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What 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 As...

There 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 ...

International 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 thi...

Although 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 rais...

In 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 ...

Since 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 ...