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• Opening session
• Plenary Session I: The European university in a global context - Internationalisation as both a strategic objective and a response to global developments
• Plenary Session II: Insituttional policies and strategies for internationalisation
• Breakout Session I: Insitutional Policies and strategies for internationalisation
• Breakout Session II: Making internationalisation work - funding, partnerships and policy process
• Plenary Session III: Europe in interregional dialogue
• Plenary Session IV: Emerging Issues
• Closing Ceremony

• Dieter Lenzen, Vice President of German Rectors’ Conference (HRK), President of the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
• Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Vice Chancellor, Unversiti Sains Malaysia, Vice-president, International Association of Universities (IAU)

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Chair: Jan-Martin Wiarda, Reporter-Editor, Die Zeit, Germany            

• Federico Gutierrez-Solana Salcedo, Rector, University of Cantabria, Spain
• Ligia Deca, Chairperson, European Students' Union (ESU)
• Francesco Profumo, Rector, University of Turin, Italy
• Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen, EUA Board member, Vice-Chancellor, University of Aarhus, Denmark

WG 1a: What does it mean to be international?

• Maria Helena Nazaré, EUA Vice-President, Rector, University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Patricia Pol, Vice-President, Université Paris-Est, France
• Joybrato Mukherjee, First Vice-President, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

WG 2a: The crucial role of mobility

• Guido Langouche, Chairman of the Executive Board, Coimbra Group
• Frank van der Duyn Schouten, General Director, Network for Studies on Pension, Aging and Retirement (Netspar), Tilburg University, the Netherlands

WG 3a: International research cooperation

• James J. Browne, President, National University of Ireland, Galway
• Goolam Mohamedbhai, Secretary General, African Association of Universities (AAU)  

WG 4a: Joint degrees* - a vehicle for internationalization

• Roberta Maierhofer, Vice Rector for International Relations and Interdisciplinary Cooperation, University of Graz, Austria
• Cristina Miceli, Pro-rector for Doctoral Education, University of Camerino, Italy
• Juan Pablo Suarez Chacon, Director of Research and Technology Transfer, University of Loja, Ecuador, Advisor to president of the Inter-American Organisation for Higher Education (IOHA)

WG 5a: Building an international profile - promotion and visibility

• Jeanine W.M. Gregersen-Hermans, Director of Marketing and Communications, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
• Mikulas Bek, Vice-Rector for Strategy and External Relations, Masaryk University, Czech Republic  

WG 6a: Internationalisation and language policy

• Régis Ritz, former President of the Universite de Bordeaux III. and of the Pole universitaire de Bordeux, France
• Thomas Wilhelmsson, Rector, University of Helsinki, Finland

WG 1b: Universities contribution to development cooperation
Chair: Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen, EUA Board Member, Vice-Chancellor, University of Aarhus, Denmark

• Michael Schmitz, Professor of Agricultural and Development policy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
• Marc Nyssen, Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium
• Juan Pablo Suarez Chacon, Advisor to President of the IOHE and Director of Resaerch and Technology Transfer, University of Loja, Ecuador

WG 2b: Mobility policy developments - setting benchmarks for the EHEA & ERA
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Chair: Lesley Wilson, Secretary General, EUA

• David Crosier, Education system analyst at Eurydice, European Commission
• Barbara Weitgruber, Senior Advisor, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
• Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Vice Chancellor, University Sains Malaysia, Vice-president, International Association of Universities (IAU)

WG 3b: Open access - sharing knowledge

• Bernard Rentier, Rector, University of Liège, Belgium
• Jan Velterop,CEO, KnewCO, Concept Web Alliance, Netherlands Center for BioInformatics and Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
• Goolam Mohamedbhai, Secretary General, African Association of Universities

WG 4b: New forms of interaction - the role of networks

• Stavros Zenios, President, UNICA
• John Tuppen, President, Santander Group Network

WG 5b: Enhancing the international visibility of European universities: an interplay of institutional, national and European approaches

• Mónica Margarit Ribalta, Director, Fondacion Universidad, Spain
• Niklas Tranaeus, Senior Officer, Swedish Institute, Sweden
• Christian Bode, Secretary General, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany

WG 6b: The language of internationalization - operating in an English-speaking world

• Eva Akesson, Pro-vice Chancellor, University of Lund, Sweden
• Francesco Profumo, Rector, University of Turin, Italy
• Marta Kicinska-Habior, Vice-Rector, University of Warsaw, Poland

There was no powerpoint presentation during this session.

• Jean-Marc Rapp, EUA President

• Invitation to EUA Autumn Conference in Palermo by Giuseppe Silvestri, EUA Board member, former Rector, University of Palermo, Italy