The completed project aims to develop the professional capacity of staff members across the partner institutions in relation to internationalisation of their curricular (and co-curricular), pedagogical, assessment, and academic support practices. The major objectives are to design professional development modules and resources, enhance awareness and develop professional capacity, collectively explore key themes and topics, and promote the sharing of knowledge and exemplary practices. Based on the opportunities and challenges identified in the groundwork at the University of Hong Kong, the scope of the project will include five professional development areas: (1) Developing students’ global citizenship and cultural competence; (2) Leveraging diversity in teaching and learning; (3) Using ethical, inclusive and flexible approaches to teaching and learning, curriculum design and assessment; (4) Designing and supporting student mobility and study abroad programmes; and (5) Inter-institutional collaboration and virtual mobility.
Representative publications from this project:
Zou, T.X.P., & Yu, J. (2021). Intercultural interactions in Chinese classrooms: A multiple-case study. Studies in Higher Education, 46(3), 649–662. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1647415 (IF=4.017, Q1 in Education & Educational Research)
Zou, T.X.P., Law, L., Chu, B., Lin, V., Ko, T., & Lai, N. (2020). Developing academics’ capacity for internationalising the curriculum: A collaborative autoethnography of a cross-institutional project. Journal of Studies in International Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315320976040 (IF=2.726, Q2 in Education & Educational Research)
Zou, T.X.P., Chu, B., Law, L., Lin, V., Ko, T., Yu, M., & Mok, P. (2020). University teachers’ conceptions of internationalisation of the curriculum: A phenomenographic study. Higher Education, 80, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-00461-w (IF=3.947, Q1 in Education & Educational Research)
Our project dissemination through this online conference has attracted 420 online participants from 28 countries.
We are grateful to University Grants Committee for their highly affirmative comments on our project.
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Anonymous quotes from the reviewers:
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"The team has successfully implemented the project with excellent project deliverables. The team also shared the experiences on the current projects very effectively through published papers and disseminating results at international conferences. In addition, the team has implemented the project during the critical time of the social unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. Nevertheless, the team has organised a number of workshops, seminars and conferences which
were well-attended."
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"The project team has excellent collaborations with both overseas and local universities. The project team itself is a true demonstration of internationalisation with three local universities, one mainland university and one US university."