ICA-CoP Bio-Edu Workshop 2024 Programme

20.00     

Welcome Reception Hotel Dubrovnik

9.00           

Welcome & Introduction to the Workshop programme – Life Long Learning in the bioeconomy domain. Which developments are influencing the need for Life Long learning?
Han van Osch, Avans University of Applied Science, Breda, NL

9.15

Keynote: Microcredentials: the glue that binds the corporate world with life long learning delivered by universities
Padmasheela Kiiskilä, Researcher, Tampere University, FI

Session 1

The employer’s perspective.  how can we realise that there will be a real learning culture focusing on continuous development of the workforce?

Examples of the expectations of large companies to small and medium enterprises (SME) for lifelong learning.  What is the motivation of professionals in each category for lifelong learning. How does the Human Capital Agenda look like 5 years from now and what does that mean for the knowledge and skills of the employees in the future?

9.45

Keynote: BIC Perspective
Nelo Emerencia, Biobased Industries Consortium, Brussels, BE

10.15

Coffee

10.45

Large company perspective – TBC

11.05

SME perspective - Juha Kivimäki, Project Manager, Ramboll Finland (online)

11.25

SME perspective – Aaik Rodenburg, Rodenburg Biopolymers (in person)

11.45

Discussion groups and Report back

12.30

Lunch

Session 2

The university perspective: Examples of different models of delivery of lifelong learning– evaluate the pros and cons of the different approaches: dedicated courses for professionals, professionals engaging in selected parts of university student degree programmes, to MOOCS and other online delivered courses. How do universities realise their lifelong learning programme? Which choices do they make? What did they decide not to do? How do they organize the delivery of lifelong learning within the university? How does educational technology support the development of lifelong learning?

13.30        

Keynote: The challenge and benefits for research universities in delivering life long learning
Jukka Tikkanen, Head of School, School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland.

14.00

Keynote: The challenge and benefits for applied science universities in delivering life long learning
Han van Osch –Avans University of Applied Science, Breda, NL

14.30

Case Studies –Delegates invited to propose a short 10 minute presentation as a Case Study of your model for engaging with an industry partner (large corporate or an SME) to deliver life long learning with a focus on what has made it a successful partnership.  

Please do not take this an opportunity to present your institutions’ approach to life long learning, we ask for a Case Study of one successful corporate engagement .  Please submit your proposal by 15 September to Simon Heath, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

15.00

Coffee

15.30

Discussion Groups

16.30

Report back and Review of the day

17.00

Closure

Session 3

Cooperation between partners and funding: How funding is provided for the development and delivery of lifelong learning, are there regional differences in state, company, university/How do stakeholders cooperate to deliver the adequate lifelong learning programme? What is the role of hybrid learning environments (places where the stakeholders realise the lifelong learning programme)?

Several different scenarios

9.00          

The joint Brabant approach with lifelong development for the energy transition with ‘Brabant Leert’

Marjolein Schooleman, Coordinator Brabant Leert, The Netherlands

9.30

Success Story for Lifelong Learning in Nature Sciences: A Publisher’s Perspective
Merlet Behncke-Braunbeck, Director Distance Learning, Springer Nature, Springer, Heidelberg, DE

10.00

BioBec Education Centres – George Sakellaris – Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic & BioEast

10.30

Coffee

11.00

Discussion Groups

12.00

Report Back

12.30

Wrap up

13.00

Lunch