Regional HE Internationalization Network

 

Network Convenor: Sue Robson, Head of School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University.

A Regional HE Internationalization Network (RHEIN) was established in February 2006. 25 participants attended the first meeting, and interest continues to grow.
Network members have an impressive range of research interests and expertise to share. These include intercultural studies; bilingualism and bilingual education; recruiting and retaining international students; postgraduate skills development; Chinese students’ beliefs, attitudes, values and approaches towards learning; the international development of counselling; cultures of learning and teaching; supporting the international student experience; the internationalization of the curriculum; internationalization policy and strategy development.
Aims of the network:

  •  To researching cultures and scholarship of learning and teaching
  • To collaborate in the development of activities (for academic, research, and support for staff and students) to enhance the knowledge, competence and attitudes necessary for HE internationalization
  • To benchmark  institutional practices related to internationalization
  • To research and share promising practice with regard to enhancing the international student experience e.g. through curriculum and pedagogical innovation,  and effective supervision of international students

Past events

  • A RHEIN seminar was hosted by Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, Northumbria University on Friday 23 June, on 'International students and the social context of learning',
  • A RHEIN seminar was hosted by Newcastle University on 21 September, 2006. Invited speakers included:

Philip Warwick, Department of Management Studies, University of York holds a Teaching Fellowship for Internationalization. Philip will talk about his findings from a recent visit to universities in New Zealand.

Anna Robinson-Pant, Centre for Applied Research in Education,University of East Anglia. Anna has conducted research with international research students on their academic experiences at UEA (see Cross-cultural Perspectives on Educational Research, October 2005, Open University Press) and currently held a UEA Teaching Fellowship for research in this area.
Anja Timm, University of Lancaster, who coordinates and conducts research on the HEFCE-funded Student Diversity & Academic Writing Project.
The seminar was also attended by Dr Prue Holmes, from the University of Waikato, New Zealand.

  • A RHEIN seminar was hosted by Newcastle University in 2007 Speakers: Yvonne Turner & Bruce Marjoribanks
  • A RHEIN seminar was hosted by Philip Warwick, Department of Management Studies, University of York,  September, 2008.

Speaker Viv Caruana, Salford University

  • A RHEIN seminar was hosted by Newcastle University on 10 July 2009

Speakers:
Janette Ryan, Monash University
Mimi Terrano, Pittsburg University