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Career Development Workshop for International Students

Dr Jasvir Kaur Nachatar Singh, LaTrobe University Career Development Workshop is an evidence-based, first-of-its-kind innovative program offered exclusively to international students not only in Australia but worldwide to create career planning awareness. We co-designed workshop materials (slides, workbook) industry practitioners and consists of interactive activities covering content such as: developing career goals understanding professional andContinueContinue reading “Career Development Workshop for International Students”

Are Top Tips Really Tip Top?

Rhiannon Eley Introduction In multicultural education, “top tips” for teaching international students have gained popularity among educators. While often well-intentioned, these lists risk reinforcing a deficit narrative—one that frames international students as problematic rather than valued contributors to the learning environment. This post unpacks the implications of this approach and explores alternative strategies that promoteContinueContinue reading “Are Top Tips Really Tip Top?”

The importance of personalised and tailored mentoring for international students in the UK

by Jacob Finney – Course Lead for Social Work (MA) University of Staffordshire A significant number of international students are adversely affected by a range of socio-economic and related factors, including poverty, insecure housing, both overt and covert racism, language barriers, separation from immediate and extended family, and cultural and educational adjustments (Collins et al.,ContinueContinue reading “The importance of personalised and tailored mentoring for international students in the UK”

Building internationalisation resources to support staff members – an informal starter guide

Dangeni, Anglia Ruskin University dangeni@aru.ac.uk I was a Professional Development Advisor in the Learning and Teaching Development Service at Newcastle University from 2022-2024, where my role was to support staff across the University’s campuses, designing and delivering development initiatives for those engaged in delivering and supporting learning and teaching. I was encouraged to develop aContinueContinue reading “Building internationalisation resources to support staff members – an informal starter guide”

Language learning in HE: a challenge to regulations

Recently, colleagues identified a regulation from a UK-university that has raised eyebrows. Here, we share the text of this regulation and welcome comments and thoughts. 3. The language of instruction in the University shall be English, unless the Regulations prescribed by the Senate for a particular programme make other provision. A student on a programmeContinueContinue reading “Language learning in HE: a challenge to regulations”

How our participants used technology

Many interviewees suggested that participating in verbal discussions was no longer the only way to conceptualise engagement, and used technology to facilitate alternative approaches. I find the tactics, and the pedagogy is exactly the same. You know, you have to create structures by which students will talk to each other, and actually engage with stuffContinueContinue reading “How our participants used technology”