Advancing Knowledge & Practice
Current project: Innovating Business Education for Responsible Global Minds (IBE-ReGloMi)
The ‘Innovating Business Education for Responsible Global Minds’ (IBE-ReGloMi) project, co-funded by Erasmus+, aims to innovate business education curricula, support the development of global mindsets among young professionals, and create a wider and inclusive community of practice.
Past projects
Systemic University Change Towards Internationalisation for Academia (SUCTIA)
Period: September 2019 – August 2022
Shifting culture is only possible through internationalising all groups of higher education stakeholders, only then can we truly talk about international universities. While many activities exist for internationalising students, and the predecessor project SUCTI concentrated on the administrative staff, SUCTI Academia aimed at empowering the third pillar, the academic staff, by better understanding how institutions can provide them with knowledge and skills that will support their university’s internationalisation process.
EU project ‘Modernisation of Institutional Management of Internationalisation in South Neighbouring Countries’ (MIMI)
Period: December 2013 – 2016
As part of the EU project Modernisation of Institutional Management of Internationalisation in South Neighbouring Countries (MIMI), the EAIE supported the development of an Internationalisation Management Model in Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco, and the facilitation of the set-up of an Arab Network for Internationalisation (ANI).
REALISE - Realising the potential of the international mobility of staff in higher education
Period: September 2016 – September 2019
REALISE was a three-year European Strategic Partnership project that aimed to improve the implementation and recognition of staff mobility in order to maximise its impact on both individuals and institutions. The project pursued three specific objectives:
1. Identify and develop innovative practices regarding the implementation of the Erasmus+ programme for staff mobility.
2. Foster the recognition of mobility in the career development of academic, administrative and technical staff in HEIs.
3. Raise institutional awareness about the added value of staff mobility and promote its contribution to HEIs’ internationalisation strategies.
Academic Refuge
Period: September 2016 – August 2019
The EAIE was an associate partner of the Erasmus+ project Strategic Partnership to Promote Core Academic Values and Welcome Refugees and Threatened Academics to European Campuses (Academic Refuge). In conflict zones and oppressive regimes, academic freedom and scholarship are often at risk. Some scholars from affected regions seek refuge at European universities. Through the Academic Refuge project, the EAIE and other project partners looked to provide the necessary information and best-practice advice for universities looking to host at-risk scholars and develop a mechanism to better respond to future crisis.
Brexit, trade, migration and higher education
Period: June 2017 – November 2018
This ESRC-funded research project focused on the responses of UK higher education institutions (HEIs) to Brexit and associated challenges, including the development of initiatives outside Europe. For example, challenges include international student recruitment and attracting and retaining EU nation staff. The research consisted of institution-level case studies in a selected group of HEIs.
Systemic University Change Towards Internationalisation (SUCTI)
Period: 2016 – 2019
Internationalisation, in order to be successful, should be an institution-wide project and ambition. While most internationalisation efforts target students and academic staff, the SUCTI project aimed at empowering the backbone of institutions: its administrative staff. As part of the project, the EAIE mapped out the in-house training provisions available to administrative staff and provided expertise for a Train the Trainer programme.
European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network
Period: 2007–2015
One of the main working areas for the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), set up during the Leuven Communique in 2009, is lifelong learning. The European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN) was established to support EU Member States, the neighbouring countries eligible for the Erasmus+ Programme, and the European Commission in developing European cooperation for lifelong guidance in both the education and the employment sectors. The EAIE, as one of the invited partner organisations, actively supported the various activities of the network through its Expert Community Guidance and Counselling – resulting in a wealth of resources for career guidance and counselling practitioners, policy makers, and teaching staff.
European Parliament study on internationalisation of higher education
Period: May 2014 – July 2015
The European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education commissioned a study on internationalisation of higher education. The EAIE was part of the research project consortium.
Research on Leadership
Period: 2012 - 2014
The development of advanced leadership capabilities among rising international education professionals is important to both the International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) and the EAIE. This research sought to identify the generic and specific leadership capabilities required by the future generation of international education leaders in Australia and Europe.