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THESIS: Trends in Higher Education Systems in International Spheres

The THESIS podcast aims to explore higher education across the globe through a range of perspectives, discuss relevant topics in a critical and digestible manner, and contribute to discourse among students, scholars and experts in the higher education field. It is organized and produced by several students in University of Oslo’s Master of Philosophy in Higher Education’s 2021 cohort who come from across the world who have an array of experiences and interests in the Higher Education field.

Interlude: The impact of AI on Knowledge Workers and Implications for Higher Ed

22 mins; December 18, 2024

The Big Picture of ISM: Trends, Reflections, & Speculation

38 mins; November 20, 2024

Remote but Mighty: From Iceland’s ISM Strategy to Advocacy at the Supranational Level

26 mins; October 23, 2024

Understanding international student flows between sub-regions in the MENA

30 mins; September 04, 2024

Disrupting a Success Story: International Student Enrollment Caps in Australia

22 mins; August 07, 2024

Virtual student mobility post-COVID in Japan: Furthering national and global goals

30 mins; May 01, 2024

Egyptian students: Popular international student recruits from the MENA region

19 mins; April 10, 2024

International students from Lusophone countries in Portugal: Building a new relationship on colonial history

43 mins; March 20, 2024

Supporting forcibly displaced students through IIE programming in Mexico

18 mins; February 28, 2024

Dutch election shake-up: Misplaced blame & the implications for internationalization

30 mins; February 14, 2024

Flows of international students between the African continent and China

34 mins; January 31, 2024

Out of Nowhere: Norway's Policy Shift on International Student Fees

30 mins; January 17, 2024

Consequences of international student fees in Sweden: Lessons learned 12 years later

38 mins; January 16, 2024

India’s Intention to Become a “Global Talent House” through Internationalization

38 mins; December 20, 2023

Borders and Bridges: Global trends in international student mobility with Karin Fischer

28 mins; December 06, 2023

Announcing Season 3!

1 min; November 22, 2023

BONUS Episode: Arbeiterkind.de, the volunteer perspective

23 mins; November 08, 2023

(England & Hungary) Unequal Outcomes: The return to a higher ed degree for First-in-Family students

35 mins; October 25, 2023

(China) The Psychology Players in First Generation College Student Job Satisfaction

51 mins; October 11, 2023

What it Means to be Black, Female, and First-Gen at a Historically White Institution in South Africa

35 mins; September 20, 2023

First-Gen University Students in Brazil: Community Support & Student Activism

44 mins; September 06, 2023

Keeping the Hustle: First-Gen Students in Ghana and Zanzibar, Tanzania

48 mins; August 23, 2023

(Chile) Policy Impacts on First-Generation & First-Generation Indigenous Students

43 mins; August 09, 2023

(Finland) First-Generation Immigrant Family Students in Higher Education: Repositioning and Success in the Educational Journey

32 mins; July 26, 2023

Defining "1.5 Generation College Student": The Case of Filipino Students in the US Context

40 mins; July 12, 2023

Arbeiterkinder in Germany: A Conversation with the Not-for-profit, ArbeiterKind.de

42 mins; June 28, 2023

(Australia) Supporting First-In-Family Students: Practitioner Experiences & Research Findings

49 mins; June 14, 2023

Defining “First-Generation Student” & Mapping Out the Research Space (USA)

33 mins; May 31, 2023

Season 2 Trailer: First-Generation Students

3 mins; May 25, 2023

THESIS Interlude: Organization of Climate & Development Research through Centres of Excellence in Africa

10 mins; May 17, 2023

THESIS Interlude: Mobility Motivations for International Students Selecting Norwegian Masters Programs during COVID

13 mins; May 10, 2023

THESIS Interlude: Exploring Language Policy in Practice at the University of Oslo

11 mins; May 03, 2023

THESIS Interlude: Discovering Discourses on Academic Sanctions in Norway

9 mins; April 26, 2023

Funding as Soft Power: The Role of International Funding of Higher Education in Cambodia

36 mins; March 29, 2023

The State of Higher Education During Times of National Conflict: The case of Syria

35 mins; March 15, 2023

Internationalization in Post-Conflict Societies: Iraq and Tajikistan

41 mins; March 01, 2023

The Impacts of Corruption in Higher Education in Bosnia & Herzegovina

44 mins; February 15, 2023

Women's Empowerment in Changing Times in Saudi Arabian Higher Education

33 mins; February 01, 2023

Defining Academic Freedom in Governmental Policy in Québec, Canada

41 mins; January 19, 2023

Student Movements, University Autonomy, and Neoliberal Reform

35 mins; January 04, 2023

Signs of Democratization? Online Student Protests in Uzbekistan

36 mins; December 14, 2022

Supporting Ukrainian Students in Norway

36 mins; November 30, 2022

The Impact of Conflict on Student Exchange in the Arctic Region

35 mins; November 16, 2022

Introduction Episode: Higher Education in Domestic and International Politics

28 mins; November 16, 2022

THESIS Trailer

2 mins; November 09, 2022

THESIS: Trends in Higher Education Systems in International Spheres

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