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Should internationalisation
begin at home?
Elspeth Jones
Emerita Professor of the
Internationalisation of Higher Education
@elspethjones
www.elspethjones.com
European Higher Education in the
World 11/7/2013
‘The internationalisation of higher
education will help prepare our learners,
whether going abroad or staying in Europe,
to live in a global world, increasing their
experience and knowledge, employability,
productivity and earning power.’
‘mutually beneficial opportunities offered by the
broader international context’
European Higher Education in the
World 11/7/2013
[Universities] must
• increase their attractiveness;
• actively promote international mobility of students and
staff;
• provide world- class innovative curricula;
• provide excellence in teaching and research opportunities;
• enter into cooperation and strategic partnerships with
other HEIs, government institutions, the private sector and
civil society around the world;
• make a stronger contribution to economic growth by
encouraging innovation and ensuring that higher education
responds to labour market needs.
European Higher Education in the
World 11/7/2013
Effective strategies should also include
• the development of international curricula,
• strategic partnerships,
• finding new ways of delivering content,
• ensuring complementarity with broader
national policies for external cooperation,
international development, migration, trade,
employment, regional development, research
and innovation.
Why?
A comprehensive internationalisation strategy
should cover key areas grouped into the
following three categories:
1. international student and staff mobility;
2. the internationalisation and improvement of
curricula and digital learning;
3. strategic cooperation, partnerships and
capacity building.
Why?
A comprehensive internationalisation strategy
should cover key areas grouped into the
following three categories:
1. international student and staff mobility;
2. the internationalisation and improvement of
curricula and digital learning;
3. strategic cooperation, partnerships and
capacity building.
Role of EU strategy?
• Range of nations?
• Diversity of national approaches?
Questions for the university itself
Strategy
?
Ambition
?
Starting
point?
International student
recruitment
Curriculum
internationalisation for
all
Study abroad and
exchange
Internationalisation
which is
‘transformational’
rather than merely
‘symbolic’? (Turner
and Robson 2008)
Internationalisation of
research
League table positioning
International
partnerships and
networks
Priority 5: To focus more attention on faculty
and student perspectives on
internationalization. There is still too great a
focus on political and economic rationales from
an (inter)national and institutional perspective,
in which the perspectives of those for whom it
is all intended are under-represented.
Jones, E., & de Wit, H. (2012)
The Globalization of internationalization
AUDEM: The International Journal of Higher Education and Democracy
Ten indicators of integrated
internationalisation
If a university has as its goal an integrated
strategic approach which is ‘transformational’
for students, staff and the institution rather than
merely ‘symbolic’? (Turner and Robson 2008),
what are the internal, organisational issues to be
considered?
Jones, E. (2013) The Global Reach of Universities: leading and engaging academic and
support staff in the internationalisation of higher education. In Sugden et al
1 Rationale and policy or strategy for
internationalisation
• An effective and comprehensive policy or
strategy for internationalisation linked to the
university’s vision and values
• Understood by academic and support staff at
all levels across the institution
• Academic committees, Governing body and
external stakeholders.
2 Governance, leadership &
management.
• Importance and relevance of
internationalisation recognised by senior
leaders
• Explicit in all key university policies and
strategies, incorporated into planning
processes
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assessment, learning & teaching
research strategies
human resources policy
library resourcing and operations
food and accommodation policies.
3 Internationalisation of the Formal
curriculum for all students
• Internationalised curricula across the
institution
– global perspectives
– intercultural communication development
• Varied international mobility opportunities
support the internationalised curriculum
4 International campus culture and
informal curriculum
• An international and multicultural campus
culture is evident
• international aspects of university life are
celebrated regularly through events, displays
and activities which support
internationalisation at home
5 Student diversity
• vibrant, diverse international and multicultural
student community as active participants in
campus life
• Students valued for the way in which they
enrich classroom and campus culture.
6 Guidance and support for students
outside the classroom
• Effective systems and services provide support
for incoming international and exchange
students
• Promoting and encouraging
internationalisation for all students.
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language
Inter-cultural competence
academic and pastoral support
advisory and counselling services.
7 Staff development, recognition and
reward
• Wide-ranging staff development programme
to support internationalisation, including
language and inter-cultural competence
development.
• Support, recognition and reward offered
systematically through performance review or
appraisal
• May form part of the promotion and/or salary
policies of the institution.
8 Broad and deep international
partnerships
• Strong and well-maintained international
partnerships provide global opportunities for
student and staff engagement through
research, staff and student exchange
• Joint degrees etc
• benchmarking of performance and a bilateral
programme of visiting academic and support
staff.
9 Resources follow strategy
• Resource allocation and the engagement of
senior leadership ensure the commitment to
integrated internationalisation can be
delivered.
• Travel and human resources policies support
international activities and collaborative
research.
10 Monitoring, reflection, evaluation
and review
• body or individual with over-arching
responsibility for internationalisation
incorporated within management structures
• report regularly on progress.
• continuous enhancement of
internationalisation activities and strategy
through feedback, reflection and evaluation
processes
• revisions to policy and practice.
Should
internationalisation
begin at home?
So what to do?
Consider student
experience and
learning outcomes
as priorities
Understand the
difference
between strategy
and tools to
achieve it
How can
partnerships,
mobility and other
tools support you?
Rationale for
internationalisation
Communicate,
communicate,
communicate
Learn
and
revise
Thank you
[email protected]
@elspethjones
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