International Cooperation Office

            7th INTERNATIONAL STAFF TRAINING WEEK in Nysa
              "Innovative approaches to international education"

On 13-17.05.2019 University of Applied Sciences in Nysa had the pleasure to guest more than 40 representatives of international partner universities, who took part in the International Staff Training Week (including: India, Indonesia, Mexico, Ukraine, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Turkey).

The main objectives of the 7th ISTW were:

• to share experience, methods and approaches to the “internationalization at home”
• to share the international experience base on the cultural variety of the participants
• to take part in the discussion on threats and opportunities of international cooperation, including prejudice and terrorism issues
• to meet with the coordinators of international cooperation and UAS staff in order to strengthen the collaboration in terms of future projects and programs
• to conduct open lectures for Erasmus+ and UAS Nysa students
• to search for new partners to set up the projects and programs
• to encourage other partner institutions, Erasmus+ students in the UAS in Nysa and Polish students to study at the certain foreign universities

Furthermore, the guests conducted following open lecturers and meetings:

1. Internationalisation of CETYS University in Ensenada, Mexicali and Tijuana”
   - Dr Diana Wolfolk Ruiz (CETYS Ensenada, Mexico)
2. “Threats and opportunities of international cooperation Erasmus+ versus terrorism and prejudices” - dr Magdalena El Ghamari (specialist of MENA area, Islam studies, international security threats, terrorism, migrations, intercultural communication, Arabic and Balkan studies)
3. ”Internationalisation at Indian perspective, dr Pradeep Kumar,( IEEF President, UAs in Nysa)
4. “Getting rich learning experience in Indonesia - what ITS offers” - dr Maria Anityasari (Surabaya University, Indonesia)
5. “River in a divided city of mitrovica – Kosovo”- Eliza Hoxha (University of Pristina, Kosovo)
6. “Recognizing the financial statements” - Etleva Bajrami (University of Tirana, Albania)
7. “Situation of the Kosovo rivers - implementation plan for river Terstena in Vushtrri – Kosovo” - Dukagijn Hasimja (University of Pristina, Kosovo)
8. “Sustainability in architecture”- Violeta Nushi (University of Pristina, Kosovo)
9. “Using cultural platform such as Venice biennale for addressing the stories of architecture and the city” - Eliza Hoxha (University of Pristina, Kosovo)
10. “Smart City”- Maria Anityasari (Surabaya University, Indonesia)
11. “Innovation and Creativity in fragile territories” - Paola Cannavo (University of Calabria, Włochy)
12. “Social issues in architecture, social participation in shaping architectural objects” -Iryna Koshkalda (Kharkiv National Agrarian University named after V.V. Dokuchaev, Ukraine)
13. “Controlling and budgeting” - Iryna Kramar (Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University, Ukraine)
14. “Valuation Methods” - Brikena Leka (University of Tirana, Albania)
15. “Main macroeconomic objectives and political instruments for their realization”- Myrvete Badivuku (University of Pristina, Kosovo)
16. “Microeconomics of innovation and technological change” - Oleksandr Patlatoi (Odessa National Economic University, Ukraine)
17. WARSZTATY DLA STUDENTÓW INSTYTUTU NEOFILOLOGII „How to Teach English to Children” - Natalie Jane McCartney, Nina Maria Myszkowski (Freemantle Academy from Southampton, UK)
18. WARSZTATY DLA STUDENTÓW INSTYTUTU ARCHITEKTURY –
19. SPOTKANIE Z NAUCZYCIELAMI ZE SZKÓŁ NYSKICH „Educational system and methods in UK” Natalie Jane McCartney, Nina Maria Myszkowski (Freemantle Academy from Southampton, UK)
20. „International processes at the Universities”, Anna Opałka MSc. (UAS in Nysa)