Comprehensive internationalisation is a strategic approach that aligns global engagement with an institution’s mission, priorities, and core functions. In a rapidly changing global landscape shaped by shifting geopolitics, technological advancement, and evolving patterns of student mobility, higher education institutions must rethink how internationalisation is embedded across teaching, research, and service.

This panel will explore key dimensions of comprehensive internationalisation, including global partnerships, student engagement and success, curriculum internationalisation, and research collaboration. Panellists will share perspectives on how institutions can integrate internationalisation into the core pillars of the higher education enterprise while responding to both internal priorities and external global dynamics. Attendees will gain practical insights and strategies to advance meaningful and sustainable internationalisation.

Biographies

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Dale LaFleur is the Senior Director of Academic Affairs and Internationalization at NAFSA: Association of International Educators, United States.

Caroline Donovan White is the Senior Director for Education Abroad Services and Volunteer Engagement at NAFSA: Association of International Educators.

Dr Jiangyuan (JY) Zhou, EdD, is the Associate Provost for International Initiatives and Executive Director, Center for Global Engagement at James Madison University, United States.

Dorothea Antonio serves as NAFSA’s Deputy Executive Director for Knowledge Development, leading NAFSA’s contribution to thought leadership and providing executive oversight on internationalisation, global partnerships, academic affairs, publications, and conference programming.

See this presentation on the full schedule – Saturday Schedule

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