Internationalisation at Home: Critical Frameworks for Inclusive Global Learning

Elsa Kristiansen is Professor in Management at School of Business at the University of South-Eastern Norway. She has published articles and book chapters, the majority of which are in the areas of management (e.g., event management, leadership education, volunteerism, Youth Olympic Games, stakeholders involved in talent development, crisis management and gender studies) and sport psychology (e.g. motivation, coping with organizational issues and media stress, coping with youth competitions).

Hesti Miranda is a Ph.D. student from the University of Debrecen. She graduated from English Language and Education in 2018 in Indonesia. She graduated with her master's degree from the Department of Education in 2022 at National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan. She was variously awarded scholarships such as Erasmus+, MOE Taiwan scholarship, and Stipendium Hungharicum. Additionally, she is also one of the authors of the book entitled Nihao Hualien: Mozaik Kisah Diaspora Indonesia di Pesisisr Timur Formosa. Her research currently mainly focuses on social circles, group membership, social engagement, and social integration for students in higher education. Her subject of interest in the research is international students who are pursuing higher education.

David Sulistiawan Aditya is a PhD Student at the Doctoral School of Human Sciences, University of Debrecen, Hungary. He is also a teaching staff at Universitas Aisyiyah Yogyakarta Indonesia. His research works are mainly in the area of Education Technology and Technology Enhance Language Learning (TELL). His PhD project is investigating ICT integration in higher education through a comparative study between an Indonesian and Hungarian University. This study focuses on meso level perspective of ICT integration and capital aspects influencing the process. Currently he is also working on a collaborative research grant between an Indonesian and Malaysian University investigating the use of Generative AI in higher education settings in both countries.

Birhanu Haile Agezew is a doctoral student at the University of Debrecen, doctoral program of educational sciences.  He has served as a lecturer at Dilla University, Ethiopia, where is put significant contributions to teaching, academic mentorship, academic leadership and research. He is a dedicated junior researcher in the wide range areas of educational sciences with strong focus on economics of education, higher education, vocational education, educational technology, educational leadership and teacher education. He has authored various research articles published in international reputable scientific journals. 

Su Hnin Aye is a doctoral candidate from Myanmar, studying at the University of Debrecen in Hungary, specializing in Education Sciences. Her research focuses on internationalization, academic mobility, and the factors shaping students’ decisions to study abroad. She is currently investigating the motivations behind study abroad choices and the key determinants influencing international students' selection of host countries and institutions. She earned her bachelor’s degree in education from the Sagaing University of Education in Myanmar in 2012 and pursued a master’s degree in educational Sociology at the same university in 2014. She has extensive teaching experience in Myanmar, having worked as a primary school teacher, high school teacher, and teacher educator at an education degree college. Her research aims to deepen the understanding of student mobility trends, the decision-making processes of international students, and the broader implications of academic mobility policies. She places particular emphasis on the experiences of international students from Myanmar.

Gábor Erdei is a senior lecturer at the University of Debrecen, professional leader of the University's adult training activites. He obtained his master's degree in history and geography. He wrote his doctorate dissertation in the field of educational sciences from the regional aspect of the corporate framework of adult learning. He is responsible for the human development specialization of the Department of Education and Human Studies.  His teaching activities include BA, MA and PH.D courses. He has taken part in numerous Hungarian and international research and development projects as a researcher and research leader. Founding member of ASEM LLL HUB RN2 and active participant in ASEM professional activities since 2006.

Tine Fristrup, PhD, holds a position as Associate Professor at the Danish School of Education (DPU), Aarhus University. Fristrup is Head of Research in a research unit at Aarhus University on Education, Disability and Age (UHA), which examines how Educational Ableism operates through the educational stories told by academics, i.e. researchers, educators, students, and learners. Fristrup is researching how the ageing society and new longevity patterns challenge the age-differentiated social structuring of society in general and education in particular, necessitating novel age-integrated social contracts shifting the lens from age to ability. Fristrup is affiliated with the Social Exclusion and Pedagogy research programme in the Welfare State (SEP) at DPU, Aarhus University.

Meyly Kheng is a PhD student in educational sciences of the faculty of humanities, University of Debrecen, Hungary. She obtained her bachelor’s in education from the department of English, Institute of Foreign Languages, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 2017. She obtained her master’s degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, in 2021. Since 2017, she has been a lecturer at the department of English, IFL, RUPP. She taught Introduction to Sociology in English, Introduction to Environment in English, Research Methodology, Exploring Literary Genres, Critical Thinking Skills, Foundations of Education, and School and Society. She was also a mentor of IELTS Speaking skills in ELT Mentoring program of the Australia Awards Scholarship. Her research interest includes teacher education, teacher identity, and ELT.

Manuel Romero-Hernández, PhD in Economics and Business at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and master’s degree in Transport Economics at the University Carlos III de Madrid, holds a position as associate professor in Economic Theory at the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Romero-Hernández conducts research, development and innovation on topics such as Welfare Economics, Economic Appraisal, Quality of Democracy and Social Capital. He has worked as a researcher for the World Bank, European projects supported by European Commission and for the Spanish Government. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of California-Berkeley and at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN).

Nor Amalina Rusli is a PhD student at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Debrecen, Hungary. Her research focuses on digital learning and special educational needs (SEN), specifically autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She has published papers regarding autism spectrum disorder that focus on many aspects, such as the role of teachers, parental involvement, music education for special needs, and Waldorf education for autistic students. She is still collaborating with her colleagues to write and publish papers. With a strong background in teaching, she is a qualified ICT teacher who teaches IGCSE-level courses at an international school in Malaysia. Additionally, she works with special needs students from various nationalities. Her expertise lies in integrating digital learning tools to support diverse learners.

Lasse Sonne, DSocSci in Social Science History, holds a position as Professor of History within the field of modern history and history didactics at the USN School of Business at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN). He is currently the Director of Teacher Education at USN (main subject history). Sonne conducts research, development and innovation on topics such as modern history, history education, heritage management, culture management, heritage learning, volunteer management, events and stakeholder management. He teaches and supervises bachelor-, master- and PhD-students on the same topics. Sonne has managed many EU-projects, Nordplus-projects and national research and development projects in Norway. He was for many years connected as an expert to the European Commission and the Horizon Europe/Horizon 2020 funding programmes.

Umar Burki, PhD in Logistics, holds a position as associate professor at the USN School of Business at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN). He also has an adjunct position as associate professor at ONH - Oslo New University College, Norway. His current research interests include green supply chains, business relationships and governance efficacy, and socio-economic and moral issues in sustainability research. He teaches sustainable business and supply chain at bachelor and master levels. Burki is regularly a keynote speaker at international conferences. Further, he supervises master- and PhD-students. He regularly participates as a resource person in EU projects. He has initiated international university linkages at the Department of Business, History and Social Sciences at USN. Burki has a wide international research network and regularly publishes in top peer-reviewed international ABS/ABDC journals. Since 2022, he has authored and edited three books.

Trygve B. Broch is a professor of cultural sociology at the University of Inland Norway. Media studies and ethnographic methods characterize his research on meaning making in sports. He has authored ‘A performative feel for the game’ (2020) and ‘The ponytail: Icon, Movement, and the Modern (Sports)Woman (2023) on Palgrave Macmillan’s Cultural Sociology Series.

Prisca Bruno Massao is an associate professor of social sciences in teacher education at University of Inland Norway. Massao’s areas of research are gender, race, and racism in both teacher education and sports. She has extensive work experience with these topics in the public, private, and voluntary sectors.  Her research encompasses Black/African feminist theories, Critical Race Theory, decoloniality, and intersectionality as theoretical frameworks. She currently leads the project Critical Examination of Race and Racism in Teacher Education (CERiTE), which is funded by the Norwegian Research Council. Massao embraces interdisciplinarity in the development of anti-racism knowledge and skills, which is reflected in CERiTE project and her work.

Zsuzsanna Varga studied English, Hungarian and Portuguese language and literature in Budapest, and she earned her PhD in Scottish literature at the University of Edinburgh and a master's degree in Library and Information Science at Strathclyde. She has taught Central European Studies at the University of Glasgow since 2008, where she served as Chief Adviser of Studies with responsibility for the curriculum of 3,000 undergraduate students. As School Director of Internationalisation, she oversees the internationalisation activities of the School of Social and Political Sciences. Her diverse research interests include digital humanities and internationalisation work for staff and students.