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Information for Staff

How does ENLIGHT benefit our staff?

ENLIGHT benefits our University of Galway staff by providing opportunities to share best practice on teaching, research and professional services activities with peers in partner institutions. Additionally, to stimulate and support the bottom-up cooperation between the ENLIGHT university communities, ENLIGHT launched a first set of calls for joint initiatives in the framework of the ENLIGHT Erasmus+ European University project in April 2024.

ENLIGHT aims to create an opportunity to build a community through the following activities: 

  • ENLIGHT Impact conference gathers international impact experts, practitioners, academics and management staff to share and extend progress on the topic of impact in the university context  
  • Integrating international experiences into your programmes through partnership with peers across the network through guest lectures, staff mobility, and shared modules.  
  • Reviewing and increasing the capacity for student mobility between partner institutions. 

If you are interested in finding out more, contact the ENLIGHT team.

Testimonial

I was in Bratislava, Slovakia, in May to attend a staff week organised by our ENLIGHT partner university, Comenius University. The topic of the staff week was Dynamics of Internationalisation, and it was a wonderful opportunity to connect with international staff from other universities across Europe, including Uppsala University, another ENLIGHT partner institution. I especially enjoyed the cultural activities that included learning about the Slovak language and visiting a traditional Slovak pottery facility. Wine tasting at a Slovak winery was also a highlight of the week for me!

Chioma Okoye-Daley

Staff Week Testimonial

In May 2025, I took part in a brilliant staff week in Göttingen, Germany. The event had three themes: mobility, IT and HR. It was a great opportunity to meet with staff from across Europe, looking at common areas of challenge and brainstorming solutions. Around the scheduled workshop, there was plenty of time for informal conversations and to see the beautiful town of Göttingen. I would recommend an ENLIGHT staff week to all staff members at the University of Galway.

Kirstin Barnett

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