Things done under BELONG Jan-May 24

What we have done under the BELONG project January - May 24

summarised by Gabriela Pleschová 22 May 2024, Nottingham BELONG Steering Committee meeting

Gabriela Pleschová ... and others

Activities in support of mental health, inclusiveness and belonging

• Inclusive teaching course, already assessed the final course assignment as "pass: 4 participants from Bratislava, 3 from Brno, 1 from Madeira (19 participants)
• Gabriela’s student wrote an MA thesis evaluating the course outcomes
• Professional Communication with Employers course, Bratislava, 22-26 Jan 2024: debriefing meeting of facilitators and certificate award

• Job fair at Faculty of Arts: 13 March 2024: 22 presenting institutions, about 300 students, attended also by staff
• workshop Approaching students with mental health difficulties, psychologist Lenka Sokolová, 15 March 2024
• keynote speach at Innovative trends in HE conference, Košice, 24 Nov 2024 (Gabriela)

Innovative trends in HE conference, Košice, 24 Nov 23

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3-CrmK54nU

Certificate award Professional Communication course + workshop on teaching students with mental heath difficulties

Publications from past project

1. Internationalising student learning at the meso level: the impact of grassroots leadership in a university in Central Europe. A. Simon, G. Pleschová. European Political Science, OA
2. Uneven internationalisation of higher education in the European Union: a case study of two universities in Czechia and Slovakia. G. Pleschová. European Political Science, OA
3. “Draw on your experience”: student diversity-driven internationalisation in a diverse International Relations course. M. Chovančík. European Political Science, OA
4. Learning from peers’ diverse knowledge and experience. Findings from internationalising a course for medical students. K. Babinská, G. Pleschová. IETI
5. Internationalisation without international students? Internationalising the curriculum and student experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia. L. Hlavatá, A. Simon. IETI  

Publications from past project

6. Supporting interaction and learning of international and home students through peer learning: Evidence from a German Foreign Policy course.J. Urbanovská, G. Pleschová. IETI (minor revision) 7. What exactly is peer learning? An exploratory analysis of student class interaction. G. Pleschová and L. McAlpine. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice 8. Bringing educational development to Central and Eastern Europe: reflections on twenty years of supporting teachers. G. Pleschová. IJAD 9. special issue of IJAD Trust in and through Acad Development. G. Pleschová, co-editor 10. www.impactportal.eu, OA 11. Internationalising teaching in higher education. Supporting peer learning. Delft: Delft University of Technology, OA

Publications from past project

6. Supporting interaction and learning of international and home students through peer learning: Evidence from a German Foreign Policy course.J. Urbanovská, G. Pleschová. IETI (minor revision) 7. What exactly is peer learning? An exploratory analysis of student class interaction. G. Pleschová and L. McAlpine. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, OA: https://doi.org/10.53761/2y2n6g17. 8. Bringing educational development to Central and Eastern Europe: reflections on twenty years of supporting teachers. G. Pleschová. IJAD 9. special issue of IJAD Trust in and through Acad Development. G. Pleschová, co-editor 10. www.impactportal.eu, OA 11. Internationalising teaching in higher education. Supporting peer learning. Delft: Delft University of Technology, OA