International Staff Training Week Program 2023

Time

Activity

Venue

9:30-10:00

• Arrival and registration

• Signing the arrival certificates and the mobility agreements

Annex Building to the Institute of Law (Hall 243)

10:00-10:20

• Opening and welcoming by the University Administration (Dr. Talal Shahwan, V.P. For Academic Affairs[1])

Annex Building to the Institute of Law (Hall 243)

10:20-11:00

• Presentation about the University by the Public Relations Office[2]
• Ice-breakers: Introductory session (Dr. Tina Rafidi, Assistant to the Dean - Faculty of Arts)

Annex Building to the Institute of Law (Hall 243)

11:00-11:30

• Break and group picture

Presidential building, main lobby

11:30-12:00

• Workshop: Common Arabic expressions used in daily life (Dr. Hanada Kharama, Faculty Member, Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies)

Annex Building to the Institute of Law (Hall 243)

12:00-12:40

• Introductory session: Presentation by participants[3]

Annex Building to the Institute of Law (Hall 243)

12:40-14:00

• Lunch

BZU cafeteria

14:00-15:30

• Campus Tour –PR team including the Palestinian Museum[4]

BZU campus[5]

Time

Activity

Venue

9:30-10:20

• Institutional strategies towards a quality higher education (Dr. Rana Khatib, V.P. For Planning & Development)[1]

Annex Building to the Institute of Law (Hall 243)

10:20-11:00

• Internationalization of Higher Educations (policies and strategies: the case of Birzeit University) (Dr. Amir Khalil, Associate Professor, Director - Office of Grants and Contracts and External Academic Relations)[2]

Annex Building to the Institute of Law (Hall 243)

11:00-11:30

• Break

11:30-12:30

• Workshop on Experimenting with Exchange programs and mobility: impact and best practices (Panel/group discussion)

• Physical vs virtual mobility
• Regulations / Credit transfer by the Admission & Registration office
• Sharing other universities’ experiences

Annex Building to the Institute of Law (Hall 243)

12:30-13:00

• Presentation about Palestine and Arabic Studies Program (PAS)[3] 

Annex Building to the Institute of Law (Hall 243)

13:00-14:30

• Lunch

BZU Horsh

14:30-16:00

• Walk and talk: Guided tour to Birzeit Old City

Birzeit City

Time

Activity

Venue

9:30-10:30

• Meeting with the National Erasmus + Office in Palestine  (Dr. Prof. Abdelkarim Abdelraziq)

• Briefing about the Higher Education in Palestine
• Briefing about the Erasmus+ office in Palestine

Annex Building to the Institute of Law (Hall 243)

11:00-13:00

• Study Fair[1] (prepare your booth for study fair and please bring information material from your home university or you can post it before you arrival)

Kamal Nasser Hall

13:30-15:00

• Job Shadowing in your preferred departments or faculties

BZU premises

19:00

• Gala Dinner

Ramallah

Time

Activity

Venue

10:00-11:00

• Universities with societal impact  (Mr. George Yerousis, Unit Manager - Innovation & Entrepreneurship Unit[1], Ms. Rania Qasim, Program Manager at Birzeit University[2], Dima Yaser, Acting Dean - Faculty Of Art, Music And Design[3])

Najjad Zeenni Information Technology Center of Excellence

11:00-11:30

• Break

11:30-12:00

• Employment opportunities (Ms. Suhair Morar, Coordinator of Relationship with Labor Market - Innovation & Entrepreneurship Unit, Dr. Mohammed Hussein, Master Program Director - Master Program in Computer Engineering.

12:00-12:40

• Right to education 

13:00-14:30

• BZU museum visit, Farewell and certificates

BZU museum