Day 1: Monday, April 21
Wellcomminng Day
17:00 – 19:00 | Excursion across Ourense city (for visiting lecturers)
Meeting Point: Tourism Office (Praza de San Martiño, 2 – at the main staircase of the Cathedral)
20:00 – 22:00 | Welcome dinner in the center of Ourense (for visiting lecturers)
Location: El Coto restaurant, Rua de Reza, 11
Day 2: Tuesday, April 22
Cross-Cultural Relations Day
Focus: Fostering collaboration and understanding in academic environments through cultural awareness and inclusion.
09.30 – 10:00 | Opening ceremony of IW2025
Location: Aula MAGNA
10:00 – 11:30 | Session 1: Innovative Pathways in Tourism: From Mass Travel to Smart and Cross-Cultural Experiences
- Tourism Transformation: From Mass Tourism to Smart Tourism
Putinas Bielskis / Avižonienė Genovaitė, Lithuania Business College, Lithuania
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6 - Consumer Behavior and Innovations in the Arts and Tourism Settings
Iuliia Trabskaia, Bocconi University, Italy
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6
11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30 | Session 2: Bridges in Global Trade and Academic Exchange
- Trumponomics – A new deal in International Trade Policy
Gerhard Feldmeier, Hochschule Bremerhaven, Germany
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6 - Ways to Bremerhaven – Exchange and Double Degree Studies at the University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven
Lange Anika Katrin, Hochschule Bremerhaven, Germany
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6
13:30 – 15:30 | Lunch (for visiting lecturers and BIP course attendants)
16:00 – 17:30 | Session 3: Resilient Systems in a Globalized World: Innovation and Resource Valorization
- Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? Systems Level View on Preparedness
Nikolai Kazantsev, University of Cambridge, UK
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6 - Business Opportunities in the Integrated Management and Valorization of Wastes
Isabel Brás, School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6
Day 3: Wednesday, April 23
Tourism And Service Economy Day
(for visiting lecturers and BIP course attendants)
Focus: Examining innovations and challenges in tourism, with an emphasis on sustainable practices in Galicia and Ourense.
09:30 – 18:00 | Field Visit Heritage and Sustainable Tourism in Ourense (Allariz)
Bus Meeting Point: Faculty of Business and Tourism
Site visits to local heritage sites and sustainable tourism initiatives, including discussions on the importance of preserving cultural heritage while promoting tourism.
Day 4: Thursday, April 24
Research Day
Jointly organized with the PhD Program in Economic Analysis and Business Strategy at University of Vigo and Interuniversity Research Center ECOBAS A dedicated platform for researchers, faculty, and students to share and discuss ongoing projects, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange.
09:30 – 11:30 | Keynote presentation – Special session for PhD students
- Evidence-Based HR Management and Meaningful Cooperation Between Business Firms and Academic Researchers
Nick Zubanov, University of Konstanz, Germany
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6 - Scientific method and AI
Andrea Ruf, Hochschule Bremerhaven, Germany
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6
11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30 | Applied Quantitative Methods in Innovation, Strategy, and Organizational Research
- Use of Cross-Lagged Models in Business Management Research: Summary of Recent Developments in the Quest for Causality
Miguel González Loureiro
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6 - Accounting for Entrepreneurs’ Intuition
Ernesto Lopez-Valeiras
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6 - Analyzing Discriminative Phenomena through Oaxaca Decomposition: Gender Disparities in Tech
Elena Shakina
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6 - Financial Literacy and Management Control Systems in Startups: Effects on Entrepreneurs’ Wellbeing
Vasilica-Cristina Ilie
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6 - Strategic Management of Intellectual Capital: A Cross-Country Comparative Analysis of Non-Optimal Investments
Tatiana Grischenko
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6 - Trends and Topics in Financial Literacy Research: A Text Mining-Based Literature Review
Omar Feria Alonso
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6
13:30 – 15:30 | Lunch (for visiting lecturers and BIP course attendants)
16:00 – 18:00 | Erasmus Intensive Course (BIP): Experiments and Evidence-Based Managemen
German and Spanish students collaborate in an interactive session exploring evidence-based management and experimental methods, promoting intercultural exchange and practical learning.
Day 5: Friday, April 25
AI-empowered Teaching Day
Focus: The impact of AI on education, including its benefits, challenges, and ethical considerations.
09:30 – 11:30 | Erasmus Intensive Course (BIP): Experiments and Evidence-Based Managemen
German and Spanish students collaborate in an interactive session exploring evidence-based management and experimental methods, promoting intercultural exchange and practical learning.
11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30 | Session 4: New Horizons in Learning: From AI Integration to Ethical Thinking
- Discovering UHK, or the Use of AI in Education
Klimova Blanka, University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6 - English language: video in class – listening, speaking, writing; Business Ethics: solving ethical problems
Kacetl Jaroslav, University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Location: Salón de Graos / Seminar 0.6
13:30 – 15:00 | Closing remarks and farewell reception
A final gathering to reflect on the week, discuss potential future collaborations, and celebrate the connections made during International Week. Lunch for visiting lecturers and BIP course attendants.