Annual Conference 2024 - Istanbul, Türkiye

The 37th Annual Businet Conference was be held at the Hilton Bakirkoy in Istanbul, Türkiye , between the 13th and 15th November. There were 4 keynote addresses and 25 Best Practice Workshops.  The 16 Working and Special Interest Groups met to consider ideas, activities and projects for international collaboration.

Keynote Presentations

• Rajesh Nair | Creating a Million Entrepreneurs: Building Regional Grassroots Ecosystems to Transform Underserved Communities
• Dr Rachel Dunk | Addressing the Climate Change Challenge
• Thomas Kunze | Game-Based Learning and Graduate Skills – A methodology and examples for the use of games in Higher Education
• Tarun Anand | Journey from door-to-door salesman to crafting the world’s 3rd AI University

Workshop Presentations

• Rajesh Nair - Unleashing Creativity: Ideation Techniques for Professionals
• Sven D’Hondt & Ineke De Vleeschouwer  - Liv€ Your Lif€: Game Your Way to Financial Literacy
• Boris Ney - Data tracking and behaviour modification: AI algorithms as modern manipulators 
• Tony Johnston and Noelle O’Connor - Inspiring refugee tourism entrepreneurship
• Marina Letoja - "Transforming Business Education through Gamification and Innovation – A Journey through the NGE Course Development"
• Paul Guest - Compelling, Convincing, Collaborative and Completed: Where Can It All Go Wrong in Transnational Cooperation and Collaboration
• Laurence Leonarwd, Eluan Bescond, Griet t'Servranckx - The organisation of a multidisciplinary COIL Good practice of the international Businet COIL Busiskills/Wellbeing@work
• Karolien Van Riel & Alexander Serneels - Driving the Twin Transition: Using Technology for Sustainability in Higher Education
• Faith Fung & Marlies de Vette  - Creating a Strategy for Formative Assessment
• Dale Lyon - Early Successes of the STEM Working Group Activities
• Benedetta Bodesta and Lisa Marchese - Ethical AI in Education: Navigating the Future of Responsible Innovation
• Leis Buenen - Strengthening ethical competences of future nurses and midwives
• Dr Ruchi Uppal - How to add diversity and bring Indian Student participation in BIPs and COILs
• Dr Rachel Dunk - Carbon Literacy
• Owen Ross - A focus on student retention
• Isinsu Atalay - Tips for organizing successful international events
• Tony Johnston - Foodtouristic – How Technology Can Reduce Food Waste for Universities
• Julia Huisman - Slow Movement in Education to enhance Student Wellbeing
• Dr Noelle O’Connor - THE N-TUTORR PROJECT
• Pawel Urgacz - Engaging students with challenges
• Tamara Schoon -  The Erasmus + Blended Intensive Program in Sustainable Fashion (2022-2025): an impactful ‘coming of age’ story!
• Pawel Urgacz - VR and its application in training HEI’s staff
• Carina Webberman - Navigating Travel Risk Management – strategies and best practices for International Mobility Coordinators
• Tarun Anand - AI-Powered Academia: Boosting Efficiency and Innovation
• Thomas Kunze - Educational Escape Rooms – a promising approach to new ways of learning