Discussion Panel
World-Class Public Education? Interoperability is Key!
Date Thursday, Nov 24 Time – RoomCheck
If your university is part of an regional, national or international consortium or an alliance, this is a session that you do not want to miss. Our panel will give insight into one of the key challenges HE leadership and ICT teams are facing today - and why this matters for every faculty member and student using a digital platform, tool or solution. Experts will discuss the challenge of implementing interoperability: the ability of different ICT systems from different organisations to exchange data.
We are spending a great amount of resources for instance to ensure a secure transfer of student data, access to learning resources and teaching tools, and products and services from providers. These are just some of the applications of interoperability in education. If implementation is an issue, our work will not only be effected on a practical level though. Our institutions are impacted financially, and Education is too, at a fundamental, ethical level.
Outcomes
In this session you will get a sneak preview of a map and blueprint of our current complex international digital education ecosystem and you will learn about:
- An unsolved interoperability use case with a big impact on faculty and students.
- Why the implementation of interoperability in HE is lagging and why some use cases are difficult to solve.
- What policy makers and other stakeholders are currently doing to move interoperability forward.
- Who you will need to involve to address (future) interoperability challenges at and beyond your institution.
Ulrike Wild
Programme Director Educational Innovation, Wageningen University&Research, Netherlands
At Wageningen University&Research Ulrike has lead several innovation programmes with a huge impact on the organization of education: Open&Online Education, Flexibilization and now Professional Education. She leads as well a National Programme for Flexibilization, which is part of the Dutch Acceleration Plan for Educational Innovation with ICT. The Dutch pilot for introducing Microcredentials in HE has been initiated in this context. Being an innovator in heart and mind, she follows Wayne Gretzky famous saying: 'skate where the puck is going, not where it's been'.
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Oraz Myradov
Executive Committee of the European Students Union, European Students Union, Germany
Oraz Myradov is a member of the Executive Committee of the European Students Union representing 45 National Unions of Students from 40 European countries. Within ESU, she works on the topics of Students' Rights Advocacy, Academic Integrity, as well as Learning and Teaching and Digital Learning and Teaching. More information can be found on the official page:
https://esu-online.org/team/oraz-myradov/
Evelien Renders
Adviser International Education, SURF, Netherlands
Evelien Renders facilitates international collaboration in higher education at SURF, the cooperative organisation for IT in Dutch education and research. Complex processes, manageable data, and interoperability between systems make her happy. She keeps track of international developments in student mobility and other logistical processes. In doing so, she contributes to flexible and agile education, both in the Netherlands and abroad. With a commitment to public values and open standards, Evelien advocates for communication, trust, and collaboration between IT stakeholders in higher education.
Moderator
Channa van der Brug
International Affairs Programme Manager, Hochschulforum Digitalisierung for Stifterverband, Germany
Channa van der Brug is the International Affairs Programme Manager at Hochschulforum Digitalisierung and also supports the European Commission’s Digital Education Hub for Stifterverband. She has more than 20 years of experience in the education sector and a passion for the role of technology in shaping the future of education. Her main focus is on facilitating international exchanges of effective digital teaching and learning practices. She is particularly keen on empowering students and leveraging the influence of European university alliances as catalysts for educational innovation and change.
Stifterverband is a joint initiative of companies and foundations with around 3,000 members – from DAX companies to SMEs to associations, donors and private individuals. It is devoted to consulting, networking and promoting improvements the fields of education, science and innovation. Hochschulforum Digitalisierung, the German Forum for Higher Education in the Digital Age, was founded in 2014 and supports universities in shaping the digital transformation. It is a joint initiative of Stifterverband, the CHE Centre for Higher Education Development and the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) and is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.