Luzia Ferreira Santos

Luzia Ferreira Santos

Research Area Governance in Higher Education and Science
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Luzia Ferreira Santos studied Language Arts at the State University of Santa Cruz (BA), in Brazil. She holds a graduate certificate in Human Rights from Curtin University, in Australia, and has recently graduated from the Erasmus+ GLOBED Master of Education Policies for Global Development/ Social Policy – a joint programme from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the University of Bremen, and the University of Cyprus. During her master’s programme, she was an intern at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto, where she started research in the field of internationalisation. Her Master’s thesis dealt with Intercultural Dialogue in the context of the Internationalisation of Higher Education. The study focused on students’ interactions and the role of student affairs professionals supporting internationalisation policies in Portuguese universities and polytechnic institutes. Since April 2022, she has been working as a PhD student and research assistant within the INDISTRA project, investigating the impact of digitalisation in the internationalisation strategies of German universities.

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Internationalisation in the Digital Transformation: Strategies of German higher education institutions (INDISTRA)
Research cluster: Empirical Methods of Higher Education Research and Science Studies
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Internationalisation in the digital transformation: A scoping review.

Ferreira Santos, L. (2023).
Internationalisation in the digital transformation: A scoping review. Higher Education Quarterly, 2023, 1-18 (online first). https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12488
Abstract

This scoping review aims to trace the evidence in the international scientific literature on the intersections between COVID-driven digitalisation and the internationalisation strategies of higher education institutions (HEIs). The focus lies on teaching and learning, cooperation, support structures, and leadership processes. We reviewed 45 studies from an initial selection of 648 sources retrieved from Scopus and Web of Science. Results showed that digitally supported internationalisation strategies are often associated with more cost-effective, inclusive and sustainable models. Despite ongoing calls for comprehensive approaches, the systematic adoption of virtual internationalisation strategies remains largely a normative subject.

How to Unite Contradictory Visions of Sustainable Internationalization.

Vögtle, E. M., & Ferreira Santos, L. (2023).
How to Unite Contradictory Visions of Sustainable Internationalization. IAU Horizons, 28(1), 50-51.
Abstract

While demands for sustainable models of internationalization are a recurring theme in the debates on internationalization, it cannot be assumed that shared meanings underlie these discussions and proposed solutions. In the realm of the project INDISTRA, this opinion piece discusses how different understandings and drivers of internationalization might be at odds as HEIs are called to rethink their strategies and practices toward sustainable internationalization and provides some key strategies for implementing sustainable internationalization of HEIs.

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Coping with challenges in North-South international higher education partnerships: A selected case study of a German-Brazilian joint degree program.

Ferreira Santos, L. (2024, Juli).
Coping with challenges in North-South international higher education partnerships: A selected case study of a German-Brazilian joint degree program. Poster im Rahmen des EERA Summer School on Educational Research in Europe: decolonise, democratise and develop. Legacies and futurities, Universuty of Porto, Portugal.
Abstract

The poster presentation was aimed at sharing new insights gained into my dissertation projects following a week of exchanges and reflections around the topics of decoloniality and democratization of research practice.

Multiple Competitions and Social Values as Facilitators of Virtual Internationalization – Evidence from German Higher Education.

Berg, J., & Ferreira Santos, L. (2024, Mai).
Multiple Competitions and Social Values as Facilitators of Virtual Internationalization – Evidence from German Higher Education. Vortrag auf der Konferenz European Network on International Student Mobility: Connecting Research and Practice, Business & Technology University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Abstract

Our presentation combines the findings of a content analysis of expert interviews with heads of international offices with the result of a document analysis of internationalization and digitalization strategies of German higher education institutions. We address two main questions: First, what are the main objectives of virtualizing higher education internationalization? And second, how can those objectives be linked to multiple factors that shape actions, strategies and outcomes of higher education governance? We focus mainly on competition and values-based governance. Both aspects are connected to expectations and practical challenges for the management of internationalization of higher education.

Virtual Participation.

Berg, J., & Ferreira Santos, L. (2024, Mai).
Moderation der Podiumsdiskussion Virtual Participation auf der Konferenz European Network on International Student Mobility: Connecting Research and Practice, Business & Technology University, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Why digitalize? An Investigation of Virtual Internationalization Governance in German Higher Education, based on peer-reviewed paper submission (Berg, J. & Ferreira Santos, L.).

Berg, J., & Ferreira Santos, L. (2024, März).
Why digitalize? An Investigation of Virtual Internationalization Governance in German Higher Education, based on peer-reviewed paper submission (Berg, J. & Ferreira Santos, L.). Vortrag auf der Konferenz Future of Higher Education - Bologna Process Researchers' Conference (FOHE-BPRC5) - Session 4: Digitalization and the future of European Higher Education: Implications for public policies, The Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI), in partnership with the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) and University of Bucharest (UB), Bucharest , Romania.
Abstract

Based on a multimodal understanding of governance in German higher education, we aim to investigate the multiple objectives and factors that shape the digitalization of higher education internationalization. We find that while values-based and competition-related approaches often motivate higher education institutions to embrace digitalization; the implementation is rather shaped by hierarchy and collegial governance factors. We suggest understanding digitalization as a comprehensive approach intertwined with all levels and modes of governance in higher education.

Covid-driven digitalization and comprehensive internationalization strategies in higher education: A scoping review.

Ferreira Santos, L. (2023, Oktober).
Covid-driven digitalization and comprehensive internationalization strategies in higher education: A scoping review. Poster auf der Konferenz "The Future of Higher Education and Science - A Turn of the Times?", German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science (DZHW) and Leibniz Center for Science and Society (LCSS), Hannover, Deutschland.
Abstract

The poster presentation at the DZHW/LCSS Conference 2023 aimed at sharing the findings of a scoping review conducted in the context of the project Internationalization in the Digital Transformation – INDISTRA. The study reviews international scientific literature on the intersections between COVID-driven digitalization and the internationalization strategies of higher education institutions. The focus lies on teaching and learning, cooperation, support structures, and leadership processes.

Covid-driven digitalization and comprehensive internationalization strategies in higher education: A scoping review.

Ferreira Santos, L. (2023, August/September).
Covid-driven digitalization and comprehensive internationalization strategies in higher education: A scoping review. Poster auf der Konferenz CHER 35th Annual Conference - Higher Education Institutions as Change Agents in Society: Perspectives on Adaptation and Impact, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Institute of Higher Education Management, Wien, Österreich.
Abstract

The poster presentation at the CHER Conference 2023 aimed at sharing the findings of a scoping review conducted in the context of the project Internationalization in the Digital Transformation – INDISTRA. The study reviews international scientific literature on the intersections between COVID-driven digitization and the internationalization strategies of higher education institutions. The focus lies on teaching and learning, cooperation, support structures, and leadership processes.

Internationalization in the Digital Transformation: A scoping review.

Ferreira Santos, L., & Vögtle, E. M. (2023, Februar).
Internationalization in the Digital Transformation: A scoping review. Vortrag in der DAAD Wissenschaftswerkstatt, DAAD, Bonn.
Abstract

The scoping review conducted in the context of the project Internationalization in the Digital Transformation – INDISTRA, analyses 45 scientific journal articles published in English between June 2017 and June 2022. The study draws on international scientific literature to trace the evidence available on the intersections between covid-driven digitization and its systematic integration into the internationalization strategies of higher education institutions. The focus of the scoping review lies on teaching and learning, cooperation, administration, and decision-making processes.

International Academic Partnerships (IAP) and the impact of digitalization in the establishment of joint programs between German and Brazilian institutions of higher education.

Ferreira Santos, L. (2022, September).
International Academic Partnerships (IAP) and the impact of digitalization in the establishment of joint programs between German and Brazilian institutions of higher education. Vortrag auf dem Seminar 7th HERSS Summer School "Transformation of Higher Education", zhb Center for Higher Education, TU Dortmund, Dortmund.
Abstract

In the field of internationalization of higher education, the establishment of joint programs is described as 'particularly problematic', due to the strong coordination efforts required. Yet, in a context of growing internationalization and digitalization, the online delivery of such programs is 'not only possible but desirable' (Joughin et al., 2022, p.829). At the HERSS Summer School, I discussed the prospects of investigating the setting up and implementation of digitally assisted-joint programs between German and Brazilian universities as the thematic focus of my Ph.D. research.

The INDISTRA project in the light of the new geopolitics of higher education.

Ferreira Santos, L. (2022, Juni).
The INDISTRA project in the light of the new geopolitics of higher education. Vortrag im Rahmen des Workshops by Katja Brøgger, Associate Professor, Danish School of Education, auf dem Seminar The New Geopolitics of Higher Education, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Abstract

The resurgence of all sorts of anti-globalization movements has produced huge repercussions in society, and institutions of higher education alike ( (Brøgger, 2021; Brooks, 2022; Habib, 2022; van der Vende, 2021). Knowing that the future of higher education internalization relies strongly on the way countries’ cross-border exchange will evolve (Lee, 2021), my participation in the Course The New geopolitics of Higher Education was aimed at reflecting on the research questions guiding the INDISTRA project (Internationalization and the Digital Transformation) in the light of current geopolitical debates; in particular, how the rise of neo-nationalisms is shaping new discourses and practices in higher education.