Tuesday 15 October

Time

Activities

Location

09.00 – 09.30

Arrival Coffee/Tea

AMSIB Business Lab

4th floor

09.30 – 10.20

Welcome, opening & speeches for the guest lecturers of the International Week & colleagues

AMSIB Business Lab

4th floor

10.20 – 12.00

Title of Session: Global Citizenship Conversation

Cristina Marques Moran AMSIB's Diversity and Inclusion Officer.

Ian Lewis – Amsterdam School of International Business (AMSIB)'s Community Lead

AMSIB Business Lab

4th floor

12.15 – 13.30

Lunch

AMSIB Business Lab

4th floor

13:40 – 15:10

Lectures/workshops/key notes - Round 1 = 90 minutes*

Lecture rooms

4th floor

15.15 – 15.30

Tea/coffee break

AMSIB Business Lab

4th floor

15.30 – 17.00

Lectures/workshops/key notes - Round 2 = 90 minutes*

Lecture rooms

4th floor

17.00-17.30

Keynote: Michiel Krielaars – Journalist – State of the World

Lecture hall –

to be announced

18.00

Dinner for guest lecturers and invited colleagues

Business Campus Canteen

* See workshop offer below

Time

Note: This session is only for guest lecturers

Location

10.20 - 12.00

Title of Session: Global Citizenship Conversation

We invite you, our visiting guests, to discuss and assess the inclusion of global citizenship across our various educational and research programmes, and to explore ideas and share experiences in dealing with the rising social, political, and environmental challenges facing us. Such global challenges as migration, climate change, conflicts, and the impact of social media are often localised while the global component is considered problematic. How might we connect and collaborate in ways to support ourselves and our students in tackling these confrontational global challenges while embedding global citizenship in our education?

Ian Lewis is AMSIB's Community Lead. In this position, he oversees the implementation AMSIB's strategic plan for students, staff, and partners which fosters a sense of belonging both on and off campus. He brings people together to share and implement initiatives across the organisation and the wider community.

Cristina Marques is AMSIB's Diversity and Inclusion Officer. In this position, she contributes to creating and fostering an open and safe environment, and to grant equal opportunities for all our lecturers and students regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender and cultural heritage.

AMSIB Business Lab 4th floor

Time

Please choose one out of three workshops offered from 13.40 – 15.10

Location

13.40 – 15.10

Workshop 1: How to start a COIL or BIP – DO- IT, the results of an Erasmus+ project

Want to know more about COILS and BIPS* and intercultural competences?

Come and hear about the results of the Do It project. A brand new tool on how to start a COIL, made by Adriaan van Nieuwkerk will be presented, but also our research on what the students have learned during the COIL. Examples of a successful and less successful COIL and BIPs.

All our results and the tools will be available for your use as well. So don’t miss this unique opportunity!

Eva Haug (CE), Chie Misumi (AMSIB), Adriaan van Nieuwkerk (O&O AMSIB) Margit Varga (International Centre FBE) and other colleagues from FBE have worked together with colleagues from

Technical University of Ostrava – VSB-TUO (coordinator)

University of Madeira

University of Economics in Wroclaw

They will present their findings.

*Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) & Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) projects are becoming more and more popular. They are an excellent way to cooperate with colleague lecturers abroad and have students practice with intercultural competences.

The project is co-funded by Erasmus+

Lecture room 4.020

13.40 – 15.10

Workshop 2:

Title: RAAK Sustainable Sustainable

Speaker/s:

Vincent van den Berg PhD (senior researcher for the Almere case in the project)

Erik Kostelijk PhD (research leader of the RAAK project)

Join us for an enlightening workshop on "Sustainable Sustainable," a pivotal project funded by RAAK, aimed at narrowing the intention-behavior gap with respect to sustainable behavior.

The project is a cooperation between Hanze University Groningen and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. In close cooperation with four Dutch municipalities, we aim to support them in the development of tools/interventions aimed at promoting sustainable choices among citizens. In the workshop, we give an overview of the project, and the cases in which we cooperate with these municipalities.

Learn more about the project here .

Lecture room 4.044

13.40 – 15.10

Workshop 3:

Title: Fostering Task-Readiness for self-directed learning tasks in highly contextualised learning settings.

Speaker:

Anoesjka Timmermans DBA, Amsterdam School of International Business

Join us for a workshop in which we’ll discuss (and practice) with a teaching / learning framework. that may help educators foster perceived task-readiness for the radically new learning activities that characterise education in venture creation programmes and communities of practice.

The framework, which is the result of a doctoral research, hierarchically stages common (entrepreneurship) pedagogies (from passive, instructor-led to active self-steering) as these are commonly used in undergraduate business programmes to match with participants perceived ‘readiness’ to take ownership over their learning through building self-confidence for the tasks at hand.

Bio:

Anoesjka Timmermans, DBA, is senior lecturer and researcher in entrepreneurship and marketing at AMSIB. She has an academic background in humanities and international business and a practical business background as the founder and CEO of an international trade company specialised in the development and export of consumer products. She completed her doctoral research on the topic of preparing undergraduate students for self-directed learning in highly contextualised (entrepreneurial) learning settings. She regularly visits business schools abroad to train trainers in active learning formats to enhance student engagement and deep learning.

Lecture room 4.058

Time

Please choose one out of four workshops offered from 15.30 – 17.00

Location

15.30 – 17.00

Workshop 1:

Title: Digital Society School: Transformation by Design.

Speaker - Marco van Hout – Digital Society School

At Digital Society School of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, we blend learning with real-world impact, creating a space where people come together to address global and transformational challenges. Our approach integrates experiential learning with social innovation, offering opportunities to engage with projects like Design Across Cultures and the Global Goals Jam—collaborative initiatives that focus on creating solutions aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

In this talk, Marco introduces transformation design and how it helps us to explore new possibilities, embrace diverse perspectives, experiment with innovative ideas, and evolve toward sustainable, equitable solutions. If you’re passionate about using design to contribute to a better future, this is your opportunity to discover how collaboration and creativity can lead to positive transformation.

Lecture room 4.020

15.30 – 17.00

Workshop 2:

Title: China – Current State of Affairs in Business

Speaker/s:

Are you curious about China? Three experts from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics will present and discuss the current state of business in China. Each speaker will focus on a specific field and a discussion will end this session. Our experts are:

• Zhongnan Jiang, an expert in HR Management in China

• Yanchu Wang, a specialist in the Chinese Stock Market

• Xiao Wang, a marketing expert who will discuss the rise of Livestream online shopping in China

Lecture room 4.044

15.30 - 17.00

Workshop 3:

Title: How to Make a Difference and Profit Simultaneously

Speaker: Boleslaw Rok – Kozminski University

The objective of this session is to emphasize the urgent need for minimizing negative impact in business activity and to maximize positive, regenerative impact. The lecture will provide a concise guide outlining the key steps towards establishing net positive, sustainable, and regenerative enterprises. It also serves as a great source of inspiration for students who are passionate about becoming active global changemakers in the face of the global polycrisis.

Bio: Bolesław Rok, PhD, sustainability management professor at Kozminski University. Co-director of RES. Center for Reimagining Sustainability in Management and Finance. Head of “ESG. Responsible Management & Sustainability Executive Programme”. For over 30 years associated with business as an advisor, mentor, promoter of corporate responsibility. Co-author of the annual Ranking of Responsible Companies and Positive Impact Startups, co-founder of the Responsible Business Forum, co-creator of the Climate Leadership program powered by UN Environment. Participant of many Polish and international projects in the field of climate neutrality of business, circular economy, implementation of code of ethics, sustainable development and ESG programs.

Lecture room 4.058

15.30 - 17.00

Workshop 4

Koen Van Damme – Ghent University College

Title: Walking the Talk: Aligning Business Ethics with Effective Communication

The session will be interactive and informative, focusing on pathways to integrity and general ethical approaches to address challenges in daily business. Additionally, I will present alternative methods for effective communication in business (both written and spoken) as a way to foster connections with colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.

Bio: Koen J. Van Damme is a published author, lecturer, and communication trainer. Eager to continue learning, he explores topics at the intersection of ethics and communication, helping others raise awareness about these critical issues while offering a path to genuine self-expression.

Lecture room 4.099

Time

Location

17.00-18.00

Michel Krielaars – The State of the World

Bio: Michiel Krielaars (Netherlands, 1961) is a writer, journalist and, since 2012, Editor-in-Chief of the literature section of NRC newspaper. He studied history and Russian at the University of Amsterdam. Krielaars has written novels, a short-story collection, and various books about Russian history. Het brilletje van Tsjechov (Through Chekov's Glasses) was published in 2014, a report of his travels through Russia in the footsteps of the famous author. His book Reizen door Rusland (Travels through Russia) earned high praise and won the 2015 Bob den Uyl Prize. Alles voor het moederland (Everything for the Mother Country, 2017) tells about Stalin's reign of terror in the times of Isaak Babel and Vasili Grossman.

Lecture hall to be announced on the day