The TRIP project aimed to transform Internationalisation at Home (IaH) by integrating teaching, curriculum, and policy while aligning with SDG4. It sought to address inequalities in access to education and create a quality-assured, systematic approach for all students, including those unable to engage in physical mobility. Key objectives: • Redefine IaH – Move the focus from mobility and rankings to inclusive curriculum and teaching, ensuring all students benefit. • Build Teaching Capacity – Train staff in inclusive pedagogies through CPD courses, UDL integration, and micro-credentialing. • Enhance Student Engagement – Develop a Virtual Societal Challenge (VSC) module to foster global learning and transversal skills. • Strengthen Community Engagement – Bridge the gap between international and domestic students through SDG-indexed, community-based learning. • Create a Policy & Quality Framework – Establish a Certificate in Quality Assured IaH to benchmark institutional efforts. • Ensure Sustainability – Embed long-term strategies for inclusive IaH through European policy alignment and scalable models. TRIP aimed to embed inclusive, structured, and impactful internationalisation across institutions.
We applied for this project to address a critical gap in holistic approaches to inclusive internationalisation. While existing research explores capacity-building in teaching, curriculum development, and policy separately, no unified strategy integrates all three levels. Our needs analysis confirmed this, revealing fragmented institutional approaches to Internationalisation at Home (IaH )and a lack of systematic alignment with SDGs. We aimed to embed SDG4 ensuring inclusive, equitable education by developing a quality-assured framework that bridges the macro (policy), meso (staff), and micro (student experience) levels. TRIP upskills faculty in inclusive pedagogies, provides virtual mobility for students, and fosters structured integration for international students. By addressing these gaps through transnational collaboration, capacity-building, and an ECTS-based model, we created a sustainable, institution-wide approach to IaH that benefits all.