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By Richard Warnes. The continuing debate about the impact of extremism and radicalisation at universities and higher education institutions has recently been renewed in the United Kingdom. The passing of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act in February 2015, and in particular its section on Preventing People from Being Drawn into Terrorism, provides a statutory duty for ‘specified authorities’ – such as schools, local authorities and prisons – to prevent radicalisation within their establishments. While the original ‘guidance’ included universities, this has been delayed and revised. More...

By Leonard Engel - EAIE Executive Director. Many would say that internationalisation of higher education has become an industry, and some would even go as far as to say that international higher education conferences have become too commercial. At the 19th Annual Conference of the International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), in Port Elizabeth, it became clear that a change in discourse will come from the Global South. More...

By Catherine Vertesi. You may know about the four P’s of marketing, but do you know the six P’s for successful international programmes? In Workshop 15 at the EAIE Annual Conference in Glasgow, Building global perspectives: high-impact, short-term study programmes, we will introduce you to the six P’s and show how they can help your programme transform participating students, even in just a short stay abroad. More...

By Leasa Weimer. In the digital age, technology-based teaching methodologies continue to evolve. While most online learning technologies are aimed at educating students from a distance, this blog post considers a technique − known as the ‘flipped classroom’ − being used in international classrooms and for internationalisation at home practices. More...

By Christopher Medalis. Strategic partnerships are increasingly important resources for international higher education institutions. Following up on a blog post on networking to reach individual goals, we now zoom into networking to reach institutional goals. More...

By Leasa Weimer. With the recent online publication of the July 2015 issue of the Journal of Studies in International Education it’s time for another post in the ongoing blog series that highlights relevant academic research. The aim of this series is to spotlight major findings and takeaways from select articles that may be relevant and useful to practitioners in the field. More...

By Leslie P. Hitch. There are legitimate reasons for higher education institutions to engage in international academic partnerships. The financial reason; the ‘everyone else is doing it so let’s tell the world we are global too’ one; the strategic ‘putting a flag down somewhere’ one; and the opportunities for students. More...

By Adriana Perez-Encinas and Jerome Rickmann. Partnerships make institutional relations stronger, especially if they are strategic. We do not only learn to share resources, but also how to receive them. This interconnection can enhance both the relationships with partner universities and between our domestic and international students. More...

By EAIE. You’ve been hearing a lot about Glasgow here on the blog lately, but that doesn’t mean that we have forgotten about the amazing country surrounding the host city of this year’s EAIE Annual Conference. Scotland – the land that brought you discoveries as diverse as Scotch whisky, golf, the telephone and penicillin – is home to scenic beauty beyond belief. More...

By EAIE. The most comprehensive European Parliament report on Internationalisation of Higher Education, authored by four prominent figures in the field – Hans de Wit and Fiona Hunter of the Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Eva Egron-Polak of the International Association of Universities; and Laura Howard, President of the EAIE – was released earlier this month. Its release and the many interesting findings it reveals have been covered in the press extensively this past week. More...