Dr Radka Newton
PhD in Applied Linguistics, MA in Spanish and English, BA in TEFL
Diploma in International Trade, Institute of Export
International Programme Director
Department
Management School Office
Professional Role
- Developing new international collaborative degree programmes and maintaining the existing programmes
- Monitoring students performance at overseas partner institutions and briefing them about their studies in Lancaster
- International students recruitment
- Developing and monitoring Study abroad programmes
- Providing support and guidance to overseas students
Research Interests
Curriculum internationalisation
Integration of international students in the British HE environment
Profile
Radka came to the UK in 2002 as a PhD exchange student at Salford University. After finishing her doctorate, Radka worked in Academic Enterprise Unit at Salford University where she managed EU funded projects for SMEs. Later on Radka joined UK Trade and Investment as an International Trade Adviser assisting local UK SMEs with their international trade strategies. Prior to her career in the UK and during her undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the Czech Republic, Radka worked for a publishing house and published a series of Czech/English dictionaries.
