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In it’s essence, management is all about communication. Moreover, it’s about sharing a goal, seeing that your team understands the value of it and ensuring that you implement whatever plans you make in reality. So, if you want to make sure the international students...

The first weeks of the new semester are crucial. During this period of time, new friendships are formed and some of them can last for a lifetime. That is why it is very important to provide an environment where students can find their tribe and meet people...

Finding a competent and professional agent for international student recruitment takes time. If you are ambitiously seeking to internationalize your student mix you might need more than 1 representative that works with different markets, countries or continents. However, a great...

Should I create an online course as a tool for cross cultural management on campus? The simplest answer would be: of course, if i have all the resources. In a perfect world, we would all allocate the necessary time and funds to various tools for building diversity. In...

Could you look your international students directly in the eyes and say that they there is nothing else you can offer for them as an extracurricular activity? Really? Wow. Please go to the comment section right now and tell us how to be more like you! For all the rest who...

Even the most complicated problems can be solved with simple tools. Before you begin, however, you need to figure out what are problems your institution needs to address. International student retention problems? Here are the most common ones: Sense of no belonging...

Reflection and feedback are reserved for the end of the semester, right? No. In order to get genuine, high quality feedback, you need to divide your school year into time frames that are smaller than the regular 4 or 9 months. Ideally, you should enable your international...

Dropping grades, poor attendance – this is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s only a symptom of a negative experience while studying abroad, but not the cause. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has dedicated many years of his work to the research on happiness and his key...

Attracting and retaining a diverse and vibrant international student body is an objective for every university that aspires to provide quality international education. Ensuring that students from different backgrounds feel appreciated, welcomed and engaged creates conditions for...

Predicting trends in international student mobility might seem slightly complicated but in fact it is far away from fortune-telling business. There are always clear indicators as to which country has a head start in the race and which one is likely to lag behind. Today we will...

As we mentioned in our previous post, reactive cultures are generally governed by conformity and strict observation of traditions. There is strong focus on certain values such as integrity, diligence and the pursuit of perfection. The worst thing that can happen to any member of...

We continue our exploratory journey into the culture typology by famous linguist and cross-cultural management theorist, Richard D. Lewis. You already know the main characteristics of multi-active cultures with three representative countries – Bolivia, Chile and...