作者:Robin J. 勒纳博士. 威廉·史密斯二世和安托万·L. 战斗
2023年国际教育管理者协会(AIEA)会议刚刚在华盛顿落下帷幕, DC. 这是唯一一个专门为国际教育领域的高级领导人设立的协会. 每年, this conference brings together international education leaders into dialogue with each other, 他们在世界各地的同行, 促进国际教育的组织, and organizations concerned with the shaping and management of international higher education. 整个会议, we shared institutional strategies and provided an effective and unified voice on matters of public policy. 将, 安东尼, 罗宾分裂和征服, 他们带回来了很多新的知识和观察. Please read on for each of their five takeaways and feel free to reach out directly to discuss further.
Robin Lerner,总裁兼首席执行官
难民接触与教育责任
The conference agenda included four separate sessions on refugees in higher ed. 讨论内容丰富,因为有这么多的美国人.S. 在过去18个月里,美国大学响应号召,为新抵达的阿富汗和乌克兰撤离人员提供了一些避难所. 在AIEA, 十大正规体育平台分享了最近的做法对长期难民融合和教育机会的意义:
1. 做好难民准备
在过去18个月里,许多大学响应号召,在校园里为来自乌克兰和阿富汗的撤离人员和难民腾出了空间, 这是非常具有挑战性和令人担忧的. 所吸取的教训必须为- -并鼓励- -为全球最大体育的流离失所者提供服务的持续努力. The role of a public university is to serve the people of that state, 包括新邻居, and refugee students contribute to campus 多样性 and cross-cultural competencies. 理解,, universities should take this moment and work together to create toolkits, 最佳实践, and communities of practice to normalize the process of hosting refugees now and into the future.
2. 数码文件储存
Everyone – everywhere – should have access to their education documents when they need them. What happens when you flee your country with only the clothes on your back, 你的机构烧毁了, 或者你的政府关闭它? 目前流行的模式是,个人必须保留并携带自己的证书,而获得这些证书是他们的责任. 十大正规体育平台从阿富汗的撤离行动中了解到,如果有人带着证件被抓,他们会冒着生命危险,尤其是妇女. 因此,许多人将它们遗弃或销毁. 想象一下这样一个世界,每个学生的证书都被安全地存放在一个数字钱包里,他们可以在需要时访问它们. 这就是学生主导的倡议背后的想法, 第二十六条背包. 十大正规体育平台希望你能全球最大体育地了解它.
3. 不带污名地为难民服务
As HEIs make deliberate efforts to identify and place refugees into programs on their campuses, 这些努力必须谨慎执行,以避免以一种让学生不舒服的方式给他们带来污名化. 作为一名难民学生,他们的地位正常化了, 各院校可以考虑将他们的支持主流化,从国际办公室转到学生服务中心. 十大正规体育平台的机构应该考虑为学生服务部门提供特殊培训,以提高他们满足难民独特需求的能力.
4. 对难民进行就地教育
全世界只有不到1%的难民得到了重新安置. Experts anticipate millions more people will become climate refugees in the years to come. What is the role of higher education institutions to educate refugee populations where they are? 这是一个值得考虑的概念. 一些他, 非营利组织, 教育公司正在与联合国难民署合作,为难民营中的人们提供经过认证的高质量教育. And other models provide free online education to extremely vulnerable populations, 包括阿富汗的妇女和女孩. 十大正规体育平台希望你能了解一些这样的例子: 多邻国大学咨询计划 通过与难民署的伙伴关系提供; 耶稣会难民服务处的国际教育倡议; and 美国人民大学为阿富汗女性提供完全在线课程的奖学金. While this does not advocate against serving individuals on our campuses, it recognizes the scale and scope of the educational needs globally. 让十大正规体育平台响应号召吧.
5. 私人资助难民
新推出的 欢迎队 允许普通公民资助难民. It’s anticipated that the next step of 欢迎队 will be university sponsorship. 请关注这个即将推出的选项的新闻. 这是加拿大和其他国家长期以来的做法.
威廉·史密斯,博士,全球教育与影响主任
探索和定义十大正规体育平台的“为什么”
整个会议, there were sessions that centered on our purpose and exploring our “why” in the field. While there was plenty of meaningful discourse throughout the conference, 以下是我从AIEA 2023大会上得到的5大收获:
1. 互惠合作需要有意的对话
Reciprocal and mutual collaboration requires intentional dialogue and reflection. 十大正规体育平台在全球范围内进行合作, 十大正规体育平台必须为结构化创造空间, 用心沟通困难的问题. Our role as leaders within the field is to be mindful of how we engage and honest about what we desire. 在十大正规体育平台签署备忘录之前, 同意这种研究伙伴关系, 或者参加那个交换项目, 十大正规体育平台必须明确自己的目标和意图. If not, we run the risk of establishing a relationship that is undefined, unhinged, and unproductive.
2. 目标中有可持续性
Higher education institutions across the nation were impacted by the great resignation, 国际教育领域也未能幸免. 在这次洗牌中, offices that were able to retain their employees were rooted in their purpose, 而不是他们的利益. 大多数进入国际教育领域的专业人士都热衷于学生参与,并渴望在世界上产生积极的影响. 在你感到不适或精疲力竭的时候, these professionals rely on their purpose to push them through challenges. 作为这个领域的领导者, we must ensure that our offices and organizations are nurturing the passion and desire of our staff daily. This starts with creating a culture grounded by a meaningful mission that goes beyond the “numbers.“工作场所的可持续性始于确立一个目标,让人们在困难时期可以回头.
3. Best Fit vs Any Fit
在机构国际化进程中,有时十大正规体育平台必须决定是追求“任何适合”还是“最适合”来实现十大正规体育平台的目标. This decision is usually based on our institutions’ economic and academic positioning. If international education leaders decide to wait for the best fit opportunity, 他们可能会发现自己停滞不前,日渐衰弱. If leaders always pursue the first opportunity that comes across their table, 他们可能会发现自己产能过剩,不够灵活,无法追求与目标更匹配的前景. 因此, 这一领域的领导者必须意识到他们在国际化进程中所处的位置,并在追求哪些机会方面做出艰难的选择.
4. 机构国际化是一种平衡行为 Institutional internationalization has economic, academic, and social advantages. At the institutional level, one of these advantages sometimes outweighs the others. 忽视这一现实,就失去了一个公开对话的机会,将你的运营重点转移到满足大学的需求上. 作为国际教育工作者, 十大正规体育平台明白,有时十大正规体育平台作为办公室的使命可能与大学的使命形成鲜明对比. 十大正规体育平台必须创新,既要满足大学的需要,又要完成办公室的使命.
5. 定义十大正规体育平台的为什么 作家西蒙·斯涅克曾经写道:“以‘为什么’作为领导,可以唤起更高的目标和召唤,触及人们的情感核心。, 哪些大脑研究表明是改变努力的关键.” As international education leaders, we must clearly define the “why” for our efforts. 这个定义必须令人信服, 任务驱动的, 并且能够在行政上得到自上而下的宣传. Once invested in the call and mobilized around a clear imperative, 你会发现同事们更愿意学习和成长, 即使事情变得不舒服. 此外, 在强大的理论基础上构建十大正规体育平台的“为什么”,可以在十大正规体育平台迷失使命或处于机遇的十字路口时提供参考.
安托万·巴特尔,会员协调员
识别机会
作为第一次参加AIEA会议的人, 我很高兴能在我的家乡华盛顿代表德克萨斯国际教育联盟(十大正规体育平台), DC. 同时注意建立教育伙伴关系, I carefully balanced networking to identify collaborative opportunities for 十大正规体育平台’s Texas and international affiliate members; participated in sessions that could enhance the consortium’s membership, 事件, and programs; and connected with 十大正规体育平台 members and partners who traveled from Texas and other parts of the world. 以下是我从2023年AIEA会议上得出的五大结论:
1. 虚拟交换 (VE) /Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) 利用VE和COIL可以提供全球最大体育的国际教育机会,并确保代表性不足的参与者更广泛地参与国际规划. It’s important to consider the financial, technological, and geographical (e.g.在设计虚拟程序时遇到的障碍. 当缩放VE/COIL程序时, 机构将从一个成功的试点项目中受益,以突出可以推广的成功模式, 以及其他成功案例和VE/COIL资源.
2. 联合国可持续发展目标 可以利用跨学科方法将联合国的可持续发展目标(SDGs)嵌入到面对面和虚拟的国际项目中, collaborating across offices and departments to combat issues such as climate action, 性别平等, 还有水下的生命. 举个例子,去年十大正规体育平台与德州A队合作&M大学能源研究所, 绿城实验室, and five Egyptian universities for a “Climate and Energy Impact Showcase” in Egypt.
3. 正义、多样性、公平和包容(绝地) 国际教育界必须立即集体采取行动,解决正义问题, 股本, 多样性, 和包容. Representing a consortium in which more than half of the Texas members are Hispanic Serving Institutions, two members are Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), international members are located throughout Africa and the Arabian peninsula, 两个成员是女子大学(一个在德克萨斯州, 另一个在沙特阿拉伯), we understand that study abroad and partnership destinations must be diverse, 必须增加在国际项目中的代表权, 必须考虑到不同的观点. 很高兴听到这一重申.
4. 国际伙伴关系 建立有效的, longstanding international partnerships requires multi-stakeholder collaboration, 仔细研究, 以及详细的流程. 我能够学习各种类型的合作伙伴关系和协议, as well as how to initiate and get buy-in from institutional leaders. It was also helpful to think about institutional and country priorities, 建立一个监测合作关系状况的系统.
5. 人际关系是关键 在代表财团时, I made it a priority to establish new contacts to build additional relationships throughout the world. 欢迎来自德克萨斯州和国际成员大学的高级国际官员和校长也是至关重要的. With the consortium’s focus on building educational partnerships between Texas and the world, the importance of local and global relationships cannot be overstated.