À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ International is pleased to be hostingÌýDr. Klaus Rümmele, Head of International Affairs Business Unit, from our valued partner university, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).Ìý
Dr. Rümmele will provide a brief introduction to KIT.ÌýThe format will be a presentation of approximately 20 minutes followedÌýby 40 minutes of Q-and-A and informal discussion.
This session will potentially be of interest to many in the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ community, including those who want to learn more about:
- the higher education system in Germany and Europe more broadly, through information about one of its top universities (KIT is aÌýÌýmember and involved in manyÌý);
-
KIT
in
anticipation
of
potential
future
opportunitiesÌýgiven
that
they
areÌýa
valued
partnerÌýand
one
we
are
actively
looking
toÌýdeepen
andÌýbroaden
engagement
with
following
theÌýPresidential
trip
there
last
year.ÌýThere
is
potential
for
the
following
activities
to
occur:
- travel to KIT (by themselves, by their students and/or staff),
- hosting of KIT members, and
- collaborative work in research, learning, and /or community with KIT colleagues.
​​​​​​​Given Dr. Rümmele’s position at KIT representing ‘the university as a whole (in its internationalisation activities)’, he is happy to engage on a wide range of issues with interested colleagues.Ìý All are welcome, and no RSVP is required.Ìý
For further information, please contact our International Relations team at international.relations@uwaterloo.caÌý