International Academic Mobility
International academic mobility has become integral to contemporary academia and is widely promoted in policy discourses as a driver of mutual understanding, excellence, innovation, knowledge production, and research partnerships. Yet injustices, inequalities, and colonial legacies still shape who can move, under what conditions, and whose knowledge is recognized and valued.
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The evolving landscape of higher education, driven by the need for sustainability and broader access, calls for models of internationalization that are more adaptable, inclusive, equal, and sustainable. Research on Internationalisation at Home (IaH) and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted attention from purely physical mobility toward ensuring
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Since 2014, the nccr – on the move has supported researchers on the move by funding short-term visiting fellowships, fostering international collaborations, and helping early-career scholars join its annual Neuchâtel Graduate Conference of Migration and Mobility Studies (NGC). Over time, the center began prioritizing applicants from the “Global South” to
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Science is increasingly global, and collaboration across national borders between researchers has become one of its driving forces. Mobility is central to this process; it makes collaboration possible and, in turn, is influenced by it. Yet, when considering research collaboration between researchers in the so-called Global North and Global South,
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Academic mobility, whether short-term or long-term, has long been hailed as a vital driver of knowledge creation and cross-border intellectual exchange. Historically, the movement of scholars fueled innovation and collaboration across nations. Beneath this idealized narrative lies a more complex reality: temporary contracts, job instability, and structural inequalities. These challenges
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