The Cooperative Approach In Education Giovanna Filippini 16th September 2006

1. The Cooperative ApproachIn EducationGiovanna Filippini16th September 2006

2. Definition • Develop of academic, cultural and administrative relations with partner universities in order to cooperate in- student exchange- faculty exchange and research • - joint/double degree programmes- international funded programmes- strategic alliances

3. Rationale • Academic rationale • Improving quality of education- Improving quality of research- Improving status and prestige - Asserting social and cultural role of education

4. Rationale • Economic rationale - Choice of partners • Participation in international funded programmes • Additional resources for international programmes

5. Profile of HEIs • Profile of HEIs using the cooperative approach • Strong commitment to Bologna process and Lisbon Strategy • Involvement in European programmes both in Education and Research

6. External factors for cooperative approach • National context and policies • Autonomy for HEI in setting fees for different groups of students • Language policies • Immigration laws and visa procedures • Greater interdependence among countries • Sending and receiving countries • Tools which enable students to move from country to country to complete or further their education and for employment(recognition procedures)

7. Internal factors for cooperative approach • Pedagogical approach to student mobility • Internationalisation of curricula and of the teaching/learning process • Support mechanisms • Housing • Integration with overall support systems developed for national students • ICT and e-learning policies

8. Funding • Large amounts of internal funding and staff are needed to implement an international strategy • International and European funds can be an opportunity to increase additional resources for international programmes • Joint research planning • Recruitment of students is a weak factor

9. The Italian Experience • Italian national context: • Govern funded programmes for internationalisation centred on cooperation above all for double/joint degree programmes • It is not possible to charge different amounts of fees to overseas students • Language issues • Recruitment and visa procedures through Embassies and Consulates

10. Bologna Forlì Ravenna Cesena Rimini Overview - Alma Mater Studiorum • In 1989 the University adopted a • Multicampus structure

11. Overview - Alma Mater Studiorum • Research units: 96 • Libraries and services centers: 140 (6 centralised) • Museums : 14 • Overall Surface: 630,000 m2 • Market Share: 8% • National budget share: 6% • Budget: 705 M€ (20% student fees)

12. Overview - Alma Mater Studiorum • Academic Staff: 3,131 • Technical and administrative staff: 2,900 • External support staff: 6,000 • Undergraduates Students: 91,557(New registrations 2005/2006: 16,978) • Graduates 2005: 17,920 • Faculties: 23

13. International % on students students 1998/99 2,723 2.70% 1999/00 2,949 2.90% 2000/01 3,162 3.12% 2001/02 3,525 3.45% 2002/03 3,565 3.56% 2003/04 3,893 3.96% 2004/05 3,920 4.07% Alma Mater Studiorum International degree seeking students 2005/06 4,166 4.31%

14. OUTGOING INCOMING ACADEMIC YEAR STUDENTS STUDENTS 2000/2001 1,049 1,025 2001/2002 1,065 1,107 2002/2003 1,276 1,209 2003/2004 1,364 1,433 2004/2005 1,391 1,796 2005/2006 1,464 1,882 Alma Mater Studiorum International exchange students Dr. Giovanna Filippini

15. Alma Mater Studiorum Internships abroad Students in Years internship abroad 88 2000 72 2001 2002 127 187 2003 181 2004 241 2005 2006 278

16. Alma Mater Studiorum Agreements Agreements Socrates Erasmus Agreements 524 General Agreements 97 Departmental Agreements 82

17. Alma Mater Studiorum - context • Institutional context: • Efforts in increasing student and faculty mobility • Increase in resources allocated to the mobility grants • Increase in number of joint programmes with European partners at each level • Additional resources are budgeted for grants and scholarships for students and graduates to foster their mobility • Improved administrative procedures to assist exchange/mobility periods

18. Alma Mater Studiorum – new challenges New challenges College of China Branch campus in Buenos Aires Summer School programme

19. College of China The China Association College, founded in October 2005, draws its inspiration from the tradition of the University Colleges that have hosted the foreign students studying at University of Bologna ever since its foundation.The China Association College has 14 founding partners who represent the most important administrative, cultural, economic, entrepreneurial and social institutions of the Emilia-Romagna Region

20. Branch Campus in Buenos Aires The branch campus in Buenos Aires was established with the objective of training managers able of operating at an international level and, in particular, in the sector concerning relations between the European Union and Latin America. It offers interdisciplinary study programmes at master level: • regional integration processes in Europe and America,  • inter-regional economic relations between Europe and Latin America, • political evolution of relations between the EU and Latin America, • problems and prospects of the new democracies, • structure and strategy of large, medium and small enterprises in the internationalization of the economy, • international negotiation and cooperation processes, • institutional change and organizational management.

21. Branch Campus in Buenos Aires The branch campus in Buenos Aires obtained the national Argentina quality certification (CONEAU) Agreement with Argentina universities Agreement with National and Regional bodies to foster research and for internships for students

22. of which Year Programmes Students international 2003 18 482 200 2004 16 807 500 2005 32 1,383 800 Summer school programme Providing students with an international experience, language capacity building and life long learning In cooperation with major partner universities 2006 49 2,500 1,300 Dr. Giovanna Filippini