The workshop series International Dialogue on Education Berlin is a joint initiative of the British Council Germany, the German Academic Exchange Service, the German-American Fulbright Commission, the Australian Group of Eight and the Canadian Bureau for International Education in Berlin.

Through the contributions of international participants the series aims to enrich the debate on science, research and higher education policy in Germany, to place German perspectives in a global context and to learn from positive examples from other countries.

Moderator
Jan-Martin Wiarda

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Gabriele Kawlath

Programme

13:00-13:30	Registration and Coffee

13:30-14:00	Welcome and Opening Remarks Damien Miller, Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy Berlin Dr Annette Julius, Head of the Northern Hemisphere Department of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

14:00-17:00	Panel Discussion What is a postdoc? Their role and function in different university systems Independence, planning career paths, diverse ways of qualifying: how do the four countries approach these issues? Internationalisation and global mobility: challenges for the future German speakers Carsten Dose, FRIAS Freiburg Short biography Stefan Kowarik, Humboldt University of Berlin Short biography Australian speaker Karen Hussey, Australian National University Short biography Canadian speaker Gary W. Slater, University of Ottawa Short biography UK speaker Frank Sargent, University of Dundee Short biography USA speaker Crister S. Garrett, University of Leipzig/California Short biography Moderation: Jan-Martin Wiarda, Senior Editor, DIE ZEIT Short biography

17:00-17:15	Coffee break

17.15-18:00	Final Plenary and Discussion

18:00	Reception & Buffet

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Programme

Registration and Coffee

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Panel Discussion

Coffee break

Reception & Buffet