Digital Freelancing for Higher Education Students Sharing DiFree Resources and Practices across ELLS
The webinar aims to introduce the DiFree project and share practical resources to help higher education students and recent graduates explore digital freelancing and self-employment.
What is the purpose of this event?
It will focus on digital and entrepreneurial skills, professional self-presentation, and access to guidance and mentoring. Participants will explore how DiFree resources can support teaching and career guidance within ELLS institutions.
What are the expected outcomes for ELLS?
The webinar is expected to facilitate the exchange of transferable resources and practices across ELLS institutions to support students’ transition from university to work. It will help participants identify DiFree materials suitable for their teaching and career services, compare institutional needs, and explore opportunities for joint activities, such as workshops on digital freelancing, personal branding and entrepreneurial skills. The discussion may also identify colleagues interested in adapting these resources to life science students and graduates.
Programme
Duration: 70 minutes. Speaker and moderator: Prof. Anna Romagnuolo. Support: Felicetta Ripa, University of Tuscia (UNITUS).
- 09:30–09:35: Welcome, introduction and overview of the webinar objectives. Prof. Anna Romagnuolo
- 09:35–09:50: Introducing DiFree: project aims and digital and entrepreneurial skills for freelancing. Prof. Anna Romagnuolo
- 09:50–10:10: Presentation of DiFree resources: the freelancing toolbox, multilingual CV and portfolio models, the professional English Moodle course, and the self-assessment tool. Prof. Anna Romagnuolo
- 10:10–10:25: Using DiFree resources in teaching and career guidance: practical examples and possible applications across ELLS institutions. Prof. Anna Romagnuolo
- 10:25–10:40: Questions and discussion, key takeaways and possible follow-up activities across ELLS. Prof. Anna Romagnuolo
Background sources
DiFree project website: https://www.difree-project.it/
Aims and objectives: https://www.difree-project.it/aims-objecives/
Project results: https://www.difree-project.it/project-results/
Scientific coordination: https://www.difree-project.it/contacts/
Contact person
Felicetta Ripa
Responsible for outgoing and incoming students, International Cooperation and Mobility Office
fripa@unitus.it