Ms Maria Hussain

Profile

Maria is the (Faculty) International Tutor at Leeds University Business School (LUBS). Her role primarily entails providing research-informed strategic advice on transnational education and opportunty to the faculty ‘International Committee’ and the Faculty Pro Dean for International. Furthermore, the wider remit of this role invloves informing and supporting the faculty’s internationalisation strategy in key areas including; Student Education, student recruitment, ‘Internationalisation at Home’, interncultural syllabus design and inclusive teaching and learning.

Her expertise lies in; applied lingustics, transnational education, pedagogies, course design and intercultural education.

Responsibilities

• Faculty Academic Leader Study Abroad and 'Internationalsiation at Home''
• Module Leader
• Personal Tutor/ AFHEA Mentor

Research interests

Journal articles/book chapters:

Hussain, M.2020 (forthcoming). Internationalisation at home; creating cultural insights. In Manning ,A., and Colaiacomo, S.Ed(s). Innovations in internationalisation at home; insights 2019.Cambridge:Cambridge Publishing.

Conference papers:

Hussain, M. & Hill, L 2020. Special Interest Group International Students Launch. UKAT: Festival of Ideas.

Hussain, M.2020.Cultivating intercultural competency through co-created student opportunity in: Pixel International conference; The Future of Education proceedings 10th edition, University of Florence, Italy (online).

Hussain, M.2020. Internationalisation at home; nurturing intercultural student collaboration in Student success a transforming world in: Student Education Conference University of Leeds: Transforming Higher Education for the Future, University of Leeds, Leeds,13-15th January, 2020

Hussain, M.2019. Showcasing cultural insights; a gateway to increasing student diversity in Study Abroad in a transforming world in: International Association of Universities Annual Conference proceedings: Transforming Higher Education for the Future, Puebla, Mexico,13-15th November 2019

Hussain, M.2019. Co-creating cultural insights developing intercultural-competency through co-curricular student activity in: Canada International Conference for Education proceedings, University of Toronto, Mississauga, 24-27th June 2019

Hussain, M. 2019. Blended learning; the good, the bad the ugly in: European Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning proceedings: Exploring new fields through scholarship of teaching and learning, Spanish University Network of University Teaching RED-U, Bilbao, 13-14th June 2019

Hussain, M.2019. Internationalisation at home; creating cultural insights in: Internationalisation at Home proceedings: Innovations in Internationalisation at Home,University of Kent, Kent, 5th April 2019

Hussain, M.2019. ‘Is what I want, what I need? ; the case of needs analysis in PG pre sessional course design; a Learning-Centred approach.’ BALEAP Annual Conference: Innovation, Exploration and Transformation, University Leeds, 12-14th April 2019: Leeds, Palgrave

Hussain, M. 2018.Assessed reflective writing; friend of foe? in: INFORM Conference proceedings: Innovative ideas for enhanced student engagement, University of Birmingham, 30th June 2018

Hussain, M.2018. The heritage speaker; an untapped resource? In: Annual Cutting Edges Conference proceedings: Cutting Edges: Language and Intercultural Education: Global Perspectives, University Canterbury, 29 June, 2018

Funded projects:

Hussain, M. 2019. Understanding challenges of ‘Internationalisation at home’efforts. Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence (LITE) Catalyst funding. https://teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk/lite-student-education-catalyst-fund-projects/

Hussain, 2019. Internationalisation at home: Routes into fostering intercultural student collaboration. BALEAP Collaborative Practice Funding for Pilot Project, https://www.baleap.org/news/recipients-of-2019-baleap-collaborative-practice-funding-pilot-projects

Other scholary work:

Hill, L. & Hussain, M. (2020) International Student Special Interest Group. [Online]. Available from https://www.ukat.uk/community/special-interest-groups/international-students/

Hussain, M. 2020. Don’t be afraid to be the first. University of Sheffield Doctoral Times: Doctoral student journey part1, 20 (Spring)1. [last accessed 21st April, 2020] https://www.flipsnack.com/Tuostimes/doctoral-student-journey-part-1-experiences-challenges.html

‘International Partners Day’ LUBS Keynote speaker, February, 2020

Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence (LITE),  Internationalising Student Education Network Expert Panelist, 2019

Invited ICC participant, 2019 in UNESCO ‘Train the Trainer’ training my global ICC researcher Dr Deardorff https://mailchi.mp/7637d6bb1233/intercultural-contemplations-issue-3818399#StoryCirclesParisLaunch

Scholarly/committee appointments:

ISET Athena Swan working group- 2020-present

Committee Member for Muslim Staff Network, 2019-present

Hill, L. & Hussain, M. (2020) International Student Special Interest Group. [Online]. Available from https://www.ukat.uk/community/special-interest-groups/international-students/

Invited Expert Panelist, 2019 for Leeds Institute for Education (LITE),  Internationalising Student Education Network

World Council for Global Intercultural Competence (WCGIC) invited member of ‘Intercultural Connector’ global team.

External Examiner: Bishop Grosseteste University: 2020-present; Birmingham City University:2021-ongoing

Journal reviewer:  Frontiers in Education Journal, April 2020-present; Journal of International Higher Education, March 2020-present

Qualifications

• PhD Applied Linguistics (ongoing)
• MA Applied Linguistics (first)
• PGCE Modern Foreign Languages
• BA Persian and Urdu

Professional memberships

• Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA)
• BALEAP
• BAAL
• UK Advising and Tutoring (UKAT)

Student education

Faculty academic leader for Study Abroad

Module Leader

Personal Tutor

PGT Dissertation Supervisor

PGT AFHEA Mentor