Dr. Douglas Proctor, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, shares with us his insights and thoughts on intled developments in Australia, with significant parallels to current developments in other traditional receiving countries of international students and sending countries of TNE, such as the UK. He also shares his experience of having been involved in the Irish international education sector.
He stresses the life-shaping power of international education, the importance of widening access to international education experiences, and the need to make external stakeholders and communities understand and appreciate the benefit of internationalised campuses... and the memorable experiences of universities responding to the 9/11 crisis, and the first graduation ceremony at Swinburne Vietnam campus.