The Joys of International Education Travel

Have you ever wondered what our senior academic colleagues get up to on international higher education trips?  Turns out, it is perhaps not quite as glamorous as pictured. 

In the post-pandemic era, there is a very real need to demonstrate value and return for travel and this can put a lot of pressure on international trips.  Agendas are full; travel can be taxing; and there are often simply too many cups of coffee!

In today’s episode of the Think Education podcast, Judith and Chris discuss Judith’s recent trip to China, as part of a delegation of senior UK higher education representatives.  Judith reflects on her China trip and provides insight on the workings of senior level delegations – the travel; the discussions; the collaborative nature of interaction; and the need to make the best use of one’s time.

Judith and Chris discuss travel pre and post pandemic and reflect on some of their experiences working at distance in international higher education, including some of the real challenges – such as humidity hair (more of a problem for some than others).

We discussed the changes we have seen to travel and our response to it as we have gained more experience (and years).  There is tremendous value in being able to be still and think – particularly given the full on nature of trips.

 

Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

 

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