2026 Summer Forum: Responsible Internationalisation

This issue of Forum explores Responsible internationalisation – a concept increasingly shaping debates in international higher education. Bringing together voices from across regions and roles, it examines how international collaboration can be pursued with integrity, ethics, academic freedom and reciprocity, while remaining attentive to today’s geopolitical and security realities.

At a time when legitimate security concerns risk being applied too broadly, the contributions in this issue ask timely questions about openness, trust and the foundations of academic cooperation. They reflect on how higher education institutions can address genuine risks without undermining the international collaboration that has long driven academic and scientific progress.

From European policy frameworks and institutional leadership to student mobility, global partnerships and ethical reflection, the articles in this issue offer perspectives, practices and inspiration for navigating these challenges.

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