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At the seminar Danish business schools and academies and American community colleges will tell about experiences in establishing contacts and cooperation across the Atlantic and on yields of study and internships. Furthermore, the Ministry of Education and Agency for International Training will tell about the Danish-American collaboration in education, and opportunities for grants to programs in the U.S.
Free participation. Further information on the seminar and registration by contacting Mr. Lars Møller Bentsen at The Danish Agency for International Education (in Danish: Styrelsen for International Uddannelse) on email: lmb@iu.dk, or by phone +45 33 95 70 88.
Detailed Program
09.30 – 10.00 Coffee
10.00 – 10.15 The Danish-US Understanding on Education – background and objectives
- Roland Østerlund, Danish Ministry of Education
10.15 – 10.40 The DK-US grant program and transatlantic collaboration activities 2002-2009
- Lars Møller Bentsen, Danish Agency for International Education
10.40 – 12.00 International college partnerships and collaboration – how is it organized and why do we do it – US and Danish experiences?
- Kathie Kwilinski, South Seattle Community College, Washington
- Lisa Thompson, Edmonds Community College, Washington
- Jeff S Albritten, Edison State College, Florida
- Jytte Mansfeld, Niels Brock Copenhagen Business Academy
- Søren Hansen, 3D College Grenaa
12.00 – 12.30 Transatlantic college collaboration through Community College for International Development
- John Halder, CCID, Iowa
12.30 – 13.15 Lunch
13.15 – 13.45 Internships in American companies
- Ian Charles, International Business College
13.45– 14.30 Student and Faculty Exchanges in Brooklyn, NY
- Flemming Andersen and Inge Marie Østergaard, Minerva Business College
14.30 – 14.45 Coffee
14.45 – 16.00 IT and multimedia education on the US West Coast – added value for students and institutions
- Tue Bjerl Nielsen and Christian Sunesen, Business Academy Copenhagen North
- Mikael Sorknæs, Business Academy SouthWest
- Søren Hansen, 3D College, Grenaa
16.00 – Concluding remarks, drinks and snacks
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