HERB 2(20): How to Recruit Internationally and Live Happily Ever After

In this issue of Higher Education in Russia and Beyond (HERB) contributors from universities in Russia and beyond share case studies about making good use of international mobility programs to enhance research collaboration, about the successes and challenges of hiring faculty members and postdocs internationally, and about the best practices and pitfalls of integrating internationally recruited faculty into the university community. Celebrate the last day of Summer learning about some of the most interesting practices of international recruitment in post-Soviet countries.

In this issue on international faculty we explore the challenges and best practices which come with a worldwide search for the best scholars. Attracting the best talent in research has become an important goal for universities which want to be part of the global academic market. This pursuit for the crème de la crème has different formats, from the international mobility of scholars to international recruitment programs either for short-term postdoctoral positions or for longer tenure-track contracts. Though most discussions focus on the recruitment of internal faculty, the desire to build strong long-lasting research teams has brought the issue of retention into the limelight, and this brings a new set of challenges, both in terms of how to create effective and meaningful collaborations and how to solve administrative issues arising from differences in legal systems and research support practices in different countries and institutions.

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