The recent Open Doors report, published by IIE and funded by the US State Department, was released on November 18, 2019. It confirms much of what practitioners have been seeing anecdotally between the EU and US higher education systems: the rate of mobility is steady, due to the strong institutional partnerships and student exchange agreements between American and European institutions. More...
Bearing this in mind, it seems logical that ‘virtual mobility’ or ‘virtual exchange’ activities should be designed in a way to reproduce this profound effect of ‘exposure’. The model of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) has been developed over the last 15 years to do just that, and to offer similar or better outcomes than physical mobility in terms of improved international and intercultural competences. Typically, the COIL model is applied to a course or part of a course within a larger degree programme (a ‘COIL module’). More...
As we all know, the world is moving fast and furiously toward ever more integration of technology in our lives. Smartphone apps allow us to navigate our way through traffic across town, as well as guide us to meetings and professional events in far-flung locations around the world. More...
Thirty years ago marked an abrupt end to one of the most powerful symbols of division and inequality in the twentieth-century zeitgeist: the Berlin Wall. The intervening years have seen the field of internationalisation rise in prominence, yet at the same time many of the nationalist and anti-intellectual tendencies that gave birth to the Wall in the first place are re-emergent in the world. What have we learned since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and what do those lessons teach us about the road ahead. More...
Since 1992, the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been celebrated annually on 3 December around the world. The observance of the day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. More...
With the European Commission’s announcement that Erasmus Without Paper (EWP) will be mandatory starting with the new Erasmus programme, the time to get started is now – but many institutions are wondering how to digitise their Erasmus processes and just how difficult the transition will be. To illustrate a couple different examples of just how rewarding it can be to go paperless, we offer two case studies of institutions that have recently taken the leap. More...
Like many countries in Europe, Finland received a record number of asylum seekers in 2015 due to the war and subsequent humanitarian crisis in Syria. In a country with a population of a mere 5.5 million, the influx of nearly 33,000 migrants was received with mixed reactions. More...
Today we’re launching the newest title in the EAIE’s Pathways to practice series: Online information hubs for international students. This how-to series focuses on succinct practical information, taking big challenges and boiling them down into easily-implementable tips for practitioners in the field. More...
How do we balance global outlooks with local needs? In countries like Ethiopia, the drive towards internationalisation coexists alongside the need to tailor higher education to local cultures and realities. The apparent tension between internationalisation and 'Ethiopianisation' offers some insights as to how institutions in Europe can collaborate with counterparts in Africa and elsewhere to support both internationalisation and local relevance. More...
Canada's higher education system is unique in that education falls within provincial jurisdiction rather than federal. This means that rates vary among provinces and institutions, which in many cases results in instances of extreme polarisation between domestic and international tuition fees. At the same time, Canadian higher education institutions are facing challenges to meet their financial bottom line due to provincial budget cuts. In response, an increasing number of universities are relying on international tuition revenue to make up for budget cuts. More...
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