ESB International Staff Days 2024
Join our ESB International Staff Days - ‘Skills for the Future’! You’ll have the opportunity to engage with international colleagues, corporate partners and the ESB community, to share experiences, exchange and challenge ideas and drive innovation in international higher education.
Our four-day programme will encompass an interesting mix of expert workshops, presentations and focus groups along with a company visit. You will also discover the city of Reutlingen on foot, experience the vibrant ESB culture during our international campus day and, last but not least, get a taste of the local Swabian culture and cuisine.
When: 15 – 18 April 2024
Where: ESB Business School, Reutlingen, Germany
Who: Colleagues from all functional areas at partner universities - lecturers, academic programme directors and coordinators, International Office, Student Services and Career Services staff, Quality Management, PR and Communications, etc.
Programme
8.30 - 9.00 | Registration Building 17, lower floor, rooms U15-U18 |
| 9.00 - 10.15 | Welcome to ESB Business School and Introductions Prof. Dr. Markus Conrads, Dean, ESB Business School Prof. Dr. Jörg Naeve, Vice Dean of Academic Affairs Building 17, lower floor, rooms U15-U18 |
| 10.30 - 11.15 | The Economic Region Neckar-Alb Martin Fahling Managing Director International Trade and International Talents Chamber of Commerce and Industry Reutlingen Building 17, lower floor, rooms U15-U18 |
| 11.15 - 12.15 | Reutlingen University Campus Tour Udo Stelzer, Reutlingen International Office (RIO) Including the learning factory ‘Werk150’ and Texoversum |
| 12.15 - 13.15 | Warm Lunch Building 17, lower floor |
| 13.15 - 13.45 | Transfer to Town Meeting Point: Lower entrance, Building 17 |
| 13.45 - 14.45 | City Walking Tour of Reutlingen |
| 15.00 - 16.30 | Traditional Organic Bakery Visit Hubert Berger, Bäckerei Berger, Wilhelmstraße 127 |
| 16.45 - 17.30 | Reception at Reutlingen Town Hall Thomas Keck, Mayor of Reutlingen Marktplatz 22 |
| 18.30 | Informal Get-Together Alexandre Reutlingen, Marktplatz 20 |
| 9.00 - 10.00 | Future Skills: Exploring Tomorrow's Competencies Judith Koeritz, Programme Manager Stifterverband (Association for Education, Science and Innovation) Building 17, lower floor, rooms U15-U18 |
| 10.00 - 11.00 | Digital Transformation Skills Prof. Dr. Martin Mocker Professor for Information Systems, ESB Business School |
| 11.15 - 12.15 | Interactive Session: Behind the Scenes of Artificial Intelligence Prof. Dr. Dirk Schieborn and Prof. Dr. Volker Reichenberger Professors for Mathematics, Data Science and Machine Learning, ESB Business School |
| 13.15 - 14.15 | Transforming Business Models Towards Sustainability Prof. Dr. Maud Schmiedeknecht Professor for Corporate Governance & Corporate Social Responsibility, ESB Business School |
| 14.15 - 15.15 | Interactive Session: Which Climate Solutions Will Have the Biggest Impact –And in Time to Make a Difference? Testing Climate Solutions with the Interactive Climate Solutions Simulator En-ROADS Prof. Dr. Florian Kapmeier Professor for Strategy and International Project Management, ESB Business School |
| 15.30 - 16.30 | Interactive Group Session: Skills for the Future and Internationalisation Carolien van der Hulst, Career Center, ESB Business School |
| 19.00 | Welcome Dinner enzo Ristorante Trattoria, Kanzleistraße 24 |
07.45 | Meeting Point |
| 08.00 – 09.30 | Bus Transfer to Company |
10.00 – 13.00 | Future Skills: The Corporate Perspective LIDL Head Office Germany, 74206 Bad Wimpfen |
| 13.00 – 13.45 | Lunch at Lidl Head Office |
| 13.45 – 14.00 | Transfer to Haßmersheim |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | Neckar Boat Trip on the ‘Patriot’' |
16.00 – 16.15 | Transfer to Bad Wimpfen |
| 16.15 – 17.45 | Short Tour of Bad Wimpfen and Free Time |
| 18.00 | Bus Departure from Bad Wimpfen |
| 9.00 - 9.15 | Internationalisation in Higher Education: Prof. Dr. Andreas Taschner Head of International Relations, ESB Business School |
| 9.15 - 10.30 | Focus Groups Session 1 |
| 10.45 - 12.00 | Focus Groups Session 2 |
| 12.00 - 13.00 | Lunch in the Reutlingen University Refectory |
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Closing Session Room 16-104 |
| 14.00 - 17.00 | International Campus Day Offering a range of international activities for the whole community |
| 17.30 - 22.00 | Swabian Cooking Activity and Farewell Dinner Cooking Concept, Lindenstraße 33 |
This workshop is free of charge for partner universities of ESB Business School. Accommodation and travel expenses are to be paid by the participants. Please check if your home university can provide you with Erasmus+ funding.
We recommend that you arrive in Reutlingen on Sunday 14 April and depart on Friday 19 April.
| Closest airport: | Stuttgart Airport (There is a direct bus connection from the airport to Reutlingen city centre) |
| Closest train station: | Reutlingen main station (Reutlingen HBF) |
| Accommodation: | We have a room contingent in two Reutlingen hotels. Details will be provided upon receipt of your registration for the event. |
Should you require any further information, do not hesitate to contact joanne.corlett@reutlingen-university.de.
