Internationalisation through research collaboration

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Table 1. Reflective questions discussed between the partners.

Questions to the Ethiopian university partners
• Can you tell us about your educational background and role at the university?
• How do you define internationalisation?
• What drives internationalisation at your university?
• How have you engaged in internationalisation at your university?
• How would you describe the international experiences that you have had in your current and previous university roles?
• What do you find are the main benefits of internationalisation?
• What do you find are the main challenges of internationalisation?
• What do you want out of this collaboration?
• What challenges do you foresee hindering positive outcomes from this collaboration?
Questions to the Swedish university partners
• What is your perception of Africa and the African academic environment? Do you believe that African professionals can contribute to science? If yes, how? If no, why not?
• How do you describe internationalisation, especially considering partnering with Africa?
• Internationalisation in theory is the process of integrating an international dimension into higher education, but in practice, it is the process of commercialising research and postsecondary education. If you think this is true, what should be done to change practice into theory and equally benefit both partners?
• What lessons have you learned from previous partnerships, and what do you think should be improved when making similar partnerships in the future?
• One of the benefits of internationalisation is exchange of experiences. What kind of experiences do you think a university like yours will gain out of working with a university like ours?
• What are your plans to make sure that the project is successfully implemented, and the outcomes will be sustainable afterwards?