NAFSA 2024 POSTER PRESENTATION | ON THE MOVE: EXPLORING IMPACT OF MOBILITY ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
2024-05-29 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Ernest N. Morial Convention Centre, New Orleans, Lousiana, United States
Join Nannette Ripmeester (Expertise in Labour Mobility / i-graduate) and Kellie McMullin (NSCC) for an insightful NAFSA poster presentation about “On The Move: Exploring The Impact Of Mobility On Career Opportunities” on May 29th at 10.30 AM – 12:00 PM in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Centre.
The NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo, scheduled on May 28-31 2024, will focus on the most diverse learning, engagement, and networking opportunities for international education professionals at all levels of experience and in every specialty. These opportunities will help develop the knowledge, skills, and ideas needed to better serve an organization or institution, move forward in professional development, and engage effectively with colleagues from around the globe.
Poster Abstract: On The Move: Exploring The Impact Of Mobility On Career Opportunities
In an increasingly globalised world, the importance of international mobility experiences seems obvious. This poster is about a GSO Innovation Fund project, the Canadian equivalent of Erasmus+, which seeks to shed light on a pivotal question: Do employers value international mobility and what’s the effect on the student’s career opportunities?
Learning Objectives

Assess the impact of international mobility experiences on students’ employability.
Identify the key skills and competencies valued by employers when hiring graduates with international mobility experience.
Understand what employers deem important when assessing a candidate.
Promote a holistic understanding of employability outcomes by involving employers as vital stakeholders in the discussion.

More Information can be found here. See you there!

EAIE TOULOUSE 2024: ON THE MOVE - EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY ON JOB MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
2024-09-19 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | MEETT Venue, Toulouse, France
Join Nannette Ripmeester for her EAIE poster session about “On the move: Exploring the impact of international mobility on job market opportunities” on September 19th 2024, at 10:30 – 12:00 CEST at the MEETT venue in Toulouse, France.
More about the session:
“In an increasingly globalized world, the importance of international mobility experiences seems obvious. The Erasmus+ project ErasmusCareers seeks to shed light on the pivotal question: does international mobility truly provide students with better job market opportunities? Additionally, what are the skills that employers value in this context? This poster delves into outcomes generated in collaboration with employers, a stakeholder group often overlooked in discussions related to employability.”
The European Association for International Education (EAIE) 2024 conference scheduled on September 17-20th will, with the conference theme ‘En Route!’, highlight the hard work that propels our community towards a brighter future. This work involves exploring the possibilities of digital technologies, implementing sustainable practices, developing innovative ways to support our wonderfully diverse community and so much more. For more information on the EAIE conference, click here.

NAFSA 2025 POSTER PRESENTATION | UNPACKING THE INTERNSHIP ABROAD EXPERIENCE: DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS FROM 250 EMPLOYERS
2025-05-29 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Join Nannette Ripmeester (Expertise in Labour Mobility / etio) for an insightful NAFSA poster presentation about “Unpacking the internship abroad experience: Data-driven insigths from 250 employers” in San Diego, California at the San Diego Convention Centre.
The NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo, scheduled on May 27-30 2025, will focus on the most diverse learning, engagement, and networking opportunities for international education professionals at all levels of experience and in every specialty. These opportunities will help develop the knowledge, skills, and ideas needed to better serve an organization or institution, move forward in professional development, and engage effectively with colleagues from around the globe.
Poster Information
Findings from an Erasmus+ project DETAS (Digitalising Erasmus Traineeship Application & Support), analysing responses from 250 companies. The data sheds light on challenges and opportunities identified by employers when hosting interns, aiming to improve future study-abroad internships and the impact on employability and skill development.
This Erasmus+ project is carried out by 7 partners, bringing together organisations from Belgium, Ireland, Latvia, The Netherlands and Romania. The research findings will provide employer insights regarding international internships, a stakeholder voice often missing in the debate around the value of mobility experiences. Although the research focuses on European employers the findings seem to shed light on employer findings in general, making the findings of interest to the NAFSA audience.
Learning Objectives

Understand the primary challenges companies face when hosting international interns.
Demonstrate which resources possibly influence the success of internships at different stages. – Identify key challenges and solutions at each phase of the internship abroad process.
Provide tools and strategies to align the skills of mobile students with host organisation needs.

More Information can be found here. See you there!

EAIE 2025 POSTER PRESENTATION | UNPACKING THE INTERNSHIP AND TRAINEESHIP EXPERIENCE: DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS FROM 265 EUROPEAN EMPLOYERS
2025-09-11 14:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Svenska Mässan, Gothenburg, Sweden
Join Nannette Ripmeester (Expertise in Labour Mobility / etio) for an insightful EAIE poster presentation about “Unpacking the internship and traineeship experience: Data-driven insights from 265 European employers” on September 11th, 2025 at 14:30 – 16:00 CEST at the Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Poster Information
This poster presents findings from the Erasmus+ project Digitalising Erasmus Traineeship Application and Support, analysing responses from 265 companies hosting interns or trainees. The data sheds light on the challenges faced and opportunities identified by employers in hosting interns and trainees. These insights aim to improve future placements and the impact of an Erasmus+ internship ​on employability and skill development.
The European Association for International Education (EAIE) 2025 conference scheduled on September 9-12th will highlight the hard work that propels our community towards a brighter future. This work involves exploring the possibilities of digital technologies, implementing sustainable practices, developing innovative ways to support our wonderfully diverse community and so much more. For more information on the EAIE conference, click here.

APAIE 2026 POSTER PRESENTATION | BEYOND BORDERS, WITHIN REACH: GLOBAL APPROACHES TO BETTER THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT JOURNEY RELEVANT FOR ASIA-PACIFIC HEI'S
2026-02-24 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Join Nannette Ripmeester (Expertise in Labour Mobility / etio) for an insightful APAIE poster presentation about “Beyond Borders, Within Reach: Global approaches on to better the international student journey relevant for Asia-Pacific HEI’s” at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Poster Information
This poster explores how insights from the International Student Barometer (ISB)—a global large scale dataset of currently enrolled international students—can be used by Higher Education Institutions in the Asia-Pacific region to improve the international student journey. Through a comparative lens, we showcase how institutions across the globe are using ISB data leveraging international benchmarking to design stronger student journeys, delivering the ROI that currently enrolled (and future generations of!) students are expecting from their institutions of choice. We will showcase Good Practice examples that reflect international student needs. Through case studies and visualised data comparisons, the poster will support Asia-Pacific Higher Education Institutions in being active contributors to a global community of good practice.
The Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) 2026 conference scheduled on February 23-27th will foster collaboration, innovation, and knowledge-sharing to shape the future of international higher education as we explore the theme, Asia-Pacific Partnerships for the Global Good, from diverse perspectives. For more information on the APAIE conference, click here.

NAFSA 2026 POSTER | HOW DO STUDENTS USE AI? FINDINGS FROM >100K INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
2026-05-28 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Join Nannette Ripmeester (Expertise in Labour Mobility / etio) for an insightful NAFSA poster presentation about “How do students use AI? Frindings from >100k international students” in Orlando, Florida USA.
The NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo, scheduled on May 26-29 2026, will focus on how to design the future of our field with purpose, creativity, and imagination. It will also examine how forward-thinking strategies, cutting-edge approaches, and creative partnerships can amplify impact and expand meaningful global experiences.
Poster Information
The role and impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are paramount in our day-to-day lives; hence, knowing how students use and perceive AI is key for educators. With a global survey of over 100K international students, we are trying to understand how AI impacts study and career concerns
according to the students themselves.
Learning Objectives

Demonstrate how currently enrolled students interact with AI.
Make insight-based and informed decisions around whether and how to incorporate AI tools.
Understand the impact of AI on career outcomes for a generation that is ‘global by design’.

More Information can be found here. See you there!
