Track I: Enhancing our students' experiences with student exchange

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Presenters: John Hammond, Caroline Reid, Nosheen Rachel-Naseem, Sophie Ball, Dominic Lenaghan and Matilda Filolli

Caroline Reid, Dominic Lenaghan & Nosheen Rachel-Naseem,

Caroline, John, Nosheen, Sophie, Dominic and  Matilda delivered a fantastic session highlighting the importance of student exchange and the significant role it can play in enhancing the student experience. The session covered  how an exchange could be incorporated into the curriculum and drew on the extensive experience of the speakers and the many years they share of organising, promoting  and participating in student exchange. The session went some way to dispel many of the myths that have grown up around the difficulties of organising and managing student exchange and showed that the benefits to both student and institution far outweigh any perceived problems of fitting exchange into the Universities academic structures, it is in fact surprisingly straight forward.

The session also highlighted the need to encourage more of our students and staff to take up this unique opportunity  as although Middlesex has over 130 partners and an exceptional student exchange programme we still receive far more students than we send out. With the introduction of fees an exchange is an incredibly effective way of adding value to a student’s degree and of developing vital employability and skills, it is something that can give a real edge to our students in an increasingly globalised, mobile and competitive jobs market.

If the audience was left in any doubt of the benefits of exchange the compelling account from two Middlesex students, Dominic and  Matilda, further highlighted the huge benefits to be gained. Both students had very different experiences but shared a common belief that it had fundamentally changed them and allowed them to develop as both individuals and learners.

I, for one, will be taking away how important this is for us as an institution and will be doing my best to arrange my own exchange in the coming year......yes staff can go on exchange too.

Alex Chapman, CLTE

Track I Reid

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Track F: Post-graduate exchange programme in US (MU London, Loyola University Chicago)

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Presenter: Dr Evangelos Moustakas, Middlesex University

Since October 2006, an International Exchange Program has been organised for graduate students between the Business School Marketing Department and Loyola University of Chicago. The current collaboration has been initiated by Dr. Raymond Benton Jr. (Professor at Loyola University Chicago) and Dr Evangelos Moustakas (Middlesex University in London). More specifically, during 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, a group of graduate students of Middlesex University have been accompanied to Chicago. Students had the opportunity to attend lectures and workshops at the School of Business Administration (Department of Marketing) of Loyola University Chicago. Graduate students from both Universities were given the opportunity to attend Marketing classes and take part in professional residential visits which included Microsoft Technology Centre, Google Corporation, Chicago Bulls' United Centre Arena and Chicago Board of Trade, as well as research workshops at the University of Illinois in Chicago and at the Columbia University in Chicago.

Evangelos shared his experiences with interested conference delegates, describing how the trip had been planned, funded and delivered as well as discussing possibilities for further improvement. He was able to answer questions from delegates about cultural differences and give evidence how exchanges can improve employability chances, confidence and achievement for Middlesex students.

Carole Davis, CLTE

Track F Moustakas

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Presenter profile - Track F: Evangelos Moustakas

Post-Graduate Exchange Programme in US (Middlesex University in London, Loyola University Chicago)

Evangelos Moustakas

Dr Evangelos Moustakas is an expert in the area of e-Marketing and Social Media and Chair of the Special Interest Group in e-marketing at the Academy of Marketing in the UK. Evangelos holds a doctorate in e-marketing from Middlesex University, a Master of Science in e-Commerce and two Undergraduate degrees in Business Administration and Accounting. He has authored over a dozen research publications and presented his work at International Conferences. He is a regular, invited columnist to several practitioner IT and Digital Technology magazines and keynote speaker at International Conferences in Europe, US and the Middle East.

His presentation at the Learning Planet Event will be delivered electronically from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.(Using a product called Adobe Connect)