Unlock the skills, clarity and confidence to design an internationalisation strategy that drives change.
Step into an immersive course that demystifies strategic planning and empowers you to craft a meaningful internationalisation plan. Through a deep dive of collaborative exercises, applied casework and real‑world problem‑solving, you’ll build the skills and confidence to design a strategic internationalisation plan that truly works. You’ll walk away with a clear action plan and a community of peers to support your next steps. It’s strategic planning made practicable, and by the end you’ll be ready to take action upon returning to your institution.
This course will guide you through the process of designing and introducing a strategic internationalisation plan for your institution or department. You’ll learn the steps to take for each phase of strategic planning, the pitfalls to avoid and the key stakeholders to involve. You will also learn how to diagnose your strategic needs and will consider how important communication is to each stage of the strategic planning process. Finally, you’ll have the opportunity to reflect on how to monitor and evaluate the progress of your plan.
Begin working on a strategic internationalisation plan or finetune your approach
Link your institution’s vision with concrete actions, objectives and desired results
Gain the practical knowledge you need to advise leaders
Network with – and draw lessons from – others who are at the same point in their strategic planning journey as you
Whether your work involves developing an internationalisation strategy in your unit/office or drafting your institution’s first internationalisation plan, this course will give you the practical knowledge and tools you need to advise leadership, engage key stakeholders and begin to develop a plan tailored to your needs.
Building on the Academy On-demand foundational course 'Introduction to leadership, strategy and policy', this in-person course offers peer-to-peer learning opportunities and takes interaction to the next level, delving deeper into strategic planning.


EAIE member: €719
Non-member: €1029
05 Nov: 09:00–18:00 CET
06 Nov: 09:00–17:00 CET
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Enhance your skills in the internationalisation of higher education, boost the performance of your department and step up your career ladder with an EAIE training course.

Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Douglas Proctor is Honorary Fellow, Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia and serves as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. At Swinburne, he provides institution-wide leadership on global engagement and oversees the university’s global strategy in teaching, research and outreach. Previously, he was Director, UCD Global at University College Dublin, Ireland. Douglas completed a PhD at the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne in late 2016. He has authored papers and reports in relation to his doctoral research, as well as on the global landscape of international education research. With Dr Laura Rumbley, Douglas co-edited The Future Agenda for Internationalization in Higher Education (Routledge, 2018) which offers new perspectives on the future of internationalisation in higher education from a younger generation of scholars and practitioners. Douglas is currently Chair of the EAIE Publications Committee.

Programme Director, Aurora European University Alliance
Sabine Sainte-Rose is Associate Director for Promotion and Internationalisation in the International and External Affairs of the Université Grenoble Alpes, France. She has worked in five different countries, being in leadership positions in the French diplomacy and cultural network, developing extensive skills in management, academic policy, marketing; PR, and curriculum development. Since 2002, she has enjoyed managing diverse teams of international professionals. Sabine served as a Steering group member of the Expert Community Strategy and Management from 2020 to 2022 term and is currently a member of the EAIE General Council.