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Melbourne, October 1, 2012. Internationalisation dialogue Edilio Mazzoleni. Why is an Italian University internationalising?. External change due to an unexpected funding reduction. University’s rationales. The new situation provoked a shift in the University rationale
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Melbourne, October 1, 2012 Internationalisation dialogue Edilio Mazzoleni
Why is an Italian University internationalising? External change due to an unexpected funding reduction
University’s rationales • The new situation provoked a shift in the Universityrationale • A new rationalewasadded: • Economicrationale
Internationalization Strategy • Commitment • Action
Implications for internationalization From an «ad hoc» approach to a «process» approach driven by the strategy
Student mobility data: Asia Outbound
Activities in Asia for recruitment • Confucius Institute in partnership with BLCU since October 2009 • UCSC Representative in South East Asia (Bangkok) since 2012 • Agents: India, Kazakhstan (since 2012)
Student mobility data India: 10 China: 8 Pakistan: 5 Kazakhstan: 2 Indonesia: 1
CHEI and Cattolica • How does the Centre support the internationalisation process and assess it? • Objective: establish the current level in understanding internationalisation
CHEI objectives • The identification and definition of relevant projects, surveys and studies on: • Emerging trends in the Internationalisation of higher education: policies, strategies, mobility, recruitment, internationalisation of the curriculum. • Institutional Development: input and advise on university internationalisation strategy development; the impact of mainstreaming and comprehensiveness of internationalisation; how to use research to develop the university’s policy of international education; how to incorporate at home and abroad dimensions into the institutional strategy; and how to use trends and data to shape institutional strategy. • Existing and Emerging Rationales for the internationalisation of higher education: economic drivers, political factors, social/cultural motives, educational rationales. • Internationalisation of Italian Universities in the European and Global Context: creating a forum for dialogue for Italian institutions. • The promotion of collaboration agreements with Italian and non-Italian institutions and the identification of financing opportunities for research programmes and projects • The promotion of seminars, events, conferences, meetings and debates, of regional and international dimension, and specific activities • To promote the publication of the results of the conducted research
Internationalisation dialogue Edilio Mazzoleni Director, UCSC International Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milan, Italy edilio.mazzoleni@unicatt.it www.ucscinternational.it