EMBINT - Embedding Internationalisation in Higher Education Institutions

Embedding Internationalisation in Higher Education Institutions (EMBINT) was born of the consortium's seven partners’ collectively observed need to create structures that aid in internationalising...

Embedding Internationalisation in Higher Education Institutions (EMBINT) was born of the consortium's seven partners’ collectively observed need to create structures that aid in internationalising professional staff service functions whose international exposure had previously been limited. The project aims to disseminate the responsibility as well as the benefits of internationalisation experiences by diversifying the involved staff functions beyond the traditional stakeholders.

EMBINT’s activities, distributed among its seven partners, pursue the general objective through a mapping of needs and good-practices, a 12-months pilot period, testing the developed modular internationalisation action plan, a briefing and debriefing workshop for the pilot cohort, and accessible guidelines to ensure the practicability of the project’s continuation. The project’s target groups’ central involvement in numerous activities ensures that relevant input directly informs the outcomes.

A modifiable and accessible internationalisation action plan is the project’s central result. This action plan will be based on a thorough analysis of the target groups’ needs and partners’ capacities. A 12-months pilot run at all six partner universities will test the action plan and deliver an optimised version. Complemented by a self-assessment tool and implementation guidelines, the action plan can be tailored to internationalisation needs and implemented in HEI staff development cycles.