First Arqus Staff Training Week on Inclusion & Diversity

From 4 to 8 November 2024, the University of Lyon 1 will host the first Arqus Staff Training Week on Inclusion & Diversity, with a special focus on accessibility. The staff week is promoted by the Arqus Inclusion & Diversity Hub and welcomes both professional and teaching staff from all partner universities to learn, share experiences and best practices, and engage in practical activities.

During Staff Week, participants will be equipped with tools to not only confront the growing diversity in our universities and in our Alliance, but to celebrate and cherish it so that all students and staff, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and background, can thrive.

Participants will engage in a variety of activities – panel discussions, lectures, practical workshops, group work – around three main topics:

• Accessible teaching and learning;
• Widening access to university;
• Digital and physical accessibility.
  

The Arqus Alliance has had inclusion and diversity at its very core since its establishment in 2019, first with a dedicated Action Line and then with the set-up of the Arqus Inclusion & Diversity Hub. The I&D Hub aims to mainstream inclusion and diversity into all Alliance activities and initiatives. One of the ways we work towards this goal is through staff training, and this dedicated week is one of the tools we use.

We welcome both professional and teaching staff from all Arqus partner universities and from the National University of Kyiv – Mohyla Academy, including those involved in student services, administration, IT, mobility, inclusion, support roles, and others, to join us in making our institutions and our Alliance more accessible and inclusive for everyone.

We particularly welcome staff members who work for other Arqus Working Groups and/or belong to Arqus Governing Bodies, and staff members who have not previously been engaged in Arqus activities.

Staff members with disabilities and vulnerabilities are welcome to contact us to arrange any needed accommodations.

Please submit your application by 6 September 2024. Selected candidates will be announced by 20 September 2024.

You can download the programme and the info sheet. Please consider that the programme will be constantly updated and details will be added in the next weeks.