In our globalised world, international networks are a growing part of our professional lives. We team up to face common challenges, learn from others outside our usual spheres, gain fresh ideas and discover new approaches to current issues. Networks yield benefits that individual organisations can hardly ever achieve on their own. Yet after a euphoric start, reality kicks in. Cooperation comes in all shapes and forms, and so do motivations and capacities.

This session reveals first-hand experiences and best practices from different angles and settings. Speakers will share their successes and failures and provide inspiration, tips and tricks to create new networks or to move one to the next level, including issues such as: How do you choose network partners? How do you motivate people to pursue long-time goals? How do you balance different needs and interests over a long period? How do you set up an effective organisation across different time zones and create working relationships?
In this reverse session, the major part will be dedicated to discussion with participants, who will be highly encouraged to share their own networking ideas and questions.