1. Brussels Delegation Meeting in Sapir
In2IT Project
Brussels Delegation Meeting in Sapir
December 06th, 2016
Mr. Elad Danin,
In2IT Project Manager
International Programs Office,
Sapir College
Dr. Gil Bozer,
Lecturer in Managing Human Resources department,
Sapir Academic College
Ms. Amit Marantz Gal,
Lecturer in English department,
Sapir Academic College

2. International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit
Objectives
Background Information the Project
Partnerships
Description of the Project Products:
Tangible Deliverables
New Learning/Teaching Content and/or Methods
Curricular Reforms (incl. degree structure, recognition, accreditation or competence validation methods)
Setting up of New Networks/Associations
Intangible Deliverables
In2IT Participants Lecturers
Courses Presentation
Technology Platform description
Impact on Participants (Beneficiaries):
Achievements and Effects on Students Level
Achievements and Effects on Staff Level
Achievements and Effects on Departments Level
Achievements and Effects on Institutional Levels
Achievements and Effects on Management Level
Challenges Faced and their Effects
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

3. Background Information About The Project
IN2IT aims to develop and implement an innovative technological infrastructure for the purpose of advancing internationalization in higher education, and thereby to expand the practical applications of internationalization in Israeli academic colleges, to strengthen the capacities for teaching, learning, research and training, and to improve the quality and positioning of Israeli state-funded academic colleges in higher education.
IN2IT specific objectives:
Establish a framework for assessing internationalization capability maturity level to identify leading organizational units.
Develop curriculum for international academic programs – Bologna process.
Develop international professional Communities of Practice (CoP) to share knowledge and research.
Develop and exploit international academy-industry cooperation between partner HEIs and global organizations.
Develop and implement an Innovative Technological Platform to support internationalization by identification and analysis of available technologies and stakeholder requirements.
Develop sustainability and exploitation work plans within partner colleges and on national level.
Disseminate the project's results and outcomes to HEIs by delivery online materials (seminars, conferences, videos, and more).
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

4. International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit
Partnerships
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

5. International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit
Project’s Products
Tangible Deliverables
Four International courses which have been reformed to Bologna process.
Collaborations Network:
New collaborations with EU institutions: Kingston, Brunel and Montpellier Universities.
Continuation and maintain our collaborations from the previous EU projects.
Sharing knowledge among IL and EU Academics, professional staff and students.
Development of an Innovative Technology Platform which will support the international courses for all project institutions.
Intangible Deliverables
Experience in developing international courses - Sapir team participating in different workshops in IL and EU institutions.
Sapir’s students will experience an EU teaching and learning methods.
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

6. Courses, Lecturers & Implementation1 2
Essential Skills
Dr. Gil Bozer
English for Internationalization Purposes (EIP)
Ms. Amit Marantz-Gal
Innovative Technology Platform 3 4
Entrepreneurship Dr. Dan Kaufman
Ms. Evelyn Rubin
Diversity Awareness
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

7. Project Lead Products Dr. Gil Bozer,
Lecturer in Managing Human Resources department,
Sapir Academic College
Ms. Amit Marantz Gal,
Lecturer in English department,
Sapir Academic College
Mr. Elad Danin,
In2IT Project Manager
International Programs Office,
Sapir College

8. Essential Skills Course
Background
There is consensus that competent employees are the bedrock of sustainable organizations that perform effectively in our VUCA environment.
Growing concerns among employers, labor market experts and government agencies regarding the shortage of competent new hires armed with the necessary skills to perform effectively in various jobs.
Purpose
To develop essential skills for leading an effective lifelong professional career in the global environment.
Design process
Competency literature was reviewed to identify the skill sets of talented employees.
Gaining feedback and insights from Brunel & Kingston universities staff and wider industry networks.
Consolidate a conceptual framework and draft initial course model.
Learning objectives (work in progress)
Students will increase their self-awareness and improve their self-management skills.
Students will communicate their ideas clearly and effectively.
Students will advance their interpersonal skills for working effectively in cross-cultural teams.
Course structure and mode of delivery
Students work in a collaborative international teams to address a real world challenge (PBL)
Applying an open platform by the virtual teams to communicate globally, exchange & share ideas.
F2F, synchronous and a-synchronous.
1.A google search for the phrase skill gap yielded more than 1,200,000 results in December 2016.
2.These sources often report difficulties hiring the kind of workers they need to fill vacancies. The underlying explanation for this reported challenge revolve around the idea that the academic achievements of graduates are inadequate for the current labor market.
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

9. Essential Skills Course
1.A google search for the phrase skill gap yielded more than 1,200,000 results in December 2016.
2.These sources often report difficulties hiring the kind of workers they need to fill vacancies. The underlying explanation for this reported challenge revolve around the idea that the academic achievements of graduates are inadequate for the current labor market.
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

10. International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit
1.A google search for the phrase skill gap yielded more than 1,200,000 results in December 2016.
2.These sources often report difficulties hiring the kind of workers they need to fill vacancies. The underlying explanation for this reported challenge revolve around the idea that the academic achievements of graduates are inadequate for the current labor market.
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

11. English for Internationalization Purposes (EIP) Course
Philosophy
Interaction for Learning Framework (ILF)
Creating environments for interaction
Supporting interaction
Engaging with subject knowledge
Developing reflective processes
Fostering communities of learners
Course objectives
To enhance oral English proficiency in an authentic international context, on an academic level.
To increase intercultural awareness via collaborative work.
Course structure and mode of delivery
10 flexible lesson modules - a complete course or independent units
F2F, synchronous and a-synchronous
Work in progress
An example
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

12. Entrepreneurship Course
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

13. Innovative Technology Platform
Mr. Elad Danin,
In2IT Project Manager
International Programs Office,
Sapir College

14. Technology Platform WP
Technology Platform Process
2016
2017
2018
WP6
Innovative Technological Platform
Start
End Q1 2 3 4 1 Q4
6.1
Requirements and benchmarking analysis and preparation of a specifications report
Requirements Report
6.2
Implementation of technological adaptations and customizations.
Sand-box, Prototype
6.3
Setting up the technologies for pilot online activities
Production, Pilot
6.4
Maintenance and support to online activities
Support Model
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

15. Technology Platform - Challenges
Tasks of WP6
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

16. Impact on Participants (Beneficiaries)
Between students will experience studying with a Bologna syllabus and EU credit process. Additionally, these courses will be taught fully in English.
Students
3-4 lecturers will develop international collaborative courses with EU and IL institutions. Once the courses are completed, these lecturers will teach them in Sapir.
Staff
Technology Marketing, Managing Human Resources and English departments will implement 3 internationals courses adhering to Bologna process accreditation.
Department
Enhancing Sapir’s internationalization position. In2IT deliverables will contribute the supporting pillars to Sapir as an international college (SCI).
Management
In2IT project following the IRIS project which guide, encourage and establish an Internationalization strategic in Sapir.
Institution
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

17. Challenges Faced and their Effects
Transform Sapir curriculum to Bologna process accreditation.
Recruiting the various academic departments in Sapir.
Difficulties to coordinate between the project’s institutions regard:
Course content development
Course method of delivery and timing
Schedules meeting
Needs, desires and constrains.
Various LMS (MOOC, Moodle, etc.) platforms among the 14th In2IT institutions for DL supports.
Conversion and/or establishment several Multimedia Classrooms requires a separate fund.
05-December-2016
International Programs Office, Brussles Delegation Visit

18. Success Through Collaboration!
Q&A
Mr. Elad Danin,
In2IT Project Manager
International Programs Office,
Sapir College
Dr. Gil Bozer,
Lecturer in Managing Human Resources department,
Sapir Academic College
Ms. Amit Marantz Gal,
Lecturer in English department,
Sapir Academic College