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The number of students labelled international enrolled in UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) constituted 24% of the total enrolments in 2021-22 academic year as per recent data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The continuous interest in UK, and other major destinations, as places to pursue a university degree is giving rise to…
The International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) is holding its annual conference between 22-26 November. The conference, which will tackle the theme of ‘Language, Culture And Interculturality: Global Debates, Local Challenges’, will be hosted online by Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. The keynote speakers include Anne-Marie Truscott de Mejía from los Andes…
Have you ever wondered why are international students labelled ‘international’? Do we hold an international outlook? Are we different from home students? Is this label innocent or problematic? This thread attempts to probe into the underpinnings of the international label. The latter may appear innocent when approached uncritically: It simply designates a group of students…
The Beginning Perhaps the international student expression is one of the very frequent buzz-expressions that proliferate higher education nowadays. However, have you ever wondered how many times this expression has been employed to reflect the actual experiences of international students? How many times has it been used to serve certain institutional discourses that prioritize the…