10:30 – 11:30 CEST, 20 September 2024 ‐ 1 hour
Room: Session room 02
Roundtable session
Social innovation, involving organisational change to improve the well-being of individuals and communities, is a unique approach to internationalisation. This session will present ways for education institutions to become more globally connected through social innovation. We want to help you overcome the barriers you face and deliver transformative change by applying social innovation approaches to develop intercultural competence, co-creativity and ideation skills.



Cascade Foundation, United Kingdom
Mark co-founded in 2023 to address the inequities in international higher education. Previously, as Director of Research and Innovation at Glasgow Caledonian University, Mark oversaw the University’s portfolio of approximately 175 projects and supports the delivery of the University’s policies and overarching 2030 Strategy centring around Social Innovation. Part of his remit was to reflect the University’s core mission ‘For the Common Good’ through a growing portfolio of research and innovation activities, reflecting the University’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In another role, as Director of the Europe Office, he exponentially increased the University’s engagement in EU funded projects, in particular through Erasmus+ Cooperation Projects for which GCU became the UK’s top beneficiary. The 20+ Capacity Building projects managed by the University focus on transforming research and innovation strategies in institutions across LMIC countries particularly in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. He speaks fluent Spanish having spent 17 years living in Spain, working at the University of Salamanca. In his spare time he is an avid writer of novels and plays, receiving a Master’s degree with distinction in TV Fiction Writing.
Leiden University, Netherlands
Laura E. Rumbley is Director, Knowledge Development and Research at the European Association for International Education (EAIE), based in Amsterdam. She previously served as Associate Director for the Boston College Center for International Higher Education (CIHE) in the United States and Deputy Director of the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) in Brussels. Laura has co-edited the Journal of Studies in International Education since 2014 and has authored and edited a wide range of publications on internationalisation in higher education.
The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Laura E. Rumbley is Director, Knowledge Development and Research at the European Association for International Education (EAIE), based in Amsterdam. She previously served as Associate Director for the Boston College Center for International Higher Education (CIHE) in the United States and Deputy Director of the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) in Brussels. Laura has co-edited the Journal of Studies in International Education since 2014 and has authored and edited a wide range of publications on internationalisation in higher education.