Making It Work

Hiring in­ter­na­tio­nal faculty is an im­portant element in in­ter­na­tio­na­li­zing uni­ver­si­ties. It creates greater di­ver­si­ty, opens access to larger talent pools, and in­crea­ses the in­ter­na­tio­nal vi­si­bi­li­ty of an in­sti­tu­ti­on. However, it also comes with some major chal­len­ges. In our "Making It Work" is our series of ex­per­ti­se on hiring in­ter­na­tio­nal re­se­arch talent, in­sti­tu­tio­nal re­qui­re­ments and best prac­tice cases of German uni­ver­si­ties.

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A Stra­te­gic Ap­proach to Global Re­cruit­ment

German uni­ver­si­ties must take a stra­te­gic ap­proach to global re­cruit­ment to stay com­pe­ti­ti­ve in the evol­ving in­ter­na­tio­nal aca­de­mic land­s­cape. With the U.S. be­co­m­ing less at­trac­tive for re­se­ar­chers and China’s sci­en­ti­fic in­flu­ence rising, Germany has a unique op­por­tu­ni­ty to attract top talent. To succeed, uni­ver­si­ties must enhance their appeal, refine re­cruit­ment stra­te­gies, and prio­ri­ti­ze on­boar­ding mea­su­res to ensure a smooth tran­si­ti­on, in­te­gra­ti­on, and long-term re­ten­ti­on of in­ter­na­tio­nal re­se­ar­chers, says Ca­th­le­en Fisher, one of our Experts on In­ter­na­tio­nal Mo­bi­li­ty. 

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Five Success Factors in Re­crui­t­ing Top In­ter­na­tio­nal Re­se­arch Talent

From iden­ti­fy­ing global re­se­arch hubs to tar­ge­ted out­re­ach and struc­tu­red hiring time­li­nes, success lies in proac­tive en­ga­ge­ment, vi­si­bi­li­ty, and strong in­te­gra­ti­on support—for re­se­ar­chers and their fa­mi­lies alike. This article by our expert Ma­de­lei­ne Lüthy tog­e­ther with her col­league Sara van Leeuwen from ETH Zurich ex­plo­res how uni­ver­si­ties can move beyond passive hiring and embrace in­ter­na­tio­nal re­cruit­ment stra­te­gi­cal­ly.