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	Tuesday, June 11	Wednesday, June 12				Thursday, June 13			Friday, June 14
8:30 - 9:00		Registration and Coffee (8:30 - 9:30) Entré AIL (D122)							(9:00 - 11:10 Paper Presentation Parallel Sessions)
9:00 - 9:30	Research Workshop Facilitated by by Dr. Norah McRae and Dr. Sonia Ferns (9:00 - 12:00) Room Entré AIL (D122)					Panel: WIL Research Around the Globe  (9:00 - 10:30) Moderated by Dr. Norah McRae Panelists: Dr. Roelien Brink, region: Africa Dr. Buratin Khampirat, region: Asia Dr. Per Assmo, region: Europe Dr. Dave Drewery, region: North America Dr. Karsten Zegwaard, region: Oceania Room Entré AIL (D122)			Ernest Edem Edifor, James Mackay, Hana Cadzow, Jane Goodyer, Samantha Holland Delivering Equitable Work-Integrated Learning Education: Lessons from Three Continents 9:00 - 9:20 Room F203 Session leader Gunnar Peterson	Anne-Marie Fannon, Borghild Brekke Hauglid, Rachael Hains-Wesson Strengthening partnerships for the sustainable knowledge society: A systematic literature review of challenges for industry supervisors in WIL 9:00 - 9:20 Room F206 Session leader Ulrika Lundh Snis	Dagim Dawit Gonsamo, Herman Hay Ming Lo, Ko Ling Chan A photovoice study on individual agency and contextual determinants of career adaptability among emerging adults: Perspectives for work-integrated learning from Ethiopia 9:00 - 9:20 Room F210 Session leader
9:30 - 10:00		Welcome and Conference Opening (09:30 - 10:00) Room C118 + C120							Idris Ademuyiwa, Calahndra Brake, David Drewery Is WIL research aligned with the sustainable knowledge society concept? A thematic analysis of the International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning 2018 to 2023 9:20 - 9:40 Room F203 Session leader Gunnar Peterson	Jeffrey Naqvi An Altered Deal? Examining trends and industry perspectives of post-COVID higher education internships 9:20 - 9:40 Room F206 Session leader Ulrika Lundh Snis	Lisa Stowe, Dawn Johnston Bridging the gap: Addressing barriers  to WIL with a flexible WIL course 9:20 - 9:40 Room F210 Session leader
10:00 - 10:15		(10:15 - 10:55 Paper Presentation Parallel Sessions)							Coffee Break (9:40 - 10:10) Entré AIL (D122)
10:15 -10:30		Bridget Tombleson Bridging transmedia learning and work-integrated learning: A public relations case study 10:15 - 10:35 Room F203 Session leader Patrice Twomey	Jamie Noakes, Leanne Mihalicz, Sarah Gibson, Harshita Dhiman, Corinna Bartucci, Hannah Valihora Reflective Pedagogy and Perceptions of Self-Efficay Amongst Co-operative Education students 10:15 - 10:35 Room F206 Session leader Ulrika Lundh Snis	Ainsley Goldman Masks to perform and masks to protect: When the performance of professionalism extends to reflection 10:15 - 10:35 Room F210 Session leader Fredrik Sunnemark					Natalie Oh, Grace Gardiner When does it start? The gender gap and the university-work transition 10:10 - 10:30 Room F203 Session leader Per Assmo	James Mackay, Hana Cadzow The impact an engineering degree apprenticeship in New Zealand has had on industry and the institution delivering the programme. 10:10 - 10:30 Room F206 Session leader Fredrik Sunnemark	Antoine Pennaforte Multi-level impacts of international mobility co-op programs on WIL stakeholders: An action-research 10:10 - 10:30 Room F210 Session leader Norah McRae
10:30 - 11:00		Cheryl Techentin, Rachael Hains-Wesson A theory of change model to improve work-integrated learning third space experiences: A duo-auto-ethnography study 10:35 - 10:55 Room F203 Session leader Patrice Twomey	Jenny Fleming, Kathryn Hay Supporting Student Wellbeing: Reflective Questions for Host Organizations 10:35 - 10:55 Room F206 Session leader Ulrika Lundh Snis	Anette Johnsson, Johanna Selin Månsson, Sandra Pennbrant Scaffolding for learning and establishing a professional identity: Nursing students’ experiences of a student-centered supervision model 10:35 - 10:55 Room F210 Session leader Fredrik Sunnemark		Coffee Break (10:30 - 11:00) Room Entré AIL (D122)			Shabnam (Shay) Ivkovic, Norah McRae SDGs at Work: Student and Employer Perceptions of Impact on Sustainability through Co-op/WIL 10:30 - 10:50 Room F203 Session leader Per Assmo	Kjersti Kjos Longva, Barbro Fjørtoft Industry internships as an arena for career exploration 10:30 - 10:50 Room F206 Session leader Fredrik Sunnemark	Liselott Lycke, Kristina Eriksson Co-production between university-industry: Quality assurance of academic internal processes towards a new educational model 10:30 - 10:50 Room F210 Session leader Norah McRae
11:00 - 11:15		Coffee Break (10:55 - 11:15) Room Entré AIL (D122)				Poster Sessions (11:00 - 12:00)  Kjersti Kjos Longva, Maren Nordby Fremstad, Mari Liavaag Holm, Barbro Fjørtoft, Margrethe Bakke, Paula Rice Work-integrated learning in business education - a literature review and future research agenda Thebe Seipobi An investigation of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) assessment practices at an African University of Technology: A WIL industry assessor perspective Jamie Noakes, Emma Leach Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Early-Stage Student-Employer Connections through a Co-op 1000 Sponsorship Program Kristin Anne Bracewell, Irene Sheridan Creating Sustainable and Inclusive Work Placements in PhD Education Lorika Kruger, Roelien Brink The implantation of a WIL management system at a South African UoT Roelien Brink Preparing agile future fit students for the World of Work Masase Mageza-Mokhethi Investigating abilities, self-efficacy, and work-integrated learning effectiveness as predictors of Perceived Graduates’ Employability in the 4IR Era Mabu Raphotle, Thokozani Mlambo Teaching Practice as a Vehicle for Sustainable Knowledge Society in the Training of Teachers by Public Universities in South Africa Colm Cunniffe Cooperative Education Learning Gains - an eighteen-year analysis Buratin Khampirat SWOT Analysis of Career Development for Students in Thailand: A Literature Review and Proposed Strategies for Future Directions Elsa Lam Redefining Global Citizenship Education through Internship in a Post-Pandemic World Iraia Urquia Soft skills development in dual higher education: A systematic literature review Selma M. Iipinge, Buratin Khampirat Exploring Work-Integrated Learning (WIL): SWOT analysis of WIL program in Namibia as perceived by WIL administrators, coordinators and supervisors Room Entré AIL (D122)			PB Venkataraman, Krithika Nambiar, G Sundar, Krithika Nambiar Building the Habit of Life-Long Learning Using an Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Model – An Indian Case 10:50 - 11:10 Room F203 Session leader Per Assmo	Liezel Massyn, Anna-Karin Olsson,  Kristina Areskoug-Josefsson Exploring career paths using the principles of Work-integrated learning (WIL) during the PhD journey 10:50 - 11:10 Room F206 Session leader Fredrik Sunnemark	Andrea Prier, Monica Vesley Towards the creation of a work-integrated learning (WIL) course-design template 10:50 - 11:10 Room F210 Session leader Norah McRae
11:15 - 11:30		Roelien Brink, Abiodun Alao  The influence  of digital skills training to sustain youth employability using work-integrated learning appoach 11:15 - 11:35 Room F203 Session leader Per Assmo	Christine Winberg, Shairn Hollis-Turner, James Garraway, Penelope Engel-Hills  Irene Sheldon,  Isabel Ardions, Maria-Graça Chorão, Efigenia Semente, Martha Namutuwa A work-inegrated learning trajectory: Pre-degree to postgraduate marketing programs 11:15 - 11:35 Room F206 Session leader Anette Ekström Bergström och Sandra Pennbrant	Christina Oberle, Christoph Scholz, Marcel Sailer Snr Reducing the gap between theoretical and practical learning by means of complex simulation scenarios in health sciences 11:15 - 11:35 Room F210 Session leader Norah McRae					Conclusion and Conference End (11:15 - 12:00) Room: Entré AIL (D122)
11:30 - 12:00		Karen Nulton, Dave Fenton Using WIL to explore knowledge transfer involving artificial intelligence (AI) 11:35 - 11:55 Room F203 Session leader Per Assmo	Ernest Edem Edifor, Qi Cao, Samantha Reive Holland, Raheel Nawaz Degree apprenticeship learner perspectives based on demographic lenses 11:35 - 11:55 Room F206 Session leader Anette Ekström Bergström och Sandra Pennbrant	Karsten Zegwaard, Gail Adams-Hutcheson Student Perceptions of Paid versus Unpaid Work Placements: A Comparative Analysis 11:35 - 11:55 Room F210 Session leader Norah McRae
12:00 - 12:15	Lunch (Workshop Participants Only) (12:00 - 13:00) Room Entré AIL (D122)	Pann Yu Mon, Shuta Ueno, Gengo Suzuki, Naoyuki Karasawa, Keitaro Horikawa, Masahiro Nishikawa, Masahiro Awaji, Tetsuaki Isonishi  Optimizing Internship Program Evaluation through Data-Driven Analysis: A Continuation Study 11:55 - 12:15 Room F203 Session leader Per Assmo	Hana Cadzow, James Mackay, Sarah Hexamer Ready, Set, Go?: Addressing the issue of institutional readiness to deliver degree apprenticeships in New Zealand 11:55 - 12:15 Room F206 Session leader Anette Ekström Bergström och Sandra Pennbrant	Katharine Hoskyn, Denise Atkins, Helen Hamer, Susan Shaw, Tammi Wilson Uluinayau, Tony Ward Clinical placements in health professional education in New Zealand: What is remembered years later 11:55 - 12:55 Room F210 Session leader Norah McRae		Lunch (12:00 - 13:00) Room Entré AIL (D122)			Lunch to Go Room Entré AIL (D122)
12:15 -12:30		Lunch (12:15 - 13:15) Room Entré AIL (D122)
12:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 13:15	WACE National Associations Committee Meeting (13:00 - 14:00) Room F314					Keynote: Professor Johan Lundin "The Challenge for the Digital Age: Making Learning a Part of Life" (13:00 - 13:45) Room C118+C120
13:15 - 13:30		Keynote: Professor Cecilia Bjursell "Lifelong learning - a matter for the highly educated or a necessity for everyone?" (13:15 - 14:00) Room C118 + C120
13:30 - 14:00
13:45 - 14:00						(14:00 - 16:10 Paper Presentation Parallel Sessions)
14:00 - 14:15	Global Strategy Council (14:00 - 15:00) Room F314	( 14:15 - 17:30 Workshop Parallel Sessions)				Maria Spante, James Garraway, Christine Winberg, Fundiswa Nofemela, Princess Thulile Duma Contradiction analyses workshops as a tool for reimagining work-integrated learning 14:00 - 14:20 Room F203 Session leader Ulrika Lundh Snis	Buratin Khampirat, Phanommas Bamrungsin Development of competency in the teaching practicum: An empirical study using PLS-SEM 14:00 - 14:20 Room F206 Session leader Anette Ekström Bergström och Sandra Pennbrant	Annika Eklund Process-oriented group supervision – how does it support newly graduated nurses’ learning? 14:00 - 14:20 Room F210 Session leader
14:15 - 14:30		Jenny Fleming, Karsten Zegwaard Developing researcher capability: What could I research, and how do I go about it? 14:15 - 15:15 Room F203	Benjamin Jung, Romana Amelung Cultivating a sense of belonging, competence, and retention: enhancing employer experience through strategic onboarding 14:15 - 15:15 Room F206	Suman Armitage, Norah McRae A sustainable quality work-integrated learning model (SQWIL) for continuous improvement 14:15 - 15:15 Room F210	Ulrika Lundh Snis, Hanne Smidt Sodergard, Marie Påsse, Johan Linder, Ulla Fredriksson Larsson, Urban Carlén, Ingrid Tano, Kristina Johansson, Helena Vallo Hult Bridging Higher Education and Working Life Through a WIL Quality Framework 14:15 - 15:15 Room F211	Kristina Areskoug Josefsson, Elisabeth Näverå, Anna Wilner, Daniel Masterson Work-integrated learning at University West: Bibliographic review of the first twenty years with WIL 14:20 - 14:40 Room F203 Session leader Ulrika Lundh Snis	Diana Cvitan, Patrice Twomey, Olga O Sullivan Globally competent graduate - what exactly do you mean? 14:20 - 14:40 Room F206 Session leader Anette Ekström Bergström och Sandra Pennbrant	Birthe Kåfjord Lange Work-Integrated lifelLong learning: A catalyst for individual and regional development? A qualitative study of perceived benefits and challenges 14:20 - 14:40 Room F210 Session leader
14:30 - 15:00						Rachael Hains-Wesson, Borghild Brekke Hauglid, Anne-Marie Fannon A “fun through research” model: A group-based auto-ethnographical study 14:40 - 15:00 Room F203 Session leader Ulrika Lundh Snis	Kwanruan Pusaboon, Phanommas Bamrungsin, Buratin Khampirat  A comparative study of the soft skills of cooperative and non-cooperative education students 14:40 - 15:00 Room F206 Session leader Anette Ekström Bergström och Sandra Pennbrant	Penelope Engel-Hills, Lizel Hudson Transforming Practice: A study in health professions education 14:40 - 15:00 Room F210 Session leader
15:00 - 15:15	WACE Executive Council (15:00 - 17:00) Room F314					Coffee Break (15:00 - 15:30) Room Entré AIL (D122)
15:15 - 15:30		Coffee Break  (15:15 - 15:30) Room Entré AIL (D122)
15:30 - 16:00		Benjamin Jung, Romana Amelung Mastering the problem-first approach for effective solutions 15:30 - 16:30 Room F203	Anna Karin Olsson, Kristina Areskoug Josefsson, Liezel Massyn Take charge of your future career – Crafting the post PhD career path using the principles of: Work-integrated learning (WIL) 15:30 - 16:30 Room F206	Elka Walsh, Norah McRae, Suman Armitage Unleashing the Power of AI: Exploring its Transformative Potential to Improve the Student WIL Experience 15:30 - 16:30 Room F210	Phanommas Bumrungsin, Narupollawat Hastindra, Na Ayudhaya Data Analysis Workshop: Partial Least Squares Structural Equations Modeling (PLS-SEM) Using SmartPLS 4 15:30 - 16:30 Room F211	Sonia J Ferns, Patricia Lucas, Anna D. Rowe, Theresa Winchester-Seeto The value of case studies for work-integrated learning research: Process and outcomes 15:30 - 15:50 Room F203 Session leader Anna Karin Olsson	Laura Eigbrecht, Ulf-Daniel Ehlers Future Skills for Future Teachers: A Framework for Guiding Learners at the Workplace in Times of Digital Transformation 15:30 - 15:50 Room F206 Session leader Gunnar Petersson	David Drewery, Michelle J. Eady, Monica Burney, Wincy Li, Kimberley Livingstone Many similarities, some differences: An international exploration of students’ conceptions of quality WIL 15:30 - 15:50 Room F210 Session leader Patrice Twomey
16:00 - 16:30						Sandra Pennbrant, Anette Ekström-Bergström, Kristina Areskoug Josefsson A Deductive Analysis of Work-Integrated Learning in Published Healthcare Research at University West: A Pilot Study 15:50 - 16:10 Room F203 Session leader Anna Karin Olsson	Buratin Khampirat, Phanommas Bumrungsin, Narupollawat Hastindra Na Ayudhaya The gap analysis of pre-post English competency improvement among cooperative education students in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) workplace 15:50 - 16:10 Room F206 Session leader Gunnar Petersson	Jinqi Xu, Felicty Blackstock, Rachael Hains-Wesson Evaluating the Influence of the 'Collaborating with Differences' Module on Enhancing Group Work and Communication in WIL 15:50 - 16:10 Room F210 Session leader Patrice Twomey
16:30 - 17:00		Maria Spante, James Garraway, Christine Winberg, Nofemela Fundiswa, Princess Thulile Duma  Cultural Historical Activity Theory as a tool for reimagining WIL: Conducting contradiction analysis workshops 16:30 - 17:30 Room F203	Yenni Tim, Barney Tan, Franco Taverna, Vicki Lowes, Colin McMahon, Christine Ovcaric The Sandbox Approach to Curricular WIL: Empowering Learners and Solving Global Challenges 16:30 - 17:30 Room F206	Charlene Marion Unlocking Influence: Effective Advocacy Strategies for Government Engagement in WIL 16:30 - 17:30 Room F210	Tracey Bowen, Maureen Drysdale, Kristina Johansson, Sarah Callaghan, Sally Smith, Colin Smith Desperately seeking allies: Disrupting the impact of gendered competencies and rhetoric on women’s experiences in WIL 16:30 - 17:30 Room F211			Katie Knapp, David Drewery, Anne-Marie Fannon A transformative journey: Exploring stress and learning during the Co-op job search and application process 16:10 - 16:30 Room F210 Session leader Patrice Twomey
17:00 - 17:30
17:30 - 17:45
17:45 - 18:00		CIWIL Reception (Current Issues in Work-Integrated Learning) (17:45 - 19:00) Room Entré AIL (D122)
18:00 - 18:30	Welcome Reception (UW Campus Rest.) (18:00 - 21:00) Restaurang Västan at campus					IRS Banquet (Awards) (18:00 - 23:00) Folkets Hus in Trollhättan City Centre
18:30 - 19:00
19:00 - 19:30		Dinner On Own
19:30 - 20:00
20:00 - 20:30
20:30 - 21:00
21:00 - 21:30
21:30 - 22:00
22:00 - 22:30
22:30 - 23:00

Program and events:

• • Keynotes
  • Parallell paper sessions
  • Interactive discussion panels
  • PhD student consortium
  • Council meetings
  • Receptions and tours that bring us from history to the future through innovation
  • River trip, water falls, guided campus tour, amazing eating, music and dancing etc