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There has been much speculation and trepidation in the field about how recent events could impact international student mobility. The IC3 Institute recently conducted a flash poll of 128 counselors from 26 countries across 5 continents to better understand the current sentiment. I am sharing a couple of data points from that poll. 1. We asked counselors how their students' interest in the U.S. as a study destination has been affected by the recent U.S. election:  - 44% indicated no noticeable change - 25% were uncertain - 19% indicated a decrease in interest - 12% reported an increase in interest 2. More than 75% of counselors felt somewhat prepared, not very prepared, or uncertain when asked how they feel about their level of preparedness to guide students through national policy changes which could affect globally mobile students. There is a huge need for connection right now. It is my opinion that HEIs emphasizing and accelerating global relationship- and capacity-building efforts with counselors and schools will see significant gains towards enrollment and internationalization goals, in both the short-term and the long-term. What is your interpretation? IC3 Movement Rosa Moreno-Zutautas Neha Bahl Ganesh Kohli Dr. Vishal Varia Nidhi Mehra Anne Corriveau Song Hoffman Gerardo de Vega Salas Elizabeth Michelle Ray Swaraj Nandan Clay Hensley Jim Miller Jonathan Burdick Krithika Balaji Murphy Miller Soma Dam Rekha Krishnan Barbara Prevosti Prabha Dhoonooah Araba Botchway EMMANUEL NGOLEFAC Christine Mpande Ketevan Maghlakelidze Nikita Gidwani Shelly Jain José Olavo de Amorim Janan Sabeh Giovanni Volpe Shelley-Ann Francis

Interesting thoughts. Besides the universities, agencies such as the @National Research Fund too ought to be well funded to support innovation...great ideas are left unexplored. To solve Africa's pressing challenges, the government has to be intentional about funding research, innovation, and create an enabling environment for these institutions. https://lnkd.in/dc7Pa845.the-star.co.ke%2Fnews%2Frealtime%2F2024-11-25-chancellor-better-paid-dons-will-restore-uons-glory&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl2%2Csh%2Fx%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4

Partner organizations from Ukraine, Georgia, Greece and Germany started implementing the Erasmus+ CBHE project “RE-DIRECTION – Redefining Higher Education on a digital context and mainstreaming a common inclusive and green structure based on EU best practices and policy recommendations”. The name of the project is. It is oriented on creating methodological framework and policy recommendations on digital transformation, implementing innovative steps in the field of green competencies and methods and improving the existing approaches to inclusivity of migrants and IDPs. The project is planned to be executed in a period of 3 years. It is important that the following organizations will be involved in the implementation process of the project: - KARLSHOCHSCHULE GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH (KARLS)(Germany; project coordinator) - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND YOUTH OF GEORGIA - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE (MESU) - GEORGIAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY GIU LLC (GIU)(Georgia) - ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY (ILIAUNI)(Georgia) - CAUCASUS UNIVERSITY LTD (CU)(Georgia) - SHOTA MESKHIA STATE TEACHING UNIVERSITY OF ZUGDIDI (ZSSU)(Georgia) - GORI STATE UNIVERSITY (GSU)(Georgia) - UZHGORODSKYI NACIONALNYI UNIVERSITET (UZHNU)(Ukraine) - O.M. BEKETOV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF URBAN ECONOMY IN KHARKIV (NUUE)(Ukraine) - PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT KYIV MEDICAL UNIVERSITY (KMU)(Ukraine) - VINNYTSIA MYKHAILO KOTSIUBYNSKYI STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY (VSPU)(Ukraine) - DNIPRO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (NTU DP)(Ukraine) - MITROPOLITIKO COLLEGE ANOYMI EKPAIDEYTIKI ETAIRIA (MC)(Greece) - PANEPISTIMIO PATRON (UPAT)(Greece) - BK CONSULT GMBH (BK CONSULT GMBH) Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Education and Culture Executive Agency can be held responsible for them.

✨ The 9️⃣ #NEWABC pilot actions have been designed with potential for replication, so they are adaptable to different contexts (i.e. different countries, education systems, different communities)💫. ➡️Learn the #tips for adaptation by the team that carried out the pilot action ‘Together we learn our worlds’👆🏿. More detailed information👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/dr-c3z7K #repiloting #adaptability #lessonslearned #sharingexperiences #children #migration #education #cocreation #H2020 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona dr Adam Bulandra, radca prawny Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna European Research Executive Agency (REA) European Commission

We were happy to support Association of Heads of University Administration (AHUA) regional meetings this week. Mark Corver covered the changing role of data in universities for the South group (thanks for invite Matthew Andrews) including this graph here highlighting that if equality isn't measured and analysed for senior administrators, things tend to get worse. Other dataHE updates this week: Happy Norway day? Maybe not for UK universities : https://lnkd.in/eXGfpeEY The FT takes a look at the real students behind the China PGT fee data points: https://lnkd.in/eM4xTpDH Just how bad are the financial pressures on UK universities (A: unusually so): https://lnkd.in/ekUvDw-J And why data should play a larger role in helping out: https://lnkd.in/eixCC85C

My thesis, defended last year at Lund University, is finally published with LUP Student Papers 🎉 Permanent link: https://lnkd.in/dHgDTNsF From the abstract: The primary objective of this thesis is to explore the potential for decolonial praxis among public servants in the context of Official Development Assistance. Employing an exploratory and qualitative research design, this study utilizes a least-likely-case study logic to shed light on this underexplored topic.

The theme of International Open Access Week for 2024 will continue with last year’s focus on “Community over Commercialization.” This theme contributed to a growing recognition of the need to prioritize approaches to open scholarship that serve the best interests of the public and the academic community. Read more about Open Access Week and how you can get involved here: https://lnkd.in/dGgAeTSN #OAWeek #OpenAccessWeek

A clear and #data driven discussion of the role of #international students as part of the #housing #crisis. They are enveloped in but not the cause and in fact face many unique challenges. #highereducation #internationalisation

My first post with Times Higher Education questions why Australia is taking such a sluggish approach to funding from a #nationalsecurity perspective. Currently, our research funding (a measly 0.8% of GDP, below the OECD average and well short of the 3% actually needed by most developed countries) is substantially propped up by international student fees. The more research you do, the more international students you rely on. Unsurprising then that our The Group of Eight universities are now "totally reliant" on international students, something the Albanese government is threatening with hard caps on student enrolments. As I explore in the article, this lack of vision on funding poses a #researchsecurity issue as well, a practice that is woefully underfunded across the sector. Universities are far more willing to engage with, and accept riskier, ventures or investments when domestic funding is insufficient. So, Jason Clare MP - if you're reading this - universities don't just need more money from the government (though that would help). They need incentives to stop looking for money from foreign sources that could compromise our unique research enterprise. https://lnkd.in/e7jZQccz

Research & Education networks build bridges between continents and users. With the adoption of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda, more global collaboration is expected in the next decade. Together with NORDUnet and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, we are organising an event in Brussels, as part of the #AfricaConnect3 project. The panels will highlight the role of #NRENs and ongoing initiatives between Nordic and African universities. 👉 Registration open on 1 February: https://lnkd.in/ejrimQ7Y #education #research #innovation #collaboration African Union European Commission European Union