Challenges, strategies and perspectives of internationalization at home: impacts of the pandemic on a German University
Keywords:
Internationalization at home, Higher Education, Post-pandemic scenarioAbstract
This qualitative and exploratory research aimed to analyze the impacts of the pandemic on two internationalization programs at a German university. We used semi-structured interviews in a virtual environment and content analysis technique for data production. Two coordinators of the internationalization programs and a director of the internationalization department participated in the study. As main results, we highlight the challenge in implementing scholarships, face-to-face workshops, and visits to partner universities during the pandemic period, resulting in delays and adaptations of the ongoing programs. However, we evidenced an ascendency of the perspective of internationalization at home, with strategies centered on virtual mobility, online courses, academic and research cooperation, and virtual conferences.
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