CTIS Research Seminar - Partnerships in International Higher Education: Culture and Strategy
| Dates: | 26 November 2026 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 15:30 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| Speaker: | Dr Miguel Antonio Lim |
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This presentation examines the dynamic intersection of culture and strategy in international higher education partnerships. Drawing on Jonas Stier’s work of internationalisation ideologies, idealism, educationalism, and instrumentalism, it examines how strategic agendas shape the motives of dominant 'sender' institutions over 'receiving' partners.
The talk addresses how researcher and institutional positionality (e.g., Global South and North dynamics) shapes cross-cultural communication, power asymmetries, and differing interpretations of "equal" collaboration. By contrasting market-driven models with politically symbolic ones, it shows how 'Varieties (and perhaps cultures) of Capitalism' govern global academic initiatives and partnerships.
Hybrid with the speaker on campus
https://tinyurl.com/CTIS-T3-26-27-Lim
Speaker
Dr Miguel Antonio Lim
Organisation: University of Manchester
Biography: Dr Miguel Antonio Lim is Senior Lecturer in Education, Research Excellence Framework (REF) Coordinator at the Manchester Institute of Equation at the University of Manchester. He is also Co-Convenor of the International Research network at the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE). Contact him at miguelantonio.lim@manchester.ac.uk
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C1.18
Ellen Wilkinson Building
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