The CIHE Podcast Initiative brings key thinkers and leaders in higher education worldwide to a global audience. Our aim is to present dialogue and discussion on some of the central issues of higher education. The podcast permits an informal approach and spontaneity of presentation that is not possible in an article or chapter. Our interviewees present their perspectives and arguments on a range of higher education themes. We archive the podcasts so that they will be easily available.

So far, our series is comprised of 11 "episodes":

• Jorge Balán 
  World Class and Research Universities in Asia and Latin America
  Dr. Jorge Balán was a senior program officer at the Ford Foundation from 1998 until 2007, responsible for the higher education portfolio there. He currently serves as a senior researcher at the Center for the Study of State and Society (CEDES) in Buenos Aires, Argentina and is a visiting scholar at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Dr. Balán is co-editor of a 2007 book entitled World Class Worldwide: Transforming Research Universities in Asia and Latin America (Johns Hopkins University Press).
  
• Jane Knight
  - IAU Global Survey Report on Internationalization of Higher Education
• Peggy Blumenthal
  - Assessing U.S. Study Abroad Capacity for Growth and Diversification
• Philip G. Altbach
  - U.S. Government Interest in Internationalization and the International Branch Campus Phenomenon
• Brian Whalen
  - Spotlight on the U.S. Study Abroad Enterprise and Standards for Good Practice
• Michael (Mick) Vande Berg
  - Quality, Accountability, and Research in U.S. Study Abroad
• David Crosier
  - Trends V and the Bologna Process in European Higher Education
• Hans de Wit
  - International Student Circulation in a Global Context
• Alan Contreras
  - Diploma Mills and Degree Fraud
• D. Bruce Johnstone
  - Higher Education Finance, Access, and Equity
• Patti McGill Peterson
  - Perspectives on the International Mobility of Scholars

Dr. Laura Rumbley is responsible for the Podcast Initiative and conducts the interviews. Podcasts can be listened to via our website or downloaded directly to your computer or mp3 player. You may also subscribe to our podcasts series via iTunes and Yahoo!Podcasts.