The international education sector is one that focuses on internationalisation - lives it, and breathes it. But what happens when study abroad isn't an option?
The initiative seeks to promote comprehensive training, and in this line expand and articulate the offer of academic experiences; extend the advantages of an international academic exchange and interaction; and promote student mobility to and from th
Do we need a new definition of education abroad post-COVID?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an undeniable and potentially lasting impact on education abroad programming. Emerging developments point to the beginning of a new era, one that is challenging education abroad professionals to re-examine well-established practices, reframe priorities and pursue emerging opportunities.
Institutions and organisations around the world are eagerly exploring expanded uses of technology and online delivery to offer more responsive programming that meets the needs of a new generation of virtually engaged learners and to afford more diverse populations of learners the benefits of international learning and engagement.
It’s getting harder to predict the future of HE
So 2020 is over and all of us were full of hope that 2021 would be better. And although there are positive signs, such as COVID-19 vaccinations starting worldwide, it remains clear that the pandemic is still far from being beaten. The number of blogs, articles and book proposals as well as webinars on the impact of COVID-19 on the future of higher education and its internationalisation is growing by the day, but one wonders about their value and predictability.
A year ago, there was still optimism that the virus would be temporary and, as a result, the impact on higher education and student and staff mobility would only be temporary. Philip Altbach and I predicted that higher education leaders would likely try to return to business as usual, which back then was unlikely (and is even more unlikely now at the start of 2021). We also stated that COVID-19 was “the internationalisation revolution that isn’t”.