University of Southampton, UK. María starts a new position as Senior International Partnerships Manager at the University of Southampton, responsible for partnership working, networks, mobility – and scoping opportunities in TNE. This comes as a slight pivot in her international education career, having spent over 16 years with the British Council, the UK’s organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. In fact, María took a sabbatical year from the British Council, in which she deepened her interest in multilingualism and intercultural competence. So it is with great pleasure that she takes up the role, since it requires leading as an intercultural ambassador!