In this latest episode of the Think Education podcast, Judith reflected on her planning for the upcoming Going Global in London – this has now taken place. Going Global holds a special place in our hearts, as it does for many people in our sector, and always provides a wonderful opportunity for engagement, discussion and learning. And is quite likely the place where Judith and Chris actually met.
We discussed collaborative models and Judith highlighted that many of the European partnership agreements fall into one of two categories: student exchange – such as Erasmus; and research but often the two don’t meet in the middle.
We did mention Brexit and the impact this had upon institutions and their ability to support (certainly financially) programmes and engagement. And identified that one positive at least of that process was in raising the level of conversation about possible collaboration.
Chris reflected on the still relative ‘newness’ of discussing TNE in Europe as it is so often understood as something that happens ‘far-away’ and in TNE hub areas. We ponder whether TNE in Europe hasn’t been spoken of so widely due to traditional regional relationships, the degree structures (3 vs. 4 years), or indeed, because of Brexit itself. We talked about how competition and competitors might have been viewed within the European context and how this might have been a barrier to UK activity – even though there have historically been strong partnerships in place like Erasmus. Judith went on to highlight the key areas of activity in both Greece and Romania.
We finished our conversation with a call to arms that, when entering into the process of setting up partnerships, don’t shut yourself off to the ways in which this could develop over time. Take a more holistic approach and be prepared to adapt along the way.
And yes, having fact checked the discussion, Chris did mean Leipzig the city, and not Leibniz the biscuit.
https://www.britishcouncil.org/going-global
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