Internationalisation of Higher Education

As we approach the end of an eventful and successful 2025. here is a brief recap of Webinar 2025!

Webinar 2025 series brought together voices from across Africa and beyond to reflect on what internationalisation really means for higher education today. Across four sessions, speakers explored policy, practice, sustainability, and future directions – all with a strong emphasis on local relevance and impact.

A key takeaway was that internationalisation should reflect African priorities, strengthen partnerships, and contribute to long-term development. Overall, the series created a valuable space for honest conversation, shared learning, and looking ahead.

Catch up with all session discussion notes here:

Session 1 notes: Webinar 2025 Session 1 Discussion notes

Session 2 notes: Webinar 2025 Session 2 Discussion notes

Session 3 notes: Webinar 2025 Session 3 Discussion notes

Session 4 notes: Webinar 2025 Session 4 Discussion notes

Huge thanks to the Association of African Universities (AAU), the University of Nottingham’s UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development, STAR Scholars Network, and the Centre for International Education Research (CIER).

Please contact Joanna for any questions, or if you’d like to be involved in future events.

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone to Internationalisation webinar 2025, Episode 4!

📆 Wednesday 5 November 2025, 12:00 GMT 

The session will explore a vision for the future of internationalisation in African HEIs within a global context and identify future research, teaching, policy, and practice directions.

Session 4 panel information is here: Session 4 speakers

Catch up with previous session discussion notes:

Session 1 notes: Webinar 2025 Session 1 Discussion notes

Session 2 notes: Webinar 2025 Session 2 Discussion notes

Session 3 notes: Webinar 2025 Session 3 Discussion notes

See you on November 5th!

Huge thanks to the Association of African Universities (AAU) for hosting the event, Dr. Agyemang Okyere Darko for co-moderating, and to the University of Nottingham’s UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development, STAR Scholars Network, and the Centre for International Education Research (CIER), for supporting this event.

Please contact Joanna for any questions, or if you’d like to be involved in future webinars.

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone to Internationalisation webinar 2025, Episode 3!

📆 Monday 1 September 2025, 12:00 GMT (13:00 BST). 

The session will focus on Internationalisation in relation to sustainability. The aim is to discuss how internationalisation strategies address sustainability and global citizenship, identify gaps, and suggest recommendations.

Register for session 3 here: https://shorturl.at/arwf9

Session 3 panel information is here: Session 3 speakers

Catch up with previous session discussion notes:

Session 1 notes: Webinar 2025 Session 1 Discussion notes

Session 2 notes: Webinar 2025 Session 2 Discussion notes

See you on September 1st!

Huge thanks to the Association of African Universities (AAU) for hosting the event, Dr. Agyemang Okyere Darko for co-moderating, and to the University of Nottingham’s UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development, STAR Scholars Network, and the Centre for International Education Research (CIER), for supporting this event.

Please contact Joanna for any questions, or if you’d like to be involved in future webinars.

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone to Internationalisation webinar 2025, Episode 2!

📆 Tuesday 6 May 2025, 12:00 GMT. 

The session will focus on Internationalisation Policy in African Higher Education. The aim is to explore issues related to policy and practice and identify current strengths and challenges with a view to proposing policy briefs and recommendations.

Register for session 2 here: https://tinyurl.com/yvxed2ku

Catch up with Session 1 discussion here: Webinar 2025 Session 1 Discussion notes.

See you on May 6th!

Huge thanks to the Association of African Universities (AAU) for hosting the event, Dr. Agyemang Okyere Darko for co-moderating, and to the University of Nottingham’s UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development, STAR Scholars Network, and the Centre for International Education Research (CIER), for supporting this event.

Please contact Joanna for any questions, or if you’d like to be involved in future webinars.

A massive thank you to webinar 2025 Session 1 panelists: Ms. Ruth Duku-Takyi, Prof. Sulaiman Adenike Faoziyat, Dr. Krishna Bista, and Prof. Felix Maringe, for an informative, inspiring and thought provoking discussion!

You can learn more about speakers on Webinar 2025 Session 1 Panel page, and catch up with the discussion by reading Webinar 2025 Session 1 Discussion notes.

Huge thanks to the Association of African Universities (AAU) for hosting the event, Dr. Agyemang Okyere Darko for co-moderating, and to the University of Nottingham’s UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development, STAR Scholars Network, and the Centre for International Education Research (CIER), for supporting this event.

See you in Episode 2! More information to follow. Contact Joanna for any questions.

Welcome to Webinar 2025!

We are excited to relaunch the Internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions Webinar in 2025 as a series of 4 sessions that aim to highlight the African higher education context.

The series will address the title:

Exploring Internationalisation in African Higher Education: Policies, Practices & Future Directions

For more information, series schedule, and to register, please see Webinar 2025 page.

For any questions, please contact Joanna.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Huge congratulations to Professor Juliet Thondhlana on your appointment as the UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development!

Juliet is Professor of International Education and Development at the School of Education, the University of Nottingham. She has been a key supporter and a highly esteemed panellist on the Internationalisation of Higher Education webinar. Juliet has a wealth of experience in the field of international education. Her commitment, enthusiasm, warmth and energy continue to inspire.

Thank you, Juliet, for all your invaluable support and contributions.

We wish you every success in your new role!

This year, the Journal of International Students celebrates its 10th anniversary, and an inspiring story of ambition, passion and extraordinary commitment from Dr Krishna Bista. Krishna has been instrumental, not only to the Journal, but also to the Internationalisation of Higher Education webinar, and everyone who has known or worked with him. His continuing invaluable support and always positive, meaningful and thought-provoking contributions to the webinar have shaped its work, enriched its content, and stimulated its audience.

Here is a video describing the story of Dr Krishna Bista and the Journal of International Students , narrated by Dr Shyam Sharma who has also been a key and influential panelist on the Internationalisation of Higher Education webinar. Thank you, both!

You can connect with the Journal of International Students on Twitter @jistudents, and on Facebook

A big thanks to everyone who made Webinar 2019 ‘What does an internationalised curriculum look like?’ another big success. I hope our viewers found the event informative and enjoyable!

A recording of the the webinar is now available on the Webinar 2019 page.

Please let me know if you have any comments or questions, or if you would like to take part in future webinars.

See you all again soon.

Joanna