BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Research with International Students - ECPv6.16.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Research with International Students X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://researchintlstudents.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Research with International Students REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20260313T060612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T211350Z UID:7655-1779976800-1779987600@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:RIS Writing Retreat DESCRIPTION:28 May 2026 \n6:00 – 9:00 AM PDT / 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT / 3:00 – 6:00 PM CEST / 2:00 – 5:00 PM BST \nOnline via Team: \nTeam Meeting Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/34962575332082?p=7ZJh8npcjFK08R3eaa \nMeeting ID: 349 625 753 320 82 \nPasscode: 7hT7n6KM \nThe online writing retreats are intended as a place for those conducting research with international students to find community and solidarity in writing. Anyone is welcome to join\, including scholars at all career levels and based in any location. Attendees are welcome to come and go as they need. \n \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/ris-writing-retreat-5/ LOCATION:Microsoft Teams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260518T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260518T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20260204T140359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T140359Z UID:7479-1779116400-1779123600@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Panel: International students and epistemic or knowledge production crises DESCRIPTION:Register here  \nThis panel considers the active positioning of international students in epistemic production\, including their engagement within colonial knowledge hierarchies. This is set against a backdrop of challenging ‘post-truth’ environments where information is mediated through multiple social media spaces and often subject to multiple propaganda efforts or politicizations. It considers how international students can recognise and contribute to what is true\, what is a fact\, and engage with epistemic uncertainty in their lives and studies. \nLed by Ramzi Merabet\, with presentations by:\nChristie Young Smith\nYaxin Zhang\nYaseen Ali\nEvan Zheng\nAmina Lechkhab\nEkaterina Minaeva \nMore details and speaker abstracts here  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/panel-international-students-and-epistemic-or-knowledge-production-crises/ LOCATION:Microsoft Teams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T153000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20260204T140223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T140223Z UID:7475-1777989600-1777995000@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Panel: Politicised framings and representations of international students DESCRIPTION:Register here \nThis panel focuses on how the framings and representations of international students are increasingly politicized\, both by national governments and within individual institutions or by the media. \nLed by Jenna Mittelmeier\, with presentations by:\nIsaac Thornton\nShuang Gao\nAndreas Gkolfinopoulos\nAisling Tiernan \nMore details and panel abstracts here \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/panel-politicised-framings-and-representations-of-international-students/ LOCATION:Microsoft Teams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T093000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20260204T141646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T141646Z UID:7492-1777363200-1777368600@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Panel: Navigating polycrisis through linguistic\, epistemic\, political and relational instability in international student life DESCRIPTION:Register here \nThis symposium brings together four complementary studies to explore how international students navigate the multidimensional instabilities of the contemporary polycrisis—linguistic\, political\, epistemic\, material\, and affective—and how these disruptions shape identity\, agency\, and wellbeing. \nLed by Nashid Nigar\, with additional presentations from:\nXingxing Yu\nSandeep Khattri and Lynette Pretorius\nFaiqah Real \nMore details and speaker abstracts here  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/panel-navigating-polycrisis-through-linguistic-epistemic-political-and-relational-instability-in-international-student-life/ LOCATION:Microsoft Teams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260420T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260420T183000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20260204T135749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T135749Z UID:7468-1776704400-1776709800@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Panel: International students’ perspectives on activism and free speech DESCRIPTION:Register here \nThis panel centres international students as activists\, alongside their contributions to civil society\, protest\, and political or social activism. \nLed by Shanshan Jiang-Brittan\, with presentations by:\nYvonne Zhang\nTatiana Mednikova\nZhuo Wang \nFull details and speaker abstracts here \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/panel-international-students-perspectives-on-activism-and-free-speech/ LOCATION:Microsoft Teams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260323T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260323T183000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20260204T135452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T135452Z UID:7463-1774285200-1774290600@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Panel: Economic and infrastructural pressures encountered by international students DESCRIPTION:Register here  \nThis panel considers the impacts of economic crises (such as inflation and unequal currency exchanges) on international students\, including their abilities to identify and secure safe and affordable housing\, food\, and other necessities for living. \nLed by Ryan Allen\, with presentations by:\nEdward Zhang\nAbigail Ehidiamen\nM Zulqurnain Ul Haq Qazi \nMore details and speaker abstracts here \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/panel-economic-and-infrastructural-pressures-encountered-by-international-students/ LOCATION:Microsoft Teams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T130000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20260313T055828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T055829Z UID:7637-1773914400-1773925200@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:RIS Writing Retreat DESCRIPTION:19 March 2026 \n10:00 AM – 1:00 PM GMT/ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST (China)/11:00 – 2:00 PM CET \nOnline via Zoom: \nZoom Meeting Link: https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/93889348962?pwd=cFSsn9rTDIFaMgaVs0QDEt7eHi2jKP.1 \nMeeting ID: 938 8934 8962 \nPasscode: T15RV29* \nThe online writing retreats are intended as a place for those conducting research with international students to find community and solidarity in writing. Anyone is welcome to join\, including scholars at all career levels and based in any location. Attendees are welcome to come and go as they need. \n \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/ris-writing-retreat-4/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260309T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260309T163000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20260204T135130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T135130Z UID:7459-1773068400-1773073800@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Panel: Pressures and limitations on international students’ free speech DESCRIPTION:Register here  \nThis webinar focuses on the pressures and limitations faced by international students regarding their free speech\, including the extent to which their visa status influences their abilities to speak freely. \nLed by Jenna Mittelmeier with presentations from:\nSamantha Nissen\nMelissa Whatley\, Santiago Castiello Gutierrez\, Shinji Katsumoto\, and Chris Marsciano\nAlaa Abdelghaffar \nMore details and speaker abstracts here  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/panel-pressures-and-limitations-on-international-students-free-speech/ LOCATION:Microsoft Teams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260223T210000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260223T223000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20260204T134927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T135820Z UID:7455-1771880400-1771885800@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Panel: Politics of immigration: International students and bordering DESCRIPTION:Register here  \nThis panel focuses on the ways that the presence of international students is becoming increasingly politicized in many common host countries\, particularly through visa restrictions\, media or political discourses\, and public backlash. \nLed by Arif Abu\, with speaker contributions by:\nLisa Brunner and Dale McCartney\nJinke He\nEzgi Ozyonym and Tanja Tajmel \nMore details and speaker abstracts here \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/panel-politics-of-immigration-international-students-and-bordering/ LOCATION:Microsoft Teams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260216T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260216T173000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20260204T134652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T134652Z UID:7448-1771257600-1771263000@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Panel: Materialities and material injustices in international students’ mobilities DESCRIPTION:Register here  \nThis panel examines how inequalities shape the material realities for different groups of international students. Through physical bodies\, spaces\, and material assemblages (technologies\, personal items\, everyday objects\, furniture\, etc.)\, global higher education is mediated and uneven outcomes are created. These material dimensions are often sidelined or overlooked in common explorations of international students’ learning or identities. \nLed by Jenna Mittelmeier\, with speaker contributions by:\nBruna Navarone Santos\nShannon Hutcheson\nDangeni\nEkaterina Minaeva \nMore details and speaker abstracts  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/panel-materialities-and-material-injustices-in-international-students-mobilities/ LOCATION:Microsoft Teams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260129T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260129T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20251009T133128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T133128Z UID:6700-1769695200-1769706000@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:RIS Writing Retreat DESCRIPTION:The online writing retreats are intended as a place for those conducting research with international students to find community and solidarity in writing. Anyone is welcome to join\, including scholars at all career levels and based in any location. Attendees are welcome to come and go as they need. \nOnline via Zoom: https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/93889348962?pwd=cFSsn9rTDIFaMgaVs0QDEt7eHi2jKP.1 \nMeeting ID: 938 8934 8962 \nPasscode: T15RV29* \nTime Zone Converter  \n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/ris-writing-retreat-3/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260120T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260120T150000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20260113T120604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T120708Z UID:7265-1768917600-1768921200@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:The Ones Who Stay Behind: Transitions of Significant Others in International Student Mobility DESCRIPTION:20 January\, 2026 (Tuesday)\n14:00 PM UK Time (time zone converter)\nOnline Via Zoom (registration required) \nThis session is grounded in a doctoral research examining the multiple and multi-dimensional transitions experienced by Pakistani students and their significant others across three temporal arcs: pre-departure\, during study in the UK\, and post-return. It foregrounds how families and close networks undergo their own concurrent transitions when a student moves abroad; experiences that are frequently overlooked\, unspoken\, and institutionally unrecognised; yet which can critically support\, shape\, or complicate the student’s mobility journey. Drawing on empirical evidence\, the session is situated within Jindal-Snape’s Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions framework and engages broader debates on relationality\, networks of care\, and Global South perspectives. The discussion integrates insights from the doctoral thesis alongside professional practice in international education. \nAbout the Speakers: \nFahd Ali Asif is a higher education professional with over sixteen years’ experience in international student recruitment\, admissions\, and partnership development across UK universities and economic development agencies. A former international student\, he now brings an academic lens to these experiences as a doctoral researcher examining the multiple and multi-dimensional transitions of students and their families\, with a particular focus on Pakistani students studying in the UK. His work explores how significant others shape students’ mobility decisions\, experiences\, and identities. This combination of research\, professional practice\, and lived experience allows him to connect empirical evidence with practical insights relevant to researchers\, practitioners\, and students. \nRachel Kimber is Director of Kaplan International Pathways University Placement Service and Alumni Services. With almost three decades of experience across international student recruitment\, university placement\, language testing\, and alumni engagement\, she brings a deep understanding of the institutional and human dimensions of global student mobility. Her recent experience as the parent of an international student preparing to study abroad has offered a further perspective on the often-unseen transitions experienced by those who remain at home. This blend of professional insight and lived experience underpins her commitment to more relational and holistic approaches to international education. \n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/the-ones-who-stay-behind-transitions-of-significant-others-in-international-student-mobility/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251215T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251215T173000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20251113T150937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T114056Z UID:6955-1765814400-1765819800@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Publishing in the Journal of Global Higher Education: Ask the Editors DESCRIPTION:15 December 2025\n8:00—9.30 am PST/11:00 – 12:30 pm EST/ 16- 17:30 pm UTC \nOnline via Zoom: Join Here \nThis panel shares information about the aims\, scope and editorial structure of the new Journal of Global Higher Education\, with advice for potential authors about how to submit\, what to expect\, how to tailor submissions\, and how to contribute to the community. \nSpeakers are Journal Founders and Co-Editors Charlies Mathies (Old Dominion University\, USA)\, Jenna Mittelmeier (University of Manchester\, UK)\, Melissa Whatley (William and Mary\, USA)\, and Sylvie Lomer (University of Manchester\, UK) \n \nLook forward to learning about:\n– our Open Access philosophy and values\n– the aims and scope\n– different sections and submission options\n– key information for authors planning to submit in 2026 \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/publishing-in-the-journal-of-global-higher-education-ask-the-editors/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251120T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251120T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20251009T132310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T132310Z UID:6694-1763647200-1763658000@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:RIS Writing Retreat DESCRIPTION:The online writing retreats are intended as a place for those conducting research with international students to find community and solidarity in writing. Anyone is welcome to join\, including scholars at all career levels and based in any location. Attendees are welcome to come and go as they need. \nOnline via Zoom: https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/93889348962?pwd=cFSsn9rTDIFaMgaVs0QDEt7eHi2jKP.1 \nMeeting ID: 938 8934 8962 \nPasscode: T15RV29* \nTime Zone Converter  \n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/ris-writing-retreat-2/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251110T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251110T133000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20251031T142906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T142906Z UID:6823-1762776000-1762781400@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:International students' political beliefs: Assumptions\, changes\, and challenges DESCRIPTION:November 10 at 12:00 – 1:30 pm GMT (time zone converter) \nRegister here  \nA panel conversation with Tatiana Mednikova\, Zsuzsa Blaskó\, Brendan Harrison\, and Abdulkadir Gökbalik \nThis lively panel discussion will focus on soft power\, political beliefs and change amongst international students\, challenging assumptions about what does/should change during international study. \n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/international-students-political-beliefs-assumptions-changes-and-challenges/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T150000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20251014T124045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T124045Z UID:6720-1761053400-1761058800@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:ECR Event - Global Insights: At the Intersection of Care\, Status\, & International Education DESCRIPTION:21 October 2025\n9.30 – 11:00 am Eastern /1:30 – 3:00 pm GMT \nOnline via Webex\nRegister Here \nThis talk encourages an exploration of international education within an Afrocentric framework of care and a “two stream” water concept. Sonia Martin and Myrtle Sodhi will explore the ways international education interweaves discussions of care\, community integration\, and status. The talk will draw on themes in their respective doctoral research. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/ecr-event-global-insights-at-the-intersection-of-care-status-international-education/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250924T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250924T143000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20250903T092404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T092404Z UID:6467-1758718800-1758724200@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Beyond the Surface: International Students' Perspectives on Education Agents DESCRIPTION:24th September 2025 (Wednesday)\n13:00 PM BST – 14:30 PM BST (time zone converter)\nOnline Via Zoom (registration required) \nThis webinar explores research on international students’ perceptions of education agents. Education agents\, who act as intermediaries between students and educational institutions\, play a key role in facilitating international student mobility in the current global landscape. However\, their influence raises a variety of concerns\, including the quality of advice and service provided\, conflicts of interest\, and limited transparency. Research also shows how student experiences with agents are not unilateral in nature. This panel highlights the plurality of experiences\, as well as the agency prospective students may or may not have in relation to their use of agent services. Finally\, the panel examines the methodological limitations associated with assessing agent quality from the student’s perspective\, taking into account information asymmetries and other relevant issues. The panel will conclude with a discussion on the benefits and complexities of concluding the effectiveness of agents based on student views. \n \nAbout the Speaker(s): \nPii-Tuulia Nikula is an Associate Professor at the Eastern Institute of Technology\, where she teaches under- and postgraduate-level courses in research methods and organisational sustainability. Pii-Tuulia’s research explores international education through a critical lens\, including the impact of education agents in facilitating international student mobility. Pii-Tuulia has published several articles on agents and co-edited a book ‘Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher Education’. \nRica Agnes Castaneda (PhD candidate\, Policy Studies/ TMU) is a researcher at the CERC in Migration in Integration at Toronto Metropolitan University. She completed her Masters in International Studies at the National University of Singapore under the ASEAN Graduate Scholarship\, and later on received an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship to attend the University of Amsterdam and the University of Deusto in Bilbao. Her work revolves around migration decision making within Canada’s international student space\, having conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with international students from India and the Philippines\, and international education stakeholders. \nYing Yang is a postdoctoral fellow at the Education University of Hong Kong\, an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester\, and a WG2 Co-stakeholder Advisor of COST Action ENIS Network. Her research interests include education agents\, access to international higher education\, international student recruitment and application\, and longitudinal qualitative research methods. \n \n  \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/beyond-the-surface-international-students-perspectives-on-education-agents/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250922T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250922T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20250620T072405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T072405Z UID:5879-1758549600-1758560400@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:RIS Writing Retreat DESCRIPTION:The online writing retreats are intended as a place for those \nconducting research with international students to find \ncommunity and solidarity in writing. Anyone is welcome to join\, \nincluding scholars at all career levels and based in any \nlocation. Attendees are welcome to come and go as they need. \nOnline via Zoom: Zoom Meeting Link \nMeeting ID: 999 6524 9072 \nPasscode: 86007485 \nTime Zone Converter  \n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/ris-writing-retreat/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250826T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250826T150000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20250805T075915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T081448Z UID:6246-1756216800-1756220400@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:An Infrastructural Perspective on International Students Navigating the Housing Crisis in Scotland DESCRIPTION:  \n26th August 2025 (Tuesday)\n14:00 BST (time zone converter)\nOnline via Zoom (registration required) \nThe session focuses on the role of the housing sector as a ‘migration infrastructure’ which mediates the experiences of internationally mobile students. Drawing on survey and interview data collected in Scotland’s two largest cities\, Glasgow and Edinburgh\, the study repositions housing access as a core component of arrival or migration infrastructures\, an area largely overlooked in research on international student mobility. The session frames housing policies\, markets\, and brokers as infrastructures that play a productive (as opposed to mediating) role in students’ mobility trajectories. Empirically\, the study documents how actors such as landlords\, regulatory infrastructures such as national or university housing policies\, non-profit services such as university support services\, and social infrastructures such as migrant networks all mediate access to housing\, often contributing to conditions of precarity. These infrastructures expose less affluent students to discrimination\, exploitative housing practices\, and exclusion\, contributing to the emergence of a ‘two-tier’ housing system that significantly influences the socio-ontological dimensions of student mobility.\n\nAbout the Speaker: Benjamin Mulvey is a Lecturer based in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow. His work is interdisciplinary\, and has been published in journals across the fields of education studies\, sociology\, and geography. These include Higher Education\, Sociology\, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies\, and British Journal of Sociology of Education\, among others. He has published extensively on international student mobility in various non-Western contexts\, and has a broad interest in China’s higher education system. \n  \n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/an-infrastructural-perspective-on-international-students-navigating-the-housing-crisis-in-scotland/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250806T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250806T160000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20250715T081734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T082027Z UID:6045-1754492400-1754496000@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:ECR Event - Global Insights: Being a Whole Scholar and Navigating the (Higher) Ed Job Market as an International Scholar DESCRIPTION:6 August 2025\n10 – 11 am EST / 3:00 – 4:00 pm BST (time zone converter)\nOnline via Webex: Register here \n\nJoin us for a rich and reflective conversation featuring Dr. Milad Mohebali\, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Higher Education at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln\, and Dr. Andreana Pastena\, Assistant Professor at Universitat de les Illes Balears. This session is part of the Global Insight Series\, organized by the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network of Research in International Students (RIS).\n \n\nDrawing from their lived experiences and scholarly journeys\, Drs. Mohebali and Pastena will engage in a heartfelt and critical dialogue about navigating the higher education job market as international scholars. Together\, they will unpack the hidden curriculum of the job search process—naming the emotional labor\, institutional expectations\, tokenism\, and pressures to conform that often accompany the pursuit of academic employment. This session will offer grounded strategies and relational insights for job searching\, cultivating scholarly communities\, negotiating visibility and authenticity\, and staying rooted in integrity\, care\, and purpose—even when systems attempt to fragment you.\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/ecr-event-global-insights-being-a-whole-scholar-and-navigating-the-higher-ed-job-market-as-an-international-scholar/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250721T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250721T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20250620T070841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T071510Z UID:5869-1753106400-1753117200@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:RIS Writing Retreat DESCRIPTION:The online writing retreats are intended as a place for those \nconducting research with international students to find \ncommunity and solidarity in writing. Anyone is welcome to join\, \nincluding scholars at all career levels and based in any \nlocation. Attendees are welcome to come and go as they need. \nOnline via Zoom: Zoom Meeting Link \nMeeting ID: 987 1069 9278 \nPasscode: 73790895 \nTime Zone Converter  \n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/writing-retreat/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250623T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250623T163000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20250609T073510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T073510Z UID:5768-1750690800-1750696200@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:ECR Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is organized by the RIS ECR network and aimed at those who consider themselves early career researchers. \nJoin us for the upcoming ECR reading group! \n23 June 2025 \n3.00-4.30 pm BTS | 10.00-11.30 CLT (time zone converter) \nRegister here: https://forms.gle/XJSjoXgoGESCQACH9 \nWe’ll be discussing the following article: \nSarah Jane D. Lipura (2021). Deconstructing the periphery: Korean degree-seeking students’ everyday transformations in and through India. Research in Comparative and International Education\, 16(3)\, 252-275. https://doi.org/10.1177/17454999211038769\n\n\n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/ecr-reading-group-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T140000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20250506T123413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T123446Z UID:5487-1749646800-1749650400@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Reclaiming EMI: A political-normative response to policy gaps in research and practice with international students DESCRIPTION:Led by Mustafa Akıncıoğlu \n11 June 2025\n13:00 – 14:00 BST (time zone converter)\nOnline via Zoom \nRegister here  \nSession abstract:\nAs English-medium instruction (EMI) becomes the default for global higher education\, international students increasingly navigate institutional spaces shaped by unexamined EMI policies\, uncritical notions of quality\, and unprofessionalised academic practices. This talk draws on the EMI ProF (Professionalisation Framework)\, a political-normative model rooted in Freirean liberation approach to universities\, to address these systemic deficiencies. \nIt argues that professionalising EMI—through coherent policy\, ethical engagement\, and quality assurance—is imperative for addressing the real experiences of international students. Drawing on recent critiques from the ‘Research with International Students’ scholarly community\, this talk situates EMI universities as both sites of inequality and as spaces of potential transformation. The EMI ProF foregrounds the roles of both students and content-teachers as critical agents in this transformation\, offering a normative framework for decolonising EMI\, resisting research noise\, and centring the politics of voice\, agency\, and justice. \nSpeaker bio: Dr. Mustafa Akıncıoğlu is an Associate Researcher at the University of Oxford\, where he has been actively publishing in the field of English Medium Instruction (EMI) since 2014. He holds a PhD by Existing Published Work\, specializing in EMI higher education policy\, quality\, and professionalisation. As the Founding Convenor of the BALEAP EMI Special Interest Group (EMI SIG)\, Dr. Mustafa has played a pivotal role in advancing research and dialogue in this field. He has contributed to numerous international educational development projects\, successfully undertaking diverse roles. His research interests span EMI\, higher education policy and quality\, professionalisation of higher education\, Critical EMI\, Critical EAP\, learner autonomy\, and Critical Discourse Analysis. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/reclaiming-emi-a-political-normative-response-to-policy-gaaps-in-research-and-practice-with-international-students/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250604T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250604T160000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20250512T105228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T074211Z UID:5561-1749049200-1749052800@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:ECR Event - Global Insights: Quantitative research with international students DESCRIPTION:This event is organized by the RIS ECR network and aimed at those who consider themselves early career researchers. \nLed by Dr. Melissa Whatley (William and Mary’s School of Education) \n4 June 2025\n10:00 – 11:00 am EST / 3:00 – 4:00 pm GMT (time zone converter)\nOnline via Webex \nRegister here \nParticipants in this session will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss key issues that arise when conducting quantitative research with international students. The field is generally familiar with common concerns around defining who counts as an international student and the inevitable necessity to group international student research participants into categories in quantitative work. However\, the current political and social climate for research with international students requires us to consider broader\, ethical concerns that can arise when conducting large-scale quantitative research that focuses on or is conducted with international students (or both). The attached article provides some context for these issues and will serve as a foundation for our conversation. You can access the article here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00768-7 \nSpeaker bio: Melissa Whatley is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education in William and Mary’s School of Education. Dr. Whatley’s research applies mixed methods and advanced quantitative approaches to explore policies and practices that diversify both who accesses international education and the outcomes of these opportunities\, especially within the context of U.S. community colleges. She has substantial international experience and shares her research with an international audience on a regular basis. \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/ecr-event-global-insights-quantitative-research-with-international-students/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250523T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250523T093000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20250430T110239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T110325Z UID:5383-1747989000-1747992600@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Language as power: The role of linguistic gatekeeping in research with international students DESCRIPTION:Led by Akanksha Dochania (University of Delhi) \n23 May 2025\n13:00 – 14:00 IST / 8:30 – 9:30 am GMT (time zone converter)\nOnline via Zoom \nRegister here  \nThis webinar critically examines the impact of English-language dominance in global academia on Indian international students\, focusing on the intersecting challenges of caste\, race\, and geographic marginalization from rural areas or Tier 3-4 cities. As English remains the dominant medium of scholarly communication\, Indian students from these backgrounds face amplified barriers in publishing and collaboration due to linguistic gatekeeping. These challenges\, rooted in systemic inequities\, marginalize voices already sidelined by caste hierarchies\, racialized perceptions abroad\, and limited access to quality education in rural or smaller urban centers. Through an intersectional lens\, this webinar explores how these dynamics shape their academic experiences\, highlighting their unique struggles and innovative strategies to resist exclusion. By fostering dialogue among researchers\, educators\, and students\, the session aims to propose equitable solutions tailored to the Indian context\, contributing to a more inclusive global academic landscape. \nSpeaker bio: Akanksha Dochania\, is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology\, University of Delhi. Her academic journey reflects a commitment to exploring the complexities of human behavior and fostering inclusive environments\, a commitment best exemplified by my doctoral research on implicit prejudice and microaggressions experienced by Afghan students in universities in Delhi. Growing up in different parts of India\, she developed an acute awareness of identity and belonging in diverse socio-cultural settings\, which fueled her pursuit of social psychology. During her PhD at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)\, she has focused on implicit prejudice—unconscious attitudes that subtly shape behavior—and its impact on Afghan students’ academic performance\, mental health\, and sense of belonging. As an Assistant Professor\, she extends this research to broader themes of prejudice\, inclusion\, and resilience\, while mentoring students and fostering critical thinking. Looking ahead\, she aims to deepen her research on implicit prejudice and its broader societal implications\, contributing to evidence-based strategies that dismantle systemic barriers. \n \n\nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/language-as-power-the-role-of-linguistic-gatekeeping-in-research-with-international-students/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T163000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20250507T091739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T085422Z UID:5508-1747753200-1747758600@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:ECR Reading Group DESCRIPTION:This event is organized by the RIS ECR network and aimed at those who consider themselves early career researchers. \nJoin us for the upcoming ECR reading group! \n20 May 2025 \n3.00-4.30 pm BTS | 10.00-11.30 CLT (time zone converter) \nRegister here: https://forms.gle/y4aK2xyRcDvdhmUE6 \n  \nWe’ll be discussing the following article: \nSazana Jayadeva (2020)\, Keep calm and apply to Germany: How online communities mediate transnational student mobility from India to Germany\, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2019.1643230 \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/ecr-reading-group/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250508T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250508T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T092529 CREATED:20250430T102927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T111838Z UID:5372-1746720000-1746723600@researchintlstudents.com SUMMARY:Book Launch: International student mobility in higher education: Case studies in agency DESCRIPTION:A conversation with author Jason Schneider (DePaul University) \n8 May 2025\n10:00 – 11:00 am CT / 4:00 – 5:00 pm BST (time zone converter) \nRegister here \nBook abstract: International Student Mobility in Higher Education: Case Studies in Agency presents an in-depth look at the stories of nine international college students as they pursued degrees in the U.S. Drawing on recurring interviews with the students and other qualitative data collected over four years\, the book investigates how the students’ academic development intersected with other factors\, including their status as international students\, their linguistic backgrounds\, their professional ambitions\, and their experiences of living in a new sociocultural environment. By highlighting the themes of agency\, identity\, and motivation\, the book demonstrates how the students worked to make higher education align with their own goals for learning and growth. \nSpeaker bio: Jason Schneider is an Associate Professor of Writing\, Rhetoric\, & Discourse at DePaul University. His scholarship addresses topics from applied linguistics\, international student mobility\, and rhetorical studies\, appearing in multiple journals across these fields. Jason’s interest in international student mobility is grounded in his own years of working and studying abroad\, and his two decades of teaching English. \n \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://researchintlstudents.com/event/book-launch-international-student-mobility-in-higher-education-case-studies-in-agency/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR