Maria Hussain is the ‘Faculty International Tutor’ at Leeds University Business School and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Her expertise lies in applied linguistics, international and transnational education and intercultural communication. Maria is part of the Intercultural Connector newsletter team for the World Council on Intercultural Council (WGCIC), as well being a recently appointed ambassador for the PEaCH project (Eramus Plus funded) promoting multilingualism in childhood. Furthermore, she is also a SIG co-lead for UKAT on supporting international students through intercultural Personal Tutoring. Maria has taught a wide range of both home and international students in higher education contexts. Currently, her diverse role includes; working with Study Abroad students, making recommendations on provision for international students and furthermore, the embedding of internationalisation opportunity across her faculty. Maria’s research interests include; academic literacies, ‘internationalisation at home,’ interculturality, critical reflective writing and course design.
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Work for CID:
Maria Hussain participated in the the CID/UNESCO focus groups for the Futures of Education Initiative.
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