{"id":106,"date":"2015-03-17T15:27:23","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T15:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/?p=106"},"modified":"2015-08-12T10:49:47","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T10:49:47","slug":"intercultural-connections-southampton-conference-28-april-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/2015\/03\/17\/intercultural-connections-southampton-conference-28-april-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Intercultural Connections Southampton Conference 28 April 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel_section\">\n<h2 class=\"location vcard\"><\/h2>\n<p>Developing Intercultural Connections at Southampton University<\/p>\n<p>Garden Court<br \/>\nHighfield Campus<br \/>\nUniversity of Southampton<br \/>\nSO17 1BJ<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 28th April 9.00-16.30<\/p>\n<p>The Intercultural Connections Southampton Conference is the first major event taking place as part of the Intercultural Connections Southampton project which started in autumn 2014. This project, funded by the university\u2019s Education Enhancement Fund, aims to create a greater awareness of the range and potential of intercultural activities \u00a0in order to develop a more rounded profile for Southampton as an International University.<\/p>\n<p>The conference will be a mixture of traditional presentations, workshops, demonstrations, interactive discussions and panels.\u00a0We welcome papers from all students and staff, both Professional Services and academic staff.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this conference is to provide opportunities for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>students and staff to share intercultural and international experiences and research\u00a0at the university both inside and outside the classroom<\/li>\n<li>develop new ideas to improve intercultural and international experiences for all<\/li>\n<li>networking and forming collaborations across the university.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To find\u00a0out more about the Intercultural Connections Southampton project, please visit our website: blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics<\/p>\n<p>To book your free place at the conference, please go to\u00a0http:\/\/icsconf15.eventbrite.co.uk<\/p>\n<p><strong>Provisional programme for Tuesday 28<sup>th<\/sup> April 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">9.00<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Arrival, registration and coffee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">9.45<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Professor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/ml\/about\/staff\/cmm.page\">Clare Mar-Molinero<\/a> (Associate Dean Internationalisation, Humanities, University of Southampton)\u00a0<strong>Welcome<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">10.00<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Presentation 1 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/healthsciences\/about\/staff\/sr6.page\">Dr Steve Ryall <\/a>(Health Sciences, University of Southampton)\u00a0<strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">An investigation into the issues of staff\u2019s conceptions and experiences of internationalisation and the implications for its delivery in higher education<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">10.30<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Workshop &#8211; Victoire Boulegroun-Ruyssen, Lien Bui, Madalina Cretu, Ian Forbes, Maya Nedyalkova, Jane Ra (University of Southampton)\u00a0<strong>Intercultural Connections workshop: The\u00a0 Social and Cultural experiences of University of Southampton students<\/strong>The Intercultural Connections Southampton Project aims to explore and enhance the intercultural experience of students at the University. This session will report on and discuss the findings of the first of a series of 5 student-led projects which has been researching the social and cultural interests and activities of students in which intercultural exchange should or could be taking place.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">11.15<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">11.45<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\"><span lang=\"FR\">Keynote 1 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bristol.ac.uk\/education\/people\/sheila-m-trahar\/index.html\">Dr Sheila Trahar<\/a> (Education, University of Bristol)\u00a0<\/span><strong>Internationalisation of the curriculum: a \u2018wicked problem\u2019?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">12.30<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Lunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">13.15<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Speed-networking sessions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/medicine\/about\/staff\/spender.page\">Sylvia Pender<\/a> (Medicine) \u2013 <strong>Student buddy scheme<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/library.soton.ac.uk\/prf.php?account_id=27477\">Jane Savidge<\/a> (Library) \u2013 <strong>Academic support<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/ml\/about\/staff\/kb2.page\">Kate Borthwick<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/ml\/about\/staff\/mwp.page\">Mary Page<\/a> (Modern languages) \u2013 <strong>The multilingual\/multicultural classroom<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Katie Bizley &#8211; <strong>Mobility and student exchanges<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/ml\/about\/staff\/adickens.page\">Alison Dickens <\/a>\u2013 <strong>Intercultural Connections Project<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">14.15<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Presentation 2 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uhs.nhs.uk\/ContactUs\/Directoryofconsultants\/Consultants-by-service\/Support-services-consultants\/Anaesthesia\/RossDrOliver.aspx\">Oliver Ross<\/a>, Dorothy Chadwick (University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust) &amp; <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/healthsciences\/about\/staff\/rmf.page\">Rebecca Foster<\/a> (Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton)\u00a0<strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Migrant NHS staff: their contribution, perspectives and support networks<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">14.45<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Tea break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">15.15<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Presentation 3\u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/ml\/about\/staff\/jw17.page\">Julie Watson <\/a>(Humanities, University of Southampton)\u00a0<strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Get Ready for Southampton:\u00a0 a pre-arrival online transition course for international students coming to the University of Southampton<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">15.45<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Keynote 2 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/ml\/about\/staff\/jj1a06.page\">Professor Jennifer Jenkins<\/a> (Centre for Global Englishes, University Southampton)\u00a0<strong>How good are their intercultural communication skills? International students cast judgement on home students and staff<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"64\">16.30<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"552\">Close of conference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please email <a href=\"mailto:llas@soton.ac.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\">:<\/a> <a href=\"mailto:Intercultural@soton.ac.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\">Intercultural@soton.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, please bring your printed ticket as proof of registration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The name on the registration\/ticket doesn&#8217;t match the attendee. Is that okay?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please email <a href=\"mailto:llas@soton.ac.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\">Intercultural@soton.ac.uk<\/a> before the event commences as there may already be a waiting list in operation and the place would be offered on a first come first served basis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I notify of dietary or access requirements?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please email <a href=\"mailto:llas@soton.ac.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\">Intercultural@soton.ac.uk<\/a> by Friday 24 April 2015 of any requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I notify of a cancellation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Places are limited so please email <a href=\"mailto:llas@soton.ac.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\">Intercultural@soton.ac.uk<\/a> by Friday 24 April 2015\u00a0as\u00a0a waiting list is in operation and we can contact someone from the list.\u00a0 You will be sent a reminder the week before the event takes place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel_body\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developing Intercultural Connections at Southampton University Garden Court Highfield Campus University of Southampton SO17 1BJ Tuesday 28th April 9.00-16.30 The Intercultural Connections Southampton Conference is the first major event taking place as part of the Intercultural Connections Southampton project which &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/2015\/03\/17\/intercultural-connections-southampton-conference-28-april-2015\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92492,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[333104,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conferences","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92492"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}