Abstract:
The poster presentation focuses on the increasing intensity of full-degree inbound international student mobility and its impact on co-learning between domestic and international students within the context of Hungarian higher education. In recent years, the number of international degree-seeking students—particularly from Asian countries—has grown significantly in Hungary, resulting in a more linguistically and culturally diverse student population. This diversity has created a new environment at Hungarian universities, especially for teachers and university staff. The changing context encourages educators to reflect on and innovate their teaching practices to enhance the quality of education and student services.

Today, various innovative approaches have emerged to foster a sense of belonging and strengthen collaboration between domestic and international students. These include both classroom-based strategies and extracurricular activities that enrich the student experience and support academic success. As international student satisfaction surveys show, a positive student experience can play a key role in both academic achievement and student recruitment. The objective of this poster presentation is to explore how institutional approaches to student collaboration have evolved and to identify practical tools that can help universities improve these processes. The presentation shares key research findings and highlights the implications of related capacity-building initiatives.

Learning objectives:
– Understand recent trends in full-degree international student mobility in Hungary, especially from Asian countries. This learning objective helps the audience gain insight into the growing number of international students in Hungarian higher education, with a focus on demographic shifts and key sending countries.
– Recognize the impact of cultural and linguistic diversity on the integration of international students, classroom dynamics, peer interactions, and the overall integration experience within universities. This objective helps the audience learn how diverse student populations influence classroom dynamics, peer interactions, and teaching methods teachers apply in their classrooms. 
– Explore how Hungarian universities are adapting to support international and domestic student collaboration.
– Identify innovative classroom and extracurricular practices that enhance student experience

Target audience:
– Academic staff teaching diverse student groups (domestic and international students)
– International student recruitment professionals
– Student support and services staff
– International and national coordinating bodies and organizations involved in higher education policy and mobility programs