Global Horizons - The Australian International Education Podcast

Kent Anderson is the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Global Engagement and Partnerships at the University of Newcastle. But critically, he's a fantastic storyteller, and even though I've known him for over a decade, there were plenty of surprising stories in this conversation that I hadn't heard before. More than anyone I know, Kent has the ability to cut to the heart of an issue or question, to reframe or refocus it if necessary, and to come up with logical, structured responses. It's an irritating superpower... I've sat in many a meeting wishing I'd come up with the succinct analysis that Kent had just delivered. This conversation was not only a lot of fun, but incredibly insightful into the way Governments and universities can develop effective policy, how to align stakeholders around a vision, and reasons to be optimistic for the future of international education. Kent is honest, engaging and thoughtful - you're going to love this. Find Kent on LinkedIn at ⁠www.linkedin.com/in/kent-anderson-045ba9122⁠ This podcast is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Global Society⁠⁠⁠⁠, Australia's dedicated Learning Abroad support company. Support Global Horizons by hitting subscribe in your podcast app. ⁠⁠⁠Global Horizons⁠⁠⁠⁠ is Australia’s international education podcast where each episode is focused on the stories that make our industry great. Sometimes, those stories will be industry news and current affairs. Other times, we’ll dive into a guest's personal career and travel stories on the show. We’ll also have episodes dedicated to unpacking industry trends or helping you to understand the nuances of one of international education’s many specialisations, whether that’s learning abroad, international marketing, ELICOS, compliance and more – our goal is to unpack the knowledge, the stories and the impact of this wonderful industry. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.globalsociety.com.au

Rebecca Hall is, you could say, a bit of an Australian international education legend. For decades, she's driven policy and operational change across the sector, from higher education to vocational ed to all levels of Government. I've known Rebecca for the best part of 15 years, and she taught me some of my favourite consulting techniques - techniques that are as robust today as they were back then! (Post-It Note planning, and decision matrices, anyone?) What's always fascinated me about Rebecca is how she is seamlessly able to glide from one sector or organisation to another without skipping a beat. She's instantly able to capture the minutiae of policy detail, to talk the language, and to work confidently and reassuringly with key stakeholders. It's like magic. But this conversation surprised even me - from how Rebecca ended up in international ed, through to her adventurous travels and career advice, there are just so many actionable nuggets of wisdom in this interview. We talk about: defining success career transitions entry points into international education the importance of learning and curiosity the role of government in industry transformation the impact of technology, particularly AI, on recruitment the need for mutual recognition of qualifications and more. You can find Rebecca Hall on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccahall0/

Heidi PIper is the Director, International at Griffith University. In our opinion, Heidi is one of the friendliest, most approachable people in Australian international education - always happy to chat, share and mentor. Heidi's own international experience began as an international student studying in the USA. It was an experience that, in her own words, gave her enormous culture shock and pushed her well beyond her comfort zone. It's also an experience that she credits with creating her deep empathy for international students and what they face when they first land in Australia. We talk extensively about that in this episode, and dive into Heidi's back story too. There are travel stories, and precious career advice for those developing their profiles in the industry. We hope you enjoy this deep dive into the career, stories and advice of one of Australian international ed's icons. Global Horizons is a production of The Global Society, Australia's Learning Abroad Support Company. Increase your institution's ability to scale learning abroad with technology, tools, training and support from Australia's independent learning abroad specialists. More at ⁠www.globalsociety.com.au⁠ Global Horizons is also supported by The Koala News, Australia's international education news media organisation. All the big stories, with insider analysis, direct to your inbox every week. More at ⁠www.thekoalanews.com⁠

It's that time of year... most of us are sprinting (or limping!) to the end. In this episode of Global Horizons, we're having a look back at the big stories of 2024 and having a bit of fun with the outtakes from Season 2 of the podcast. Stay tuned over the Summer for some great new story episodes with legends from around Australian international ed, along with some of the best conversations from Season 1 that you probably haven't heard unless you are one of our earliest listeners (in which case, thank you!) It's been a huge year for the podcast. We've grown more than 500% in terms of listeners and have published 46 episodes, including news, industry profiles, stories and education content. Dirk and I will be back in late January for the next news episode... until then, a very Merry Christmas to you, thanks for your support... stay safe and healthy... and have a great break! - Rob Malicki