EAIE Podcast
The EAIE podcast brings you voices, perspectives, ideas and insights from the world of international education. Join us as we sit down with professionals, experts and policymakers to discuss a wide range of issues affecting internationalisation in higher education today.
Episodes
99 episodes
99. Piet van Hove & Flora Bastiani: A philosophical take on international education
As proclaimed by UNESCO in 2002, the third Thursday of November is World Philosophy Day. While philosophy and international higher education (IHE) might not immediately be considered a straightforward combination, there are many ways in which t...
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Episode 99
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25:31
98. Sandra Rincon & Scott Darby: The importance of international alumni
Alumni are an important stakeholder group in higher education institutions across the world. An engaged alumni network can not only help an institution to benefit from the experiences and skills of its graduates, but alumni can also make a sign...
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Episode 98
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28:00
Birgit Hernády & Sandra Soares: 2024 EAIE Award Winners - institutional excellence
The 2024 EAIE Award winners were announced earlier this year, and at the conference in Toulouse, they were all given some of the attention they rightfully deserve. In this podcast episode, the EAIE is honoured to have had the opportunity to tal...
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Episode 97
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38:32
Shanna Saubert & Dorothée Brac de la Perrière: International education and the Olympic spirit
During the summer of 2024, many of us soaked up the energy and excitement of the Olympic Games in Paris, France. As a global event where people from all over the world come together to compete, collaborate, learn, and enjoy, the Olympics can, i...
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Episode 96
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26:55
95. Britta Piel, Richard Delahaye, Ceren Genc, Sabine Sainte-Rose, Kimmo Kuortti: Learning from failure, leveraging community
Within the international higher education community, we see the celebration of achievements regularly. Successfully launching a new research project, reaching a milestone number of international students accepted and signing a new partnership. ...
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Episode 95
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30:50
94. Sonya Reines-Djivanides & Ulrich Schneckener: The fundamentals of peacebuilding
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." Martin Luther King’s quotes still inspire many across the world when it comes to peacebuilding. But in a world of constant change, challenge and conflict, is peac...
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Episode 94
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44:40
93. Leonard Engel and Mervin Bakker: The EAIE at 35!
2024 marks a special anniversary for the EAIE: the Association turns 35! A lot has happened within the world of international higher education in the decades since the EAIE’s founding in 1989, and the EAIE itself has also been on quite an evolu...
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Episode 93
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24:10
92. Zhang Zhang: Making music and making a difference
We’re still 'En Route!' to the EAIE 2024 Conference and Exhibition, and we're getting closer and closer to that moment in September when we will meet in person in Toulouse! We’re looking forward to the numerous exciting sessions, networking eve...
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Episode 92
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27:03
91. Tim Gore and Sakine Weikert: The possibilities of knowledge diplomacy
In the modern day and age, especially technical developments continue to make it easier and easier to share knowledge across any type of border. However, sharing knowledge also has its dangers, as we’ve seen within the world of international hi...
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Episode 91
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32:23
90. Tang Heng & Jimena Alvarez: Supporting student belonging
Whether you are a student going on an exchange to a different country or getting involved in international learning in other ways, stepping out of your comfort zone for an intercultural experience can be both exciting and frightening. Will you ...
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Episode 90
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28:26
89. Anna-Lena Clays-Kulik: 2024 European elections
Between 06 and 09 June 2024, European citizens cast votes to help shape the European Union’s future. Even though many of us might have read or heard about the general outcomes of this important election, is it clear what this may mean for inter...
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Episode 89
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26:07
88. En route to Toulouse and beyond: Élisabeth Moreno
The countdown to the EAIE 2024 Conference and Exhibition in Toulouse has begun! Between 17 – 20 September 2024, many topics within the world of international higher education will be discussed during sessions, networking events, informal gather...
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Episode 88
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15:35
87. Maarten Vink & Jelena Dzankic: Unpacking global citizenship
The international higher education field covers many different issues, and it can be a challenge to stay up to date on everything that’s being discussed. An important and relevant topic that can be linked to the core of the work we do is global...
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Episode 87
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39:48
86. Danica Purg: Reflections on Leadership
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 interna...
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Episode 86
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27:07
85. Irene Yagüe Sancho & Karine Gourlet: Young Professionals in IHE today
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 fut...
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Episode 85
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25:44
84. Jenna Mittelmeier & Asuka Ichikawa: Research with international students
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 ...
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Episode 84
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30:58
83. Alex Usher & Jogvan Klein: Policy whiplash in Australia and Canada
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 ...
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Episode 83
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33:48
82. Hans de Wit & Santiago Castiello Gutierrez: New definitions and directions for internationalisation
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 Educ...
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Episode 82
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35:25
81. Olha Tolmachova & Violetta Seleznova: Update from Ukraine – Student success stories
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 Shevc...
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Episode 81
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34:53
80. Hilary Lappin-Scott: Inspiring women to learn and lead
Over the past few years, the EAIE Podcast has paid particular attention to the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated annually on 11 February. This day promotes the full and equal access and participation of females in the ...
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Episode 80
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21:39
79. Cynthia Alby, Sandra Slotte, Jeroen Ouburg: A chat with real people about AI
ChatGPT, artificial intelligence, chat prompts… It’s 2024, and whether we like it or not, artificial intelligence and all the challenges and opportunities that come with it are here to stay. Like many others, the EAIE is captivated by the devel...
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Episode 79
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34:01
78. Jim Hetherton: Goal setting for the new year
Happy New Year! We find ourselves at the start of a new calendar year, 2024, which is usually a moment in time for people to think of (and try to stick to) new year resolutions. Many professionals in the international higher education field str...
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Episode 78
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28:36
77. Hans-Georg van Liempd: What we gain by giving
In this last EAIE podcast episode of the year 2023, we are honoured to welcome a special guest who has made a real difference to the EAIE and the international higher education community over the years. Hans-Georg van Liempd is currently the Se...
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Episode 77
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23:12
76. Thomas Hull and Maria Kirrane: Award-winning Sustainability Practice from France and Ireland
Sustainability continues to be a topic that is top of mind within the international higher education field. Earlier this year, the winners of the International Green Gown Awards were announced, an initiative that recognizes exceptional sustaina...
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Episode 76
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25:58
75. Pii-Tuulia Nikula, Vincenzo Raimo, Eddie Wes: Diving into the world of education agents
The use of agents by higher education institutions to support their international student recruitment efforts is a very accepted practice in some national and institutional contexts around the world, but it’s also considered quite controversial...
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Episode 75
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34:06