Vanita SHASTRI

Abstract: AI is transforming how people learn, work, and solve problems. As AI increasingly generates content, analyzes information, and supports decision-making, universities face a fundamental question: What human capabilities will matter most in the future, and how should higher education cultivate them? This session explores how universities can prepare students not simply to use AI, but to lead in a world shaped by it. Drawing on perspectives from the United States, India, and Kazakhstan, presenters will examine whether traditional concepts of global citizenship remain sufficient and how institutions are emphasizing human capabilities such as ethical judgment, empathy, adaptability, creativity, and systems thinking. Special attention will be given to how institutions across the Asia-Pacific region are balancing technological innovation with human development, wellbeing, and global responsibility. Building on themes from Universities After AI: Voices from the Global Frontier (2026), the session considers how universities can develop human potential in an AI-enabled world. Examples will include work at Lehigh University's Lee Iacocca Institute for Global Leadership, innovative studentcentered models from Ashoka and other Indian universities, and Almaty Management University's efforts to advance entrepreneurship, sustainability, and AI across Central Asia. Participants will consider how universities can place humanity at the center of education. Learning objectives: Participants will: - Examine how AI is reshaping expectations for graduate skills, employability, and leadership. - Explore the continuing relevance of global citizenship and its potential evolution in an AI-enabled world. - Identify human capabilities that universities should prioritize, including ethical judgment, intercultural competence, empathy, adaptability, creativity, and systems thinking. - Examine the unique role of international education, global learning, and cross-cultural experiences in developing the human capabilities needed to thrive in an increasingly technology-enabled world. - Review approaches from the United States, India, and Kazakhstan for integrating leadership development, global learning, and experiential education. - Consider practical strategies for designing curricula and student pathways that balance technological innovation with human development, wellbeing, and global responsibility. Target audience: Senior leaders, international educators, and academic innovators interested in the future of global citizenship, humancentered learning, student wellbeing, employability, and leadership development.

Abstract: As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms higher education, institutions face a critical challenge: ensuring that meaningful human connection, intercultural understanding, and global citizenship remain at the heart of internationalisation. At the same time, student and faculty mobility across the Asia-Pacific region is increasingly affected by geopolitics, visa uncertainty, financial pressures, and sustainability concerns, exposing the limitations of strategies that rely primarily on physical mobility. This café style workshop explores how Internationalisation at Home (I@H) can expand access to human-centered global learning while preserving the core purpose of international education. Through practitioner-led presentations, participants will examine six proven models, including Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), virtual exchange, hybrid programmes, joint and dual degrees, project-based partnerships, and AI-enabled collaborative learning approaches. Each model will be illustrated through practical case studies highlighting implementation strategies, benefits, and challenges. In the second half, participants working in interdisciplinary teams will engage in a simulation exercise, ‘Build Your Global Campus.’ They will design a one-year I@H strategy navigating realistic constraints and opportunities while applying insights from the session. Participants will take a practical roadmap, new professional connections, and actionable strategies for creating inclusive global learning experiences that place humanity at the core of internationalisation in the AI age. Learning objectives: - Evaluate I@H models, including COIL, virtual exchange, hybrid programmes, joint and dual degrees, project-based partnerships, to determine their suitability within different institutional contexts across the Asia-Pacific region - Analyse how AI-enabled tools and digital collaboration platforms can expand access to global learning while supporting intercultural competencies, critical thinking and communication skills - Design a one-year I@H strategy that aligns with institutional priorities and responds to common challenges such as limited budgets, regulatory requirements, faculty engagement, and student participation - Apply human-centred approaches to internationalisation by, inclusive learning experiences, and meaningful global engagement beyond physical mobility - Develop an actionable implementation roadmap that can be adapted and championed within your institution through leadership engagement and cross-campus collaboration Target audience: Vice-Chancellors, Directors of Global Engagement, International educators, SIOs, study abroad and exchange program managers who want to increase student participation in Internationalisation, colleagues who face a paucity of physical outbound mobility, curriculum designers, and faculty invested in global partnerships.