With the Erasmus+ mobility funding, I visited the IQS School of Management, Universitat Ramon Llull (Barcelona) from 11 to 13 April 2018. I delivered one research seminar to the marketing staff and several teaching seminars to year 1 and 4 marketing students within the School. The topic was on retail consumer journey and experience, representing… Read more » about Erasmus visit to the IQS School of Management
Global Engagement
Erasmus Exchange at NHTV University, Netherlands
March saw another very successful exchange visit to NHTV University of Applied Science by Cliff Van Wyk, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Media and Communication. In the 30th year of the association between the two universities, Cliff delivered lectures on Account Management and Global Strategy, and then facilitated a ‘pitch’ exercise which… Read more » about Erasmus Exchange at NHTV University, Netherlands
Erasmus Staff Mobility – International Staff Training Week
Participation by Marta Disegna, Senior Lecturer AFE Department From the 15th to the 19th of January 2018 I had the opportunity to participate to the ERASMUS+ staff mobility exchange project, hosted by La Sapienza University in Rome (Italy). This is the second year I had the chance to work for a week in an International… Read more » about Erasmus Staff Mobility – International Staff Training Week
Funds now available to support Global Staff Mobility – Erasmus
Global staff mobility – including training, teaching, research or networking – brings huge value to BU and our students, whilst offering invaluable personal career experience. We are pleased to announce that staff, both academic and professional support, can now apply for funds to support these activities through Erasmus+, under the Global Staff Mobility scheme. Erasmus+… Read more » about Funds now available to support Global Staff Mobility – Erasmus
Mobility + Collaboration = Global Futures
It’s been a busy first semester of the new academic year, and as a result I am a bit behind on my monthly updates-perhaps quarterly updates might be easier to commit to in the New Year! I hope the following gives a reasonable roundup of what’s been going on in BU and across the sector… Read more » about Mobility + Collaboration = Global Futures
Further student finance arrangements confirmed
Following a Written Ministerial Statement to the House of Commons in October, Universities Minister Jo Johnson, on Wednesday provided a further announcement on student finance arrangements for higher education students undertaking a course of study in the 2018/19 academic year beginning in August 2018. Johnson confirmed that: Maximum grants and loans for living and other… Read more » about Further student finance arrangements confirmed
KEF consultation launched
On Friday last week it was announced that Universities Minister Jo Johnson has commissioned HEFCE to prepare the implementation of the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) policy, which will be managed by Research England (RE) from April 2018. The development of the KEF metrics system was announced in October this year, with the aim of providing… Read more » about KEF consultation launched
Decline in UK student’s interest in study abroad
A new British Council report ‘Broadening Horizons: Addressing the needs of a new generation’ has revealed only 18 per cent of UK undergraduates surveyed said they were interested in overseas study, down from 34 per cent in 2015, while 70 per cent were not interested and 12 per cent remained unsure. In its fifth year,… Read more » about Decline in UK student’s interest in study abroad
Funds now available to support Global BU Staff Mobility
Global staff mobility – including training, teaching, research or networking – brings huge value to BU and our students, whilst offering invaluable personal career experience. We are pleased to announce that staff, both academic and professional support, can apply for funds to support these activities through Erasmus+ and Santander, under the Global Staff Mobility scheme…. Read more » about Funds now available to support Global BU Staff Mobility
Starting the year in style!
International Commencement Ceremony 2017 It has now become an annual feature in the University calendar – our International Commencement Ceremony (ICC) – and each year it never fails to inspire me. It was great to hear one of our keynotes, Lord Bilimoria say, “I don’t know of any other university that holds an event and… Read more » about Starting the year in style!