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Monash Warwick Alliance Education Exchange Scheme

Funded by the Monash Warwick Alliance (MWA), the MWA Education Exchange Scheme is managed jointly by the Monash Education Academy (MEA) and Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) with the aim of facilitating a minimum of three staff visits in each direction per annum. It has been established to provide academic and professional staff involved in learning and teaching with the opportunity to:

  • share enhanced and evidence-based practice that supports the student experience;
  • develop and review innovative educational pedagogical activity;
  • establish connections to leverage expertise in education across both universities;
  • build or extend their international profile in education; and
  • add a learning and teaching dimension to existing research collaborations.

It is recommended that you first contact either the MEA or WIHEA Team to discuss your ideas and receive guidance on the criteria and application process. Applications can be submitted to either institution throughout the year.

MEA, Monash University: mea@monash.edu

WIHEA, University of Warwick: WIHEA@warwick.ac.uk

The Scheme contributes to the costs of a visit, up to a maximum of AUD $12,000 or GBP £6,000 per proposal to be split across both universities. Eligible costs include international and local travel expenses, accommodation, event organisation and publicity.

The scheme is open to academic and professional staff with more than six months remaining on their contracts at the end of the proposed visit. Applicants at all Monash campuses are eligible.

Current exchanges

Trauma-Informed Pedagogies

Dr Helen Nolan (Warwick) and Dr Emily Berger (Monash)

This exchange is very timely given the geo-political context that we are currently in. The exchange and collaboration aim to design and deliver trauma-informed professional learning resources and training for both Warwick and Monash. This project has significant support from the Director of Teaching and Learning and Provost at Monash. Both Helen and Emily are experts in this field and leading a number of initiatives in this area within their research and teaching. This collaboration will enable the creation of a new partnership in this space between Warwick and Monash. The resources and outcomes of the project will be of benefit to colleagues at Warwick, Monash and beyond. There will be opportunities to share practice and experiences at both institutions and again, work in this space will also inform other developments across Warwick including work undertaken by the newly created Compassionate Pedagogies Learning Circle.

Dr Berger visited Warwick in summer 2024

Dr Nolan will visit Monash in September 2024

For more information, please email Helen Nolan (H.Nolan@warwick.ac.uk)

Monash University Malaysia Information Exchange

Dr Tridib Saha and Jess Humphreys

Monash University Malaysia (MUM) is launching a Fellowship program, and undertaking new initiatives to support the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) at the campus. This visit to WIHEA will provide Dr Saha with the chance to learn about relevant activities and potential mentorship opportunities, alongside the ways that the Academy both supports teaching-focused staff in their development and facilitates new initiatives and policy changes both internally and beyond.

He will meet with WIHEA leadership and Learning Circle leads to learn about the Academy's activities, exploring successes and success measures and understanding what to avoid in the establishment of a similar Fellowship scheme at MUM.

Dr Saha will visit Warwick in July 2024

For more information, please email Jess Humphreys (Jessica.Humphreys@warwick.ac.uk)