Blog category: Student services

Students and staff affected by crisis and conflict need extra support from their institutions. Here are some of the key areas to address in times of need.

How are international students navigating tight housing markets, and how can universities help? Tibor Ágotai, international coordinator of the Dormitory Centre at Eötvös Loránd University, offers insights from on the ground.

What can higher education institutions do to ensure that LGBTQI students thrive? Rubén Ávila Rodríguez shares their insights in this week's episode of the EAIE podcast.

Positive psychology provides a set of tools for helping students through events like the pandemic and whatever new challenges tomorrow may bring.

One Turkish institution's approach to using online tools to mitigate a whole host of risks serves as an example that others can draw on during the pandemic and the increasingly unpredictable future.

Inbound international students in the 2020–2021 academic year may need to quarantine upon arrival. Here's how universities can help.

International students are not ‘in deficit’ when they show up on campus – quite the opposite.

Considering implementing virtual mobility at your institution? Watch out for these seven potential pitfalls along the way.

Responses to a recent survey by the Erasmus Student Network offer insights into student experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public health concerns should be front and centre, but we can't overlook the diverse ways in which students of different backgrounds can be affected by disease outbreaks.

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.