Blog category: Student services

Students need to know a lot in order to integrate into the university community, but often this information is not easily accessible for international students.

Incorporating mindfulness in counselling and advising is one solution for helping international students adjust to life abroad.

How can career services professionals overcome ‘imposter syndrome’ in the midst of rapid internationalisation? One answer might be increased cooperation.

‘Facing outward’ requires all of us to let go of our traditional roles and comfort zones to create a truly inclusive – and psychologically healthy – life on campus.

Rather than sweep issues of gender diversity and sexual harassment under the rug, we should be approaching it in a low-pressure environment, leaving space for learning and witholding judgment.

Successful study abroad requires overcoming both academic and social challenges, a prospect which often affects females more than males – especially those from more conservative regions.

Many universities are scratching their heads wondering why there isn’t more gender diversity in students studying abroad. The answer may be lying in the gender diversity within their own international staff.

As international educators, gender matters in relation to nearly everything we touch. We should ask ourselves some fundamental questions about the way that gender and sexuality play out in the work that we do.