08:30 – 09:30

Registration

09:30 – 10:30

Welcoming /Tempus & Erasmus Mundus

Chairman: Dr. Mohammad Amer Al-Mardini

9:30-9:45

Dr. Rami Ayoubi, Director of Syria National Erasmus+ Office

Dr. Mohammad Hassan Al-Kurdi, President of Damascus University

Dr. Mohammad Amer Al-Mardini, Minister of Higher Education in Syria

9:45-10:15

From Tempus and Erasmus Mundus to Erasmus+: Dr. Rami Ayoubi, Director of Syria National Erasmus+ Office

10:15-10:30

Discussion

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break & Erasmus+ Cake

11:00 - 12:30

Erasmus+ & Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE)

Chairman: Dr Rami Ayoubi

11:00-11:30

The new Programme "Erasmus+": Dr. Rami Ayoubi, Director of Syria National Erasmus+ Office

11:30-12:00

Capacity Building in Higher Education (Tempus previously): Dr. Rami Ayoubi, Director of Syria National Erasmus+ Office

12:00-12:30

Discussion

12:30 - 13:00

Coffee break and networking

13:00 - 15:00

Sharing experiences of past projects

Chairman: Dr Talal Alshihabi

13:00-13:15

Project implementation, obstacles and outcomes (example 1): Dr. Abdul Salam Zaidan and Dr. Mayssa Sayoufi (Damascus University, OIPULES Project)

13:15-13:30

Project implementation, obstacles and outcomes (example 2): Dr. Talal Al-Shihabi and Dr. Omar Amoudi (Damascus University, RTCCE Project)

13:30-13:45

Developing and implementing projects in unstable environment:  Dr. Rami Ayoubi, Director of Syria National Erasmus+ Office

13:45-14:00

Initiating a project proposal: Dr. Sulaiman Mouselli and Dr. Riad Abdulraoof (Damascus University, MATRE Project)

14:00-14:15

Parts of the project proposal: Dr. Rami Ayoubi and Mr. Maher Alkhatib (Syria National Erasmus+ Office)

14:15-15:00

Discussion

15:00 – 16:00

Lunch and networking