RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY for EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMMES

1. RISK AND RESPONSIBILITYforEDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMMES INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES Lilieth H. Nelson, The UWI

3. INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES • Institutions - Commonwealth Countries - Non-Commonwealth Countries • Policies - Inward Model - Outward Model

4. Categories of Education Abroad Programmes • Tailor-made collaborative programmes for groups • Individualized Guided Study Programmes • Intersession Programmes, Intensive • Facilitated Programmes • Student Exchanges • Staff Exchanges

5. Some Non-Commonwealth Countries • United States of America • Europe • Japan

6. The United States of America

7. The United States of America • USA – Over 3600 universities and colleges offer education abroad programmes. If divided into 6 geographical regions: • 12 States in the West, including Hawaii (652) • 13 States in the Mid-West (971) • 4 States in the South-West (302) • 10 States in the South (782) • 6 States in the Mid-Atlantic (622) • 6 New England States (229) • Puerto Rico (46)

8. SELECTED UNIVERSITIES • Those with longest history of study (education) abroad are in the West and New England States • Policies are predominantly within the Outward Model framework • Programmes have a long history of being Euro-Centric (across the Atlantic Ocean) • Trend among those institutions in the west to send students across the Pacific Ocean

9. POLICIES OF SELECTED USA UNIVERSITIES • UNC Chapel Hill • University of California • Some of the 40 institutions with which the UWI has been involved wrt education abroad programmes • Groups • Exchanges • “Specially admitted”

10. Europe • University of Norway

11. Japan • Example of institutions which adopt a mix of inward and outward models • For example: • USA to Japan – • Japan to USA -

12. Some Commonwealth Countries • The United Kingdom • Canada • Australia • Anglophone Caribbean

13. THE UNITED KINGDOM • Policies are predominantly within the Inward Policy framework • ‘Sending’ institutions from Europe, The Americas, Asia, Australia, Africa

14. Selected Universities in UK • Cambridge University • University of London • Edinburgh University • Warwick University • University of Bath • University of Wales

15. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITYA Case Study • Policies articulated in printed documents: • Faculty Guide • Student Guide • Security

16. AUSTRALIA • Strong emphasis on inward policies • Heavy investment in marketing and recruitment • Visible participation in Study (Education) Abroad Fairs • University of New South Wales • University of Wollongong

17. CANADA • Policies typical of institutions in Commonwealth countries • Inward model rather than outward • Changing trend among CUSAC member institutions • University of Toronto • York University • Queen’s

18. ANGLOPHONE CARIBBEAN • University of Technology • The University of the West Indies

19. Policies of the UWI • Predominantly Inward Model (typical of Commonwealth) • Policies related to Outward model • Traditionally students went for language immersion, electives in medical sciences • Within last 15 years trend towards exchanges (limited numbers) • Policies related to Inward model • Trend towards exchanges, collaborative programmes for groups and practicums • Risk-reducing policies • Responsibility-accepting policies

20. Policies of the UWI continued • Centralization vs Decentralizstion • Academic Offerings/Non-academic • For credit/Not for credit • Policies related to Credit Transfer • Pre-requisites • Numbers • Duration • Registration

21. UWI Policies Contd. • Fees • Distribution of Income • Accommodation • Security/Safety • Students with Physical Challenges • Country Requirement

22. Conclusions & Recommendations • The Policy Statement in ‘black and white’ Education Abroad Programmes: A Policy Statement, with guidelines for establishing: • Memorandum of Understanding • Cooperative Agreements governing the range of categories of education abroad agreements • Includes defining areas of responsibility • The ‘grey’ areas