Successfully CONDUCT Conferences

From Prep to Success – Lead Your Academic Event with Confidence!

Would you like to conduct international academic conferences with confident ease?

 Take your conference organization skills to the next level!

This training is especially suitable for those who never thought that organizing international conferences would become such a time-intensive part of their professional life in higher education.

Together, we will ensure that you conduct academic events successfully:
 Locally or within the framework of your European Universities Alliance.

Successfully conducting international conferences requires a specific set of methodological skills.

Many individuals in academia have their core competencies in other areas, which often leads to an underestimation of the complexity of conference management. The effort involved – especially when participants and stakeholders come from different countries and institutions –is often greater than anticipated.

In this training, you will learn how to effectively coordinate everyone involved on the day of the event, manage international collaboration, and consider all relevant aspects so that you can enjoy the rewards of your months of preparation with ease.

You’ll discover how to write a detailed event plan and process insights—both for your current event and for future ones. This way, you’ll confidently guide all participants through the day, contribute to the goals of your European University Alliance, and improve with each event.

Target Group

Science managers, coordinators, graduates, and postdocs who organize international conferences in the higher education context or plan to do so in the near future, including those engaged in European University Alliances.

Your added value and key focuses of the training:

• Coordination & communication:  Strengthen your skills for international and intercultural event management.
• Event planning: Learn to create clear, detailed plans and communicate them effectively 
• Prioritization: Focus on the essential aspects of academic conference organization.
• Networking: Expand your network of colleagues and event planners within your institution and European University Alliance.
• Best practices:  Gain strategies to continuously improve every international event you organize.

Methods

• Online presentations and lectures.
• Best practice examples and collaborative exchange.

Information / Requirements

• Duration: 8:45 – 12:45
• The training will be held via Zoom.
• Microphone and webcam are required for interaction.