Congratulations to the 2011 Award winners who were honoured during the 2011 EAIE Conference in Copenhagen.
The EAIE awards are designed to recognise professionals making a substantial contribution in the field of international education. The EAIE Awards Committee was created in 2003 in order to develop and implement the awards scheme.
Currently, the Association has seven awards:
- Institutional Award for Innovation in Internationalisation (NEW)
- Bo Gregersen Award for Best Practice
- Tony Adams Award for Excellence in Research (NEW)
- The Constance Meldrum Award for Vision and Leadership
- Rising Star Award
- Honorary Membership
- Life Membership
- The Transatlantic Leadership Award
- President's Award
EAIE Awards are given to members (and some non-members) upon the recommendation of the Awards Committee. Nominations are submitted to the Awards Committee by the members of the EAIE. Members of the Awards Committee may also submit nominations. An award will not be given in a year in which the Awards Committee has not received an appropriate nomination for it. Bo Gregersen Award for Best Practice
Awarded for an innovative contribution to international education, the Bo Gregersen award was first presented at the 16th Annual EAIE Conference in Torino in September 2004.
Nominees for the Best Practice Award must meet the following requirements:
- Have developed and implemented an innovative project, system, programme or procedure that improves international education.
- Have produced results that can be measured.
- Have documented the innovation so that it can be adopted and implemented by others.
A nominee for the Bo Gregersen Award for Best Practice can be an individual member of the EAIE, or a group of individuals who worked on the innovation together. If a group is nominated, at least one member of the group must be a current member of the EAIE. The sum of EUR 1000 will be given to the award winner.
Tony Adams Award for Excellence in ResearchIn honour of Tony Adams, whose dedicated work in the field of international education and exceptional commitment to the EAIE has left a global legacy. The award recognises a Master’s thesis, PhD thesis, article or paper that demonstrates innovativeness, influence and impact on theory of internationalisation of higher education and/or importance to the practice of international education. Topics can be in any of the areas of interest to the EAIE Professional Sections and Special Interest Groups, or any other dimension of international education, with a preference for European developments in the internationalisation of education. The work should address both theory and practice.
The award winner will receive a fee waiver for the Annual EAIE Conference and will be invited to take part in the events organised by the EAIE Special Interest Group – Researchers in International Education (RIE). Depending on the nature of the research, the EAIE Editorial Committee will contact the author and discuss (adapted) publication in Forum magazine, as an article in the Handbook of Internationalisation and/or as an Occasional Paper.
Constance Meldrum Award for Vision and LeadershipThis award is given in honour of Constance Meldrum, a staunch supporter of the EAIE during her years at the European Commission where she worked diligently for international education. Her substantial bequest to the EAIE supports this award; a sum of EUR 1000. It was first presented at the 15th Annual EAIE Conference in Vienna in September 2003.
Nominees for the Constance Meldrum Award must meet the following requirements:
- Be a senior practitioner in international higher education with a documented record of high professional standards for at least 10 years;
- Be widely recognised as a person who has contributed to both processes and results in international education with dedication, innovation and perseverance;
- Have a record of providing leadership and inspiration to others;
- Have a history of service to the EAIE.
Rising Star Award
This honorary award is for new members of the EAIE who have demonstrated a commitment to international education. The Rising Star Award honours a person who has been a member of the EAIE for fewer than five years and who has already made a notable contribution to international education.
Nominees must meet the following requirements:
- Be a member of the EAIE for five years or less, and
- Have actively participated in two or more Annual EAIE Conferences as a session or workshop presenter, or
- Have actively participated as a presenter at an EAIE training course, or
- Made a significant contribution to the EAIE in other ways.
Honorary Membership
Honorary membership is given to a person who has been a member of the EAIE but who has made outstanding contributions to international education, having a significant impact on more than one country. The award winner will be granted lifelong membership to the EAIE and a lifelong fee waiver to the Annual EAIE Conference. Life Membership
Life membership is given to a person who has made a significant professional contribution to the EAIE.
Nominees must meet the following requirements:
- Have retired from employment in the field of international education or be in the process of retiring within the next six months, or
- Have left the field of international education for employment in another field, and
- Have made significant contributions to the EAIE for a period of at least 10 years through a combination of activities such as service on an EAIE Committee or Board; author of an EAIE publication or articles in Forum magazine; presented at two or more EAIE conference sessions, workshops or training courses; have given notable service to the EAIE in other ways.
Winners are awarded lifelong membership to the EAIE and a lifelong fee waiver to the Annual EAIE Conference.
The Transatlantic Leadership Award
This award is given to an active EAIE member who has provided significant leadership to educational exchange between Europe and the North America with a spirit of mutual understanding and respect. The nominee must have been a member of the EAIE for at least five years with documented achievements in transatlantic cooperation. These achievements should provide guidance and examples of good practice for individuals active in transatlantic cooperation. Winners are awarded a sum of EUR 1000.
EAIE President's Award for outstanding professional contribution and service to the EAIE
This award is given by the President to a person of his or her choice, independent of the regular nomination procedure of the Awards Committee. It was presented for the first time at the 20th Annual EAIE Conference in Antwerp in September 2008. Winners are awarded lifelong membership and a lifelong fee waiver to the Annual EAIE Conference.