Coventry University London

Academic Year: 2023-24 (Autumn Term)

Project Leader: Callum MORRISON

Partner University(s)/Organisation(s): University of Applied Sciences: Windesheim (NL); Widener University (US); Coventry University London (GB)

Project Overview:

Working across time zones, national borders, & pedagogical cultures, eight Coventry postgraduate students were each appointed to one of six student groups to research and complete a stakeholder analysis of US stakeholders to an investment in the USA by Huawei telecommunications company of China. This was the first time Coventry had participated in this project, and thus it was a trial run.

Image: The eight participating students proudly showing their certificates; accompanied by Hanna Yakavenka and Callum Morrison

Each group comprised students from all three partner universities who quickly established working relationships, divided responsibilities, learnt the power/interest framework, and divided the parts of the stakeholder analysis between their group members. The Coventry students were all postgraduate, final term dissertation students.

Over a period of five weeks, the students progressively completed their analyses and considered their working relationships and interactions in the context of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions, and Lewin’s change model. Some 25 students, and 13 nationalities took part in the International Relations (Stakeholder) Project #1 – the students and I were very pleased with their participation in this COIL project, and therein, the university decided for future participations. (Callum Morrison)

Image: The respective national flags and the university trademarks of the three partner universities

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