Internationalization of Higher Education: moving beyond mobility 28-30 October 2015 – Siena, Italy

This issue is fully devoted to the presentation of IAU projects and initiatives. It focuses specifically on the preparations for the IAU 15th General Conference; provides a full report of the outcomes of the IAU 2015 International Conference and details results and opportunities linked to the IAU key thematic priorities of work. As well please read about the new Members welcomed since October ; read the papers selected for two dossiers, one on The blurring divide between public and private higher education: where does it lead?, with papers from Pakistan, France, Saudi Arabia and the US and the second on the initiatives developed to assist Refugees wishing to integrate higher education. IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.
The 2015 IAU International Conference, 28-30 October 2015 – Siena, Italy
The 2015 IAU International Conference was held at the University of Siena between 28th and 30th October. The selected theme, Internationalization of Higher Education: Moving beyond mobility was both interesting and relevant. Indeed, this theme stimulated a reflection by all involved in internationalization of higher education interested in considering what place the issue of student mobility should be granted in an international strategy. The IAU and its Programme Committee must be thanked for proposing this agenda, for organising the discussion at two levels – plenary and smaller discussion sessions –, for the quality of the speakers and selected panellists and their presentations1. All these factors, as well as the wonderful venue at the University of Siena, and the seriousness and the involvement of more than 400 participants, contributed to make the Conference a genuine success. The two days of discussions and debates advanced the understanding of the current state of the art in international academic mobility and offered perspectives for going beyond mobility while, at the same time, renewing it. More in IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.