Internationalisation in higher education for society – IHES in the times of corona

disconnected from major societal developments such as the
rise of xenophobia, climate change or more recently the
Corona crisis and research on internationalisation for society is
scarce. The article provides the definition of such
internationalisation in higher education for society (IHES) as
well as its characteristics developed in a mapping study for the
German Academic Exchange Service and describes examples of
IHES activities in universities around the world. The author
shows, that IHES as a special form of Internationalisation at
Home (IaH) is still in its infant state, in contrast to classical
internationalisation. The article then connects IHES with the
most important societal challenge of our time: Corona,
outlining different kinds of IHES activities that could be
developed to help people during the Corona crisis. In a final
excursion, the current movement towards online education as
an answer to the Corona crisis is reflected upon from an IHES
perspectives and possible applications are suggested.