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29 Jan 2025

by EAIE

The stories we’ve told

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It all started in September 2020: the very first episode of the EAIE podcast series, titled ‘The Stories We Tell.’ We had no idea what our podcast adventure would look like and how long we would last. Yet, here we are: roughly 4,5 years later and still going strong! With a total of 142 individual guests from 36 different countries, the EAIE podcast has focused on all kinds of topics with one main thing in common: a link to international higher education. From marketing and recruitment to language learning and student mobility, we’ve covered a lot of ground, and in this special 100 episode of the EAIE podcast, we look back at the stories we’ve told.

Podcast host Laura Rumbley is joined by Jody Hoekstra-Selten, Knowledge Development Officer at the EAIE and one of the faces behind the podcast. Together they share facts and figures of the podcast series over the years, the episodes that were most listened to, and those that are particularly special to them. We also provide a peak behind the scenes, meeting EAIE team members involved in the podcast and some of their personal favourite episodes. And if you’re curious to hear what the podcast has in store for 2025, be sure to take a listen. Join us in celebrating the 100th episode of the EAIE podcast by tuning in now!

About Laura Rumbley

Laura Rumbley is the Director for Knowledge Development and Research at the EAIE, and the host of the EAIE podcast series. With more than 25 years of experience in the field of international higher education, she has held a variety of different roles, including international student, practitioner, assistant professor, researcher, editor and consultant. Laura holds a PhD from the Center for International Higher Education (CIHE) at Boston College (USA), where her dissertation focused on internationalisation in the universities of Spain. From 2014 to 2024, Laura was a co-editor of the Journal of Studies in International Education (JSIE); she now serves on JSIE's editorial advisory board.

About Jody Hoekstra-Selten

Jody Hoekstra-Selten is the Knowledge Development Officer at the EAIE. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Western Literature and Culture and a Research Master’s degree in Literary Studies, both at Utrecht University (NL), she has been working within the field of (international) education policy since 2012. Starting out as Policy Advisor for Higher Education at the NRTO (the Dutch Council for Training and Education), she also spent eight years at the British Council in various roles, including Exams Operations Manager and Head of Education for the Netherlands.