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UKFIET @ukfiet.bsky.social · 25d

Planning your UKFIET 2025 conference: A walk through the programme
All you need to know to plan your sessions & networking for next week's #UKFIETConf!
www.ukfiet.org/2025/plannin...

Planning your UKFIET 2025 conference: A walk through the programme

If you are joining us for the UKFIET September 2025 conference, these highlights will be useful for deciding what sessions to take part in.

www.ukfiet.org

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'll be joining a panel with fellow Harvard alumni next week to discuss academic freedom. I'll speak about how international study, when it takes place in a context of academic freedom, can influence civic responsibility and institutional change. Register: www.harvardaed.org/calendar

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Journal of Studies in International Education @jsinted.bsky.social · Aug 17

Intercultural competence beyond international student mobility: insights from a global study

Natalya Hanley & @mchankseliani.bsky.social

Open access → doi.org/10.1177/1028...

#InterculturalCompetence #StudyAbroad #InternationalStudents #StudentMobility #Transnationalism #TransformativeLearning

Image of the title and abstract of the article.

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · Aug 11

My work on international student mobility & global knowledge featured in Chinese Social Sciences Today (中国社会科学报). I argue that international students shape knowledge and civic life, & that today’s restrictions risk narrowing our shared horizons
www.cssn.cn/skgz/bwyc/20...

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · Jul 8

World Development: doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
IJER: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · Jul 8

How does international education shape poverty reduction? Returnees adapt, translate, and embed reform through four mechanisms, far beyond skill transfer. Based on interviews in 57 countries, building on our earlier quant study in IJER. Links in comments.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · Jul 7

“Let’s put the worst people in the world in charge and see what happens.”

“I love that video game concept!”

“Game?”

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · Jul 2

My opinion piece that will appear in tomorrow’s issue of Nature.
It is about what we lose when international students are treated as risks rather than as contributors - when border controls override civic imagination
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · Jun 16

British Council 90th Anniversary Research Fellowships at the University of Edinburgh
List of eligible countries in the screenshot
www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · May 28

Join us today

A timely and wide-ranging Oxford-Georgia Forum: political turmoil, civic resistance, foreign policy shifts—and what all this means for the future of Georgian Studies abroad. Grateful to be part of the conversation. 🇬🇪🇬🇧 @osgaoxford.bsky.social #GeorgianStudies

Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · May 9

4th Annual Oxford-Georgia Forum
Theme: Quo Vadis, Georgia?
Date: 28 May 2025
9:30–18:45
Venue: Investcorp Lecture Theatre, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford
Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Agenda here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/971...

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · May 23

That was gratifyingly fast

apnews.com/article/harv...

Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign student enrollment at Harvard

A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.

apnews.com

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · May 17

Some thoughts on the UK-EU youth mobility scheme that’s being discussed early next week
#youthmobility

Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · May 6

NEW BLOG: Ahead of UK-EU talks on a youth mobility deal, Dr Maia Chankseliani reflects on the impact of cross-border work & study on lives and societies, based on a global study of 704 participants across 70 countries 🌍

Read the @ukfiet.bsky.social blog: www.ukfiet.org/2025/learnin...

Learning, working, connecting: Why a new UK–EU youth mobility scheme matters

Youth mobility, once taken for granted between Britain and Europe, is now the subject of cautious negotiation. On 19 May 2025, London and Brussels are set to convene a summit to discuss a youth…

www.ukfiet.org

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · May 17

Good morning 🐾

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · May 14

The link to our report has been updated

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · May 6

📢 New report is public!
What happens when people cross borders to learn & then return home to contribute?
Based on 704 interviews in 70 countries + quant data from 134, our report explores how mobility supports change across economy & society ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid...

Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · May 9

4th Annual Oxford-Georgia Forum
Theme: Quo Vadis, Georgia?
Date: 28 May 2025
9:30–18:45
Venue: Investcorp Lecture Theatre, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford
Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Agenda here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/971...

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · May 6

📢 New report is public!
What happens when people cross borders to learn & then return home to contribute?
Based on 704 interviews in 70 countries + quant data from 134, our report explores how mobility supports change across economy & society ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid...

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · May 6

As the UK and EU prepare to discuss a new youth mobility agreement on 19 May, I reflect on what mobility makes possible, not only for individuals, but for societies.

This blog draws on our global study at Oxford and brings in vivid individual accounts

www.ukfiet.org/2025/learnin...

Learning, working, connecting: Why a new UK–EU youth mobility scheme matters

Youth mobility, once taken for granted between Britain and Europe, is now the subject of cautious negotiation. On 19 May 2025, London and Brussels are set to convene a summit to discuss a youth…

www.ukfiet.org

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · Apr 30

Does Citizenship Matter in the Republic of Science?
With colleagues from across Asia, Europe, and North America, we revisit Polanyi’s idea through contemporary lenses - academic freedom, governance, inequality, and the societal role of science

chelps.eduhk.hk/page/detail/...

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · Apr 24

Joonghyun Kwak and I will be giving a virtual talk about the links between international student mobility and poverty reduction today at 9am UK time at HKU.

Do join if you have a chance:

hku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Beyond Borders: How International Student Mobility Drives Poverty Reduction. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meet...

hku.zoom.us

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · Apr 23

Impact of USAID Withdrawal on Global Education and Skills Development

www.etf.europa.eu/en/publicati...

Impact of USAID Withdrawal on Global Education and Skills Development | ETF

www.etf.europa.eu

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Apr 14

Harvard stands up

Letter to the Harvard community from President Garber

The administration's prescription goes beyond the power of the federal government. It violates Harvard's First Amendment rights and exceeds the statutory limits of the government's authority under Title VI. And it threatens our values as a private institution devoted to the pursuit, production, and dissemination of knowledge. No government-regardless of which party is in power-should dictate what private universities can each, whom they can admit and hire nire, ana which area.
of study and inquiry they can pursue.
Our motto-Veritas, or truth-guides us as we navigate the challenging path ahead. Seeking truth is a journey without end. It requires us to be open to new information and different perspectives, to subject our beliefs to ongoing scrutiny, and to be ready to change our minds. It compels us to take up the difficult work of acknowledging our flaws so that we might realize the full promise of the University, especially when that promise is threatened.

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Maia Chankseliani @mchankseliani.bsky.social · Apr 8

A new paper about the European higher education policy

European higher education policy as a plastique palimpseste: understanding national visions for the European Universities Initiative

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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HallaHolmars @hallaholmars.bsky.social · Mar 7

#CIES New Scholars Committee has many great workshop sessions at #CIES2025 Conference! If you're a student or new scholar within CIES, you will not want to miss these learning opportunities. Reach out to [email protected] for more details.

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CGHE @cghe.bsky.social · Mar 12

📢 Online Spaces Still Available for our 10th CGHE Conference

🔗 More information in the QR code below or on our website bit.ly/3DqjF8w

Secure your spot today!

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · Jan 10

The Ripple Effect: Understanding the Societal Implications of International Student Mobility

Edited by Dr Joonghyun Kwak and Dr Maia Chankseliani, this special issue looks at how international student mobility shapes societies.

Read the issue: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

International Journal of Educational Research

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