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Wednesday 12 April at 13.30 – 15.00 (local time CEST, Antwerp, Belgium)
at Cumulus Antwerp 2023 conference
Onsite: the University of Antwerp, Rector Dhanis, Kleine Kauwenberg 14, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Room: K.103

Thursday 13 April at 15.30 – 17.00 (local time CEST, Antwerp, Belgium)
at Cumulus Antwerp 2023 conference
Onsite: the University of Antwerp, Rector Dhanis, Kleine Kauwenberg 14, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Room: K.102
Online: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87859279548

With more than twenty years’ history, X-files is the oldest working group of the Cumulus association. It is a forum for international networking, a vehicle for the cultivation of existing collaborations and the discovery of new opportunities, as well as a platform for global engagement and interaction. The leadership team of X-files is working on developing a toolset for academic internationalisation, specifically for higher education institutions of art and design.

Our main objectives are:
– To facilitate collaborations during the Cumulus conference and to provide members with tools to sustain conversations.
– To help members find prospective partners and lay the groundwork for new collaborations.
– To provide space and time to all Cumulus conference attendees to connect with an active network of international academic programs.
– To establish networking opportunities in the creative context of the conference

Programme Day 1
15’ – Welcome and brief presentation of the xFiles board + former actions
15’ – Brief presentation of everyone in the room (Name, institution, country, nothing else)
20’ – Bingo
15’ – Belgium system of education
25’ – Outstanding projects | Exchange of Best Practices on international exchanges and projects : 5 x 5’ pitch of schools (call will be made before)

Programme Day 2
45’ – Election: presentation of the new proposals and candidates, followed up by a poll
45’ – celebration, informal networking, cookies

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