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Join Us for an Exciting Exploration of Gamification in Education!

We are thrilled to invite you to the Game4Change Multiplier Event, part of the Erasmus+ project:

“Playful Learning: Innovative Pedagogical Approaches for Business Education”

📅 Date: December 2, 2024
📍 Venue: DOBA Business School, Maribor, Slovenia

This immersive, one-day event will dive into the transformative power of gamification and learning analytics in modern business education. Whether you're an educator, researcher, or business professional, this is your opportunity to gain cutting-edge insights and practical tools to revolutionize learning environments. (In person event, online participation available for morning sessions and 1st workshop only)

Secure Your Spot Now!

Spaces are limited, and workshops are expected to fill up quickly!

📅 Registration opens on October 25, 2024 and will close on November 25, 2024.

https://g4c-nge.eu/conference-events/game4change-maribor-conference-2

Today and tomorrow, Akademia WSB - WSB University is organising the first -CBL conference.

-CBL is a KA2 funded project, working on challenge-based learning, that helps to prepare our students to be T-shaped, with deep disciplinary knowledge and being able to work in an interdisciplinary environment.
In challenge-based learning, students engage in real-world challenges that are open-ended, lacking a singular 'right' solution. The learning process is active, self-directed, collaborative and encourages students to become comfortable with uncertainty

We are very happy to be part of this funded project,
👉 creating a set of guidelines and materials for teachers to be used
👉 Training the trainer, so teachers can learn on how to use chalkenge-based learning in their courses
👉 Developing the Enter-CBL online platform

Some photographs of the start of the conference can be found below

Still waiting to register for your place at the Businet 37th Annual Conference in Istanbul? Hear what Smiltė Juraitė one of our 4 keynote speakers in Warsaw in 2023 had to say about her experience of being a conference keynote and her thoughts on her first Businet conference. Want to hear more views from our conference delegates? Visit our website for more videos https://www.businet.org.uk/videos and information about our upcoming event https://www.businet.org.uk/37th-annual-conference-info or Register your place now https://www.businet.org.uk/2024-conference-registration

Keynote Speaker Smiltė Juraitė views of her first Businet Conference Smiltė Juraitė of Kauno Kolegija in Lithuania shares her experience of being a Keynote Speaker at her first Businet conference. This video interview was re...

A great example of resilience and entrepreneurship in the face of adversity spotted on a recent vacation in the south of England this summer. Refugees from the Ukraine sharing their culture and cuisine with tourists and locals in the seaside resort of Falmouth. I'm pleased to say the café was rather busy. The European Erasmus project aims to inspire and support more refugees across Europe to develop their entrepreneurial mindset by setting up their own tourism or hospitality business just like this one.

Wonderful to see so many members from around the network, from Manchester to Mumbai joining us this morning for the final Businet Brunch of the academic year. A rich, insightful and thought provoking presentation and stimulating discussion led by Boris Ney of Windesheim University of Applied Science on the AI-influence on the labour market: the relevance of tech on our jobs. A Huge thank you to Boris for your positive energy, and visually engaging presentation outlining our journey into our current technological age and questioning our future path. The audience considered the skills we need to teach students and the attitudes we all need to develop to embrace the emerging technology and utilise it in the best way. If you missed it, head over to Basecamp to watch the recording.

Join us to round off another successful year of International Collaboration around the network with our final Brunch of the year. Led by Boris Ney this Brunch will explore the impact of new technologies on the labour market and the role humans will play in an automated world.

AI-influence on the labour market: the relevance of tech on our jobs

Date: 26 June 2024
Time: 12.30PM CET
What was, is and will the influence of technologies be on the labour market? How will work be organised in about 10 years and how does it differ from now? What will be the role of humans in a fully automated world?
In this brunch session, you'll explore how technology has historically influenced labour and continues to shape it today. We'll examine past and present technological advancements and their impact on (the organisation of) work. Together, we'll brainstorm about the future of work. Curious about your future job? Join us to predict the future.
This brunch, led by Boris Ney will be part of a bigger tech-related series including a workshop at the Annual Conference in Istanbul. In future sessions we will focus on the influence of AI on (buying) decisions, digital surveillance, the role of data in current economies as well as the influence of using technological devices on health. The focus lies particularly but not solely on the effects on gen Z.

About Boris Ney.
Boris studied psychology and international management at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. He has taught at various UAS in the Netherlands in the field of social work, international HRM, business, hospitality and economics. Currently, Boris works at the faculty of International Business at Windesheim UAS in Zwolle, the Netherlands, teaching critical and creative thinking, organisation theory, technology and culture to (inter)national students. His research interests are related to the cultural determinants of Gen Z in the willingness to adopt affect recognition technologies.

Known for his enthusiastic, energetic and interdisciplinary teaching, Boris Ney simplifies complex concepts to reveal their interconnections, helping students gain deep understanding. He strives to let students look over the rim of the teacup. Simply knowing is not enough: Boris ensures that students understand and comprehend.

Have a look at Boris' Linked in profile here
Members can head over to Basecamp to find the meeting link.

Happy to be in Izmir to meet up with the project team to review progress and work on the Erasmus project looking to support Refugee Tourism Entrepreneurship. Thanks to Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi İtiraf Ediyor for hosting the meetings and their warm hospitality, taking time out of their national holiday weekend to share with us the beautiful scenery and rich history and culture of Türkiye by visiting the spectacular City of Ephesus. Interesting to learn about the different approaches, barriers faced and situations in the partner countries and to listen to lessons learned from the desk research and interviews conducted by partners in Belgium, Croatia, Ireland, Turkey and Ukraine. The data collected will be built into a State of the Art report on the current situation on refugee entrepreneurial support in the partner countries and aims to inform the training materials, mobile app and database to support refugees entrepreneurs across Europe.

Join us for the opening to the Businet Spring Workshops for a special Businet Brunch where we will be joined by Dr Harold Goodwin to lead our discussion on Green Travel in Higher Education.

Businet Brunch | Green Travel in Higher Education
Date: 13 May 2024
Time: 11.30 CET

To open our Businet Spring Workshops 2024 we are delighted to be joined by Dr Harold Goodwin to lead the discussion on Green Travel for Higher Education.

About the Brunch
What responsibility does Higher Education have for providing sustainable mobility and meaningful educational travel experiences for faculty and students? How does the provision of travel-based experiences need to evolve to meet the challenges of sustainability across the triple bottom-line agenda of environmental, social, and economic sustainability in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals? We'll conclude by looking at the changes in regulatory frameworks coming from Europe with the EU Directives on Corporate Sustainability Reporting and Green Claims.

About the Speaker
Dr Harold Goodwin is Founder Director of the Responsible Tourism Partnership (RTP) which works to develop links between UK tour operators and responsible tourism businesses and organisations in destinations and Founder Director of the International Centres for Responsible Tourism 2002.
Harold was Professor of Responsible Tourism Management at Leeds Metropolitan University from 2007 to 2013 and Professor of Responsible Tourism at Manchester Metropolitan University from 2013 until his retirement in 2016. Harold is now an Emeritus Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Since the mid-90’s Harold has been involved in action research, pursuing the concept of responsible tourism in the UK with tour operators and campaigning organisations like VSO and Tearfund in the UK; and in destinations working with industry, governments, and communities to make tourism more sustainable and to enrich host communities. Harold assisted the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism in South Africa to develop practical responsible tourism guidelines.
Harold has worked as a consultant and researcher for the UN World Tourism Organisation, the UK’s DFID, the EU, the World Bank, KPMG, Deloitte & Touche, the International Finance Corporation, the Aga Khan Development Network and the International Trade Centre; and for a host of tour operators including the Association of Independent Tour Operators and the Federation of Tour Operators/ABTA.
In November 2023 Harold was listed in the Global Hall of Fame Academy as the Founder of the Responsible Tourism Movement.
Harold is the World Travel Market’s Responsible Tourism Adviser. He chairs the Judges and oversees the World Responsible Tourism Awards and the family of awards associated with them in Africa, India and Latin America.

This brunch will appeal to a wide variety of staff of member institutions so please circulate information about the Brunch to any colleagues who you think will have an interest in the subject of sustainable and green travel.

We hope you are able to join us for the opening to our Spring Workshops Businet Brunch 2024 and look forward to seeing you there.

A beautiful morning for the kick off of the face to face section of the Businet Busiskills BIP in wellbeing@work. Excited to welcome 60 students from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Poland coming together to research topics related to wellbeing@work. Thank you to Laurence Leonard and Muriel Thunus for inviting me to join in this week once again in this beautiful city, looking forward a great week ahead.

A really interesting Brunch yesterday showcasing a tool which has been created by staff at Avans University to assist students to visualize their impact. Any member who missed the brunch 'Insight into Impact' can find the recording in Basecamp. If you need access to the Brunch folder, let us know so we can add you. Thank you so much to Harmen van Heist and Jaap van Pruijssen for leading our Brunch session, which gave attendees lots of ideas for using your hands-on toolkit in their classrooms and for sharing your work with the network. Want to know more? Get in touch or connect with them on LinkedIn.
Our next brunch will be held on Monday 13th May at the start of our Spring Workshops. The theme of the brunch will be Green Travel and will be led by sustainable tourism expert Harold Goodwin. So don't forget to register and and save the date.

We are days away from the opening of our Game 4 Change Conference in Rotterdam, being hosted at Rotterdam Business School and really looking forward to sharing our project to delegates. Delegates will also hear from a range of experts in the field of gamification in keynotes and take part in workshops on the topic of playful learning in Entrepreneurship education. Businet is proud to be a partner in this exciting project which is developing a Next Generation Entrepreneurship Course and aims to develop a methodology for teachers to gamify or create playful learning in their own classrooms. It's a packed programme, take a look at our project website to learn more https://g4c-nge.eu/conference/

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Proud to have been asked to open the 2024 this morning. Great to see so many young people from around our Businet network taking part ready to take on the challenge of this annual 24 hour online hackathon. From South Africa to Latvia, Norway and Denmark to Belgium, Students will be tackling a waste management challenge presented to them by Danish Waste Management Company Nordvark. The students will work through the night in multicultural teams to come up with creative solutions which will be presented to the jury. I look forward to seeing the results of their hard work tomorrow when I will be part of the jury panel. Good luck and best wishes to everyone and a huge thanks to the dedicated team of staff who give up their sleep to create this exciting opportunity for students.

A great kick off to our Blended Intensive Programme Wellbeing@work this evening. Fantastic to see the videos produced by the students to showcase their countries and their universities. Most impressed by the videography skills and excited to see the results of their research in to the 7 topics related to and meeting them all face to face in the beautiful City of Namur in the Spring. Thank you to LEONARD Laurence and Murielle Thunus for your perfect organisation once again. Looking forward to working alongside colleagues from the Businet network

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Kicking off the EU Erasmus KA2 INSPIRE project in Athlone, Ireland. Read the blog and learn more about the Refugee Tourism Entrepreneurship project in which Businet is a partner.

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It was fantastic to see so many members join us for the final Businet Brunch of 2023. A massive thanks to resident EU funding expert Paul Guest for sharing his time and expertise with us today. A hugely informative and useful presentation providing insights into Erasmus KA2 Funding, with hints and tips for creating successful lump sum funding applications highlighting some of the key changes in the most recent Call for Proposals. Members who were unable to join today's session can find the recording in our Basecamp Brunch folder. Watch out for more Brunch events in 2024 and if you have a topic of interest for a future brunch, get in touch.