Canadian guests on return visit to Bielefeld University

In which specific fields of study could cooperation be viable between the higher education regions of Alberta in Canada and Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL)? This was the main topic during a visit to Bielefeld University by Doug Weir (Executive Director, Student Programs and Services, University of Alberta) and Meghan McKinnie (Manager, Education Abroad and International Partnerships, MacEwan University).

They met up with representatives of the higher education institutions in OWL in order to continue partnership discussions between OWL and Alberta. The President of the University of Lethbridge (Canada) already came to Bielefeld back in June 2015. In October 2016, Bielefeld University’s Rektor Professor Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Sagerer, Professor Dr. Angelika Epple (Bielefeld University’s Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Diversity), and Christian Schröder (Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences) travelled to the province of Alberta. The contact between the universities came about during Gerhard Sagerer’s lecture tour of Canada in 2014. 

In dialogue (from left to right): Prof. Dr. Wilfried Raussert (British and American Studies, Bielefeld University), Dr. Thomas Lüttenberg (International Office, Bielefeld University), Professorin Dr. Angelika Epple, Dr. Britta Baron (University of Alberta), Doug Weir, Meghan McKinnie, Prof. Dr. Stefan Jungblut, Dr. Max Corall (both Paderborn University), Stefan Schwan (International Office Universität Paderborn), Prof. Dr. Jörn Steigerwald (Paderborn University), Despina Arnold (International Office, Bielefeld University), Prof. Dr. Christian Schröder (Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences), Judith Peltz (International Office, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences), Kerstin Rosemann (International Office, Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences).