Internationalisation in Higher Education as a Catalyst to STEAM

Abstract

In as much as academic disciplines can be regarded as cultures in their own right, the internationalisation and the interdisciplinarity agendas largely overlap: both seek to introduce students to knowledge of other cultures and intercultural competence; and both seek to instil global perspectives in students, so they can acknowledge our common human destiny. As Internationalisation efforts in Higher Education are usually led by the institutions’ International Offices in partnership with the academic units at various levels, they are particularly well placed to promote interdisciplinary collaboration. This chapter discusses ways in which Higher Education institutions can take advantage of these synergies to cultivate and nurture STEAM through internationalisation.