Memberships

Universities in Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL), Germany and in Edmonton/Alberta, Canada work together to exchange and develop knowledge. The focus of the cooperation is on the exchange of students and on interdisciplinary collaboration in research. Multilateral relations between all partners involved are intended to supplement, combine and expand the strengths of both regions.

The following institutions in Edmonton are Canadian cooperation partners:

• University of Alberta: www.ualberta.ca
• MacEwan University: www.macewan.ca
• Concordia University of Edmonton: www.concordia.ab.ca
• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology: www.nait.ca
  

The partnering OWL universities from Germany are

• Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI)
• Bielefeld University
• Paderborn University
• TH OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  
  

For further information, please visit https://www.campus-owl.org/alberta.owl/

Contact:

• Vanessa Schaut | +49.521.106-70799 | vanessa.schaut@hsbi.de

HSBI as a GATE-Germany member
HSBI strives to drive the entire university’s internationalisation forward. In this process, membership in the GATE-Germany Consortium for International University Marketing is highly beneficial, in particular for the recruitment of international students. The various services offered by GATE-Germany can be used at reduced member prices, e.g. to advertise study programmes.

The consortium:
Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, GATE-Germany is a consortium for international university marketing of German universities. It also has an office in the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). GATE-Germany supports the universities by providing marketing instruments and expertise in presenting and positioning themselves internationally with their study and research offers. Member universities benefit from the DAAD’s global network of branch offices and information centres as well as the comprehensive international competence and expertise in international university marketing, which the DAAD contributes to the work of GATE-Germany.

The range of services:
GATE-Germany membership opens up access to numerous marketing formats and tools, such as webinars, (virtual) university fairs, advertisements on DAAD websites, advertising study programmes in the annually updated database “International Programmes in Germany,” etc. These formats and instruments are complemented by a large archive of articles, studies and (country-specific) publications. In addition, GATE-Germany offers seminars and workshops for further and continuing education conducted by Internationale DAAD-Akademie (iDA) for which member universities pay reduced participation fees.   

 

Please visit https://www.gate-germany.de/ for an overview of the extensive range of offers.

Contact:

• Weronika Henryka Ludwig | +49.521.106-70797 | weronika.ludwig@hsbi.de

In May 2022, HSBI joined the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) initiative, which aligns institutions of higher education with the United Nations in supporting and contributing to the realization of United Nations goals and mandates, including the promotion and protection of human rights, access to education, sustainability and conflict resolution. In this initiative, compliance with and support for the 17 UN Sustainability Goals are key.

The membership at UNAI combines two of HSBI’s strategic cross-cutting issues: sustainability and internationalisation. In view of the dramatic global developments in the fields of economics, ecology and social affairs, HSBI feels a responsibility to contribute to sustainability and sustainable development. In order to do so, it develops sustainability as one of its central strategic issues through a strategy process in coordinated fields of action that enhance the university’s profile, forming the framework for the sustainable transformation of our university at all levels. The process is then implemented through projects and measures developed by working groups. For our university, the fields of action in which the working groups will be active include study and teaching, research and transfer, campus life, building lifecycle as well as administration and governance.

Together with all members of the university, we want to make our own contribution to sustainable development and also provide an impetus to the region. As a socially responsible university that is open to the world, networking with international organisations and universities is also an important concern for us. UNAI membership enables us to participate in the global exchange of knowledge with more than 1,400 member institutions in more than 147 countries.

More information:

> UN Academic Impact
> Sustainability at HSBI (in German)
> International Strategy for HSBI

Purpose and Strategy of the International Business Studies Exchange Network (IBSEN)

Members:

Representatives from the business faculties of 10 universities representing Europe, Asia, and North America

• Hochschule Bielefeld - University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany
• Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic
• Hallym University, South Korea
• H. Asper School of Business (University of Manitoba), Canada
• Izmir University of Economics, Turkey
• Indian River State College, USA
• South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
• The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
• Université Polytechnique Hauts-De-France, France
• University of Cagliari, Italy

Mission:

To increase intercultural competences and support professional growth of students and staff (academic and administrative) at multicultural level.

Strategic goals:

• To optimise, help, catalyse, and multiply the efforts for succeeding in academic internationalisation.
• To share and benefit from best practices, successes and challenges.
• To build and sustain efficient and productive long term international relationships.
• To foster innovation in teaching methodology based on applied research.

Operational goals:

• To exchange student and staff among partner institutions.
• To develop active and fruitful working academic relationships among students and staff.
• To facilitate student cooperation among partners.
• To participate in international calls of various types.
• To support students seeking international internships/placements.
• To promote cooperation/alliances between companies, public organisations and universities.
• To arrange opportunities to discuss and share experiences.
• To establish formalised bilateral or multilateral agreements.
• To establish double degrees, joint degrees, and common academic programmes.
• To ensure the continuity of active membership and mutual support.
• To develop innovative teaching methods.
• To develop joint teaching material.
  
  

Concept for meetings:

• Twice a year (May and November) – the date depends on the host university
• 2 or 3 days
• each meeting will have 4 sessions (teaching, business/ institutions, internal meetings, interaction) – each one half a day except of business/ institutions

For more information, please visit the IBSEN website: https://www.ibsen-network.com/

Contact:

• Prof. Dr. Riza Öztürk | Dean of Bielefeld School of Business, Professor for Mathematics and Statistics in Economics, Head of int. Program (ISM) | riza.oeztuerk@hsbi.de
• Ass. jur. Nermin Karaoglu | International Coordinator of Bielefeld School of Business | nermin.karaoglu@hsbi.de

 

IBSEN meeting May 2022 at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

 

IBSEN meeting November 2021 via Zoom

 

IBSEN meeting May 2021 via Zoom

IBSEN meeting November 2020 via Zoom

IBSEN meeting May 2020 via Zoom

 IBSEN meeting November 2019 at Izmir University of Economics, Turkey

 IBSEN meeting May 2019 at Hallym University, South Korea

HSBI is an active member of “Scholars at Risk” (SAR), an international network of over 500 universities from 38 countries. SAR is committed to protecting persecuted scholars, preventing attacks on higher education and promoting academic freedom.

“By joining ‘Scholars at Risk,’ HSBI is showing solidarity with lecturers, researchers and students who are threatened in many countries because they peacefully express their ideas and ask questions,” says President Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Schramm-Wölk. “Academic freedom is one of the core values of universities.  As an SAR member organisation, we demonstrate our commitment and assume the responsibility to maintain and promote freedom of expression both on a local and global level.”

According to the “Free to Think” report recently published by SAR, students and lecturers worldwide are being threatened due to their academic work and opinions. Threats range from travel restrictions and unjustified dismissals to prison sentences and violence. “Attacks on higher education narrow the space in which people can think freely and ask questions about complex and controversial issues,” says Robert Quinn, Executive Director of SAR. “Our member institutions play a central role in protecting scholars who are threatened by these attacks, and thus contribute to a stronger and safer academic community.”

SAR member institutions support persecuted students and lecturers, for example, by providing temporary employment in research and teaching, by publicly condemning attacks on higher education or through initiatives that promote academic freedom. Judith Peltz (judith.peltz@hsbi.de), Head of the International Office, is available to answer any questions you may have about opportunities to engage with Scholars at Risk.

For more information, please visit www.scholarsatrisk.org

HSBI (formerly FH Bielefeld) received the Distinguished Service Award from SAR in 2020.

 

HSBI’s support offers for scholars at risk

Please find HSBI’s support offers for scholars at risk on the Welcome Center website.

Contact:

• Judith Peltz | +49.521.106-7710 | judith.peltz@hsbi.de

EURAXESS is a Europe-wide network that aims to promote the international mobility of researchers. HSBI’s Welcome Center is a member of the German EURAXESS network. It bundles service centres, so-called EURAXESS Centres, which advise researchers who come to Germany to teach or conduct research. In addition, EURAXESS can be used to advertise jobs and scholarships internationally.

Contact:

• Maximilian Köster | +49.521.106-70897 | maximilian.koester@hsbi.de

Information text from the DHIK’s website:

The German University Consortium for International Cooperations (DHIK) is an association of 36 German universities of applied sciences and one Swiss university of applied sciences that together conduct exchange and double degree programs with international universities in applied engineering sciences.
The programs connect application-based university teaching with the university system of the partner country.
This way, future engineers do not only receive a practical education, but also interdisciplinary knowledge, international and intercultural competencies and problem-solving skills for the industry and economy of both countries.

Further information on the DHIK and the cooperations: https://www.dhik.org/

• Overview and short introduction CDHAW
• Detailed participation information for China can be found HERE.
• Detailed participation information for Mexico can be found HERE.
• Detailed participation information for India can be found HERE.

Press release on HSBI joining the DHIK (German only): https://www.hsbi.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/staerkung-internationaler-kooperationen

HSBI has been a member of the Groningen Declaration Network (GDN) since April 2020. The GDN is an association of universities, ministries, digital service providers and scientific and educational organisations in 29 countries worldwide. The core objective of the network is to create a global student data ecosystem in order to remove barriers to mobility in studies and working life.

Promoting internationalisation is one of HSBI's most important strategic goals. However, international mobilities are always associated with administrative hurdles because they require the transmission of student and personal data, the authentication of which is often a problem. As a member of the GDN, HSBI helps to ensure that students can share authenticated study data when, where and with whom they want. The data ownership and personal rights of students are protected at all times.

With its membership of the GDN, HSBI commits to the statutes, objectives, regulations, Code of Conduct and ethical principles of the GDN as well as to participation in working groups and committees. It actively pursues the goal of facilitating international mobility by providing solutions for the transfer of student data during and beyond the study programme. As part of the DAAD and BMBF-funded Digital Mobil @ HSBI project, for example, HSBI is implementing EMREX in the new campus management system to facilitate secure data exchange.

Contact:

• Dr. Juana Salas Poblete | +49.521.106-70881 | juana.salas@hsbi.de

Validation via the GDN website.

The China-NRW University Alliance is an academic partnership between universities in China and North Rhine-Westphalia. The cooperation was concluded in 2006 and aims to strategically network joint German-Chinese activities.

Members of the China-NRW University Alliance include renowned universities in China, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, as well as several universities in NRW:

• HSBI
• University of Cologne
• TU Dortmund University
• University of Münster
• University of Siegen
• University of Wuppertal

Activities are coordinated by the University of Cologne. In 2007, a service office in the German Center Beijing was established.

Its services include public relations at university fairs, support in the recruitment of prospective (doctoral) students, support in the development of new activities, the maintenance of contacts with Chinese and German companies and the arrangement of work placements. In addition, students and doctoral candidates of the participating German universities are offered a free language and regional studies summer programme in Beijing.

In Germany, the alliance’s services include joint applications, coordination of public relations, the establishment of an alumni database and the organisation of regular lecture series with a China-related background.

The China-NRW University Alliance is an important step towards international cooperation and intercultural exchange in the field of higher education.