The IC Collective | Wales

The IC Collective is coming to Wales!

Kindly hosted by the Swansea University

In collaboration with our Gold Sponsor, ACUMEN (Sannam S4)

The fourth exclusive in-person IC Collective takes place on Thursday 23rd October 2025 at 09:30 - 16:30 and is kindly hosted by Swansea University. The event is an opportunity for senior managers in internationalisation and global engagement at UK universities to discuss TNE, global engagement and student recruitment trends, diversification and Europe. Speakers will cover topics of interest for all of the UK university sector, plus provide an opportunity for colleagues to hear and learn from what is happening at Welsh Higher Education Institutions.

Join us for a day of professional development and networking; seize the opportunity to learn, share and reflect together on the most critical topics impacting your daily work, your vital leadership role and the international education sector now; and benefit from The IC Way - testing ideas with your peers in a supportive, friendly, fun and purposefully small-sized environment.

More Event details.

Expert speakers:

• Andrew Bird, Chief Marketing Officer, Solent University; and Chair of BUILA.
• Martyn Edwards, Director of External Relations, University of Leicester
• Susana Galvan See-Schierenberg, Executive Director, Taith
• Prof Judith Lamie, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International), Swansea University
• Kevin Van Cauter, Independent Higher Education Consultant, Kevin Van-Cauter IHE Consultancy; and IC Global Fellow
• More to be announced soon

🌱 We will be planting an Olive tree for this event as part of our Sustainability Pledge.

Price

Super Early Bird: £135.00

Changing to £145.00 on Sunday 24th August 2025

Full price of £185.00 will apply from Sunday 7th September 2025

*The price includes all sessions, refreshments and lunch.

This event is NOT open to commercial organisations, except those involved as sponsors.

Previous IC Collective

What do our attendees say?

The IC Collective event, ‘Rhetoric or Reality, TNE, International Student Recruitment and European Partnerships’ event at the University of Glasgow was truly inspirational, a big thank you to Sirin and The IC team! It provided a perfect opportunity to contribute to the conversation about the importance of developing European partnerships and understand the motivation, vision, and shared values of those who believe in working towards mutually beneficial collaborations.

| Jackie Norton, Associate Professor International, Faculty Academic Lead Transnational Education, Partnerships and Mobility, Birmingham City University |

The IC Collective event held in January 2024 was one of the most useful, insightful and timely events I have attended for quite some time. Re-engaging with HEI peers from across the sector, in a supportive space created by The IC Collective, enabled a sharing of current issues in the true spirit of collegiality. Well done, IC Global.

| James Richardson, Director of Global Development and Partnerships, Sheffield Hallam University |