Global Learning is once again delighted to be holding its ‘Innovations in Internationalisation at Home’ Conference (#IIH2025) #IIH2025 will take place online on Tuesday 29 (09.00-12.00 BST) and Wednesday 30 April 2025 (15.30-18.30 BST).
#IIH2025 brings an opportunity to learn from best practice around the world, with a series of more than 20 asynchronous video case studies, and live facilitated discussions on 29 and 30 April.
Conference Overview
‘Show us your Impact’ is the theme for this year’s conference. As the importance of Internationalisation at Home (IaH) continues to grow its sector-wide interest, being very varied in nature, we have been keen to showcase insights into impact from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives. There will be a flipped component ahead of the live event where attendees will have access to a series of asynchronous video presentations exploring impact of IaH in a variety of contexts and countries, including case studies from institutions in Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, US, and the UK.
Plenary Sessions
We are excited to welcome two colleagues who have been at the forefront of measuring impact in global learning.
On Day 1 the Opening Plenary will feature Dr Ankie Hoefnagels, Professor and Chair of the Zuyd University Research Centre Global Minds at Work in the Netherlands, who will share with us her Global Mind Monitor tool and Polly Collingridge and Kelsey Dery from the Cultural Intelligence Centre UK, will open our conference on Day 2 by introducing CQ or Cultural Intelligence and the tools available to measure impact through the Cultural Intelligence Centre.
Presenters and Panellists
Amongst a series of video presenters will feature University of Kent’s very own Laura Charlton, Senior Lecturer Kent Law School, who will be sharing her presentation, ‘UnCOILing the impact of Internationalisation at Home: law student perspectives as COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) participants and the case for co-creation’, allowing conference attendees to hear from Kent student participants who have recently completed a COIL; Kent Law School with Université de Bordeaux, France. We will hear directly from them on their perceptions of its impact. In addition, we also have Alla Tsapiv and Olena Stavenko, from Kherson State University, Ukraine, speaking about the impact of the collaboration with the University of Kent within the Twinning for Hope initiative.
Our live panel discussion will address the question, ‘How can external providers support Internationalisation at Home initiatives at universities to deliver impact?’ Joining us on the panel we have Asma Abdelrahman, Programme Manager at Soliya, Terry Dray, HE Consultant for Caribbean Elective, Duncan McCombe, Partnership Manager at Common Purpose and Tom Whitehead, Director at Think Pacific.
The #IIH2025 is a brilliant way to gain free expert insights into this dynamic area of international education!
Registration to attend is now open, so do book your place to join us at this free conference (link below), and we encourage you to share with anyone in your network who might want to attend.
Conference Website:
https://www.kent.ac.uk/global/activities/conferences/iih
Links to further information:
Suny (2022). What is COIL? Available at: https://online.suny.edu/introtocoil/suny-coil-what-is.
If you want to understand more about Internationalisation at Home, then do take a look at the UUKi (2024) Internationalisation at Home (IaH) Introductory Handbook. Available at: https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/universities-uk-international/insights-and-publications/uuki-publications/internationalisation-home-iah
