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¿What is Internationalization for the UIB?

Séminarie “La stratégie des universités en matière de relations internationales et de coopération interuniversitaire” 20 et 21 novembre, Beyrouth. International Relations & Cooperation at the University of the Balearic Islands Ricardo Sagrera Gazeley, Head of the International Relations Office.

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¿What is Internationalization for the UIB?

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  1. Séminarie“La stratégie des universités en matière de relations internationales et de coopération interuniversitaire”20 et 21 novembre, Beyrouth

  2. International Relations & Cooperation at the University of the Balearic IslandsRicardo Sagrera Gazeley, Head of the International Relations Office

  3. ¿What is Internationalization for the UIB? • Increase number and quality of mobility programmes for Students, Faculty and Administrative Staff. • Improve the atractiveness of our degrees: in particular Master programmes. • Promote the international profile and spirit of our Students, Faculty and Administrative Staff. • Improve the attractiveness of our researchers and research programmes: In & Out.

  4. Internationality vs Internationalization • Internationality denotes either an institution’s current status or the status observable at the data acquisition with regard to the international activities. • Internationalization denotes a direction in which the institution is moving, through a more or less managed process, from an actual status of internationality towards a modified actual status of increased internationality.

  5. Four blocks • Mobiltiy Programmes (In & Out) • Interuniversity Cooperation • Development Cooperation • Promote the Internationalization of the UIB

  6. Mobility programmes (I) • Students: • LLP-Erasmus: Studies and Placement • SICUE-Séneca • Bilateral Student Exchange Agreements • Student Exchange Networks: CIEE, CINDA, ISEP, DRAC. • Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window: AVERROES. • Visiting Students.

  7. Mobility programmes (II) • Faculty – Academic Staff • Erasmus: STA & STT Exchanges. • PCI: Interuniversity Cooperation Programme (AECID). • DRAC-PDI. • EMECW: AVERROES. • “Visiting Professor Programme”. • Attendance of Conferences, Seminars, Workshops.

  8. Mobility programmes (III) • Adminstrative Staff • DRAC Network. • Erasmus Staff Training Programme (STT). • UIB Staff Exchange Programme. • EMECW: AVERROES

  9. Interuniveristy Cooperation (I) • Bilateral or Multilateral MOU’s and agreements. • Faculty and/or researcher exchanges. • Develop joint/double degree programmes: at undergraduate and postgraduate levels (Academic cooperation). • Develop and take part in bilateral or multilateral research projects: regional, national and/or international level, and funded.

  10. Interuniveristy Cooperation (II) • Membership in University Networks: regional, national and international. These can differ in their objectives & purpose. • CRUE: Spanish Rectors Conference • G9: Grupo 9 de Universidades • EUA: European Univeristy Association • AUIP: Latin American University Association for Postgraduate Studies • EGSG: European Graduate Studies Group

  11. Interuniveristy Cooperation (III) • EPUF • Téthys • Xarxa Vives • Apply for Government and EU funded projects: i.e. TEMPUS, EMECW, ALPHA. • …

  12. Development Cooperation Activities (I) • PCI: Interuniversity Cooperation Programme (AECID): Latin America and Mediterranean region. • Activities started in 2001: UIB – Regional Government. • The UIB’s Office for Develpoment Cooperation (OCDS) was created May 2005. • Develop bilateral & multilateral projects with universities, ONGs, institutions, public bodies, …

  13. Development Cooperation Activities (II) • Projects for student and faculty mobility. • Projects for curricular development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. • Projects for transfer of know-how & technology. • Main regions for this cooperation: Central and Latin America. North African region at a smaller scale. • …

  14. Promote the Internationalization of the UIB (I) • Offer a pool of elective courses in English open to all UIB students. • Promote the learning of a second foreign language. • Organize specific language courses for Faculty (Academic Writing Skills, Giving a Presentation in English) and Students (French Language and Culture).

  15. Promote the Internationalization of the UIB (II) • Curricular development in a foreign language (Degree in Business Administration and in Economics; Master programme in Tourism and Environmental Economics) • Promote international projects: TEMPUS, Erasmus Mundus in its different programmes (Master Programmes, ECW), PCI, … • UIB call for internationalization projects. • Summer School.

  16. Promote the Internationalization of the UIB (III) • Research: areas, groups, projects, publications/papers, databases, FPU grants, ... • Attend International Fairs / Promotion materials.

  17. Thank you very much for your time!!Merci!!

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