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Supporting international students

Explore the role of international students in quality enhancement processes at institutional, national, and international levels. Identify issues, engage students effectively, and understand the value of their involvement. Learn about quality structures and partnering organizations.

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Supporting international students

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  1. Supporting international students Module 4: International Students and the Quality Enhancement Framework

  2. Aim This module will provide a context for the valuable role of international students if they are effectively involved in quality enhancement processes. It will explore this at an institutional, national and international level.

  3. Objectives By the end of this module you will: • have identified the issues when involving international students in quality processes; • have identified ways to better engage International Students in Quality Processes and representation; • understand the value of involving international students in QA and QE; and • be able to explain national and international quality mechanisms.

  4. Quality structures

  5. Scottish QE processes Quality Enhancement ISR ELIR Public Information Student Engagement Enhancement Themes

  6. Scottish QE partners sparqs Quality Enhancement Higher Education Academy Quality Assurance Agency Scottish Funding Council NUS Scotland Universities Scotland

  7. International quality context • European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. • European Students’ Union. • International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education. • International Student Barometer.

  8. Why involve? In your groups, take 5 minutes to discuss: • Why might it be important to involve international students as an explicit group? • What might an international student bring that a domestic student might not be aware of?

  9. Barriers to engagement • Language/cultural issues. • Expectations about the role of the students’ association. • Time pressures. • Different groups might engage to different levels.

  10. Task: Reflecting on practice Where do you want to be? In your groups consider what do you, your students’ association and your institution… • do well? • do, but could do better? • not do, but would like to try?

  11. Task: Your actions Making a difference In your groups discuss: • What do you want to do or change? • How can this be done? • Who else do you need to involve? • How can you measure the impact of this action or change?

  12. Objectives By the end of this module you will: • have identified the issues when involving international students in quality processes; • have identified ways to better engage International Students in Quality Processes and representation; • understand the value of involving international students in QA and QE; and • be able to confidently explain national and international quality mechanisms.

  13. Questions or comments?

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