Lisbon Recognition Convention updates for digital age

🏛️🌍 How can universities protect knowledge while fostering global collaboration? The DAAD’s Centre of Expertise for International Academic Cooperation (KIWi) has launched the Knowledge Security Checklist, a new self-assessment tool to help researchers and institutions navigate international partnerships responsibly. 🧭 With guiding questions on key areas like financing, export control, and ethics, the checklist supports universities in identifying risks and strengthening secure practices in global cooperation. 📘 The tool will soon be available in English but you can learn more about it in our September newsletter👉 bit.ly/4njRFol #KnowledgeSecurity #HigherEducation #InternationalCooperation #ResearchIntegrity

Charting the future of fair and transparent recognition in higher education The Tenth Session of the Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee has just concluded at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, marking renewed commitments to fairness, transparency and innovation in the recognition of qualifications across the European region. Jointly organized by UNESCO and the Council of Europe, the session brought together delegates from across Europe and beyond to review achievements under the 2023–2025 Workplan and shape priorities for the years ahead. Key outcomes include: ✅ Adoption of a new Code of Good Practice in the Provision of Transnational Education, addressing challenges such as cross-border quality assurance, AI in education, and alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals. ✅ Plans to develop a text on digital and AI-enabled recognition, in line with the Council of Europe’s new AI Framework Convention and UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2021). ✅ Agreement to contribute to new global guidance on the relationship between regional and global recognition instruments. ✅ Continued support for the European Qualifications Passport for Refugees (EQPR) and the UNESCO Qualifications Passport (UQP) — vital tools helping displaced and vulnerable learners rebuild their academic and professional lives. The newly elected Bureau: 👤 Allan Bruun Pedersen (Denmark) – President 👤 Jenneke Lokhoff (Netherlands) – 1st Vice-President 👤 Michael Ringuette (Canada) – 2nd Vice-President 👤 Elisa Petrucci (Italy) – Rapporteur As the session closed, delegates underscored that the Lisbon Recognition Convention remains a cornerstone of trust, cooperation and solidarity, turning shared principles into real opportunities for learners and institutions alike. #HigherEducation #Recognition #UNESCO #CouncilOfEurope #LisbonRecognitionConvention #Education #AI #Refugees #EQPR #UQP #GlobalCooperation

Science diplomacy and research governance: building trust across borders International scientific collaboration succeeds when excellence is matched by clear ethics, transparent processes, and structured coordination. As a biomedical scientist with experience leading DFG-funded tissue-engineering projects and formal training in PRINCE2® Foundation and LS-PPM, I have applied structured project-management principles to enable cross-institutional research, ethical compliance, and communication across teams. Frameworks like the 3R principles and the EU Directive 2010/63/EU ensure scientific integrity, credibility, and shared ethical expectations. And cooperation frameworks — including DFG partnerships with global agencies such as DST and DBT in India — demonstrate the importance of harmonised standards in international research ecosystems. My focus remains: strengthening responsible, transparent, and globally connected research environments that build trust and deliver sustainable impact. #ScienceDiplomacy #ResearchEthics #InternationalCollaboration #DFG #BiomedicalResearch #Governance #DST #DBT #3Rs #Germany #India (Experience drawn from my DFG-funded projects; post self-written.)

📢 New Paper Alert: Early Internationalization: A Meta-Analysis of Antecedents, Dimensions, and Performance Authors & affiliations Hadi Fariborzi (Mount Royal University). Alain Verbeke (University of Calgary; University of Reading; Vrije Universiteit Brussel). Piers Steel (Mount Royal University). This comprehensive meta-analysis (426 samples from 378 studies) maps which individual-level and firm-level resources drive early internationalization (speed, scope, intensity) and how those dimensions relate to post-entry performance. The study highlights the value of multilevel resource bundles (e.g., R&D vs marketing) and shows that faster entry is not always better for performance. 🌐 Access the full paper here: https://bit.ly/4hzuc1u #EarlyInternationalization #InternationalBusiness #MetaAnalysis #JournalOfManagementStudies #INVs #JMS #JMS_Journal #Wiley

🌎✨ Launching the LAC Monthly Calendar of Mentorships! Strengthening regional capacity through peer learning and collaboration, this new ISC RFP-LAC initiative connects scientists and researchers across Latin America and the Caribbean through monthly, interactive mentorship sessions. https://lnkd.in/eU-yFvFS 🎓 October Session: “Buying a Stairway to Heaven? On the use of AI models in publishing research results” 🗓️ 28 October | 💻 Online | 9 am GMT-5 | Mentor: Prof. Vladan Devedzic, University of Belgrade 📢 Open to members of ISC-affiliated institutions, young academies, and partner networks in the region. Register here: Buying a stairway to heaven? On the use of AI models in publishing research results - International Science Council 👉 Learn more and join us: https://lnkd.in/e_2PgDTg #ISCLAC #Mentorship #Sciences #CapacityBuilding #PeerLearning #LatinAmerica #Caribbean

"Programs that once gave Western institutions an edge — combining language training with regional analysis — are being sacrificed to budget cuts and short-termism." https://lnkd.in/edrmZY46

I'm thrilled to announce that Climate Solution International (CSI) is launching our new book: "Syntactic Strategies for Sustainable Futures: A Grammatical Approach to Climate Education and Youth Empowerment"! 📚 Language is humanity's most potent tool. It shapes our actions, preserves our memories, and dictates how we understand responsibility. As we enter a critical decade for climate action, effective communication of science, justice, and solidarity is essential, especially for the next generation. We recognized a pressing need to address not only the climate crisis but also a communication crisis, fueled by misunderstanding and linguistic fragmentation. This book emerged from the need for structured education that connects language, ethics, and sustainability. We've often seen climate change communication clouded by abstraction. The real challenge isn't a lack of knowledge, but how that knowledge is expressed. Our team envisioned this book as a bridge, integrating linguistic precision with moral clarity to empower young communicators, educators, and policymakers to articulate sustainability with truth and depth. At Climate Solution International, we believe grammar—often underestimated—is the architecture of human ethics. It defines visibility, agency, and accountability. Changing a sentence's structure can reshape our understanding of responsibility. Teaching grammar in the age of the Anthropocene means teaching responsibility. "Syntactic Strategies for Sustainable Futures" aligns with our mission to advance climate literacy, youth leadership, and sustainability communication. It draws on international frameworks like the UN SDGs and UNESCO's ESD 2030, recognizing language as the infrastructure of participation and the bridge between science and society. Each chapter delves into a unique dimension of this vision, from the ethics of grammar to syntax, rhetoric, and narrative, culminating in youth empowerment. The book will be available tomorrow for just $5! #ClimateAction #Sustainability #ClimateEducation #YouthEmpowerment #Grammar #Language #ClimateSolutionInternational

🤝 Amid international concerns over the China Scholarship Council, our latest blog's authors qianqian xie & Alfredo Yegros look at the data. They reveal trends, collaborations and broader implications, and ultimately argue for a "balanced, evidence-based approach". 👇 Read it now on Leiden Madtrics https://lnkd.in/ew534Jqk

I’m excited to share our latest blog “Balancing opportunity and risk: rethinking the China Scholarship Council Programmes (CSC) amid geopolitical tensions” 🥳 🥳 , co-written with Alfredo Yegros and building on our recent paper. In the post, we explore how CSC international mobility grant programmes both open doors and present challenges, especially in today’s climate of heightened geopolitical tensions. What we found: ✨ • CSC-funded researchers contribute to high-impact research and foster strong international collaborations ✨ • They often help fill funding gaps in under-resourced areas within host countries. ✨ • However, their engagement in security-sensitive research remains limited. Our analysis draws on analysis about what research is produced, how influential it is, who collaborates with whom, the funding environments involved, and whether research overlaps with sensitive areas. In the end, we propose policy recommendations calling for a balanced, evidence-based approach for host countries. One that safeguards security without closing the door to collaboration. Trust, transparency and open dialogue might be what keep global science moving forward. Read the full post on Leiden Madtrics https://lnkd.in/ew534Jqk #ResearchFunding #SciencePolicy #InternationalMobility #ChinaScholarshipCouncil