I-WEEK ON SUSTAINABILITY 2022 – HYBRID PROPOSAL PARTNER CONDITIONS – VLIR UOS COUNTRIES

I-Week – International Week on Sustainability.
With the theme of sustainability, we aim to expose our students to international views and perspectives on corporate sustainability, social and environmental reporting, and business strategies for sustainability. It is a great opportunity for students to acquire a global perspective and intercultural skills in a course-specific context. Students will participate in interactive lectures delivered by international visiting professors or business managers with international experience. International students will have the opportunity to closely work in groups with Belgian and other international students. For an optimal learning experience, students should be very fluent in English.

This course is compulsory for all 3rd year Business Economics Bachelor students at the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE). In 2022 the i-week will be a hybrid format, organized live and remotely from the 7^th until the 11^th of March.

Please find attached the document with general information for the students and below the most frequently asked questions about the i-week of the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics.

1. Who qualifies for the 3ECTS i-week, International Week with a focus on sustainability?
   3^rdand 4^th year Bachelor business students. We also welcome graduate students.
   Students need to be fluent in spoken and written English (minimum score for TOEFL = 80 and for IELTS – 6.5)
2. What do we expect from your students?
   Commitment, participation, and a good level of English see point 1.
   Availability of your students: Please take into account that all times below refer to the CET – Central European Time zone
   Info session                                                    Wednesday, February 16, 2022                                  15:30 – 17:30
   Session Intercultural Cooperation            Wednesday, February 23, 2022,                                 15:30 – 17:30
   Introduction Sustainability                         Wednesday, March 2, 2022                                        15:30 – 17:30
   I-week                                                              Monday through Friday, March 7-11, 2022             09:00 – 17:30
   Test                                                                  Wednesday, March 16, 2022                                       15:30 – 17:30
   Group paper and presentation                   Friday, March 18, 2022                                                14:00

All sessions will be streamed with an option to gain access to a recording if necessary. Registered students will get a link to Blackboard at the University of Antwerp and will be able to get access all materials. The exact timing of access to the activities and materials will be communicated in due time. Credits and workload: 3 ECTS requires a workload of about 75-90 hours  (incl. lectures, study, group work, etc.).  More than half of this workload will be put in the week of 7 – 11 March.

Students will receive a certificate from the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics.

3. How many students from other universities do we expect to host in 2022? 
We will have the collaboration of partner universities, resulting in a unique international experience for both staff and students.

4. How do your students mix with other students?
Your students will interact with students from a minimum of 4 continents during each lecture, group work, and workshop. Your students will be involved in group work with students from all over the world on a specific group project and present their insights at the end of the i-week. We will create the groups by February 16. We will also create a more informal opportunity for all students to get in touch with each other during a Cultural Mix and Match.

5. Are field trips included in this i-week?
As from 2022 the i-week will be a hybrid programme and no field trips are included. However, we will have captains of industry participating in the i-week.

6. How about the tuition fee?
Our goal is to have a total of minimum 100 international students in the i-week to guarantee internationalization at home for our local students.

Regular conditions:
i-week tuition fee 3ECTS,  7 – 11 March, 2022:
Special for VLIR UOS countries  € 180 per student               https://www.vliruos.be/en/about_vlir_uos/2
Exclusive partner conditions       € 420 per student 
non-partner conditions                          € 549 per student 

Excluded:

• travel, travel-related costs, insurance.
• VAT

7. How about the fees and estimated expenditure for your students?
   Feel free to contact us for references regarding lodging, meals, …  We do not offer campus accommodation.
8. Registrations i-week 2022:
   January 15, 2022, or upon the date we receive 100 registrations. First come first served.

Please collect the documents to outgoing.feb@ugm.ac.id by submitting the academic transcript, CV, and English certificate proficiency by January 10, 2021, at the latest.

Should you have any inquiries or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact OIA FEB UGM through oia.feb@ugm.ac.id

For further information about IWEEK on Sustainability, please click the following link:
https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/faculties/faculty-of-applied-economics/studying-and-education/international/international-week/                  

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