Daniela Standen

Email:
d.standen@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0) 118 378 5163
Job title:
Professor

Responsibilities:

Academic Director of Teaching and Learning (NUIST-Reading Academy)

Oversight of teaching, learning, quality assurance and student experience for 1,600 students

Leadership of internationalisation and global graduate initiatives

Convenor and teacher on Intercultural Competence and communication module

Areas of interest

My scholarship and practitioner interests include internationalisation of the curriculum, global graduate attributes, intercultural competence development. I am particularly interested in cross-

institutional collaboration, student partnership, and enhancing teaching and learning in transnational education contexts.

Teaching

Module convenor of:

Modern Britain 2: society, culture and history - undergraduate research (IL1GMB2)
Intercultural Competence and Communication (IL1GICC)

Background

I am a Professor of International and Transnational Education and a University Teaching Fellow at the University of Reading. In my role as Academic Director of Teaching and Learning for the NUIST–Reading Academy, I oversee academic standards, quality assurance and student experience for our joint institute with Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology in China. My work focuses on strengthening teaching and learning across dual-award programmes and fostering meaningful collaboration across international partner institutions. I am co-lead of the UK-Jiangsu World-Class University Consortium Transnational Education (TNE) Subgroup and of the Joint-Institute Alliance TNE-Quality Assurance and Enhancement Task Force.

I have extensive experience designing innovative curricula that help students develop intercultural competencies, skills and attributes needed to thrive in an interconnected, global society. I led the University of Reading’s Internationalisation at Home and Abroad project, winning the University Collaborative Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning in 2024. My commitment to global learning extends beyond the University, and I contribute to national conversations as member of the Universities UK International (UUKi) Internationalisation at Home steering group

Academic qualifications

M.Ed. Applied Linguistics (Distinction), The Open University (2022)

Pg.Cert. Academic Practice, University of Reading (2017)

Cambridge CELTA (2010)

C&G Preparing to Teach in Lifelong Learning (2010)

Pg.Cert. HR Management, University of Sunderland (1999)

B.Soc.Sc. International Studies & Politics (2.1), University of Birmingham (1997)

Professional bodies/affiliations

Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy

University Teaching Fellow, University of Reading

Member, BALEAP (Treasurer TNE SIG)

Member, Joint-Institute Alliance (Co-lead TNE-Quality Assurance and Enhancement Task Force)

Member, UK-Jiangsu World-Class University Consortium (Co-lead TNE Subgroup)

Selected publications

Standen, D. (2024). Case Study ten – The Global Graduate Programme and RED: Global Engagement Award in Universities UK, Internationalisation at Home (IaH): An introductory handbook.

Peace, M. and Standen, D. (2021). A case study in harmonising progression and qualification requirements. InForm, 20 Standen, D. (2017) ‘Applying Flipped Learning to an IWLP Italian Stage 3 module: Creating a Deep Learning Environment - Flipped Learning Network Hub'.

Selected Conference Papers and Presentations:

Standen D., Brooke. N (2025) Measuring educational gain through a global lens: the role of Internationalisation at Home in TEF. 29-30 April, Innovations in Internationalisation at Home: show us your impact (online)

Wilding, L., Standen, D., Li D. (2025) A tale of two cities: encouraging intercampus collaboration between students in Nanjing and Reading. 14-17 April, BALEAP Conference 2025: Collaboration, Co-creation, and Community: The transformative potential of EAP

Standen, D, Angelova, I. Belarte-Silva, A, Broich, M, Dilara-Ergen-M Leuze, E., (2025) Internationalising the formal and informal curriculum through co-creating with student partners: a reflection. 29 January, Students as Co-Creators Symposium 2024-25. Advance HE, (online)

Standen, D. (2024) Student experience and employability in TNE. 11, November, UK-Jiangsu-ASEAN Transnational Education (TNE) Workshop. Sunway University, Malaysia

UUKi Internationalisation at Home (IaH) Working Group (2024) A systematic approach to development and evaluation of impact in IaH: the UUKi IaH Handbook, 10 June, Innovations in Internationalisation at Home Forum: measuring impact

Standen, D. (2023) Leveraging vernacular literacies for academic purposes: A case study into Foundation Students at a British Higher Education institution. BALEAP Academic Literacies Special Interest Group, 9 November, British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes (BALEAP) (online).

Standen, D., Belarte-Silva, A. Broich, M., Murphy, H. (2023) A student partnership approach to internationalising the formal curriculum and student experience. Intercultural Competence and Global Citizenship Conference, 3-4 July University of Exeter (online)

Standen, D. and Marku, E. (2022) How to co-create in the formal and informal curriculum. Innovations in Internationalisation at Home Workshop, 9 September, City, University of London.

Standen, D. Belarte-Silva, A. Broich, M., Leuze, E., Murphy, H., (2022) Developing an 'internationalisation at home’ programme through student partnership: a case study. Innovations in Internationalisation at Home Conference, 15 July, University of Kent.

Standen, D. (2020) Flipped Learning: Lessons Learnt. TEL Showcase: Flipped Learning, 14 September, The University of Reading.

Standen, D. Nicholson A. (2020) Paired oral assessment in IWLP French and Italian. Association of University Language Centres Conference, 9-10 January, Maynooth University, Ireland.

Standen, D. (2020) Introducing group assessment to improve constructive alignment: impact on teacher and student experience [Poster Presentation]. Engage, Enhance, Empower: Supporting student achievement Conference, 22 January, The University of Reading.

Cirillo, C. and Standen D. (2018) Developing HE Teacher’s assessment literacy to enhance the quality of language assessment: a case study. Professional Competencies in Language Learning and Teaching Conference, 12-13 July, University of Nottingham.

Cirillo, C. and Standen D. (2017) Developing quality foreign language assessment in an HE context: reality, challenges, ambition. UK Association for Language Teaching and Assessment Language Testing Forum, 24 November, University of Huddersfield.

Standen, D. and Marsili, U. (2017) Transitioning into the world of work: encouraging students to learn deeply and broadly to enhance independence and transferable skills. Transitioning in Language Learning and Teaching- UK LINGUA, 22-23 April, The University of Durham.

Standen, D. and Marsili, U. (2017) Encouraging students to learn deeply and broadly: tools to enhance independence and transferrable skills in an IWLP Italian beginner module. Association of University Language Centres Conference, 8-9 January, Queen’s University Belfast

Standen, D. (2016) Flipped learning in the language classroom. Multilingual Language Learning and Teaching Colloquium – UK Lingua, 23-24 April, The University of Durham.