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From Putin to Trump: being a Russian student in New York
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Are Soas students right to ‘decolonise’ their minds from western philosophers?
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About IntlUni
In the development towards the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are facing challenges formerly unknown to them: Students and lecturers alike form much more heterogeneous groups than ever before, speaking a wide spectrum of languages and representing a wide spectrum of cultural backgrounds in what may be termed the Multilingual and Multicultural Learning Space (M&MLS).
Aims of IntlUni
The aims of the IntlUni Erasmus Academic Network are
- to identify the quality criteria that should characterise teaching and learning in the Multilingual and Multicultural Learning Space; and
- to develop recommendations for how Higher Education Institutions may implement and ensure the sustainability of quality teaching and learning in the Multilingual and Multicultural Learning Space. More...
LANQUA Toolkit: Guidance notes
The Quality Model can be used by individuals (especially new staff) or course teams to support the planning, delivery and evaluation of the courses, modules and lessons that they teach. It can, therefore, serve as both a good practice aide-mémoire for experienced teachers and as a guide for those new to the profession as to some of the core elements they need to consider in order to facilitate successful learning outcomes for their students. More...