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Career Zone PodcastGlobal Leaders in action: Student experiences from the EAIE ConferenceIn this week’s episode, current students Zabi, Jeremy, Kunal and Owen, discuss their experience of taking part in the EAIE Conference. They share how they have applied the skills they developed from their Global Leaders Experience to real life situations, how their experience has influenced their career aspirations and provide advice to students considering applying for a Global Leaders Experience.
The Global Leaders Experience is a unique opportunity to develop your intercultural skills as part of a short, outbound mobility experience. Typically a week in duration and covering themes such as sustainability, human rights and digital he...
2026-02-1210 min
EAIE Podcast113: Association milestones: EUA & IAUWe find ourselves at the start of a new year, a moment of both reflection and celebration. In the case of two of the EAIE’s partner associations, there is indeed much to celebrate: IAU, the International Association of Universities, just marked its 75th anniversary in 2025, while EUA, the European University Association, will observe their 25th anniversary now in 2026. These wonderful milestones offer timely reasons to touch base with these impressive associations to reflect on their pasts, consider the main points on their agenda for the new year and look toward the future.In this episode, EAIE Po...
2026-01-2848 min
EAIE Podcast112. Next generation research on internationalisation, part 2At the EAIE, we believe that advancing international higher education starts with empowering the people behind the ideas. Guided by this commitment, we were thrilled to announce our first round of EAIE Doctoral Research Grants winners in September 2025. The grants reflect our commitment to inspiring and uniting the community throughout the year by connecting professionals, policy-makers and scholars through ideas that matter. This initiative helps open doors to new voices, fresh insights, and research that can shape a more inclusive and responsible future. In this episode, part 2 of a short podcast series, we meet the final two o...
2025-12-1727 min
EAIE Podcast111. Next generation research on internationalisation, part 1At the EAIE, we believe that advancing international higher education starts with empowering the people behind the ideas. Guided by this commitment, we were thrilled to announce our first round of EAIE Doctoral Research Grants winners in September 2025. The grants reflect our commitment to inspiring and uniting the community throughout the year—connecting professionals, policy-makers and scholars through ideas that matter. This initiative helps open doors to new voices, fresh insights and research that can shape a more inclusive and responsible future.In this episode, which is part one of two, we meet three of the five EA...
2025-12-1031 min
EAIE Podcast110. Diving into delegation visitsFrom handshakes and sharing cultural highlights to photo opportunities and campus tours, delegation visits are activities many HEIs across the globe spend a lot of time on. But how can your institution move from simply making these visits happen to ensuring maximum partnership impact? At the EAIE conference in Gothenburg earlier this year, the Thematic Committee Partnerships organised a Spotlight Session zooming in on this topic. How can you transform delegation visits, both incoming and outgoing, into strategic mechanisms for creating new partnerships and strengthening partnership development? In this episode of the EAIE podcast, host Laura Rumbley tal...
2025-11-2531 min
EAIE Podcast108. Making space for mental healthEvery year on 10 October, we observe World Mental Health Day, which aims to raise awareness of mental health issues worldwide. While mental health is a topic that touches all of us, this EAIE podcast episode zooms in on student mental health: an area that continues to receive more attention but is still occasionally overlooked or underestimated. Navigating new cultures, academic pressures, and social isolation can take a toll on student well-being, making mental health support not just a service, but a lifeline. In this EAIE podcast episode, host Laura Rumbley explores best practices that empower both students an...
2025-10-2936 min
EAIE Podcast107. Getting our heads around AIWhether we like it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) has also made its way into the world of international higher education, and it is here to stay! At the 2025 EAIE conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, the topic of AI was addressed and discussed in various sessions and settings, and we’re continuing the conversation in this instalment of the EAIE podcast. There’s a whole world of AI out there to explore. Still, in this episode, we are particularly focusing on the potential applications of AI within the fields of marketing, recruitment and admissions, as well as student mobility. EAI...
2025-10-0135 min
EAIE Podcast106. Go-create: Counting down to Gothenburg!The countdown to the EAIE 2025 Conference and Exhibition in Gothenburg has begun! Between 09 and 12 September 2025, many topics within the world of international higher education will be discussed during sessions, networking events, informal gatherings, and the opening and closing plenaries. As we look toward this exciting gathering, EAIE podcast host Laura Rumbley had the pleasure of interviewing both of our esteemed plenary speakers for this year, Andreas Ekström and Melati Wijsen.In these short getting-to-know-you chats with Andreas and Melati, various topics are addressed, ranging from their perspectives on international living and learning to how they interpret t...
2025-09-0431 min
EAIE Podcast105. Rainbow realities in IHEThe current times offer a rich and varied landscape of terms, terminology and acronyms that encompass matters of gender and sexuality. From LGBTQ to LGBTQA+ to LGBTQ+2S, within the international higher education field, we often see the term ‘rainbow community’ used to capture the full scope of this picture. Notably, in the EAIE Barometer, third edition (2024), 32% of respondents indicated the topic ‘ inclusion and diversity’ to be of particular professional/personal interest, and it continues to be top of mind amongst IHE professionals, especially considering the turbulent times we currently find ourselves in across the globe.In this EAI...
2025-06-3043 min
EAIE Podcast104. Eyes on Erasmus+Since the start of the Erasmus+ programme in 1987, some 15.1 million people have been provided with the opportunity to study, train, work and volunteer abroad. In 2025, a mid-term review of the 2021–2027 Erasmus+ programme will provide insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the current programme, while efforts are underway to shape the next edition of Erasmus+ for 2028–2034. Many eyes are on Erasmus+ just now, at this important moment for reflection and strategic planning for the future of the European Union’s flagship initiative for international education.Host Laura Rumbley welcomes Stefan Zotti, Deputy Head of Unit Higher Education at the...
2025-05-2842 min
EAIE Podcast101. DAAD 100th anniversary1925 was the year in which Europe found itself in an interwar period. It was also the moment when The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) was established with big aspirations. Now, in 2025, DAAD is celebrating its 100th anniversary and taking a moment to look back at its century-long history filled with notable phases and inspiring developments. Why was the DAAD established in 1925, and how has the organisation evolved over time? What is currently important to know about the status of internationalisation in Germany? And what is on the horizon for DAAD in the coming years? In this EAIE p...
2025-02-2639 min
EAIE Podcast100. The stories we’ve toldIt all started in September 2020: the very first episode of the EAIE podcast series, titled ‘The Stories We Tell.’ We had no idea what our podcast adventure would look like and how long we would last. Yet, here we are: roughly 4,5 years later and still going strong! With a total of 142 individual guests from 36 different countries, the EAIE podcast has focused on all kinds of topics with one main thing in common: a link to international higher education. From marketing and recruitment to language learning and student mobility, we’ve covered a lot of ground, and in this special 100 episod...
2025-01-2952 min
EAIE Podcast99. Piet van Hove & Flora Bastiani: A philosophical take on international educationAs proclaimed by UNESCO in 2002, the third Thursday of November is World Philosophy Day. While philosophy and international higher education (IHE) might not immediately be considered a straightforward combination, there are many ways in which the art of philosophy can complement people’s personal and professional lives. During the 2024 EAIE Conference in Toulouse, France, a session was dedicated to the philosophical foundations of our work in international higher education, which gathered quite an audience. With World Philosophy Day just behind us, the EAIE podcast takes the opportunity to dive into this topic and see where philosophy and IHE can me...
2024-11-2725 min
EAIE Podcast98. Sandra Rincon & Scott Darby: The importance of international alumniAlumni are an important stakeholder group in higher education institutions across the world. An engaged alumni network can not only help an institution to benefit from the experiences and skills of its graduates, but alumni can also make a significant impact on individual students by providing mentorship, advice, and networking opportunities. A possible alumni relationship starts the moment a prospective student engages with an institution and can be the key to a treasure box filled with possibilities and opportunities. But how does an institution build up an alumni network, and what is in it for the alumni themselves?
2024-11-1328 min
EAIE Podcast97. Birgit Hernády & Sandra Soares: 2024 EAIE Award Winners - institutional excellenceThe 2024 EAIE Award winners were announced earlier this year, and at the conference in Toulouse, they were all given some of the attention they rightfully deserve. In this podcast episode, the EAIE is honoured to have had the opportunity to talk to not one but two of this year's award winners: Birgit Hernady, Head of the International Office at FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences (Austria), and Sandra Soares, Vice-Rector for Education and Training and Internationalisation at the University of Aveiro (Portugal), who were, respectively, the winner and the highly commended institution for the EAIE award for Excellence in...
2024-10-3038 min
EAIE Podcast96. Shanna Saubert & Dorothée Brac de la Perrière: International education and the Olympic spiritDuring the summer of 2024, many of us soaked up the energy and excitement of the Olympic Games in Paris, France. As a global event where people from all over the world come together to compete, collaborate, learn, and enjoy, the Olympics can, in some ways, be compared to international education, which also brings together individuals with shared interests and passions. Upon closer inspection, what are some of the key parallels between the worlds of international sports and international higher education? What particular opportunities do big sports events such as the Olympics bring to international students? And what are the...
2024-10-1626 min
EAIE Podcast94. Sonya Reines-Djivanides & Ulrich Schneckener: The fundamentals of peacebuilding"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." Martin Luther King’s quotes still inspire many across the world when it comes to peacebuilding. But in a world of constant change, challenge and conflict, is peace a mere utopian dream or something tangible that we can and should actively strive towards? In this episode of the EAIE podcast, peacebuilding takes centre stage as our host, Laura Rumbley, tries to uncover some of the fundamentals of this fascinating work. How do we define and understand peacebuilding as a concept and a practice? What ar...
2024-09-1144 min
EAIE Podcast93. Leonard Engel and Mervin Bakker: The EAIE at 35!2024 marks a special anniversary for the EAIE: the Association turns 35! A lot has happened within the world of international higher education in the decades since the EAIE’s founding in 1989, and the EAIE itself has also been on quite an evolutionary journey during this time. Current Executive Director Leonard Engel has been an important part of that journey for 14 years and is now getting ready to hand over the baton to Mervin Bakker. In this special 35-year anniversary episode, Laura talks to both Leonard and Mervin about this EAIE milestone. It provides a wonderful opportunity to travel bac...
2024-09-0424 min
EAIE Podcast92. Zhang Zhang: Making music and making a differenceWe’re still 'En Route!' to the EAIE 2024 Conference and Exhibition, and we're getting closer and closer to that moment in September when we will meet in person in Toulouse! We’re looking forward to the numerous exciting sessions, networking events, informal gatherings and the opening and closing plenaries. After having had the pleasure several months ago of talking to this year’s opening plenary speaker, Élisabeth Moreno, EAIE podcast host Laura Rumbley also sat down with closing plenary speaker Zhang Zhang.Zhang Zhang is a classical violinist and humanitarian who is planning to take the EAIE au...
2024-08-2127 min
EAIE Podcast91. Tim Gore and Sakine Weikert: The possibilities of knowledge diplomacyIn the modern day and age, especially technical developments continue to make it easier and easier to share knowledge across any type of border. However, sharing knowledge also has its dangers, as we’ve seen within the world of international higher education as well. Both institutions and organisations within the field are trying to figure out how to best approach this question of knowledge diplomacy: how to tackle these possible risks while still sharing knowledge with one another? In July 2024, the EAIE was part of a conference organised by the University of London Institute in Paris titled ‘Shapi...
2024-08-0732 min
EAIE Podcast90. Tang Heng & Jimena Alvarez: Supporting student belongingWhether you are a student going on an exchange to a different country or getting involved in international learning in other ways, stepping out of your comfort zone for an intercultural experience can be both exciting and frightening. Will you find your place in this new community, and will others support you in finding a sense of belonging? In this episode of the EAIE podcast, we tackle the topic of student belonging with the help of two guests who have both professional and personal experience with this topic. Tang Heng, Associate Professor at the National Institute of E...
2024-07-2428 min
EAIE Podcast89. Anna-Lena Clays-Kulik: 2024 European electionsBetween 06 and 09 June 2024, European citizens cast votes to help shape the European Union’s future. Even though many of us might have read or heard about the general outcomes of this important election, is it clear what this may mean for international higher education in Europe? What can we take away from the election outcomes, and what do these results mean for Europe’s immediate future?In this EAIE podcast episode, host Laura Rumbley chats with Anna-Lena Clays-Kulik, Deputy Director for Policy Coordination and Foresight at the European University Association (EUA). Together, they discuss the nature of the...
2024-07-1026 min
EAIE Podcast88. En route to Toulouse and beyond: Élisabeth MorenoThe countdown to the EAIE 2024 Conference and Exhibition in Toulouse has begun! Between 17 – 20 September 2024, many topics within the world of international higher education will be discussed during sessions, networking events, informal gatherings, and the opening and closing plenaries. As we look toward this exciting gathering, EAIE podcast host Laura Rumbley had the pleasure of interviewing one of our esteemed plenary speakers for this year, Élisabeth Moreno. Élisabeth Moreno is a politician, philanthropist and businesswoman, and a former French Minister in charge of Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities from 2020 to 2022. In this short conversation, a wide range of to...
2024-06-2015 min
EAIE Podcast87. Maarten Vink & Jelena Dzankic: Unpacking global citizenshipThe international higher education field covers many different issues, and it can be a challenge to stay up to date on everything that’s being discussed. An important and relevant topic that can be linked to the core of the work we do is global citizenship. In a way, we are all global citizens, but what is exactly meant by the term ‘global citizenship’? How does this relate to international higher education and what are some key issues connected to global citizenship today, both in Europe and more broadly?In this EAIE podcast episode, host Laura Rumbley speaks...
2024-06-0539 min
EAIE Podcast86. Danica Purg: Reflections on LeadershipWhat makes a successful leader? There are many different possible answers to this question, and some of them will be addressed in the upcoming Summer issue of Forum, the EAIE member magazine, which will focus on the theme ‘Leadership in international education.’ This podcast episode provides a sneak peek at the conversation the EAIE had with Summer Forum interviewee Professor Danica Purg, the President of IEDC-Bled School of Management in Slovenia and President of CEEMAN, the International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies. Professor Purg has authored and co-authored various books on the topic of leadership, and has been...
2024-05-2227 min
EAIE Podcast85. Irene Yagüe Sancho & Karine Gourlet: Young Professionals in IHE todayThere you are, a young professional within the field of international higher education. Perhaps you're just starting out in a new role, or maybe you already have a few years of experience within the sector, with ideas and ambitions for your future career. In these cases, it's always helpful to have someone to guide you or to meet people who find themselves in the same situation. What do you find rewarding about your work? What challenges or struggles are you or your fellow young professional colleagues facing and how are you handling these? What role do physical and mental...
2024-05-0825 min
EAIE Podcast84. Jenna Mittelmeier & Asuka Ichikawa: Research with international studentsInternational students and their experiences are a frequent focus of research in the field of international higher education. But to what extent are researchers actively working to include international students in this work? What can research collaboration with international students look like? How should we consider inclusive definitions of international students? And what are some examples of good practices when it comes to research with international students that we can learn from?In this EAIE podcast episode, we talk with Jenna Mittelmeier and Asuka Ichikawa, who have been closely involved in a 2023 Routledge publication focused precisely on...
2024-04-2430 min
EAIE Podcast83. Alex Usher & Jogvan Klein: Policy whiplash in Australia and CanadaAlthough the international student mobility sector has always been in flux, it feels as if change and disruption have been more acutely a part of our lives since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘Policy rollercoasters’ have been apparent in a wide range of countries around the world, including the Netherlands, the UK, Canada, and Australia. A ‘whiplash effect’ brought on by changing policies has a huge effect on students, administrators, institutions and the sector as a whole. It also raises lots of questions, but who has the answers?In this episode of the EAIE podcast, we welcome...
2024-04-1033 min
EAIE Podcast82. Hans de Wit & Santiago Castiello Gutierrez: New definitions and directions for internationalisationIn January 2023, the EAIE discussed internationalisation's definitions and the need for change with Oxford's Professor Simon Marginson. Following this, Hans de Wit critiqued existing definitions in a Journal of Studies in International Education (JSIE) essay, urging a shift in focus towards guiding the phenomenon's direction rather than defining it.Which directions should we move in? What emerging views and different voices within the field should we pay more attention to? In this episode of the EAIE podcast, host Laura Rumbley talks to Hans de Wit, Professor Emeritus, Distinguished Fellow, and former director of the Boston College ‘Center fo...
2024-03-2735 min
EAIE Podcast81. Olha Tolmachova & Violetta Seleznova: Update from Ukraine – Student success storiesSince the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022, the EAIE has engaged in a series of conversations with two Ukrainian higher education institutions, Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU), In observance of the two-year anniversary of the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the EAIE reconnected with these institutions, but this time in conversation with two students: Olha Tolmachova, an undergraduate at UCU, and Violetta Seleznova, a KNU doctoral student.EAIE podcast host Laura Rumbley chats with Olha and Violetta about how t...
2024-03-2034 min
EAIE Podcast80. Hilary Lappin-Scott: Inspiring women to learn and leadOver the past few years, the EAIE Podcast has paid particular attention to the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated annually on 11 February. This day promotes the full and equal access and participation of females in the fields of science, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematics. It also serves as a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in the global science and technology communities and that their participation should be strengthened.In this podcast episode, host Laura Rumbley is joined by Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott OBE who is a standout example of a...
2024-02-1921 min
EAIE Podcast79. Cynthia Alby, Sandra Slotte, Jeroen Ouburg: A chat with real people about AIChatGPT, artificial intelligence, chat prompts… It’s 2024, and whether we like it or not, artificial intelligence and all the challenges and opportunities that come with it are here to stay. Like many others, the EAIE is captivated by the developments in relation to artificial intelligence and what impact it will or could have on international higher education, in particular. During the 2023 EAIE conference in Rotterdam, a very successful Campfire session took place on the possible positive uses of ChatGPT in our daily work, and in this podcast episode, we once again take the opportunity to look at the uses of A...
2024-01-3134 min
EAIE Podcast78. Jim Hetherton: Goal setting for the new yearHappy New Year! We find ourselves at the start of a new calendar year, 2024, which is usually a moment in time for people to think of (and try to stick to) new year resolutions. Many professionals in the international higher education field struggle with managing their workload, and it can feel as if there are not enough hours in the day. There's a whole new year filled with possibilities on our doorstep; how can we try and make the best of it in a professional context?In this episode of the EAIE podcast, we talk to productivity...
2024-01-1728 min
EAIE Podcast77. Hans-Georg van Liempd: What we gain by givingIn this last EAIE podcast episode of the year 2023, we are honoured to welcome a special guest who has made a real difference to the EAIE and the international higher education community over the years. Hans-Georg van Liempd is currently the Secretary of the University and Director University Services at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, and in the past, served as both Vice-President and President of the EAIE. More recently, he was the recipient of the 2023 EAIE Award for Outstanding Contribution in recognition of all his valuable contributions.Volunteering can be a very rewarding effort but also one...
2023-12-0623 min
EAIE Podcast76. Thomas Hull and Maria Kirrane: Award-winning Sustainability Practice from France and IrelandSustainability continues to be a topic that is top of mind within the international higher education field. Earlier this year, the winners of the International Green Gown Awards were announced, an initiative that recognizes exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by higher education institutions across the world. In the category ‘Sustainability Institution of the Year’, there were two European winners: University College Cork (Ireland) won the award, while UniLaSalle (France) received the ‘highly commended’ honour. Two institutions with inspiring and practical examples of how international education can tackle climate action.EAIE podcast host Laura Rumbley talked to Maria Kirrane...
2023-11-2225 min
EAIE Podcast75. Pii-Tuulia Nikula, Vincenzo Raimo, Eddie Wes: Diving into the world of education agentsThe use of agents by higher education institutions to support their international student recruitment efforts is a very accepted practice in some national and institutional contexts around the world, but it’s also considered quite controversial elsewhere. This debate has been ongoing for years, but what is currently at the heart of this discussion?In this EAIE podcast episode, we talk to the three authors of a 2023 Routledge publication titled ‘Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher Education: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective on Challenges and Best Practices': Pii-Tuulia Nikula, Vincenzo Raimo, and Eddie West. With these speakers, who all have...
2023-11-0834 min
EAIE Podcast74. Horia Onita and Rita Dias. ESN and ESU: New leadershipIt’s a turbulent time for students across Europe as they deal with pressing issues, such as the lack of student accommodation and the fight against climate change, alongside their studies. Two highly active and visible student organisations have their backs, though: the European Students’ Union (ESU) and the Erasmus Student Network (ESN). Both organisations work hard to ensure the student voice is heard and that students are given the chance to participate in important conversations about the current state and future of (international) higher education in Europe.In this episode of the EAIE podcast, we talk to t...
2023-10-2522 min
EAIE Podcast73. Sabine Pendl & Wessel Meijer: Managing staff, cultivating talentIn this episode of the EAIE podcast, host Laura Rumbley talks to two guests who have found themselves at this ‘back to school’ moment numerous times already in their careers and whose senior leadership roles require them to guide international office teams through many such key moments. So how do seasoned team leaders like Sabine Pendl, Director of the Office of International Relations at the University of Graz (Austria), and Wessel Meijer, Senior Policy Advisor for Internationalisation at Leiden University (the Netherlands) prepare themselves every year for this ‘reboot’? What do they currently see as some of the main...
2023-10-1130 min
EAIE Podcast72. Ligia Deca: Outstanding vision and leadership 2023The 2023 EAIE Award winners were announced in August 2023, and at the conference in Rotterdam, they will all be given some of the attention they rightfully deserve. In this podcast episode, the EAIE is honoured to have had the opportunity to talk to Ligia Deca, the current minister of Education for Romania and this year’s winner of the EAIE Award for Vision and Leadership. Several topics are touched upon in the conversation between host Laura Rumbley and minister Deca. How she made her way into the field of international higher education; the lessons she learned from her pas...
2023-09-2032 min
EAIE Podcast71. Daryna Zavhorodnia: Unissued Diplomas: The price of war in UkraineNever graduated, eternally honoured. This is the guiding notion behind the ‘Unissued Diplomas’ project, set up by the Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union (SUSK) and a group of volunteers with different backgrounds. The purpose of the initiative is to put the spotlight on a group of 36 Ukrainian higher education students who will never receive their diplomas because their lives were ended too soon by the ongoing war between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.This powerful exhibition has travelled to more than 45 higher education institutions worldwide, with over 70 showings in 22 different countries. The EAIE is honoured to welcome the Unissu...
2023-09-0618 min
EAIE Podcast70. Lavern Samuels: 25 years of internationalisation in South AfricaThe International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. Between 22 and 25 August the association organised its 25th annual conference, this time bringing together international higher education professionals from around the world in Durban, South Africa.For Europe, partnership with Africa is a key priority – whether in terms of economic development, sustainability objectives or other activities. How should we view the current dynamics in EU/Africa partnerships in higher education? What are some of the core values and topics of interest for IEASA at the moment? And what can be seen as some fu...
2023-08-3020 min
EAIE Podcast68. Kelly-anne Watson: Student accommodation: key trends and considerationsIn April 2023, the EAIE published its annual international student admissions survey report, which includes interesting insights into current and future dynamics of (international) student admissions across the European Higher Education Area. The data from the survey showed, amongst other things, that the issue of inflation/cost of living is currently a ‘moderate’ barrier to international student enrolment for a majority of respondents (66%). But how big of an issue is affordability within the international education sector at the moment, especially when it comes to student housing?In this episode of the EAIE podcast we talk to Kelly-anne Watson, Mana...
2023-06-2934 min
EAIE Podcast67. Joana Westphal & John McNamara: Transnational education: UK perspectivesSeveral months ago, Universities UK International (UUKi) and the British Council released a report titled ‘The scale of UK higher education transnational education 2020-21’. This report offered a snapshot analysis of what’s happening with UK transnational education (TNE) across the globe. Since the UK’s departure from the EU, TNE programmes have become more attractive to European students as access to the UK has become more challenging. However, there continue to be critiques of this phenomenon, for example as being a heavily commercially-driven model. In this episode of the EAIE Podcast, host Laura Rumbley is joined by Joana...
2023-05-2428 min
EAIE Podcast66. Fanta Aw & LaNitra Berger: NAFSA turns 75!It’s time to light the candles on the cake for NAFSA: Association of International Educators, as they celebrate their 75th anniversary this year! Founded in 1948, the main aim of the originally named ‘National Association of Foreign Student Advisers’ was to promote the professional development of U.S. college and university officials responsible for assisting and advising the 25,000 foreign students who had come to study in the United States after World War II. Since then, there has been a name change, a move to a much broader scope, and year after year of highly successful annual conferences. To comm...
2023-05-1026 min
EAIE Podcast65. Adrienne Fusek & Adinda van Gaalen: International education, climate change and cognitive dissonanceWith a nod to the recent observance of Earth Day on 22 April, this episode of the EAIE Podcast takes a look at the complicated relationship between the internationalisation of higher education and climate change. One way to understand the dilemmas baked into this relationship is to consider the notion of cognitive dissonance, a concept that takes centre stage in an article published recently in the Journal of Studies in International Education by Pii-Tuulia Nikula, Adrienne Fusek and Adinda van Gaalen. Two of this article’s authors – Adinda van Gaalen, team leader of the research policy team and advis...
2023-04-2628 min
EAIE Podcast64. Anna Beentjes & Isabel Joly: International education can be a circus!The European higher education sector is a diverse, inspiring and collaborative field where we can learn and discover new things every day. In this EAIE podcast episode, we invite the listener into the wondrous world of Circus Arts education, where students train to become (international) professional circus artists. Although these performing arts programmes are often considered unique, there are various similarities with 'regular' higher education programmes and the willingness to overcome the same challenges. What defines success for these types of institutions and organisations in terms of serving students and advancing the circus education agenda? What about i...
2023-04-1123 min
EAIE Podcast63. Nadja Greku and Valeria Redjepagic: Roma in European higher education todaySince 1990, 08 April has been designated as International Romani Day, a significant day for Roma people across the world. An estimated 10 to 12 million Roma live in Europe, comprising the continent’s largest ethnic minority, yet rough estimates indicate that just 1 to 4% of the Roma population have a higher education degree, making it one of the most underrepresented groups at this level of education. What are some barriers to access to, or success, in higher education for Roma people that the international education community should be aware of? In this podcast episode, we talk to Nadja Greku and Valeria Red...
2023-03-2833 min
EAIE Podcast60. Tomáš Varga: Supporting mobility across the ability spectrumIssues of inclusion, diversity and equity continue to be top of mind for many higher education institutions across Europe and elsewhere. There are still quite a number of challenges to overcome when looking at this particular part of the student and staff population, for example linked to reaching international students with disabilities, providing them with the correct services, and collecting valuable data to help influence future institutional strategy and policy. In this podcast episode, we are able to take a look inside at the Teiresias Centre, a support centre for students with special needs, established in 2000 at Masaryk University...
2023-02-1527 min
EAIE Podcast54. Florin Zubascu: Tracking Europe's research and innovation agendaA lot has been happening in Europe within the field of research and innovation policy. Horizon Europe, European Universities alliances and science diplomacy are just a few of the programmes and topics that continue to grab the attention of the higher education sector. But how can we best describe the current state of the European research and innovation field? Which important developments should we be aware of and what does the future hold? In the latest episode of the EAIE podcast, we sat down with Florin Zubascu to ask him some of these questions. Florin is Executive E...
2022-11-1625 min
EAIE Podcast53. Fabrizio Bitetto: Fostering EntrepreneurshipStudents are often encouraged these days to think more seriously about entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship advances innovation, results in job creation for others and helps students engage creatively beyond their specific fields of study to meet new needs and solve persistent problems. Higher education generally – and international education, specifically – has a role to play in fostering entrepreneurship, but how exactly do we encourage young people in Europe to engage in entrepreneurial activities and what are the challenges and opportunities that complicate and enrich this work?In this latest podcast episode, we talked to Fabrizio Bitetto, Chief Executive Officer of the...
2022-11-0230 min
EAIE Podcast52. Stephanie Griffiths: Mental health: our shared responsibility The ‘COVID era’ has had a significant and challenging impact, particularly on young people’s mental health and wellbeing. The 2022 International Student Barometer (ISB) found that more than one-third of international students responding to that survey were feeling stressed, yet only 1 in 6 students reported turning to the counselling services at their institution. With wellbeing now an issue of critical concern in higher education, the need to address these challenges and adopt effective support strategies is acute. But how do we ensure staff are well equipped to respond to student needs and take care of themselves? For this week’s p...
2022-10-1920 min
EAIE Podcast51. Rachel Brooks: Who are Europe’s students?Europe's student population consists of a broad and diverse group of people. This is a group that many are interested in learning more about, but also a group that cannot be so easily defined, despite often simplified messages in the media about who exactly 'the European student' is and what they are interested in. So, how did this idea of a shared identity among European students come about? What is it that European students really want and need? And what role do expectations from society play in this?To answer some of these questions, we turned to...
2022-10-0526 min
EAIE Podcast50. Nannette Ripmeester: A love letter to RotterdamAfter a successful EAIE conference in Barcelona last week, we’re now looking forward to the 33rd Annual EAIE Conference and Exhibition, taking place 26-29 September 2023 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The conference theme, ‘Connecting currents’, celebrates the maritime history of Rotterdam and embodies the importance of water to the city, providing economic opportunities as well as existential threats. Rotterdam is the gateway to Europe, a place where river meets sea, ships reach the shore and people from all walks of life come together. In this episode of the EAIE Podcast, we talk with long-time EAIE member Nannette Ripmees...
2022-09-2117 min
EAIE Podcast49. Alyona Ovchinnikova and Christof Van Mol: Language Proximity and Student MobilityThe factors influencing international students’ choice of their destination country are various and complex. Affordability, quality of education, future opportunities, and quality of life go hand in hand with personal preferences such as interest in a specific culture, or existing personal ties.So, what role does language play in the many pieces of this mosaic? This was the question guiding the research conducted by our guests in the latest episode of the EAIE Podcast. Working from the premise that languages are more or less similar to each other, could “language proximity” influence student choices around interna...
2022-08-3027 min
EAIE Podcast48. Ajibola Odukoya: Innovative AfricaIn February of this year, the African Union and the European Union launched their joint AU-EU Innovation Agenda to strengthen collaboration in scientific and technological research and innovation. Africa’s R&I sector is growing fast, with start-ups and technology hubs growing in numbers across the continent. A strong driver of economic development, innovation has tremendous transformative potential. But what will it take to support and grow the innovation movement to make the most of its untapped potential? What are the challenges? And how can Europe and Africa work together in this area? In the newest episode of...
2022-08-1724 min
EAIE Podcast47. Nikos Liolios: Student mobility’s digital infrastructureCommissioner Mariya Gabriel has said that, with the new Erasmus+ programme 2022-2027, “Paper officially belongs to the past”. Indeed, higher education administrators across Europe are actively working to achieve this goal, coming together to establish the infrastructure and processes that can enable the flawless exchange of student data. So what exactly is going on right now to provide students and staff with an easier and more efficient experience of the administrative component of Erasmus+ mobility? In this episode of the EAIE podcast, we sit in conversation with a veteran of Erasmus+ digitalisation, Nikos Liolios of Aristotle University of Th...
2022-08-0216 min
EAIE Podcast46. Alejandra Vicencio & Frank Ziegele: That first job in international educationIt's that time of the year again when recent graduates begin to make the transition from education to the world of work. For some of them, a fulfilling, successful career in international education is about to take off. All international education professionals have a story to recount about how it all started for them: perhaps an experience abroad, a meaningful encounter, or the recommendation of a supervisor. But taking a step back from personal experience, what routes into international education are most typically available to graduates and young professionals? And what skills and competences are most in d...
2022-07-1925 min
EAIE Podcast45. Uilleam Blacker: Ukraine through a literary lens Amidst the devastating loss of life and physical destruction of Ukraine brought about by the Russian invasion, it’s easy to lose sight of the country’s less tangible assets, ie its multifaceted cultural heritage and deep literary tradition. Indeed, most Europeans, to whom the media coverage of the recent events has made Ukraine’s geography a familiar subject, know very little of its history and culture. To guide us through this multilayered story of languages, religions, politics and culture, this episode features the voice and expertise of Ukrainian literature expert Dr. Uilleam Blacker. A...
2022-07-0530 min
EAIE Podcast44. Francesc Pedró: Insights from UNESCO44. Francesc Pedró: Insights from UNESCO The United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development has set a clear target for education: “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” (SDG Goal 4). To achieve this objective, work at UNESCO – the UN agency responsible for education – is going on tirelessly. On 18-20 May, higher education experts and leaders gathered at the UNESCO World higher Education Conference in Barcelona to collectively reflect on the right course of action to ensure tertiary education meets its 2030 deadline. To find out what was discussed at the conference...
2022-06-2225 min
EAIE Podcast42. Arunima Dey & Carmen Neghina: Admissions trends 2022Will the start of a new academic year in Europe in autumn 2022 witness a post-pandemic bounce-back? Recent research and analysis by the EAIE, The Class Foundation and StudyPortals may give some indications. This episode of the EAIE Podcast brings together The Class Foundation’s Programme Curator, Arunima Dey, and StudyPortals’ Deputy Director Analytics & Consulting Team, Carmen Neghina, to compare data, methodologies and findings, as we explore current trends in international student mobility in Europe and beyond.About Arunuima Dey Arunima Dey is a former academic of literature, who recently shifted gears to focus...
2022-05-1026 min
EAIE Podcast41. Femke Hermans: Students for tomorrowThe fight for a sustainable future is a matter of generational equity. Although we are all experiencing the effects of climate change and environmental degradation, it is the younger generations who will bear the burden of the decisions made now and before their time. No wonder, then, that they want to play a key role in the struggle to set things right. Students at higher education institutions across Europe have shown extraordinary capacity to coordinate and mobilise to take the lead on sustainability activities at their universities. In this episode of the EAIE Podcast, we speak with F...
2022-04-2521 min
EAIE Podcast40.Karina Bilokon: One Ukrainian student’s storyIn the EAIE’s recent 01 April 2022 Community Moment webcast, we had the opportunity to learn about how Ukrainian higher education institutions, their students and staff are being impacted by the Russian invasion at a general level. Today, we turn our attention to the specifics of how the war in Ukraine is being experienced by one student, who happened to be studying abroad when it all began. Karina Bilokon is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in business in the Netherlands and is working to help Ukraine from afar by trying to make people in her host country and i...
2022-04-1220 min
EAIE Podcast38. Sarah Todd: An Asia-Pacific UpdateIf there is one word that captures the essence of the Asia-Pacific region, that is “diversity.” Spanning multiple continents from one pole to the other, and connected by the largest ocean in the world, the region encompasses countless languages and cultures, as well as profoundly diverse demographics, levels of wealth, and different educational systems.For international higher education, the challenge is how to leverage such variety so that cooperation and exchange can be enriched and flourish, rather than being hindered. Between the pandemic-induced closing of borders and various geopolitical rivalries, the challenges are real. Nonetheless, there is room...
2022-03-1632 min
EAIE Podcast37. Malaika Marable Serrano & Karol Vieker: Let’s talk about discriminationIn honor of Zero Discrimination Day, 01 March, we take this opportune moment to reflect on the urgent and compelling issue of discrimination in international higher education. To help us further these important discussions, we’re joined in this episode by two professionals with deep expertise in this area. Malaika Marable Serrano is Vice-President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Guild Education, and Karol Vieker is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager at the Stockholm School of Economics. In line with the spirit of Zero Discrimination Day, aiming at stimulating conversations on “how people can become informed about, and promot...
2022-03-0230 min
EAIE Podcast36. Bessie Dendrinos: Multilingualism mattersOn 21 February, UNESCO celebrates International Mother Language Day, part of a wider set of initiatives to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world. Language diversity is a signal of multiculturalism and makes the world colorful and richer. But now that globalisation and technological innovation have increased the volume and speed of communications, wouldn’t it be easier if we all spoke the same language? If so, is there a way for all of us to understand each other without giving up the incredible assortment of the world’s languages? And how c...
2022-02-1629 min
EAIE Podcast35. Wen Wen: A chat about ChinaAs the largest source of international students in the world, and among the three most popular study destinations, China is a powerhouse to be reckoned with on the international education global stage. To make sense of the many intersecting phenomena that are reshaping international higher education in China today – including student mobility, geopolitics and key research agendas – EAIE’s Laura Rumbley is joined by Dr Wen Wen of Tsinghua University. Their conversation takes us on a quick journey across a country of 1,270 universities and more than 20 million students. Tune in to the latest episode of the EAIE podcas...
2022-02-0128 min
EAIE Podcast34. Ellen Hazelkorn: The plusses and minuses of university rankingsEvery year, university leaders around the world anxiously await the publication of the latest university rankings. Whether their institutions improved their performance and gained positions, will determine their success (or failure) as administrators. In principle, the element of competition can be a powerful driver of improvement and innovation. And yet, there is hardly a more fiercely contested topic in international higher education than university rankings. Why? What are the problems and consequences (intended or not) of pitting universities against each other? Are there better ways? And – perhaps more fundamentally – why are rankings so hugely important, if everyone seems...
2022-01-1922 min
EAIE Podcast33. Rajika Bhandari: A life in international educationTraditionally, major international student receiver countries like the US have enrolled international students by the tens of thousands. Many of these mobile students have opted to stay on in their host countries, contributing to national stocks of highly skilled professionals, driving innovation and sustaining economic growth. The general arc of this phenomenon, and its scale in numbers, has been well documented for decades. However, the stories of the individuals living through these experiences – what they have lost and gained through academic mobility and skilled migration and what this means to the societies in which they live and work – have been...
2021-12-0824 min
EAIE Podcast32. Didi Griffioen: Teaching and research – a balancing actIn order to realise their full potential, higher education and research should be in constant dialogue. Connecting curricula to research, can maintain its relevance amidst the rapid advancements of knowledge, and can educate students about the scientific method and critical thought. While everyone agrees that education and research must co-exist, how to combine them is a tricky question. Synergies do not develop spontaneously with the simple co-existence of the two elements within the same institution. Clear goals, strategies, tasks and processes are necessary. Who should be responsible for these? How can university administrators contribute? Providing answers to th...
2021-11-2428 min
EAIE Podcast31. Tatjana Söding: Erasmus by Train: gaining steam?When it comes to student mobility, train travel doesn’t seem to be very popular. According to a 2020 survey by the Erasmus Student Network, three out of four Erasmus students are still flying to their exchange location. Transport accounts for almost one quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions. In order to reduce this worrying amount, the European Commission is promoting initiatives to encourage the use of rail instead of more polluting modes of transport like air and road travel, and has declared 2021 to be the European Year of Rail. Could trains be the key to ‘green’...
2021-11-1024 min
EAIE Podcast30. Larissa Bezo: Catching up on CanadaAs the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) prepares for its annual conference in November, we sit down with its Chief Executive Officer, Larissa Bezo, to catch up on how Canada’s international higher education has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and is gearing up to navigate the complex dynamics of today’s international scenario. Drawing on her 15-year long experience in the international development and education sector, Larissa reminds us that by being true to its values and mission, and nurturing its community, international higher education can take on any challenge and turn it into a meani...
2021-10-2733 min
EAIE Podcast29. Bojana Ćulum Ilić: Advancing community engagementNo university is an island. Every higher education institution sits within a dense network of local actors, such as public administrations, industry, media, cultural institutions, NGOs and civil society. To each of them, universities have a lot to offer – support, knowledge, expertise, and even inspiration – to help them create sustainable, equitable and inclusive economies and democracies. Proactively engaging and serving the local community, universities can be drivers of positive societal change. In the new episode of the EAIE podcast series, we are joined in conversation by Bojana Ćulum Ilić, Associate Professor at the University of Rijeka. In our con...
2021-10-1318 min
EAIE Podcast28. Catherine Comiskey: Imagining sustainability, institutionalising changeA summer of scorching fires and devastating floods has made it all too apparent that immediate action must be taken against climate change. However we envision the transition to lower carbon emissions, it will take no less than a revolution of the global economy – including the higher education sector – to achieve this goal. Under the aegis of the European Universities Initiative, the CHARM-EU alliance has emerged as one example of how to institutionalise and coordinate our shared climate ambitions across countries and curricula. Catherine Comiskey, Academic Director of the CHARM-EU Master’s Degree in Sustainability, joins this episode...
2021-09-2222 min
EAIE Podcast27. Hala Dimechkie: A window on MENA - Lebanon’s challenges & opportunitiesMobility is a key feature of higher education in Lebanon. Its universities have traditionally been extremely popular among international students from all over the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region and Asia, whilst every year Lebanese youths flock to Europe and North America to participate in exchange programmes or pursue full degrees. Lebanon also caters to many students who belong to the large community of refugees currently hosted in the country. However, Lebanon has recently faced a series of challenges that not only complicate daily life but also present real difficulties in the execution of internationalisation activities.
2021-09-1519 min
EAIE Podcast26. John Delap: Working at the crossroads of access, equity and inclusionIn order to drive societal change, higher education institutions must first address internally those same problems they want to solve in the outside world. In order to enable all individuals to realise their full potential regardless of their physical, racial, and socio-economic backgrounds, universities must first of all ensure that all students can thrive. Despite the progress made, access and inclusion still have a long way to go. In the latest episode of the EAIE podcast, we are joined in conversation by John Delap, Diversity and Inclusion Project Analyst at Princeton University, to discuss how higher education i...
2021-09-0827 min
EAIE Podcast25. Tibor Ágotai: Student accommodation – a frontline viewAs students prepare to return to their dormitories and apartments for the beginning of the new academic year, we examine the long and sometimes complex processes they have to follow to secure lodgings suitable to their needs and expectations. Reckoning with budgets and priorities, coming to grips with university bureaucracies and navigating intricate housing markets can present serious challenges, and even more so for international students. What are the best available options to find accommodation? How are institutions supporting international students? How has the pandemic changed the picture? Join us for this episode of the EAIE podcast a...
2021-08-2330 min
EAIE Podcast24. Alexander Clark: A student perspective on European UniversitiesOver the past few years, over 41 alliances of European Universities have been established under the European Universities Initiative, the ambition of which is to create and amplify opportunities for physical, virtual and blended mobility, as well as to share curricula and award joint degrees. Although proposals are ultimately approved by the European Commission, all decisions, planning and preparation are made by the alliances themselves, with no strict directives coming from the top. Students are the ultimate beneficiaries of the Initiative. It is only natural, then, that they should be involved in th...
2021-08-1019 min
EAIE Podcast23. Matjaž Pečovnik: Let’s talk European university sportsThe 2020 Summer Olympic Games recently kicked off exactly 364 days after their originally scheduled start in Tokyo, but most other international sporting events continue to face severe restrictions. According to Matjaž Pečovnik, the importance of sport in society is being demonstrated now more than ever in the midst of the pandemic. In this episode of the EAIE podcast, we sit down with the President of the European University Sports Association (EUSA), the umbrella continental organisation for sport in higher education, to discuss the role of sports in fostering friendship, goodwill and understanding across national borders and across cultures. S...
2021-07-2719 min
EAIE Podcast22. Thomas Farnell: COVID-19 – taking stock of the impactWhen lockdowns and restrictions to movement were introduced across Europe and around the world in March 2020, it was hard to imagine how universities would manage these unprecedented circumstances. Some eighteen months later, we’re still juggling shifting conditions, but much has been done by our higher education institutions in an effort to rise to the challenges imposed by the pandemic. A major study produced earlier this year examines how successful these attempts have been. Based on a wealth of evidence and data, the research examines the trends currently taking shape, predicts their potential development over the next few...
2021-07-1322 min
EAIE Podcast21. Phil Honeywood: Australia’s post-pandemic pathAustralia has a unique global profile in the world of international education, featuring strong connections across Asia and the Indo-Pacific region and a notably robust international student community. Yet, Australia’s borders have been shut for more than a year now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving international students in limbo and presenting Australian higher education institutions with unprecedented challenges. As this complex situation continues to evolve, one thing is already clear: whatever its outcome, this crisis is going to shape the future of Australian higher education for some time to come. To bring us up to spe...
2021-06-3017 min
EAIE Podcast20. Rubén Ávila Rodríguez: Celebrating pride, aiming for moreEvery June, Pride Month celebrates the visibility, self-worth and dignity of the LGBTQI community across the world. Europe has come a long way toward becoming a place “where you can be who you are and love who you want – without fear of recrimination or discrimination” (State of the Union Address 2020 by President von der Leyen). And yet much work remains. Legal protections are incomplete, discrimination and bullying are still all-too-common, and people’s opinions about LGBTQI rights show disturbing discrepancies across European countries (Eurobarometer 2019). In this episode, IGLYO Policy and Research Manager Rubén Ávila Rodríguez shares insigh...
2021-06-1521 min
EAIE Podcast19. Bernhard Streitwieser: Refugees – much work remainsThe displacement of people as a consequence of war and persecution has sadly become a regular fixture in the daily news, making us accustomed to such humanitarian crises and perhaps less alert to the urgency of immediate response.For international higher education professionals, taking action means facilitating refugees’ access to higher education. Despite the tremendous efforts made in the past decade, the numbers show that only a small percentage of refugees find their way into higher education. To discuss what is being done to remedy this, and why this work is crucial for the success and wealth of...
2021-06-0225 min
EAIE Podcast18. Maria Kelo: The big new world of micro-credentialsJust imagine an educational system that is student-centred, flexible, virtual, quality assured, and that increases the employability of students and adult learners alike. This is what micro-credentials promise to be, and what policymakers are pushing for. Although micro-credentials have been around for some time now, their large-scale adoption is still in an early phase. At least on paper, their disruptive potential is enormous. In many respects, the thrilling mix of excitement and uncertainty surrounding micro-credentials is similar to that experienced by the higher education community when MOOCs came about one decade ago. Will micro-credentials live up...
2021-05-1821 min
EAIE Podcast17. Sinead O'Gorman: Academic freedom in a complex worldThis year’s World Press Freedom Day (03 May) marked the 30th anniversary of the UNESCO Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent and Pluralistic Press. As our guest Sinead O’Gorman reminds us, freedom of expression is intertwined with freedom of movement. Over the past 20 years, Scholars at Risk has worked at the intersection of these two fundamental rights, steering scholars who have been forced to leave their countries towards safe havens for their research and their personal safety. As Sinead puts it, “the job of the scholar is to write and say things that others might n...
2021-05-0523 min
EAIE Podcast16. Mette Morsing: Business education & the common goodWith Earth Day just around the corner, the climate and environmental crises have never been more relevant to the global political agenda and public debate. Collective mobilisation has acquired an unprecedented sense of urgency, as the scientific community warns us that only an adequate and immediate response can avert cataclysm. However, this is by no means the only challenge that mankind has to overcome, as reflected by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals: eradication of poverty and hunger, peace, access to resources, health services, and education are other crucial items in the list. With the stakes increasingly h...
2021-04-2119 min
EAIE Podcast15. Robin Matross Helms: The USA regroups The past few months have been rich in extraordinary events for the USA. A global pandemic, nation-wide protests calling for racial justice, and one of the most divisive presidential campaigns in the country's history conjured up a perfect storm from which the USA is slowly re-emerging. Indeed, the challenges faced by American higher education institutions have been no less complex, with the looming threat of tightening immigration laws and growing suspicion towards China hampering their capacity to attract top international talent. Thus, when the American Council on Education convened online in March 2021 for its annual m...
2021-04-0718 min
EAIE Podcast14. Fiona Hunter: Cultivating our way forwardIt’s March 2021 and Spring is in the air in Europe. So, what does this season of new growth and new potential mean to those of us working in international higher education? As governments all over the world work to roll out vaccination programmes that will hopefully take us all out of lockdown, this may be a key moment to step back from the frontline of crisis management and consider a measured approach to the work that lies ahead. For former EAIE president and international higher education educator and consultant Fiona Hunter, the metaphor of the...
2021-03-2425 min
EAIE Podcast13. Helena Nordenstedt & Ellen Toet: Health education amid a global pandemicOn March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 emergency a pandemic. Reaching the one-year milestone on this global health crisis in 2021 offers a salient moment to reflect on how health educators have undertaken the challenges of educating the next generation of medical professionals under difficult circumstances and how this worldwide phenomenon has affected them both personally and professionally. For healthcare professionals and health educators around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a unique set of powerful impacts. These individuals have been on the frontline of care giving as well as the work of tra...
2021-03-1029 min
EAIE Podcast12. Robert Buttery: A Swiss view on TuringThe UK’s departure from the European Union has in most ways been unprecedented, but there has been at least one instance in the past when a country lost the right to participate in the Erasmus+ programme: Switzerland. Back in 2018, the EAIE published an essay in its annual Conference Conversation Starter publication on this very subject. 'Switzerland’s imperative to face outward' was authored by then-member of the EAIE General Council Robert Buttery. Among other insights, it offered ideas on what might lie ahead for the post-Brexit UK, with the Swiss example particularly in mind. Fast...
2021-02-2420 min
EAIE Podcast11. Sarah Lamaison: Science – a woman's worldNoting that 11 February has been designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, episode number eleven in the EAIE podcast series puts us in direct conversation with a rising young scientist, Sarah Lamaison. Sarah’s work in the field of artificial photosynthesis was recognised with an award from the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme in 2020 and has been shaped by educational experiences and research collaborations in both France and the United States. Our conversation with Sarah provides a window into the world of ‘next generation’ thinking about the future of wome...
2021-02-1016 min
EAIE Podcast10. Nico Evers: International schools: pipelines & possibilitiesInternational schools, which cater to the needs of children who require or simply desire an international educational experience at the primary or secondary level, serve as natural feeders for students into higher education institutions focused on internationalisation. This episode of the EAIE podcast series explores some of the current work and perspectives of the Council of International Schools (CIS), a leading organisation in the international school community. Our conversation with Nico Evers, who serves as CIS’s Director of Higher Education Services, sheds light on the ways that the work and interests of international schools parallel closely many of th...
2021-01-2722 min
EAIE Podcast09. Inma Martinez: Digital transformation 2021Episode number nine of the EAIE podcast series takes up the topic of digitalisation, a matter that was of immense importance in 2020 and that’s certain to continue featuring prominently in the field of international higher education in 2021. Guest Inma Martinez, a globally recognised digital pioneer and artificial intelligence scientist, weighs in on key issues of how technology can support the work of higher education, and how very real human needs and interests sit at the heart of all technological innovation. For quite a number of years now, the many and varied possibilities of technology to play a g...
2021-01-1322 min
EAIE Podcast08. Robert Coelen: Reflections on ResilienceEpisode number eight of the EAIE podcast series features personal and professional perspectives on surviving–and thriving–during a year of extraordinary challenges. Guest Robert Coelen, who spent 23 days in a coma in the spring of 2020 while battling coronavirus-related health complications, speaks from deep personal experience about the meaning of resilience and offers insights into how the field of international education can gain from our collective experience of unprecedented disruption and our shared aspirations for recovery. Reaching the final month of 2020 offers a timely and important opportunity to reflect on what we as individuals and profe...
2020-12-0929 min
EAIE Podcast07. Goski Alabi & Orla Quinlan: Africa’s internationalisation agendasA huge landmass, a massive youth population and a burgeoning middle class: Africa is a dynamic and complex world region by any measure. Viewed through the lens of international higher education, and specifically under the challenging circumstances presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is much to explore in relation to the sector’s current realities and future aspirations. Episode number seven of the EAIE podcast brings us into conversation with the leaders of two flagship international education organisations on the continent, offering insights into the multiple agendas and interests currently in play. This episode of the EAIE podc...
2020-11-2531 min
EAIE Podcast06. David Julien: Postcard from the AmericasEpisode number six of the EAIE podcast takes us across the Atlantic and into a discussion about higher education throughout the vast region of the Americas. At a time of significant stress, disruption and uncertainty in higher education around the world, we touch base with a region-wide higher education association—with particularly deep roots in Canada and Latin America—whose members are focusing on solidarity, creativity and innovation to find ways forward through uncharted territory. The Inter-American Organization of Higher Education (OUI-IOHE) is an association of more than 350 higher education institutions in 28 countries across North, South and Centr...
2020-11-1130 min
EAIE Podcast05. David Crosier: It’s all in the numbersThe fifth episode of the EAIE podcast is all about data - numbers and data of many sorts have a powerful role to play in helping us make sense of the world today. The right kind of data, collected and interpreted in meaningful ways, can offer key insights into vital aspects of European higher education and exert real influence on policy and practice. It may not be “all in the numbers”, of course, but data and statistics have a great deal to offer if we leverage them wisely. This episode features the voice and perspectives of David Crosi...
2020-10-2827 min