We increasingly work digitally: we communicate via Teams or chat and collaborate in shared documents. It’s efficient, but it also makes collaboration feel more distant. You know what your colleagues are working on, but less about who they are. The spontaneous chats disappear and it’s no longer a given you can put a face to a name. However, it’s precisely those informal connections that make the difference and create genuine connection. Meeting in person isn’t about nostalgia, it’s an investment in collaboration. Pintra spoke to a range of teams, from library staff and researchers to administrative teams. Everywhere, the message was the same: seeing each other pays off.
Internationalisation doesn’t have to mean packing a suitcase for a semester abroad. At UAntwerp, internationalisation is taking shape this academic year through seven Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs), spread across different faculties. Students and lecturers from different countries learn with and from each other.
The Antwerp School of Education (ASoE) celebrated its anniversary at the beginning of May with a festive study afternoon. For the past 10 years, the academic expertise centre has been building bridges between research, education and practice. We spoke to four key figures about the evolution of the teaching profession and the power of collaboration. ‘When major changes in direction are made, we’re often involved in shaping them.’
Did you know that UAntwerp has been developing its own software for institutes of higher learning, heritage institutions and museums in Belgium and abroad for more than 25 years? What started as a collaboration between five partners has grown into a unique network and a powerful set of digital solutions. For many years, these were known as Anet and Brocade. With the name change to Wander, that story is now more visible than ever. Head of service Véronique Rega explains why this change is happening and what it means.
Veronique Rega from the Library and Archives Department explains how the renovation of the library on Campus Groenenborger was a collaboration with students.
