International Staff Week

TEACHING IN ENGLISH
IN NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING UNIVERSITY

24-28 April 2017 | Kaunas, Lithuania

PROGRAMME

24 April | Monday

9:30 KTU Cultural Registration

Centre,
10:00 Laisvs al. 13 Welcome. Neringa Narbutien, Head of
6th floor Department for
Presentation about Kaunas University of
Internationalisation
Technology.
Introduction of KTU Department for
Internationalisation.

11:00 Participants introduction: from where and

why here?

13:00 Networking lunch

14:30 KTU Centre of Lithuania and Lithuanians: National Dario Martinelli, Director of
Cultural Uniqueness in the Eyes of Expat. International Semiotics
Activities, Institute
Laisvs al. 13
15:00 6th floor Introduction to the Topic: Intercultural Jurgita Vizgirdait, Director
Communication in Academic Environment. of Studies Quality Assurance
and Development

16:00 Free time

19:00 Welcome dinner

25 April | Tuesday

9:30 KTU Senate Plenary Session: Divided by a Common Gavin Stewart, Lecturer at
Hall, Language: Bridging the English Language Kaunas University of
K. Donelaiio Technology
Gap Between Non-Native University
g. 73-302
Teachers and Students.

10:45 Coffee break

11:00 Plenary Session: What Kind of Ondej Stank,

Communication is Right for Academic Communication and
 Success? Presentation Skills
Consultant (Czech Republic)

12:00 Lunch

13:30 KTU Rector Workshop 1: How to Organise a Lecture for Moderated by Jovita
Hall International Class? Vasauskait, Assoc. Prof. at
Kaunas University of
Developing of Academic Vocabulary, Lecture
K. Donelaiio Technology
g. 73-402 Materials, etc.

15:00 Free time

16:30 Departure to Vilnius

19:00 Gregory Porter concert (Kaunas Jazz event,

Vilnius)

26 April | Wednesday

9:30 Job shadowing: visiting English taught

lectures, leading or assisting the lectures,
sharing experiences based on individual
preferences and schedules.

12:30 Coffee break

14:30 KTU Cultural Key Session: Teacher or Facilitator? Teaching Ondej Stank,
Centre, at the University in the 21st Century. Communication and
Laisvs al. 13 Presentation Skills
6th floor Consultant (Czech Republic)

17:00 Guided tour Kaunas on Foot

27 April | Thursday

9:30 KTU Rector Morning lecture by KTU EDU_Lab Jurgita Barynien and Asta
Hall Daunorien, KTU EDU_Lab

10:30 K. Donelaiio Seminar: Integration of Design Thinking into Bijan Bayat Mokhtari,
g. 73-402 Learning and Teaching Process Mechanical Design Engineer
PdP Coordinator Aalto
University (Finland)

12:00 Lunch

13:30 KTU Design Workshop 2: Didactics for the Best Academic Moderated by Jurgita
Thinking Lab, Results Barynien and Asta
A. Daunorien, KTU EDU_Lab
Mickeviiaus
g. 37-110
15:00 Coffee break

15:15 Workshop 2 continues

19:00 Free evening (cultural options will be offered)

 28 April | Friday

9:30 KTU Senate Feedback from the Week

Hall, Certificates
K. Donelaiio
g. 73-302

10:30 Trip to Vilnius

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E-mail for participants: [email protected]
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