About the module

As internationalization in education has increased and accelerated, it has also become riskier and more complex. Risks can take many forms, both existing challenges such as health and safety concerns for students abroad, as well as new global pressures based on national tensions and restrictions, cybersecurity and communications, and the global pandemic. Join us to learn how best to prepare for a potential international crisis, respond to it in granular detail, and lead your institutional response.

For years, risk management has been an important component of many international offices and partner organizations. However, the speed with which news travels, and the scope of potential crises in this time, creates a new and challenging context, and increasingly international education leaders must be both operationally in command and organizationally savvy to best lead their institution away from potential crises, out of actual crises, and ready for the next ones. Combining skills with experience and communication, international education leaders can and must be at the forefront of their institution’s crisis planning and response, as well as know their own proper role within their organizations for maximum effectiveness.

This asynchronous course is designed for international education professionals, leaders, and future leaders needing tools and strategies for taking their institution to a higher level of crisis readiness and response. Through specific exercises, readings, and projects in this rigorous module, participants will push themselves and develop both leadership skills and practical approaches to implement in their own international education settings.

Successful completion of this course will result in a digital micro-credential acknowledging completion of this professional development expert module from the International Education Management & Leadership Program at the University at Albany (SUNY).