Starting Points
Why internationalise?
Internationalising Arts Management and Cultural Policy Education: A question-led toolkit
Before you begin
Internationalisation means different things in different contexts. This toolkit helps arts management and cultural policy educators explore what it means for their programmes, students and partners.
Use the twelve tiles to reflect on current practice, open discussion with colleagues and identify practical next steps. Start with the question that matters most to you: there is no prescribed route through the toolkit.
Use the twelve tiles to reflect on current practice, open discussion with colleagues and identify practical next steps. Start with the question that matters most to you: there is no prescribed route through the toolkit.
About this toolkit
About this toolkit
Aim
To help arts management and cultural policy educators develop a shared understanding of internationalisation and translate it into thoughtful, inclusive practice. The toolkit offers questions and activities rather than a single model to follow.
Users
For programme teams, educators, programme leaders and colleagues supporting internationalisation in arts management and cultural policy education. Use it individually to prepare your thinking, or together with colleagues, students and partners to explore different perspectives.
Evidence base
Each tile brings together a guiding question, reflections on practice and a Notes & Resources section. Follow those references to explore the research, policy frameworks and practical tools behind the questions, and consider how they relate to your own context.
Approach
The toolkit is question-led and context-sensitive. Begin with a current need, discuss the questions, try a practical activity and review what changes. Follow the related tiles to connect issues across curriculum, teaching, student experience, partnerships and institutional support.
How to use this toolkit
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Begin
Choose the tile closest to your need.
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Reflect
Read the introduction and relate it to your context.
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Explore
Use the questions to open discussion.
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Experiment
Each tile has a prompt, exercise, checklist or mapping activity.
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Connect
Move on to related tiles, or back to the map.
The tile map
There is no prescribed route through this toolkit.
Context Mapping
Where are we working from?
Curriculum Scope and Knowledge Geographies
Whose knowledge is visible?
Pedagogy and Classroom Design
How does exchange happen?
Language, Concepts and Confidence
What does language enable or limit?
Assessment Fairness
Are expectations clear?
Student Journey, Belonging and Careers
What happens beyond the classroom?
Mobility and International Exposure
What if mobility is limited?
Partnerships and Reciprocity
Who learns, who benefits?
Staff Capacity and Institutional Support
Who carries the work?
Difficult Conversations and Ethical Facilitation
How do we work with tension?
Reviewing Progress
How do we know it is working?