UNIC Lightning Bites: Accessibility and Inclusion

UNIC's Lightning Bites series features short, impactful talks from diverse perspectives.

Join us for three days of bite-size talks where we will explore how higher education institutions can become more accessible and inclusive from the policy, staff, and student point of view. To attend this online event series, please register here.

Monday 17th March:

• 14:00-14:30: Loïc Sauvage, University of Liege: The difference between accessibility, integration and inclusion. Why this distinction is essential as a first step towards an inclusive university policy.
• 14:30-15:00: Birce Altıok, Koc University: How Institutions Practice Diversity: International Students and Inclusion Across Higher Education.

Tuesday 18th March:

• 14:00-14:30: Aneta Pawłowska, Magdalena Górska, Adam Drozdowski, University of Lodz: The role of the Institute of Art History at the University of Lodz in the promotion of activities in the area of the inclusivity of culture and art
• 14:30-15:00: Maroun Tabbal, University College Cork: Universal Design in the Curriculum: At the Heart of Learning

Wednesday 19th March:

• 14:00-14:30: Robin Bleser, Ruhr University Bochum:Taking up space: Autism, Accessibility and Obstacles from a Student Perspective
• 14:30-15:00: Björn Frauendienst, Ruhr University Bochum: Built to change – Strategy and structures to establish better study conditions for people with disabilities at RUB