International Staff Week - Teaching Beyond Borders: mastering blended and virtual learning

• Designing Intercultural Learning Experiences
  Learn how to create inclusive, international classrooms and develop blended learning activities that build intercultural competence.
• Technologies and Tools
  Explore best practices in using digital tools, balancing synchronous and asynchronous learning, and ensuring accessibility and digital inclusion.
• Assessment and Feedback
  Discover effective ways to assess learning in international blended contexts, including peer assessment and digital tools.
• Funding Strategies 
  Get insights into funding opportunities for implementing and scaling blended or virtual learning components.

In addition to the sessions, participants can join networking meetings and social activities, offering plenty of opportunities to build international connections, share experiences, and collaborate on new ideas.

View the timetable (pdf)

The International Week welcomes staff ideally from KdG partner universities and universities of applied sciences. 

As a candidate, you are:

• Experienced in teaching, educational support, curriculum development, or internationalisation.
• Prepared to share good practices and actively contribute ideas - act as a ‘critical friend’
• Employed at a partner higher education institution to KdG
• Fluent in English (speaking, listening, reading, writing)

Recommendation: We strongly advise participants to come in pairs from the same institution, allowing colleagues in different roles to share insights and be inspired together.

Questions about eligibility?  international@kdg.be 

Registrations will open in Fall, 2025.

• Register by filling in the online application form.
• The week is free of charge. Travel and accommodation expenses should be covered by your home universities, preferably via the Erasmus+ programme (Staff Mobility for Training; see below).
• KdG will select candidates based on the application form, the candidate’s motivation and compliance with the described target-group requirements.
• Max. 2 applicants from the same institution (see above -  do consider teaming up from different roles in your institution to get maximum impact).
• For more information on the application procedure and selection, contact international@kdg.be

Erasmus+

We organise this week as an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme encouraging you to apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility funding at your host institution.

• Apply in time for Erasmus+ Staff Mobility funding, following instructions from your own institution.
• Please also check if your organisation is eligible to engage in blended Erasmus+ activities.

Included in the programme

• Networking dinner on Thursday May 7th.

The meetings will take place at three KdG campuses: 

Campus Zuid
Brusselstraat 45, 2018 Antwerp
+32 3 613 18 00

Campus Hoboken
Salesianenlaan 90, 2660 Hoboken (Antwerp)
+32 3 613 17 00

Campus Groenplaats
Nationalestraat 5, 2000 Antwerp
+32 3 613 16 00

All campuses are easily accessible by train, tram, bus, bicycle, scooter ...

Antwerp is a fascinating city in which there is plenty to see, do and learn about. It's a city that is best discovered on foot or by bike. 

Important links:

• Transportation in Antwerp: De Lijn
• Visit Antwerp Tourist website (FR/DE/EN/ES)
• You can connect to “Antwerp Free Wi-Fi” almost everywhere in town. 

You can buy the “Visit Antwerp Guide” with walks through Antwerp, it’s available in Museum shops and in Visit Antwerpen Visitor centers: Central Station helpdesk, Koningin Astridplein, Het Steen, Steenplein 1. 

Discover Antwerp, Belgium’s ‘capital of cool’