Internationalisation at the University of Edinburgh

This episode of the Teaching Matters podcast accompanies our March-April 2021 series on internationalisation curated by Dr Omolabake (Labake) Fakunle as guest editor. Dr Fakunle is a Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh (UoE) and Coordinator of the MSc Education General Pathway at Moray House School of Education and Sport. In this episode, Dr. Fakunle talks to Professor James Smith. James is a Professor of African and Development Studies and Vice-Principal International at the University of Edinburgh. In this wide-ranging and fascinating conversation, the University’s international activities and collaborations, serves as a jumping off point, for an in-depth discussion that speaks to many of the key themes of the University’s strategy for 2030, and possible directions for curriculum transformation. This includes how Covid 19 transformed what’s core and what’s periphery in international research collaborations. At its heart this conversation is about celebrating the international community at the University and recognising the educational and civic value of having international and diverse classrooms and residences.