A Walk in Bucharest - Reflections on TNE in Romania

In this latest Think Education podcast episode, Chris talks to Judith about her recent trip to Romania.  In many ways this is the bookend to Judith’s 2023 trip to Sofia, Bulgaria with the British Council and represents a full commitment to developing sustainable approaches to partnership engagement.

Judith talked about the preparation for this trip and how participants and organisers had developed the model over the course of the two events and used communication and engagement to ensure an interactive and productive experience – with a lot of pre work and interaction in place.

The British Council event brought together the entire infrastructure of international higher education, including representation from QAA, OfS, Romanian and UK HEIs and Envisia – an organisation linking academia and corporate professional development.  This meant that as questions came up, you could simply turn to the person next to you for the expert answer and advice.

Judith reflected that the huge advantage of this event, and indeed the previous one in Bulgaria, was that time was built in for people.  The ability to talk and develop relationships is invaluable.

Sometimes, taking a walk with colleagues is a great way to start a conversation!

 

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