EAIE Glasgow 2026

🎟️ Registration required (paid)
🤝 Workshop (collaborative)
💡 Collaborative degree programmes | Student exchange and study abroad

Joint programmes have been a cornerstone of the internationalisation of European higher education institutions over the past two decades. With Erasmus Mundus now open to non-European universities as full degree-awarding partners, and the joint European degree initiative extending beyond Europe, joint programmes are gaining unprecedented global relevance. These developments require fresh perspectives, innovative approaches and practical adjustments. This workshop will foster collective reflection by sharing concrete examples of successful practices and lessons learned from challenges encountered in the design and implementation of joint programmes with global partners.

Learning outcomes

• Get practical guidance on available and transferable solutions to the most common barriers and criticalities;
• Understand the regulatory and operational conditions for the inclusion of non-EU universities in joint programmes;
•  Reflect critically and collaboratively on how institutional and partnership dynamics can be adapted to support globally relevant joint programmes.

Target audience
This workshop is targeted at International Relations Officers, programme directors, Vice-Rectors, Vice-Presidents, and Associate Deans for internationalisation.

🎟️ Registration required (paid)
🤝 Workshop (collaborative)
💡 Student exchange and study abroad | International office management

This hands-on workshop builds on two previous EAIE sessions and responds to the need for staff to receive practical generative artificial intelligence training with clear guardrails. You will learn to write reliable prompts, build an AI assistant using institutional documents and create a simple AI agent for routine tasks. We will address privacy, ethics, staff capacity and human contact, using approved tools and no personal data. Everyone will leave with working prototypes, a privacy checklist and a pilot plan to apply AI throughout the international student life cycle and in international student support processes.

Learning outcomes

• Learn about recent advancements in AI technologies and their practical implications across the international student lifecycle; 
• Identify best practices for leveraging generative AI to streamline administrative workflows and enhance personalised student support; 
• Evaluate ethical considerations and data protection frameworks; 
• Build and configure an AI assistant and AI agent tailored to international student support needs.

Target audience
This workshop is targeted at educators, administrators, international student advisors, and policy-makers in international education who are interested in using AI to enhance student services and streamline operations. Basic familiarity with generative AI is helpful but not required.

🎟️ Registration required (paid)
🤝 Workshop (collaborative)
💡 Student mental health support | Student exchange and study abroad

In the shifting landscape of international higher education, staff and students face intersecting personal, professional and intercultural challenges. This workshop will explore personal, emotional and collective resilience and belonging as a vital, learnable skill for navigating the rhythm of revolutionary change for internationalisation. Through reflective discussion and practical strategies, we will examine how to transform disruption into growth, and instability into creative adaptation. We will develop a shared blueprint for well-being, supporting staff and students to move in rhythm with transformation rather than against it, cultivating balance, connection and sustainable engagement in a time of continual change.

Learning outcomes

• Identify and reflect on the personal and collective dimensions of resilience and belonging in the context of international higher education;
• Apply frameworks aimed at transforming disruption and uncertainty into growth, well-being and resilience opportunities;
• Build a blueprint for well-being to strengthen your adaptability, connection and balance across personal and institutional contexts.

Target audience
This workshop is targeted at staff who support international students, including university psychologists, counselling and mental health practitioners, welfare advisors, academic tutors, and residence managers.

The European Universities Initiative's ambitious target of 50% of students benefiting from mobility leaves 'mobility' undefined, leading alliances to stretch the term to include virtual exchanges and other forms of internationalisation at home. This session will examine how the alliances are reinterpreting mobility, whether this dilutes the meaning and what it means for internationalisation initiatives in Europe and beyond.

Deciding the criteria for the selection of exchange students is always difficult. What is considered fair? And once that decision is taken, how do you make it happen? The University of Helsinki and ETH Zurich have decided to adopt a draw-based method, but what did it take to convince management, how do you communicate it to students and what do you need to consider internally to make it happen? We will share key challenges and insights from all aspects of the transition.

How can universities turn geographical proximity into international strength? This poster shows how the University of Haute-Alsace and its Eucor partners use cross-border collaboration to build internationalisation at home through micro-mobility, co-supervised projects and shared modules. Together, we are turning borders into bridges for mobility, innovation and regional engagement.

How is the tempo of global mobility changing? What beats resonate in Europe? This session will explore recent shifts in international student mobility, drawing on Project Atlas research to highlight leading host destinations and emerging sending countries. The discussion will provide a global overview of factors shaping mobility, and we will share specific insights from Germany and Italy. Join the discussion!

With the artificial intelligence revolution well underway, we must adapt or risk losing momentum in our internationalisation efforts. Written personal statements have long provided insight into applicants and their motivations for going abroad, but generative AI can promote conformity and discourage diverse thinking. How can we change the tempo and spark creativity, encouraging applicants to find their own rhythm? Where do diversity, equity and inclusion come in?

The Mobstacles team works as a unique link between higher education institutions and government parties, identifying and addressing obstacles to student mobility, both incoming and outgoing. We are not only working within a national context in the Netherlands but also building a European network. In this poster session, we will showcase the unique structure in which we work and why this is so effective, to inspire other countries to adopt elements of this system.

This poster session will explore the development of the Adapted Physical Activity programme at the University of Sarajevo, made possible through the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility programme in collaboration with Palacký University Olomouc. We will focus on the challenges, best practices and impact of establishing this new academic field in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a particular focus on the inclusive curriculum, cross-cultural learning and targeted staff mobility.

Living abroad doesn't guarantee intercultural learning. Is intentional preparation and debriefing the missing link to ensure truly transformative student mobility? Through live simulations and role plays, you will experience innovative pre- and post-mobility modules that bring emotional awareness, reflective depth and intercultural sensitivity into mobility support. Rethink current practices, explore what's missing and leave with tools to foster more meaningful, high-quality mobility experiences.

Many Blended Intensive Programmes begin as individual passion projects, but how can we maintain this momentum over time, even in the face of difficulties? This interactive World Café session will invite you to reflect on hurdles or blockers to the sustainable offering of BIPs. Together, we will identify key success factors of BIPs that are offered over several iterations or that are embedded in local study programmes.

Short-term summer programmes are vulnerable to financial risks, sudden visa restrictions, political shifts, mismatched expectations, health crises, travel disruptions and much more. This session will explore strategies to anticipate and manage uncertainty through market diversification, presenting case studies of cancellations and format adaptations. You will gain tools for risk assessment, crisis communication and flexible programme design to keep initiatives resilient and sustainable.

Get ready to dive into the future of the European Student Card Initiative and learn how this key component of the European higher education interoperability framework is reshaping the landscape. This session will outline the ESCI roadmap beyond 2027, highlighting the challenges and opportunities ahead. Join the discussion with EU representatives, international relations officers and digital officers, and have your say on the way forward for ESCI.

This session centres on a European Commission report analysing mobility to and from the Study in Europe region. Using UNESCO, OECD and Erasmus+ data, the report explores trends in student flows, policy impacts and institutional responses. The panel will discuss Europe's position as a global education hub, the rise of STEM and credit mobility, and strategies for advancing higher education internationalisation.

International mobility is more than travel. The IN.TUNE alliance for music and arts is piloting virtual and blended formats that feel ‘live', using low-latency real-time audio and video. This poster shares tested models, student and staff testimonies and clear criteria for what counts as meaningful virtual and blended mobility in performance disciplines. Replicable templates show how to scale a European inter-university ‘campus' that is inclusive, green and high quality.

At Glasgow Caledonian University, academic and mobility staff have collaborated to transform outgoing student-facing mobility processes and promotion. This co-creation approach addresses student challenges and barriers and has led to a 53% increase in trimester exchanges between 2021–2022 and 2025–2026.

Credit recognition rates vary significantly across Europe, and so do the reasons why automatic and full credit recognition is not yet a reality for all mobile students. With this poster, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the different factors, from information provision to students and clear guidelines for academics, to the use of online mobility administration tools and policy changes that would enable automatic and full credit recognition.

⭐ Thematic Committee Session

✅ Included for all participants
💡 Student and staff mobility

Staff mobility is often viewed as an individual professional development opportunity, yet its real value extends far beyond the participating staff member. This spotlight session will explore how staff mobility generates impact at three levels: for students, for colleagues and for institutions. Speakers will share how mobility strengthens partnerships, inspires student mobility, enhances teaching and administrative practices and contributes to a more internationalised campus culture.

✅ Included for all participants
ℹ️ Panel (informative)
💡 Student and staff mobility

Are you looking to explore key aspects of student and staff mobility in just one hour? Join this fast-paced Ignite© session, where seven presenters will each have just five minutes and 20 slides to share insights on topics including virtual exchange, data dashboards, staff mobility and successful student mobility experiences. Expect practical ideas, cross-border inspiration and a fresh perspective on how internationalisation works best when students and staff alike are part of the journey. Step away from the pace of a busy conference week and join this session for practical ideas and techniques you can apply straight away.