Agenda
Erasmus Mundus Association (EMA)
Annual Conference & General Assembly (GA) 2024, Istanbul, Turkey
Timeline: 09:00 (GMT+3) May 24th to 24:00 (GMT+3) May 25th
Meeting Venue:
Wyndham Grand Istanbul Europe
Friday, May 24th
Saturday, May 25th
Sunday, May 26th
Friday, May 24th
| Time | Description | Location |
| 8.00-9.00 | Registration: EMA Annual Conference and EMA General Assembly 2024 | Registration Area |
| 9.00-9.15 | Inaugural: EMA Annual Conference and EMA General Assembly 2024 | Hotel Auditorium |
| 9.15-9.45 | Welcome & Agenda of the Day; President & Vice President Speech | Hotel Auditorium |
| 9.45-10.15 | Welcome Speech from EC Representatives & Distinguished Guests: Mr. Adrian Veale Policy Officer – Africa & Capacity Building for Higher Education Unit C3 – International Cooperation Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) European Commission | Hotel Auditorium |
| 10.15-10.45 | Plenary session (1): Excellence in Higher Education | Hotel Auditorium |
| 10.45-11.15 | EMA Management Board Unit Presentation | Hotel Auditorium |
| 11.15-11:30 | Posters, Projects and EMA MB Units Exhibition | Exhibition Area |
| 11.30-12.00 | Cultural World Coffee Break – I | Coffee Area |
| 12.00-12.30 | EMA Milestones – I | Hotel Auditorium |
| 12.30-12.45 | 20-years celebration of Erasmus Mundus & 18th Anniversary of EMA | Hotel Auditorium |
| 12.45-13.00 | Group Photo | Hotel Auditorium |
| 13.00-14.30 | Lunch | Lunch Area |
| 14.30-15.00 | EMA Volunteer Spotlight | Hotel Auditorium |
| 15.00-16.00 | Plenary session (2): Digital Education | Hotel Auditorium |
| 16.00-16.30 | Cultural World Coffee Break – II | Coffee Area |
| 16.30-17.30 | Plenary session (3): Global Recognition of EU Joint Degrees | Hotel Auditorium |
| 17.30-18.00 | EMA Awards Ceremony 2024 and Closing of EMA Annual Conference | Hotel Auditorium |
| 18.30-19.45 | Individual Rest | |
| 20.00 onwards | Networking Dinner | Hotel Restaurant |
Saturday, May 25th
| Time | Description | Location |
| 07.30-08.45 | Breakfast | Hotel Breakfast Area |
| 09.00-09.15 | Welcome Back & Agenda of the EMA General Assembly Day | Hotel Auditorium |
| 09.15-09:45 | Speech and Presentation from EACEA : Ms. Hélène Banegas Project Adviser – Erasmus+ International Alumni Erasmus+: Higher Education – International Capacity Building (UNIT A4) European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) European Commission | Hotel Auditorium |
| 09.45-10:00 | Co-Creation Explanation and Moving to Breakout rooms | Hotel Auditorium |
| 10.00-11.00 | Co-creation Session – I | Hotel Auditorium |
| 11.00-11.30 | Networking Coffee Break and Gift Exchange | Coffee Area |
| 11.30-12.00 | Finance Presentation & Voting, Statues Presentation, Declaration Voting | Hotel Auditorium |
| 12.00-13.00 | Panel Discussion (4): Roadmap for the Future of EMA | Hotel Auditorium |
| 13.00-14.00 | Networking Lunch | Hotel Restaurant |
| 14.00-14.30 | EMA Milestones – II | Hotel Auditorium |
| 14.30-15.00 | Speeches from OCEANS, ESN, gE, ASAF and WBAA | Hotel Auditorium |
| 15.00-16.00 | Co-Creation Session – II | Hotel Auditorium |
| 16.00-16.15 | Co-creation Results and Announcement of Team Building Activity | Hotel Auditorium |
| 16.15-16.30 | Networking Coffee Break and Individual Rest time | Hotel Auditorium |
| 16.30-18:15 | Team Building Activity | Outside |
| 18.15-18:30 | Group Photo and Wrap-up of GA Agenda | Outside |
| 18.30-19.30 | Individual Rest time | |
| 19.30-21.00 | Networking Dinner | Hotel Auditorium |
| 21.00-22.30 | EMA Cultural Evening | Hotel Auditorium |
Sunday, May 26th
| Time | Description | Location |
| 07.30-09.30 | Networking Breakfast in Hotel and Farewell | Hotel Breakfast Area |
| 11.00 onwards | Check out |