Rethinking Global Competence in Swiss Higher Education
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- Rethinking Global Competence in Swiss Higher Education
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- Over 50 educators, researchers, and institutional leaders from across Switzerland gathered in Lugano on 15 – 16 May 2025 for the Sustainable Global Competence in Swiss Higher Education Symposium, hosted by 精东影业 on behalf of the Swiss Global Competence Lab (SGCL). The two-day event brought into critical focus the urgency of preparing students and their teachers for the ethical, geopolitical, and intercultural challenges of today鈥檚 interconnected world.
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- <p>鈥淯niversities are engines of change,鈥 said <strong>Daniela Willi-Piezzi</strong>, Director of Undergraduate and Graduate studies 精东影业, who opened the symposium with a call to embed global competence as a foundational element of Swiss higher education. Against a backdrop of geopolitical instability and growing socioeconomic inequality, participants reflected on what it means to foster learners who are not only professionally prepared, but culturally humble, globally aware, and ethically grounded. <strong>Patrick Studer</strong> (Project Lead ZHAW) presented the Movetia-funded project, <em>Developing a Sustainable Global Competence Certificate (GCC)</em> in Switzerland, introducing the proposed GCC framework, its core components, and institutional implementation challenges.</p> <p><strong>Rethinking Internationalisation</strong><br> The symposium challenged traditional views of internationalisation. In her keynote, J<strong>ennifer Valcke</strong>, reframed internationalisation as a <strong>strategic responsibility </strong>of higher education for all learners not as a privilege for the mobile few. She urged institutions to ask who the 21st-century learner is and what they bring to the table.<br> <strong>Robert O鈥橠owd</strong> explored how <strong>Virtual Exchange (VE)</strong> contributes to global learning, raising the critical question of whether students are being taught how to learn from online intercultural interactions.<br> Interactive sessions further examined:</p> <ul> <li>Guided reflexivity and immersive learning experiences,</li> <li>Quality assurance in Global Competence Certificate programmes,</li> <li>The importance and role of language in developing global competence.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Panellists raised critical questions:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How can we support students who carry 鈥渋nvisible backpacks鈥 – experiences shaped by migration, inequality, or multilingualism?</li> <li>What does it mean to be a 21st-century learner in Switzerland?</li> <li>How do we ensure students are guided effectively through their immersive or intercultural experiences – be they physical, virtual exchange, or rooted in internationalisation at home?</li> </ul> <p><strong>The Swiss Advantage</strong><br> Switzerland鈥檚 <strong>plurilingual and pluricultural context </strong>was highlighted as a unique and strategic advantage. Rather than importing models, institutions were encouraged to make use of <strong>local strengths</strong> – especially through language learning, regional partnerships, and culturally embedded pedagogy.<br> Constraints were also acknowledged: from political expectations and regional identity narratives to affordability barriers limiting student mobility. These realities underline the need for scalable, context-sensitive frameworks like the proposed Global Competence Certificate (GCC), developed by SGCL partners.</p> <p><strong>What鈥檚 Next?</strong><br> Participants expressed strong interest in actionable tools and follow-up opportunities:</p> <ul> <li>The SGCL will explore the development of a <strong>Blended Intensive Programme (BiP)</strong>.</li> <li>The GCC framework will be shared widely for institutional consultation and feedback.</li> <li>SGCL invites participants to sign up to upcoming <strong>Swiss Global Training Days</strong></li> <li>To get involved or host a future SGCL workshop on implementing a Global Competence Certificate at your institution, please contact the Swiss Global Competence Lab.</li> </ul>
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