Internationalisation

By Anonymous (not verified), 6 October, 2021

Advice to advance the internationalisation of higher education, from transnational education to student mobility, internationalising the curriculum and why crossing borders matters for teaching and research. Find guidance on attracting and supporting international students, managing international research collaborations and fostering a global outlook across an institution.

By Eliza.Compton, 31 March, 2025

Techniques for designing and managing international collaborations

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Close-up of silicon die are being extracted from semiconductor wafer
An effective international initiative can benefit a whole host of stakeholders – universities, industry leaders, students, communities at large. But how do we get to success? Cindy Yi looks at the opportunities and challenges of international collaborations using a real-world example
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By Eliza.Compton, 24 February, 2025

International research needs international research professionals

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African colleagues at a conference session
When researchers in poorer countries are expected to deliver programmes to the exacting standards of funders in the Global North, it makes international collaboration more difficult. Here, Mary Ryan calls for skills development initiatives to align global aspiration and reality
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4minutes
By miranda.prynne, 18 February, 2025

Market orientation must be an institution-wide endeavour

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Students celebrating graduation
As higher education becomes increasingly global, universities must adopt a market-orientated philosophy, balancing student needs, national priorities and competitive differentiation, writes Emily Owen
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 25 July, 2024

A sustainable strategy for educating the next generation of African youth

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Young black male university student with a backpack
Young women and men from African countries will soon comprise the most significant group of globally mobile students. What if universities met them with a sustainable, positive vision for their communities and the host institutions? Here are practical strategies and resources
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4minutes
By sara.custer, 30 November, 2023

Transforming a university campus into an athletes’ village

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The University of Birmingham hosted over 3,000 athletes for the 2022 Commonwealth Games
As an official partner of the Commonwealth Games 2022, the University of Birmingham housed and fed over 3,000 athletes from across the globe. Malene Stanley explains how they turned their campus into an athletes’ village in just a few months
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 27 October, 2023

What about lifelong learning for international students?

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Multiracial mature-age students
International students might not be comfortable with the student-centred mindset that underpins continuous, self-directed learning. We must prepare them for lifelong learning so they are not left behind, argues Graham Wise
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By Eliza.Compton, 29 March, 2023

So you want to host an international online conference?

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Online conference on laptop screen
How hard can it be to stage an online conference? Don’t you just book a whole bunch of Zooms and send out invites? Well, yes and no. Here are five key takeaways from our experience as rookies to conference organisation
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