The conference takes place in the context of the Global Policy Dialogue, an initiative dedicated to strengthening the relations between the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and other Higher Education regions in the world. Hence, the Global Policy Dialogue reflects on matters of common concern and relevance for higher education policies with the aim to stimulate cooperation and share ideas and policies that can be mutually beneficial.
Virtual exchange constitutes an important element in the current Higher Education internationalisation discourse. Following the definition of the Virtual Exchange Coalition, we hereby refer to programmes which are "technology enabled, sustained, people-to-people education".