International Committee

1. Maintain an overview of best practice in international relations across the higher education sector.
2. Review the University strategy for internationalisation and monitor implementation of objectives.
3. Approve targets or indicators of success in relation to these objectives and monitor progress against them.
4. Provide advice and guidance to the Admissions and Student Recruitment team on international student recruitment.
5. Approve an annual programme of international visits involving senior academic staff.
6. Provide advice and guidance to the International Relations team on other aspects of its work. 
7. Advise the Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost on policy and practical issues concerning the University’s international relations.
8. Receive reports from the Director of Internationalisation and other officers as appropriate.
9. Report periodically to the Senate and other committees and groups as appropriate.
10. Work with Deans of Faculties and Heads of Departments to ensure effective engagement of academic units in the University’s strategy for international relations.

• Professor Ambrose Field, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global Strategy (Chair)
• Professor Kathryn Arnold, Dean of the Graduate Research School
• Professor Nina Caspersen, Associate Dean for Research (Faculty of Social Sciences)
• Mike Clark, Head of Academic Accounting
• Joan Concannon, Director of External Relations
• Professor Mark Freeman, Associate Dean for International Partnerships and Engagement (Faculty of Social Sciences)
• Professor Claire Hughes, Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning and Students (Faculty of Sciences)
• Rohit Kumar, Director of International Recruitment, Partnerships and Mobility
• Professor Tracy Lightfoot, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Teaching, Learning and Students
• Professor John Mateer, Associate Dean for International Partnerships and Engagement (Faculty of Arts and Humanities)
• Mardan Nasier, GSA representative
• Professor Richard Ogden, Associate Dean for Research (Faculty of Arts and Humanities)
• Professor Tarl Prow, Associate Dean for International Partnerships and Engagement (Faculty of Sciences)
• Professor Matthias Ruth, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research
• Maryam Shahzada and Maz Ismail, YUSU representative
• Gwion Sims, Head of International Student Recruitment
• Professor Kiran Trehan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Partnerships and Engagement

Meeting frequency

The Committee will meet at least once a term, with meetings scheduled to allow reports to go forward to meetings of Senate.

Additional meetings may be called at the discretion of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Strategy.

Meeting dates 2023-24