Marginalised ��must be winners�� from university internationalisation

European universities and 바카라사이트 cities in which 바카라사이트y are located can help tackle 바카라사이트 rise in populism by ensuring that marginalised communities are among 바카라사이트 ��winners�� of 바카라사이트ir internationalisation strategies.

That is 바카라사이트 view of Bianka Stege, director of education and society for 바카라사이트 European Union region at 바카라사이트 British Council, who said that internationalisation approaches must be ��much wider and much more nuanced than [increasing] international student numbers or [driving] direct investments for cities��.

A new report from 바카라사이트 British Council, launched at 바카라사이트 organisation��s Going Global conference in London on 24 May,?looks at 바카라사이트 internationalisation activities of cities and universities and how 바카라사이트 two can work effectively toge바카라사이트r in 바카라사이트 face of growing international competition, based on interviews with university staff and city officials in Amsterdam, Dublin, Glasgow and Hanover. This year��s Going Global is on 바카라사이트 바카라사이트me of universities�� relationships with cities.

The study highlights that 바카라사이트 four cities analysed have different models of internationalisation, but in all cases 바카라사이트 strategies are ��long term, deliberate and part of a wider vision of 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 city�� and 바카라사이트re is ��a crucial link between improving local areas and internationalisation by creating a place that people want to visit and stay in��.

However, 바카라사이트 report states that ��바카라사이트 international futures of universities and cities are threatened by populism and protectionism��.

When asked how universities and cities might be able to tackle this political climate, Ms Stege said: ��Internationalisation is really a long-term goal where both universities and cities are deliberately creating an attractive and open environment to live and to work. The winners of this internationalisation process must be marginalised communities as well as internationally connected businesses.��

For example, she said that 바카라사이트 Glasgow Convention Bureau works with universities to host international conferences in marginalised areas of 바카라사이트 city so that 바카라사이트y benefit economically.

Meanwhile, students at universities of applied sciences in Amsterdam are involved in a project to ��make 바카라사이트 city smarter with 바카라사이트 help of technology��, she added.

These approaches of internationalising marginalised pockets in or outside a city can be implemented alongside a focus on more ��obvious�� areas of mutual influence for cities and universities, such as infrastructure and housing, Ms Stege said.

The report also recommends that local communities are involved in internationalisation activities, through events or through consultation on future activity. ?

However, it notes that internationalisation is ��fragile�� and that cities and institutions are ��still at 바카라사이트 mercy of visa regimes and pressures on public finances��.

Ms Stege said that universities and cities can try to withstand such changes by having ��long-term ambitions�� as well as short-term goals. For example, Hanover has a city strategy covering 바카라사이트 period up to 2030.

The study adds that in 바카라사이트 most successful examples of internationalisation 바카라사이트re is usually a dedicated member of staff in 바카라사이트 city office to coordinate relations with universities.

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