Research Day 2024

9:00 -9:30

Welcome coffee

Agora

9:30 - 9:45

Welcome speech by Rector Prof. Dr Bernard Vanheusden

H6

9:45 - 10:15

Enrich your research career through internationalisation - Prof. Dr Robert Malina

H6

10:15 - 10:45

Funding opportunities for international networks, mobility and projects

H6

10:45 - 11:15

Coffee break

Agora

11:15 - 11:45

Panel discussion - best practices

H6

11:45 - 12:15

Importance and funding opportunities for development cooperation

H6

12:15 -12:30

Group photo

Entrance

12:30 - 14:00

Walking lunch and poster session
Learn how projects have led to international collaboration (through funding channels such as VLIR-UOS, FWO,...)

Agora

14:00 - 16:00

Info session and workshops regarding internationalisation:

• Info session: Marie Curie funding and funding possibilities for outgoing researchers
  Speaker: Ellen Van Cutsem, Lieve Tulleneers
  
  
• Workshop: ERC
  Speaker: dr. Annelies Stockmans
  For researchers interested in applying for an ERC grant and seeking information about the profile of the applicant, the project proposal, the submission process, and the support offered by UHasselt.
  
  
• Workshop: Grant writing: focus on policy and impact writing
  Speaker: dr. Dennis Vanden Auweele
  Much international funding is increasingly becoming more top-down and impact-driven. How can I optimize my project proposal to fit neatly with the intricate landscape of European research policy? This hands-on, interactive session focuses on writing the policy elements in the Excellence-section (interdisciplinarity, AI, Gender, Data management, SSH-involvement) and the Impact-Section of a Horizon Europe proposal.
  
  
• Workshop: Global partnership projects: Is it for me? Where do I begin?
  Speaker: prof. dr. Jean-Michel Rigo
  During this workshop, you will get some clues about what global partnership projects (university development cooperation projects) could represent for you and where and how to begin.
  Academics interested in collaboration with the Global South are welcome, even if they don’t have experience in the field yet.
  
  
• Workshop: Soft skills - Intercultural communication
  Speaker: external consultant
  At our university international encounters and collaboration in research become more and more important.
  Intercultural communication is about more than knowing and taking into account the typical customs, habits and rituals of the people you meet. In this workshop we provide a framework, using concrete cases in a university context, to reflect on why communication and collaboration are sometimes difficult and how to go about it. Not only in an intercultural context, but in every context in which we deal with people who are different from us in various aspects.
  
  
• Workshop: Exploring European Horizons: European University Alliances and EURECA-PRO
  Speaker: dr. Elke van Hellemont, dr. Hanne Surkyn
  In this session, we look at the advantages of joining a European University Alliance like EURECA-PRO. From funding opportunities to networking and additional infrastructure access, these alliances extend beyond academic advancement, nurturing lifelong relationships and cultural exchanges that may shape your future academic community. So, in this session we discuss how such alliances may serve as dynamic hubs for research collaboration and innovation.

16:00 - 16:15

Closing remarks - Vicerector Prof. Dr Ken Haenen

Poster prize

16:15 - 17:00

Reception