Dr Jean-Bernard Adrey taught languages in France, the USA, England and Italy before taking positions in international higher education management and leadership in the UK and the US.  During his tenure as Director of the Centre for Global Engagement at Coventry University, he received several awards including Coventry City Council’s 2013 Award for Community Cohesion (Culturae Mundi project) and the EAIE’s 2014 Institutional Award for Innovation in Internationalisation (for the Model for Progression in International Experience). He then served as Associate Dean International and Director of then International education Department at the University of California Riverside Extension. As founding Director of HE consultancy firm TJ Global Services, he has been providing internationalisation and advisory services to multiple UK, US, European and Middle Eastern universities, and such organizations as the UK Government’s International Higher Education Commission (IHEC).

 

Current projects notably include consultancy services on strategic internationalisation developments in HE, B2B international recruitment in the EMEA region, and professional development training on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) methodologies projects for Oxford International Education Group (OIEG) with a special focus on the acquisition of intercultural competences.

 

Recent publications include:

Adrey, J.B. (March 2025) Maximizing COIL Projects’ Impact on Intercultural Learning – Insights for Professional Development. Higher Education Digest; available at : https://www.highereducationdigest.com/maximizing-coil-projects-impact-on-intercultural-learning-insights-for-professional-development/

Adrey, J.B. (February 2024) RH internationales : vers une stratégie interculturelle (International HR: Towards an Intercultural Strategy), in Sureau, S. (Ed) RH en Alerte - Défis et stratégies à l'horizon 2030 - FYP Editions. pp. 131-14

Adrey, J.B et al (Oct 24, 2023) - UK International Higher Education Commission (IHEC) Report - Is the UK developing global mindsets? The challenges and opportunities for Internationalisation at Home in driving global engagement. Available at: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ihecommission.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IHEC-Report_Is-the-UK-developing-global-mindsets.pdf