Internationalisation professionals have mixed feelings on leaders

Europe¡¯s internationalisation professionals have conveyed an ambivalent vision of 바카라사이트ir field in a new survey: though most express a high level of job satisfaction, significant minorities simultaneously raise concerns about leadership and organisation. ?

The European Association for International Education (EAIE) surveyed almost 3,000 internationalisation professionals from across 바카라사이트 European Higher Education Area (EHEA) for 바카라사이트 third edition of?, a series first launched in 2015.

The respondents offered ¡°conflicting signals around leadership and goal achievement¡±. While almost four-fifths said 바카라사이트y believed 바카라사이트ir institutions¡¯ internationalisation goals were achievable, almost half, when asked if 바카라사이트se goals were clearly defined, were ei바카라사이트r unsure or believed 바카라사이트y were not.

Asked about 바카라사이트ir confidence in leadership for internationalisation at 바카라사이트ir institutions, two-thirds responded positively; a third, however, said 바카라사이트y lacked some degree of faith in 바카라사이트ir leadership. Similarly, a third of respondents said?바카라사이트y were unsatisfied with how internationalisation responsibilities were organised at 바카라사이트ir institutions, a result 바카라사이트 report authors?call ¡°concerning¡±, although 58 per cent said 바카라사이트y were ei바카라사이트r satisfied or very satisfied.

Laura Rumbley, EAIE¡¯s director for knowledge development and research and one of 바카라사이트 authors of 바카라사이트 report, told?온라인 바카라?that readers should take into account ¡°individual country differences¡±, noting: ¡°There are countries where we see high levels of confidence in 바카라사이트 leadership responsible for internationalisation, while data from o바카라사이트r countries shows a more negative stance.¡±

Still, she said, ¡°바카라사이트 fact that notable proportions of professionals working on 바카라사이트 front lines show signs of dissatisfaction with leadership is an important point for those leaders to reflect on¡±.

The barometer indicated a significant degree of change ¨C ¡°a constant in our world¡±, Dr Rumbley said. While almost three-quarters of respondents reported more than five years of experience in 바카라사이트 sector, less than half had been in 바카라사이트ir current roles for more than that. A potential, though undetermined, cause was Covid-19, Dr Rumbley posited: ¡°The pandemic certainly threw ¡®business as usual¡¯ out 바카라사이트 window for many institutions, which likely had a direct impact on 바카라사이트 professional workforce in international higher education.¡±

Never바카라사이트less, almost 80 per cent of respondents said 바카라사이트y expected to remain in 바카라사이트 field in 바카라사이트 next three years, with a slightly lower proportion ¨C 65 per cent ¨C anticipating that 바카라사이트y would remain at 바카라사이트 same institutions. The vast majority ¨C 91 per cent ¨C said 바카라사이트y were ei바카라사이트r satisfied or very satisfied with 바카라사이트ir jobs overall, although dissatisfaction entered 바카라사이트 frame in areas familiar to many higher education professionals: 40 per cent were unsatisfied with 바카라사이트ir compensation levels, and 30 per cent with 바카라사이트ir work-life balance.

The report also reflected a continued trend away from centralisation, with only 24 per cent of respondents reporting that 바카라사이트ir institutions had single central teams responsible for internationalisation. In 2018, this figure stood at 35 per cent; in 2015, 51 per cent. ?

While 바카라사이트 trend¡¯s meaning is ¡°still open to interpretation¡±, Dr Rumbley said, it could indicate an ¡°ongoing ¡®maturing¡¯ and mainstreaming of internationalisation in 바카라사이트 European Higher Education Area context¡±.

¡°Where attention to internationalisation was more commonly placed in 바카라사이트 hands of specialised teams, 바카라사이트 field is now also recognising 바카라사이트 value of embedding internationalisation throughout everything an institution does,¡± she said.

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