Managing Change in a Changing World

Just under a year ago, Judith and I talked about the value of reflection and taking time away from the office to recharge. We clearly took this far too literally as this is our first podcast since August 2024!!  In the time since then we have reflected, and we have continued talking and thinking about all things international education.  And we finished writing and submitted our third book – and even began our fourth in the trilogy.

Given the current climate in higher education (and our interest in evolution) we have begun to think much more seriously about change.  Change in all forms really.  But particularly with a focus on how universities are adapting to the external environment; shifts in funding; new recruitment pathways; research agendas; diversity of learning; technology and AI – to name but a few.

In this, our first podcast of the new era (that sounds better than just not having done one for a while) we talk about change and innovation in international higher education partnership activity.  We talked about emerging models of TNE engagement and the new levels of partnership since COVID that have gained both traction and success.

We talked about risk and sustainability and how these two components impact strategic and practical decision making in terms of partnership.  Looking at the changes in both models and relative power and value interpretation led us to thinking more about partnership choice, capacity building and a greater sense of equity in collaboration.

In subsequent episodes, we will turn our attention to the inside approach and look at change within the classroom, the offices, the very corridors of our institutions and we look forward to learning from the experiences of colleagues to broaden our understanding further in this regard.

 

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