15 MAY 2024 · JFI Radio brings an exciting new podcast (episode 17) to Season 13 with Nick Davis, President, Middle East & Africa, THE (Times Higher Education). Nick has worked at THE for almost a decade and during that time amassed a wealth of knowledge in the global higher education sector. Unable to pin him down in Dubai, Józefa Fawcett arranged to meet him virtually once back in the UK to discuss amongst other things 'the scale of equity' and how THE is best placed to guide HEIs on their journey towards achieving their goals and vision and in readiness for the future.

14 MAY 2024 · The Norwegian Posse Podcast: Quite simply a wonderful collective of new found friends sitting around the table in a bar next to the Maas river in Rotterdam after the conference informally chatting about the Association of historical soap bars, butterflies, and the meaning of Bildung. A podcast that you just have to listen to. Hopefully see you in person at the European Bildung Day in 2025 in Athens.

13 MAY 2024 · As a co-founder of the Ukrainian Bildung Network Elena Tochillina has dedicated 6 months to the field research of the folk high schools approaches in Denmark to integrate them into the Ukrainian systems.As a coach and consultant, Elena provides a deep insight into human and organisational systems, finding healthy and aligned way for them to function drawing expertise from communications, mental health and life coaching, business model design, strategy and marketing. This promises to be the first of many podcasts we will do together to explore in some depth, the relationship between mental health and Bildung. https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenatochilina/

12 MAY 2024 · Dr Ginie Servant-Miklos is an Assistant Professor of behavioural sciences at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences in Rotterdam. She spearheads the Bildung Climate School which runs a 9-week educational programme bringing together vocational, applied sciences, and university students around themes of sustainability and Bildung. Ginie talks about how the two days at the event has endorsed her views and work around Bildung.

12 MAY 2024 · Kjetil Aamann is a musician and music teacher for adults in Norway, Currently he is the coordinator of the international development project SWAN - Singing With Additional Needs which seeks to find models for including people with special needs in musical life. In this episode Kjetil talks about how important music is to people's natural cultural belonging.

8 MAY 2024 · In this new season come with me on a fascinating journey exploring the concept of Bildung and how it can unlock the chaos in society that exists beyond the boundaries of what we know as the norm in education and in the way we live our lives. Many scholars have delved into the core principles of Bildung, however Lene Rachel Andersen, author of "The Nordic Secret" and "What it Means to be Human," is a particularly influential voice in this arena and has brought together like-minded individuals into a network and event that celebrates European Bildung Day. Listen to this introductory podcast and start to shift your mindset to life and work.

3 MAY 2024 · Fancy eavesdropping on a conversation over the coffee break between three professionals at the MENA-HELF conference?  Well with this podcast you can. Gheyath Abbas, Director, Institutional Effectiveness Office, American University in the Emirates, and Dr Alia Mitchell (Connie), Vice Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences, Director Prince Sultan University, KSA, and Józefa Fawcett, Future Capability Architect, JFI Academy & podcast host, JFI Radio got together during the break to chat about how to give yoru students and your workforce a voice.  All very appropriate on World Voice Day. Take a listen.

3 MAY 2024 · Professor Ghassan Aouad, Chancellor, Abu Dhabi University, has been a supporter of the MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum for many years and so it was with great pleasure, Józefa Fawcett was able to catch him in between his speaking and role on various panels to talk about the work being done at Abu Dhabi University (ADU) with a focus on engagement with stakeholders and students to continually work towards HE standards of excellence, and the subsequent multiple awards they have earned. ADU have actively embraced technology, digitial transformation, and sustainability - which is one of their core pillars. Professor Ghassan explains that we need to create custodians for the future and whereas we might not predict what this future might look like, Universities have a role in helping cuture citizen be best prepared.

3 MAY 2024 · Dr. Ashwin Fernandes, Executive Director - Africa, Middle East & South Asia from Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) talks to Józefa Fawcett at the 6th MENA-HELF event in Dubai about the latest trends in HE and how Universities need to adapt and prepare themselves for the learners of the future. QS has been sharing world rankings for over 20 years and in this podcast Dr Ashwin explores the evolution of the traditional university and why HE leaders need to attend MENA-HELF to learn from others and be inspired by HE ideas from around the world.

3 MAY 2024 · Dr Mahinour Ezzat, Manager, Instruction Higher College of Technology (HCT), Dubai, talks to Józefa Fawcett during the break about how valuable attending the MENA-HELF event is especially as she is responsible for pushing the boundaries of excellence and quality. HCT are active members of Advance HE a British charity promoting excellence in higher education. It advocates evidence-based teaching methods and awards fellowships as professional recognition for university teachers, and Mahinour supports the upskilling of faculty using the standards of Advance HE to enable them to pause and think about what they are doing when teaching, involving students in curriculum design, and adapting to the needs of future students.