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ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum,

September 12, 2017

PARTICIPANT

Venue

ICEF GmbHAm Hofgarten 953113 Bonn, Germany

Tel: + 49 228 201 19 0Web: www.icef.com

Avda Diego Martinez Barrio 8 41013 Seville Spain

Tel +34 95 4548500 Email ►nhcollectionsevilla@nh-hotels.com Website ►www.nh-collection.com/hotel/nh-collection-sevilla

NH Collection Sevilla

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Hotel Accommodation

EAIE Annual Conference 2017

NH Collection SevillaThe ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum 2017 will take place in the Salon Andalucia of the NH Collection Hotel, Sevilla.

RateWe are pleased to offer you a preferential rate of EUR 125 per night per single/double room in the NH Collection Sevilla, where the forum will be taking place. The above rates include breakfast and 10% VAT. A booking form can be found ►here.

BookingsThe preferential rate is available for bookings from September 11 (check-in) to September 13 (check-out) and is subject to availability. For bookings outside this period the regular room rates become applicable. Rooms can be booked subject to availability until August 12, 2017. They will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Check-In / Check-OutEarliest possible check-in time is 15:00 and latest check-out time is 12:00.

AmenitiesThe stylish, modern NH Collection Sevilla, located in Seville’s business and financial district, marries contemporary design with a high level of comfort, outstanding meeting and conference facilities and the best in local, seasonal cuisine. The 252 rooms include many with panoramic city views, and all boast the latest technology and thoughtful touches to make your visit special.

Further information is available at ►https://www.nh-collection.com/hotel/nh-collection-sevilla

Participants of the ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum will be able to benefit from the synergy of the ►The 29th Annual EAIE Conference taking place immediately after the ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum at the ►Seville Conference and Exhibition Centre (FIBES).

If you are also attending the EAIE Annual Conference, please refer to the hotel booking website of the ►EAIE.

Venue hotel

Visa Requirements

Please contact your local Spanish Consulate or Embassy and enquire about visa regulations for your particular country and how to obtain a visa. As the visa procedures can be rather time consuming we recommend to obtain this information as soon as possible. For more information and applications, please refer to the website of the ►Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Please check regulations carefully well ahead before travelling. If you require a letter of invitation, please contact ►cirrgang@icef.com for further assistance. Please note that ICEF can only provide you with a letter of invitation for the duration of the forum from September 11 to 13. Deadline for invitation letter requests is August 9, 2017.

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Forwarding of Promotional Material

Delivery DateYour materials for the ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum should arrive from Wednesday, September 6, 2017 (but not before) to allow you sufficient time to check if your packages have arrived and been delivered correctly.

Please contact a courier of your choice.

Package PreparationWhen calculating the amount of promotional materials to send to Seville, please bear in mind that you will have a maximum of 10 pre-scheduled meetings of 30 minutes each. Please refer to the ►Shipping Instructions & Delivery Label for detailed information, customs requirements and a delivery label template.

You can also upload documents into Marcom eSchedule PRO and make them available to potential partners prior to the event. You can upload up to five files with a maximum combined size of 5MB for all files, accepted formats are pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pps, ppsx.

Arrive from Wednesday, September 6 in Seville

Organisation‘s / Company‘s Name (Sender)

To:

ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum September 12, 2017

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Please use the above labels to help us and the venue identify your shipments.Place one on the top and one on the side of each piece shipped to ensure correct delivery.

PLEASE NOTE: Your material for the ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum should arrive on or after Wednesday, September 6, in Seville (but not before).

Hotel NH Collection Sevilla Attn: Alejandro Fraile / Room Malaga Avda Diego Martinez Barrio 8 41013 Sevilla Spain

Tel: +34 954 54 85 00

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To:

ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum September 12, 2017

Event:

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Hotel NH Collection Sevilla Attn: Alejandro Fraile / Room Malaga Avda Diego Martinez Barrio 8 41013 Sevilla Spain

Tel: +34 954 54 85 00

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Arrival in Seville

Sevilla San Pablo AirportTaxis: The journey takes about 30 minutes and the cost is approx. EUR 25, depending on traffic and your final destination. The taxi rank is just in front of the terminal.

Bus: Bus line EA commutes to the center of the city and vice versa with several stops. The bus stop closest to the hotel is Apeadero San Bernardo (Hotel NH Viapol), approx. 600m from the hotel. The ticket can be bought directly from the driver and costs EUR 4 one way. The journey takes about 20-30 minutes, depending on traffic. A bus schedule and more information can be found ►here.

AVE Rail Station

Taxis: The cost of a taxi is approximately EUR 8.

Bus: City bus line C2 from the rail station stops at Ramón y Cajal (Facultad Empresariales), 400m from the hotel, on the same street.

Further information can be found at ►www.raileurope.com/european-trains/ave/how-to-book.html

By Car

Instructions on how to get to the NH Collection Sevilla are available at ►www.nh-collection.com/hotel/nh-collection-sevilla/map. The NH Collection Sevilla offers off-site indoor parking at EUR 14 per day.

30 min driving distance to the Hotel NH Collection Sevilla.The fare by taxi is around € 25.

10 min driving distance to the Hotel NH Collection Sevilla.The fare by taxi is around € 8.

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Scheduling Meetings

Scheduling Meetings Prior to the Event Approximately 4 weeks prior to the event you will receive access to the Marcom eSchedule PRO online meeting scheduling system. Marcom eSchedule PRO allows you to select potential partners according to geographical origin, programmes, type of partnership sought, or date of inclusion in the system, as well as to send personalised meeting requests. Please note that the deadline for confirming / requesting meetings is September 11, 9:00 Seville time. If you are using eSchedule PRO for the first time, we recommend to take a look at the ►Getting Started Information as well as ►Marcom’s video tutorials.

Scheduling Meetings During the Event New: In case your schedule is not full at the close of Marcom eSchedule PRO, you will now have the possibility to maximise the number of your meetings through Marcom Onsite, a web-based application that will enable you to schedule last-minute meetings, message other event participants, view onsite workshop information and access your latest schedule.Marcom Onsite complements eSchedule PRO and will open on September 11, once eSchedule PRO closes.

Your Catalogue Entry

Update Your ProfileOnce you have logged on to the Marcom eSchedule PRO online meeting scheduling system for the first time, you will be asked to edit your profile, which you may change at a later date. It is very important that you take the time to enter your institution’s description, as participants will use this information before requesting or confirming meetings with you and it will also appear in the ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum catalogue. If you wish to add your institution’s logo and up to two representatives’ portrait-style pictures, please upload them into your profile. Photos and logos should have the highest resolution possible (without exceeding the max. size of 4 MB). They should be uploaded in JPEG, JPG, PNG or GIF format (please make sure the representative’s name appears in the file name). If your files have a different format, please use the following ►image converter.Please complete your catalogue entry by August 18, 2017 to ensure that your institution’s profile is included in the printed catalogue.

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Onsite Registration Procedures

Onsite registration will take place on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, from 8:00 to 8:45 at the ICEF hospitality and registration desk in front of the Salon Andalucia on the ground floor of the NH Collection Sevilla. There you will receive your registration package including your badge, a print-out of your meeting schedule as well as the ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum catalogue.

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ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum For International Higher Education Institutions

Programme 8:00 – 8:45 Registration of participants, Welcome coffee Foyer, Salon Andalucia

8:45 – 9:30 Due Diligence in Practice Salon Andalucia Rachel Soundy, Senior Associate, Eversheds Sutherland, United Kingdom Liz Smith, Director, Hutchinson Cartwright Ltd., United Kingdom Chair: Reg Jordan, Professor Emeritus, Newcastle University, United Kingdom

9:30 – 10:15 Strategic International Public-Private Partnership as a Growth Model Salon Andalucia Peter Birdsall, Director, Wittenborg University of Applied Science, Netherlands Peter Odgers, Principle Lecturer, University of Brighton, United Kingdom

10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break Foyer, Salon Andalucia

10:30 – 11:15 Partnering to Create Student Opportunities Salon Andalucia Sarah Todd, Vice President, Global Griffith University, Australia Helen Zimmerman, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Navitas, Australia

11:15 – 12:00 PLuS Alliance Global Knowledge Network Salon Andalucia Vinita Chanan, Director PLuS Alliance in the Office of the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of New South Wales, Australia

12:00 – 12:30 Closing Panel Salon Andalucia Peter Birdsall, Director, Wittenborg University of Applied Science, Netherlands Vinita Chanan, Director PLuS Alliance in the Office of the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of New South Wales, Australia Reg Jordan, Professor Emeritus, Newcastle University, United Kingdom Sarah Todd, Vice President, Global Griffith University, Australia Chair: Joanna Turner, Business Development Manager, ICEF, Germany

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch First floor

13:30 – 16:00 1-to-1 meetings (5 x 30 minutes) Salon Andalucia

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break Foyer, Salon Andalucia

16:30 – 19:00 1-to-1 meetings (5 x 30 minutes) Salon Andalucia

19:00 - 21:00 Networking reception Pool Deck, Second floor

Platinum Sponsor

ICEF GmbH, Am Hofgarten 9, 53113 Bonn, Germany • Tel + 49 228 201 19 0 • Fax + 49 228 201 19 44 ►info@icef.com ►www.icef.com

Please refer to the ►Event Programme for further details

Exhibitor Tables

Exhibitors will be able to access their display tables on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 from 7:30 onwards. Each display table will be covered with a white table cloth and will have access to an electricity outlet. Table signage with name and logo of each institution as well as a literature display rack will be provided.

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Seminars

The seminar programme on Tuesday morning will offer informative sessions on models of HE to HE collaboration used across the globe. Best practice for different models will be illustrated in terms of due diligence, strategy, development and growth. Seminars will take place between 8:45 and 12:30 in the Salon Andalucia on the ground floor of the NH Collection Sevilla.

Seminar Programme • September 12, 2017

Seminar Room 1

8:45 –

9:30

Due Diligence in Practice

Rachel Soundy, Senior Associate, Eversheds Sutherland, United KingdomLiz Smith, Director, Hutchinson Cartwright Limited, United Kingdom

Chair: Reg Jordan, Professor Emeritus, Newcastle University, United Kingdom

9:30 –

10:15

Strategic International Public-Private Partnership as a Growth Model

Peter Birdsall, Director, Wittenborg University of Applied Science, NetherlandsPeter Odgers, Principle Lecturer, University of Brighton, United Kingdom

10:15 –

10:30Coffee Break

10:30 –

11:15

Partnering to Create Student Opportunities

Sara Todd, Vice President, Global Griffith University, AustraliaHelen Zimmerman, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Navitas, Australia

11:15–

12:00

PLuS Alliance Global Knowledge Network

Vinita Chanan, Director PLuS Alliance in the Office of the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of New South Wales, Australia

12:00–

12:30

Closing Panel

Peter Birdsall, Director, Wittenborg University of Applied Science, NetherlandsVinita Chanan, Director PLuS Alliance in the Office of the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor,

University of New South Wales, Australia

Reg Jordan, Professor Emeritus, Newcastle University, United KingdomSara Todd, Vice President, Global Griffith University, Australia

Chair: Joanna Turner, Business Development Manager, ICEF, Germany

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ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum For International Higher Education Institutions

Please refer to the ►Seminar Overview for session topics and times

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Due Diligence in Practice

Rachel Soundy, Liz Smith, Reg Jordan

►Session description

This session will explain why it is crucial for a university exploring to establish a presence abroad to carry out legal, financial and academic due diligence on potential partners and on the applicable local framework before formalising any legally binding arrangements.

At the end of this session, participants will appreciate that due diligence is not just a regulatory requirement for UK universities, but that it is an invaluable information gathering exercise and a most effective tool to minimise long term risks for all the parties involved.

This session will also showcase the considerable legal and regulatory challenges that parties may need to tackle at an early stage. The establishment of the first medical campus of a UK university overseas: Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) in Johor, Malaysia will set the framework and illustrate this session. NUMed provides undergraduate degrees in Medicine (MB BS) and Biomedical Sciences (BSc), as well as opportunities for postgraduate study. The programmes of study are identical to Newcastle’s UK-based provision, and lead to the award of the same degrees, conferred by Newcastle University, UK. By choosing to study at NUMed Malaysia, students will obtain a reputable UK qualification, from an internationally recognised university, at a cost significantly less than that of studying for the same degrees in the UK.

►SpeakersRachel Soundy Senior Associate,Eversheds Sutherland, United Kingdom

Rachel is a senior associate at Eversheds Sutherland and specialises in advising education institutions on their commercial arrangements, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures/partnerships both in the United Kingdom and globally. She is qualified solicitor in England and Wales.

Rachel has advised on a broad range of international collaborations and strategic partnerships, acting for education institutions from both the private and public sector. She has been involved in the establishment of international campuses for UK universities and the establishment of UK campuses for overseas universities, particularly in relation to student pathways.

She spent nine months on secondment as an in-house legal counsel for an international expansion team and was recently on secondment as an in-house legal counsel to an international private higher education provider.

8:45 - 9:30

Please refer to the full ►Seminar Programme for further details

Refreshments and Lunches

Refreshments will be served on September 12 at 8:00, 10:15 and 16:00. Coffee, tea and water will be available throughout the event. Lunch will be provided from 12:30 to 13:30 on the first floor of the hotel.

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Seville - General Information

Seville is the capital of Andalusia and the cultural and financial centre of southern Spain. Today Seville is Spain’s 4th largest city with 1.6 million people living in the metropolitan area. Seville is famous for its rich cultural history since Roman times, being the city of Carmen, Don Juan and Figaro. Her exceptional wealth following the discovery of the New World still shows in the city’s architecture. Seville has built on its tourism industry since the 19th century, playing host to the Exposición Ibero-Americana in 1929 and the WorldExpo in 1992. The city is buzzing with festivals, colour and a thriving nightlife scene.

Quick facts:

Language: Spanish

Time Zone: GMT +1

Temperature: Average temperatures in September are around 35°C during the day and 18°C at night.

Currency: The official currency is the Euro (EUR). For current exchange rates please see ►x-rates.

Electricity: 220 volts

Plug type: The Type F electrical plug has two round pins. Please bring your own adaptors, if necessary!

More information about Seville can be found at ►www.visitasevilla.es/en

If you have any questions prior to the event, please do not hesitate to contact us.We look forward to welcoming you to Seville!

Kind regards,

Charlotte Irrgang

Evening Networking Reception

We cordially invite you to attend a networking reception on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 from 19:00 to 21:00 on the pool deck on the second floor of the hotel.

The dress code is smart casual. Please note that participants not wearing their event badge may not be admitted.