© Robert Lohse

The programme of TU Dresden’s International Staff Training Week 2019 consists of a general part for all participants as well as four Specialist Groups focusing on the following subjects:

• Developing and Managing Successful International Partnerships: One factor of universities’ advancement on an international scale is the successful management of its international partnerships. What defines a successful partnership? Which criteria determine the selection of our partners? What role do location factors play? And do we need key figures to manage and monitor partnerships?                                     Target group: staff of international offices and science managers in the field of internationalisation
• Promoting International Research:To foster internationally successful research we need to examine the whole process. How can services support international research collaborations, increase the reach and accessibility of knowledge and facilitate technology transfer into society and business?                                                          Target group: science managers and science communication staff
• Creating a University Culture of Responsibility: Universities are aware of their responsibility in many areas. How do we promote diversity and improve equal opportunities? How do we maintain and strengthen the health of our university members? How can we actively contribute to future generations and the environment?                                                                                                                             Target group: staff from diversity management, communication, environment/sustainability, health, welcome services
• Working in Networks:Academia cannot succeed without the exchange of ideas and people, and today’s universities act in an ever more complex system of networks (e.g. with alumni, research institutes, as well as the city and region). How can we successfully develop networks and contribute to those that we are already part of?                                                                                                                                        Target group: Science managers from communication, alumni offices and networks

The preliminary general programme is as follows. A final detailed version will be sent to all participants before the event.

TU Dresden's Institutional Strategy is funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments.