EUTOPIA Diversity and Inclusion Month 2024

6 November
14h00-16h00: Webinar Neurodiversity in the Workplace (ONLINE)
Language: English
Information: After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link to join the webinar
Contact: Annelore Wils (annelore.wils@vub.be)
Sign up for the webinar now by filling out this form: https://forms.office.com/e/6WvmXu01v2

Did you know that as many as 1 in 5 adults have a neurodivergent brain? Think of people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, giftedness, or high sensitivity. While communication is different for everyone, neurodivergent employees often feel misunderstood, which can lead to frustration. Fortunately, with the right approach, we can easily prevent this.  
Neurodivergent individuals bring unique perspectives that can enrich the work culture and improve the well-being of all employees. By considering their sensitivities, you gain a significant advantage as a manager, colleague, or team leader.   

During the "Neurodiversity in the Workplace" webinar, which is part of the EUTOPIA Diversity & Inclusion month, we will discuss how to improve communication for everyone, with a special focus on neurodivergent employees. We will cover: 

• How to effectively communicate expectations and tasks within your team

• How to make meetings more efficient and accessible for everyone

• How to develop an inclusive communication style, both internally and externally.

Programme: Coming soon

The following two events are open to all: 

18 November
10h00–12h00: Higher Education through the lens of Intersectionality  (ONLINE)
By:  Memory Mphaphuli (VUB), Paulo Pamplona Corte-Real (NOVA), Sabrina Marchetti (UNIVE)
Chair: Marie Marchand (CYU).
Registration opens soon!  
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22 November
10h00-12h00: Roundtable Inclusiv(E)UTOPIA? How can alliances build a truly inclusive culture? 
 By: 
Chair: Ana Tamas
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As a part of this mission, the inclusion Group and HR Group are joining forces to offer a staff training workshop on the topic during the EUTOPIA-week at CY Cergy Paris University on the:
 
28-29 November 2024
Workshop: Inclusion – HR staff training workshop on diversity and inclusion 
CY Cergy Paris University. CLOSED EVENT.
Training workshop facilitator:  Lillemor Dahlgren, development manager at Human Resources, University of Gothenburg.
Event coordinators and registration: Catherine Gillo Nilsson on behalf of the Inclusion Group,  Jonathan Millins on behalf of the HR-group.
Purpose of the Workshop: To provide participating staff members with the relevant knowledge and skills to promote diversity, equality and inclusion within their institution and across the EUTOPIA alliance, as well to disseminate their knowledge and assist colleagues and students in skills development activities related to strengthening EUTOPIA's efforts to transform universities to an open and inclusive academy.
29th November: A day dedicated to the notion of consent, organized by the CROUS of Versailles, taking place at CR Cergy Paris Universités, Les Chênes. There will be a bus from the association called "En avant toutes", that will provide information regarding consent and sexist and sexual violence + dedication session (at lunch) with Charline Vermon, a sexologist. 

Programme: Coming soon

11 November 10h00-12h00: Inclusion and Internationalisation at Home

As part of EUTOPIA’s Inclusion Month 2024, we are hosting an online seminar to explore the relationship between two key concepts in the EUTOPIA Alliance: ‘inclusion’ and ‘internationalisation at home’. How do universities foster an international presence and mindset on campus, and how does this intersect with DEI priorities? What is the role of a European University Alliance in promoting internationalisation at home, and how can EUTOPIA do this in an inclusive way? We will hear from staff and students in various EUTOPIA partners, who will share perspectives both from their own local context and from cross-cultural initiatives they have worked on. There will be ample space for attendees to ask questions and contribute to the discussion. We look forward to seeing you!

• Venue: Online via Zoom or On-site at the University of Gothenburg, Pedagogen House A, room AK2 137
• Join the webinar
• Registration link
• Download the programme
• Chair: Catherine Gillo-Nilson

19 November,  10.30-11.30 - A Book Launch Event: Supervision in social work: learning from success.1st ed. Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana Press, 2024
The Author: Dr. Petra Videmšek is a lecturer at the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Ljubljana. She was the lead for the EUTOPIA Inclusion work package in EUTOPIA2050, which resulted in the EUTOPIA Inclusion Framework and EUTOPIA MORE Inclusion Manifesto. More recently, she has focused on developing the field of supervision, providing training for those wishing to train as supervisors and supporting a range of practitioners in their personal and professional development through supervision sessions. Most recently, in June 2024, she took over the management of the newly established Office for Equality and Inclusion (PEV) at the University of Ljubljana.
“Supervision was, and still is recognised as a necessary part of practice, although a review of literature shows that there is little evidence on what it means in practice (Ming-sum, 2005; Wonnacott 2014)”. This shows the complexity of the supervision process, which entails, amongst others, flexibility and responsiveness to the diverse needs of the group. “It is a lifelong learning process for practitioners”. Welcome to this one-time event, where Petra shares the result of her creative journey with us and engages us in conversations to speak openly and honestly about emotions and situations we face in practice. There will also be time for Q&A.

• Venue:  On-site atALC-Haga, University of Gothenburg  OR Online at  https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/66042004872
• Moderator: Catherine Gillo Nilsson, Coordinator EUTOPIA MORE Inclusion Group,  University of Gothenburg.
• The event is open to all,  both students and staff.

20 November, 13.15-15.00 (CET) “My Land Lives in Me” (Alan Gilsenan, 2019): On the edge of environmental displacement.
“Can storytelling be a vehicle for transforming our connections and boundaries between self and others in times of climate emergence and displacement
More information and registration at “My Land Lives in Me” (Alan Gilsenan, 2019): on the edge of environmental displacement | University of Gothenburg

• Lecture / Seminar 
• Language: English
• Venue: Online. Open to all. 

25 November, 17.00-20.00  (CET):A follow-up workshop to the "Make your own Passport workshop" at this year’s Democracy Festival. This is an on-site event at a community venue and in collaboration with the Gothenburg section of the Support Group Network (an NGO that supports refugees / migrants in the Swedish society). The event will provide a space for encounters,  continued dialogues and reflections on the issues around, amongst others, intercultural encounters and communication, values clarifications,  inclusion and exclusion. The workshop aims to promote intercultural understanding and mutual respect.

• Venue: YesBox
• Address: Gamlestadens Fabriker, Hus B13 Väverigatan 411 Göteborg 415

• Venue: Studenternas Hus, Götebergsgatan 17 Göteborg
• Language: English
• Facilitators: Catherine Gillo Nilsson, Peer trainer and consultant Nils Pasi Nävert, Amelie Klamm, Sara Grevsjö,  Welcome Services
• Venue: This is an on-site event. Registration opens soon.

11 November,
10h00-12h00: Inclusion and Internationalisation 
As part of EUTOPIA’s Inclusion Month 2024, we are hosting an online seminar to explore the relationship between two key concepts in the EUTOPIA Alliance: ‘inclusion’ and ‘internationalisation at home’. How do universities foster an international presence and mindset on campus, and how does this intersect with DEI priorities? What is the role of a European University Alliance in promoting internationalisation at home, and how can EUTOPIA do this in an inclusive way? We will hear from staff and students in various EUTOPIA partners, who will share perspectives both from their own local context and from cross-cultural initiatives they have worked on. There will be ample space for attendees to ask questions and contribute to the discussion. We look forward to seeing you!
Venue: Online via Zoom or On-site at the University of Gothenburg, Pedagogen House A, room AK2 137
Join the webinar
Registration link
Download the programme
Chair: Catherine Gilo Nilson

Events organized by the Warwick-led-Connected Communities
Contact person: Melina Dalmas, University of Warwick

1. Multilingualism & Diversity CLC
12-16 November: Autumn School on Multilingualism in Brussels and other Super diverse environments (VUB campus)
Here below is an overview. The planning process is still ongoing so that more descriptions will come. This Autumn, the School will gather students and researchers from Linguistics, Languages, and Literature to work around the theme of Multilingualism in super diverse environments such as Brussels, Stellenchosch, New York City, etc. There will be lectures and seminars from academics and students that are part of our CLC, and, on the last of the School, students will visit some flagship institutions in Brussels. 

2. Global Connections CLC
21 October - 21 November, Global connections: a transdisciplinary approach "Across Borders: A transdisciplinary Dialogue on Migration", (ONLINE)
The EUTOPIA Learning Community, ‘Global Connections’, will host a learning opportunity for students interested in building working relationships across borders, engaging in intercultural discussions about migration, and becoming part of a multidisciplinary research team. Together, students will critically explore perspectives on migration and the opportunities and challenges these present and investigate the extent to which this ‘translate’ across borders and academic disciplines. Student teams will then have four weeks to create an artefact in the format of their choice based on their research. They will present their work and participate in a Q&A session in front of an academic panel on 21 November.
CLOSED EVENT

3. Global Health CC
2 November, 
9h00-17h00: International Conference for Public Health Students
In November 2024, the Connected Community will be hosting an inaugural student research conference at the University of Warwick and online, bringing together future leaders of public health. The theme is "Advancing Healthy and Wellbeing for All". 
There is still time to register to attend, either in person or online!
More information is available on the conference website.

Video resources

• World’s only testosterone patch for menopause (research presentation by Professor David Haddleston)

• Warwick Inclusion Conference: Keynote speech by Professor Olivette Otele

• Forum for Leaders of Inclusive Cultures: Video recordings of past events

• Interview: Disabled Students Code of Practice (audio podcast)

• Interview: Information & Digital Group’s Women’s Leadership Programme (audio podcast)