March 20th (12.00 – 18.00)
12.00 – 13.00 Registration
13.00 – 13.45 Opening seminar
• Welcome by Polytechnic of Leiria
• Introduction to the seminar
13.45 – 14.45: ERASMUS+
• ‘Mobility for all’, taking the ERASMUS + programme to the next level. Current state of play
Johannes Gehringer (European Commission)
14.45 – Coffee break
15.00 – 16.00: Erasmus+
• Internatonal Credit Mobility; how to achieve a proper balance between benefits and risks?
Forum discussion with Johannes Gehringer (European Commission) , Ana Cecilia Boa Ventura (Politécnico de Leiria), Karol Ovesný (Workspace
Europe)
16.15 – 18.00: Field visit to regional start-up incubator
18.30 – 20.00: Meet & Greet your international trainees

March 21th (09.00 – 17.00)
09.00 – 09.45: An intercultural experience for all; increasing our mobility targets versus sustainability challenges
09.45 – 11.00: Ethical North-South student mobility
• Sebastan Van Hoeck (UCOS)
11.00 – Coffee break
11.30 – 13.00: The importance of post traineeship debriefing; the untold story
13.00 – Lunch
North-South student mobility programs play an important role in the internationalisation and experimental learning of European higher
education institutions. However, often it remains underexposed or unclear how trainees can contribute positively and engage meaningfully
to local communities in complex societies. Furthermore, for host country partners and communities itself there remains a lack of clarity about
the added value of student mobility programs. Asymmetrical relations in terms of power and privileges influence the way in which partnerships
are formed, how the distribution of benefits is perceived and how systems of inequality may be strengthened.
This session will focus on the ethical challenges that arise within North-South mobility programs and propose principles to achieve mutually
beneficial and sustainable partnerships.
Traineeship in a country with a different culture, language and socio-economic context is quite challenging. The process of adapting to and
understanding local complexities is often underestimated. Fortunately there is an increasing focus on pre-departure trainings. However, little
attention is given to re-entry debriefing sessions and the re-adaptation upon return home. Research has shown that international mobility
programs do not always increase tolerance, but sometimes even strengthen prejudices. Critical reflection upon return is therefore essential,
framing possible disappointments, and valorising global citizenship competencies.
This session will focus on the challenge’s students face upon return, the importance of feedback moments, and provide practical tools and
content and for organising debriefing sessions yourself.
• Sebastan Van Hoeck (UCOS)
Chair Ana Cecilia Boa Ventura (Politécnico de Leiria)
• The need of support for the students abroad
How to motivate students to apply for an internship (Erasmus+) will be the topic for discussion as well as sharing experience and identifying possible
improvements in organising and promoting internship mobility.
Chair Pavlína Kohlerová (Metropolitan University Prague)
• Organizaton of Student/Graduate mobility
#travelingtolearn # learningtotravel are strong motivation purposes at Tenerife Job Training. TJT understands that an Erasmus student traveling
abroad means a huge challenge. Some of the students are brave enough but some others need help to face this opportunity. Maria Victoria Gracia,
chair of this session, wants to discuss if the assumption that university level students are mature enough to arrange everything by themselves is
always true. An important question is “why should we limit the option of going abroad only to those students brave enough to face these situations
on their own?”
Chair Maria Victoria Gracia (Tenerife Job Training)
11.00 – Coffee break
11.30 – 12.30: Outcome parallel sessions
12.30 – 12.45: Presentation new Leo-Net communication platform
12.45 – 13.00: Wrap up and closing
Additional to the seminar: Erasmus+ Consortia meeting
13.00 – lunch
14.00 – 17.00
• Outcomes Consortia Day Ghent, November 25, 2018
• State of play towards the future Erasmus programme
• Gathering additional insights for the Consortia position paper

March 22nd (09.00 – 13.00)
09.00 – 10.00: Leo-Net member meeting
10.00 – 11.00: Parallel round-table sessions
• Universities, Trainees and the Industry – hindrances and realistic goals
The European Commission has published the main goals to be met for the next five years regarding traineeships in Higher Education, as well as in
Universities – Industry partnerships in general. Ana Cecilia Boa Ventura, chair of this session, argues that such targets are unrealistic, when
considered in the state and policy maker’s contexts. She identifies some of the main problems at the base of partnerships between Universities and
the Industry. She will also discuss the impact that those problems have on the trainee who is caught in the ‘line of fire’. Lastly a set of realistic
achievable goals for traineeships will be given.
14.30 – 17.00: Workshop The concept of Design Thinking; the added value for your organization & daily work
• Benjo van den Boogaard (Dutch Design School, Studio Why)
18.30 – Social programme
Cooking workshop on the Portuguese Kitchen and dinner
Driven by exponential technological & digital growth and an exponential decrease of natural resources, the world is becoming a more complex
system than it has ever been. Economic and social systems will no longer follow the linear but a circular pattern. This new complex world requires
new entrepreneurial leaders equipped with the right skills to lead in this fast-changing environment.
Talents with vision, talents with passion, talents with an entrepreneurial mindset. Talents, not just focused on the outcome but exploring contexts,
valuing the process, experimenting and daring to fail. Talents with courage, believing in possibilities and valuing multiple perspectives.
Talents spirited to create sustainable economic and social systems.
We believe the future will be created by new generations. That’s why we are passionate about empowering young talents with innovative and
entrepreneurial skills, tools and mindsets.
In this session you will experience how ‘design thinking’ can help you to become this entrepreneurial leader that makes the difference for its
organization and its environment.