audience in a series of discussion questions on how we can assess/measure skills gained from a work-integrated learning experience like internships and especially global internships, how those skills can be “shown” to employers in a way that is meaningful.

Facilitator

• Marco Dondi, Head of Future Skills Research, McKinsey & Company

Roundtable 3:
Is Diversity Enough? Overcoming challenges to access and inclusion in global experiential learning

In this discussion, we will engage the audience in a series of discussion questions on the most critical challenges to access and inclusion in the context of global work-integrated learning experiences. There has been a strong focus on diversity in experiences abroad, but is that enough? What are some of the key ingredients to ensure we design holistic experiences that are inclusive? The session will start off with 30 minutes of Story Circles, a powerful exercise to help all of us examine our own biases before diving into the discussion so that the feedback and discussions with be more authentic and powerful.

Facilitators

• Jewell Winn, Senior International Officer, Tennessee State University; Past President, AIEA

• Joann Ng Hartmann, Senior Impact Officer, NAFSA

Lunch will be provided for conference attendees.

Join CIEE Internships and Professional Exchanges staff to hear updates on the BridgeUSA Internship programs offered through CIEE. This session is geared towards non-U.S. universities as an opportunity to learn about internships in the U.S. for students or recent graduates.

Presented by
• Mark Howard, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Private Sector Exchange, U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

In this informal and fun networking event, educators and employers will be able to engage and build valuable connections!  Immerse yourself in the conference experience by meeting people and participating in the GIC Scavenger hunt.  There will be prizes, including a grand prize of a FREE registration to the 2024 GIC in a location to be disclosed at the conference!

Breakout Session 1:
Future proofing the next generation of talent

Technology continues to accelerate at a staggering pace, transforming our lives and creating dramatic headlines about the future of work and the expanding skills gap. For anyone working with young people to develop employability, this session will:

• Explore what the future holds for young talent.

• Consider the skills we should be arming young people with to help future proof them from the disruption or opportunity created by AI and automation.

• Ask our panelists their views on whether experiential learning can help develop in-demand human skills like resilience and adaptability.

• Present case studies of programs which exemplify best practice.

Speakers

• Rouven Sperling, Project Manager, International, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology (Moderator)

• James Fraser-Murison, Head of Education, Hundo

• Val Walker, CEO, Business + Higher Education Roundtable (Canada)

• Dr. Stefan Wurster, Professorship for Policy Analysis, Munich School of Politics and Public Policy / TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology

Breakout Session 2:
Global Approaches to Filling the Skills Gap

The disparity between the skills an employer expects their employees to have and the actual skills they possess continues to be a challenge for our global economy. This has only been exacerbated by the pandemic and the pace at which industry and education adapt.  Come and engage with this panel as we learn from and discuss global approaches to closing this skills gap with internships at the center of the opportunity. African, North American, and European approaches and future goals will provide the basis for our discussion. Leave inspired with how you can be a part of the solution.

Speakers

• Joann Ng Hartmann, Senior Impact Officer, NAFSA (Moderator)

• Christine Arsenault, University of Toronto, Scarborough

• David Attipoe, Industry Immersion Africa

• El Iza Mohamedou, Head, Centre for Skills, OECD

Breakout Session 3:
Leveling the Playing Field? Designing internship models to promote access, inclusion, and affordability

Inequities in international internships around privilege, inclusion, and access have long existed and often stem from the asymmetrical nature of partnerships. The pandemic provided an opportunity to reevaluate existing internship models and the partnerships on which they were built. In this panel, participants will hear more about how global partnerships are shaping new types and kinds of internship models that are challenging the existing narrative. The panelists will share examples of different models (for e.g., virtual, bidirectional, hybrid) that have emerged and their impact on students, employers and universities, as well as lessons learnt and challenges faced from a range of perspectives: global north and south, postsecondary institutions, ed-tech and not-for profit. The panel will share their insights on the effectiveness of these models, their future relevance and how they contribute to the broader goals of equity, access and social justice.

Speakers

• Enda O’Connell, Center Director Dublin, CIEE (Moderator)

• Tiffany R. Bussey, DBA, Executive Director, Morehouse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (MIEC), Morehouse College

• Cheryl Dueck, Senior Academic Director, University of Calgary International

• Farzana Karim-Haji, Associate Vice Provost, Global Engagement, The Aga Khan University

• Michelle Yin, Associate Professor, School of Education & Social Policy, Northwestern University

Light refreshments will be provided.

Participants will have an opportunity to join discussions on top-of-mind topics led by peers and attendees from across the world. Topics include the following with more to come!

• Iver Martens and Ruth Buø  - Integrating and Facilitating Internships in Higher Education

• Alejandra Maria Vilalta-Perdomo - Overcoming Barriers to Developing International Research Internships Abroad

• Shaun Butcher - Remote Internships - do they actually support student career readiness?

• Mai AlSharaf - Navigating the Complexities of Healthcare Internships: Strategies for Success in Clinical and Non-Clinical Settings

• Alejandra Herrera and Pablo Allen - Employability Growth from internships in Developing Countries

• April Tan and Jennifer See Suet Fong - Ways to SUcceSSful Internships

• Kelli Esteves - Inclusive International Internships: Access and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

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